“There’s a surging life force felt in every scene of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ superbly acted LA COCINA…. Think ‘The Bear’ on cocaine with a Red Bull chaser and you get some idea of the sustained intensity and simmering pressure of this bruising tragicomedy about what the diners (mostly) don’t see during a working day in a busy Times Square restaurant.” —@hollywoodreporter.

This Fri-Sun, Dec 13-15, LA COCINA — starring Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/LA-COCINA). ...

December’s Holiday Classics get underway this Fri, Dec 13! (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Holiday-Classics-2024)

• HOME ALONE (Fri, Dec 13 at 5pm, 9:30pm + Sun, Dec 15 at 12:45pm)
• SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (Fri, Dec 13 at Midnight)
• THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Sat, Dec 14 at 3:15pm + Mon, Dec 16 at 3pm, 7pm)
• BABE (Sat, Dec 14 at 1:15pm, 5:15pm + Mon, Dec 16 at 3pm, 7pm)
• NIGHT OF THE COMET (35mm) (Sat, Dec 14 at 9:30pm + Tue, Dec 17 at 7pm)
• DEEP RED (Sat, Dec 14 at Midnight)
• EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (Sun, Dec 15 at 3pm, 9:55pm + Wed, Dec 18 at 5pm, 9:05pm)
• BRAZIL (Director’s Cut) (Sun, Dec 15 at 7pm + Thu, Dec 19 at 5:45pm)
• BAD SANTA (Tue, Dec 17 at 5pm, 9:05pm + Fri, Dec 20 at 4:50pm, 9:50pm)
• BLAST OF SILENCE (Wed, Dec 18 at 3:10pm, 7:15pm + Sun, Dec 22 at 12:20pm, 3:20pm)
• ROSEMARY’S BABY (Thu, Dec 19 at 9:30pm + Sun, Dec 22 at 5:25pm)
• IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Fri-Sat, Dec 20-21 at 12pm, 5pm + Sun-Tue, Dec 22-24 at 2:15pm, 5pm, 7:45pm)
• ELF (Fri, Dec 20 at 2:45pm, 7:45pm + Mon, Dec 23 at 6pm)
• HOLIDAY AFFAIR (Sat, Dec 21 at 2:45pm + Tue, Dec 24 at 5:45pm)
• LOVE ACTUALLY (Sat, Dec 21 at 4:45pm + Mon, Dec 23 at 3:10pm, 8:10pm)
• DIE HARD (Sun, Dec 22 at 8:15pm) ...

This Mon, Dec 9 at 3:30pm + 8pm, Bruce Weber’s 1988 LET’S GET LOST — in a new 4K restoration and with a pre-recorded introduction from the film’s cinematographer Jeff Preiss. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-LETS-GET-LOST)

Bruce Weber’s gift for gorgeous black and white photography made him famous, and as a filmmaker, he found the perfect subject in jazz icon Chet Baker, a remarkably photogenic figure. Through archival footage, we sample Baker’s early career, a television appearance, a jazz festival gig, and a couple commercial films — and sprinkled throughout are spot-on reminiscences from friends, family and fellow musicians. But the film’s true poignancy lies in the contemporary footage of Baker as he plays, sings, and almost sleep-walks through life as seen from early footage of his honeyed voice and James Dean-like visage to the weathered voice and cratered face Weber would shoot in what would be the final year of Baker’s life. ...

Opening Thu, Dec 5, QUEER from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) and starring Daniel Craig. (At Thu’s 9pm screening, senior film critic for the @nashvillesceen Jason Shawhan introduces.)

It takes risk to translate the work of William S. Burroughs for the screen, but Guadagnino’s spin on the Beat legend’s autobiographical novel matches its source material in vulnerability and taboo-smashing adventurousness. About Craig’s starring role, @slashfilm writes: “Downright sensational in what proves to be a transformative role, initially playing on our expectations of his world-famous James Bond performance before gleefully tearing those assumptions apart over the course of its 135-minute runtime.”

@queer_movie @A24 @lucaguadagninoarchive @drewstarkey @jasonnschwartzman #queermovie #lucaguadagnino #danielcraig #drewstarkey #jasonnschwartzman #lesleymanville #williamsburroughs #a24 ...

Opening this Thu, Dec 5, FLOW is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart, steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (AWAY) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-FLOW.)

@indiewire called FLOW: “One of the most moving animated films in recent memory, and, beyond that, groundbreaking too…. It’s not just a supreme example of a movie kids will love that adults will too. With its wordlessness, this is a film that could play in any country of the world, its capacity to reach literally everyone limitless. And yet it’s radical while being as accessible as any animated film could ever be.” ...

This Thanksgiving weekend, Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION in a new 35mm print! 🎞️ — this Fri-Sun, Nov 29-Dec 1 at 2:20pm, 5:40pm, 9pm + next Wed, Dec 4 at 4:40pm, 8pm. (🎟 Tickets at link in bio, or at bit.ly/PULP-FICTION-35mm) ...

Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU opens Dec 25 at the Belcourt — and tickets now on sale for the first week’s screenings (see link in bio, bit.ly/NOSFERATU-35mm). AND the Belcourt’s one of only a small handful of theaters nationwide where you can see NOSFERATU in #35mm!

@nosferatuthefilm @focusfeatures @billskarsgard_ @emmalouisecorrine @aarontaylorjohnson nicholashoult @willemdafoesact @lilyrose_depp @ralph.ineson @stacythunes @p.a.maynard ...

“This film should be played loud!” Now a perennial kickoff to the week of Thanksgiving (and a Belcourt tradition), we present Martin Scorsese’s masterful 1978 concert film — an all-star affair, seven-camera set-up capturing The Band’s final gig and Bill Graham’s incredibly satisfying prelude to Thanksgiving dinner. Featuring a rotating till of special guests including Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters and many, many others.

THE LAST WALTZ this Mon, Nov 25 at 2:50pm, 8pm + Thu, Nov 28 (Thanksgiving Day) at 8pm. (Tickets at link in bio, bit.ly/LAST-WALTZ-2024) ...

“Beautifully threads the line between the real and the surreal… There is so much beauty in BIRD, both within the relationships unraveling onscreen and on the screen itself.” —@rafiews @ThePlaylistNews

Opening this Fri, Nov 22 — BIRD, the latest film from renowned English filmmaker Andrea Arnold (FISH TANK, AMERICAN HONEY) — is a compelling, ultimately joyous story that tackles themes of identity, sexism, loneliness and class struggle. The director’s empathy and skill at showing us beauty despite dire circumstances elevates BIRD beyond its roots. Add to that a crystalline thread of magic realism — and the result is an ode to the wondrous transition from childhood to adolescence. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-BIRD)

@keoghanusa @nykiyaadams @ffffranz @mubiusa #AndreaArnold #BarryKeoghan #NykiyaAdams #FranzRogowski #mubiusa #cornerstonefilm ...

“It is triumphant, jarring and pulls its audience into an intimate storyline that demands to be witnessed…. The 1996 newly restored film, feels fresh and revitalizing as it molds generational victory through its thoughtful storyline and immaculate casting.” —Niani Scott, rogerebert.com

Bridgett M. Davis’s NAKED ACTS — this Thu, Nov 21 at 8pm + Sun, Nov 24 at 5:10pm. Without finding a receptive distributor when she made the film in the ‘90s, Davis decided to take things into her own hands — distributing and promoting it herself. NAKED ACTS enjoyed relative success in the alternative festival and theatrical circuit, but remains one of the criminally under-seen “most influential Black films.”

NAKED ACTS has been digitally restored and remastered by Lightbox Film Center in collaboration with Milestone Films. This 2023 restoration is from the 16mm a/b rolls preserved at the Indiana University Black Film Center & Archive. Restoration and release with creative consultation by Maya Cade, creator of the Black Film Archive.

@bridgett_d @milestone_films @lightboxfilmcenter @black_film_center_archive @mayasymonecade ...

This Mon, Nov 18 at 8pm, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS — described as “the most interesting woman you’ve never heard of” (@washingtonpost). Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/ALLEE-WILLIS. (Part of #MusicCityMondays.)

One look at award-winning songwriter and artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Best known for writing the “Friends” theme song, the Earth Wind & Fire mega-hit “September” and the musical “The Color Purple,” Willis began filming her life as a kid in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, with her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece — self-acceptance. ...

“[Sergei] Parajanov has a genuine gift. He has the kind of heedless energy you glimpse in some of the early work of Martin Scorsese, pounding camerawork so filled with itself it can hardly contain the story.” — #RogerEbert @chicagosuntimes

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS this Sun, Nov 17 at 12:40pm + Wed, Nov 20 at 6pm — widely considered the most important film in the history of Ukranian cinema, Parajanov’s masterwork boldly combines folkloric pageantry, fairy tale mysticism and frenetic, hallucinatory cinematography — capturing the spiritual majesty of the past by creatively forging the medium’s future. (Part of #RestorationRoundup with tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/SHADOWS-OF-FORGOTTEN-ANCESTORS) ...

“A rare work of art that thrills the senses and the mind…. Worthy of that overused superlative, masterpiece!” re
@nytimes.

Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 ARMY OF SHADOWS — recognized as the director’s finest — in a new 4K restoration this Sat, Nov 16 at 12pm + Tue, Nov 19 at 5:15pm. Part of our ongoing #RestorationRoundup series. Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/ARMY-OF-SHADOWS. ...

“A frequently laugh-out-loud funny odd couple road trip movie whose emotional wallop sneaks up and floors you…. With A REAL PAIN, [writer-director Jesse Eisenberg] demonstrates impeccable judgment and great skill at balancing sardonic wit with piercing solemnity in a movie full of feeling, in which no emotion is unearned.” —@hollywoodreporter

Opening this Thu, Nov 14, writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s A REAL PAIN — with Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as mismatched cousins who reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. (At Thu’s 7pm screening, an introduction from @nashville_jewish_film_festival) Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/A-REAL-PAIN. ...

“A striking portrait of a singular musician…. Even for those familiar with the ‘Never Too Much’ crooner, [director Dawn] Porter’s project is essential viewing.” —#LoviaGyarkye @hollywoodreporter

Dawn Porter’s LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH this Mon, Nov 11 at 4pm + 8pm* (*with an introduction from The National Museum of African American Music) — and this coming Fri-Sun, Nov 15-17. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/LUTHER-NEVER-TOO-MUCH)

@dawnporter @luthervandross @giant_pictures @thenmaam #luthervandross ...

"Steve McQueen`s BLITZ is a triumph." —Emma Kiely, Collider

A boy’s journey. A mother’s love. Miles of burning city between them. Saoirse Ronan stars in BLITZ, from Academy Award® Winner Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE). Now at the Belcourt. Get tickets now at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-BLITZ

@AppleFilms #BlitzFilm @saoirseronanofficiall @elliottheffernan @harrisdickinson @paulwellerhq @stephengraham1973 @benjaminclementine @kathyburkeallwoman @erin.kellyman @leigh.gill ...

This Fri, Nov 8 at 9:30pm + Sun, Nov 10* at 11:30am, THE TIME MASTERS — 1982’s visually fantastic foray into existentialist space adventure, directed by visionary science-fiction animator René Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET) and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius) — and restored in 4K in 2023. (*At Sun’s screening, animator and Belcourt staff member Nathan Morrow @spaceman_bones introduces.)

Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/TIME-MASTERS. Part of the Belcourt’s #RestorationRoundup. ...