Join us for a special Pride Month show as The Flushing Remonstrance perform their original live accompaniment to two of the seminal films of queer cinema.
James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber’s Lot In Sodom (1933) is a sensual depiction of the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah, filled with sinewy and semi-clad bodies, delirious bacchanals devoted to physical pleasure, and a searing, cataclysmic finale depicting the fall of a city devoted to adoration of the flesh.
Alla Nazimova and Charles Bryant’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé (1923) also visits the Bible to depict the story of Salomé (Nazimova), who performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for her lustful stepfather King Herod, demanding John the Baptist’s head on a platter as a reward. Featuring stunning costumes and Aubrey Beardsley–inspired art design, and with a (rumored) exclusively gay and bisexual cast, it’s considered to be one of America’s first art films.
Starring: Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Regina King, Bad Bunny
Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund, Joe Spinell, Scatman Crothers
When Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges), an aimless Alabaman from a wealthy family, is tasked with buying an old gym for nefarious gangster-prospectors, he finds himself charmed by the various characters that hang out there. Among them are body builder Joe Santo (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Mary Tate Farnsworth (Sally Field), who are stark contrasts to the country club snobs Craig is used to. Aligning himself with the gym contingent, Craig seems ready to embrace his status as the black sheep of the family, but still has the gangsters to contend with.
Director Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces) had a knack for oddballs, and here assembled many craggy faces including Joe Spinell, R.G. Armstrong and Scatman Crothers. Delightful moments include Schwarzenegger playing the fiddle, Bridges doing a Southern jig, and a slew of body builders taking to the streets of Birmingham, posing atop buses and cheesing for the fascinated crowds.
Starring: Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao, Kazuhiko Inoue, Mami Koyama, Rica Matsumoto, Yûko Minaguchi, Kotono Mitsuishi
In this fantastical animated tale, Kamui Shiro is a warrior charged with making a world-altering decision as he weighs his allegiance to powerful supernatural forces — the Dragons of Heaven or the Dragons of Earth. His choice will make the difference between humanity thriving or perishing. Meanwhile, mystical feuding sisters Hinoto and Kanoe can both see into the future, but each one envisions a different reality. Which glimpse of humanity’s fate will turn out to be true?
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Confronting a bankrupt, decaying city and the dashed hopes of the civil rights generation, African-American and Latino teenagers took over the streets of 1970s New York. The South Bronx became a war zone ruled by gangs like the Savage Skulls and the Ghetto Brothers. Hypnotic archival footage and present-day interviews with former gang members reveal how peace was brokered at the peak of the bloodshed in a most unlikely manner, laying the foundation for what ultimately became hip-hop culture.
Starring: Mark Polonia, Maria Davis, Todd Carpenter, Dustin Davis, Todd Michael Smith
“Feels like it was made by a stoned sixth-grader.” – Bleeding Skull
When a routine construction blast shakes their sleepy town, a group of locals discover that the explosion has awakened two dinosaurs from a centuries-long slumber, who soon run amok in the local woods on a rampage of terror.
Mark Polonia’s grassroots Super 8 mini-epic serves as the ultimate blue-collar counterpoint to Steven Spielberg’s $63 million dinosaur blockbuster from the previous year. Brimming with wobbly effects, puppetry, and endearing stop-motion, it distills dinosaur fantasy cinema down to its most unpolished and heartfelt essence. Assembled with the help of family, friends, Saurians is a true homespun indie gem— ultimately radiating more guts and grit than any CGI-laden spectacle.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle
Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett) goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.
Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Abe Vigoda, Bruce Willis
The romantic ups and downs of accountant Mollie Jensen (Kirstie Alley) are viewed cynically by a most unusual bystander — her talking newborn, Mikey (Bruce Willis). She becomes pregnant through an affair with a married man, Albert (George Segal), and then counts on the friendship of taxi driver James (John Travolta) once she discovers Albert is a lying cad. Although Mikey likes James, and James cares for both the baby and Mollie, she isn’t sure she can settle down with a blue-collar boyfriend.
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Starring: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Wayne White, Susan Tyrrell
Playful Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) operates a fantastical farm with talking animals and hot-dog trees. One day, after a giant tornado hits, Pee-wee finds a circus has landed in his yard. He befriends the manager, Mace Montana (Kris Kristofferson), and develops a crush on a trapeze performer (Valeria Golino), even though he already has a fiancée (Penelope Ann Miller). Pee-wee tries to excite the town about the new circus, but most of the residents want it gone and harass Pee-wee because of it.
