HENRY HILL

DescriptionDescription A character study within a dark romantic comedy, HENRY HILL is a tender yet hilarious portrait of a young man coming to terms with himself and his chosen life. Henry is a violin virtuoso living in New York, whose paralyzing stage fright keeps him from performing. Destitute and in despair, Henry shoots himself, but...

FEMININE, SINGULAR (FEMMINILE,SINGOLARE)

DescriptionDescription Vera, a gifted young painter, finally gets the chance she's been waiting for since art school: a meeting with a major gallery owner. Rummaging through her closet for the perfect outfit, Vera assesses the "vibe" of each dress and gets caught up in reminiscences of her past - memories of serious lovers, casual encounters,...

FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (AUS DEM LEBEN DER MARIONETTEN)

DescriptionDescription AFl's presentation of the new print of this little-seen film from master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is cause for celebration. This rare gem has its first LA screening in almost two decades, making it a unique opportunity to view one of his most controversial films, made during the director's exile in Germany. FROM THE LIFE...

GEMINI (SOSEIJI)

DescriptionDescription Distinguished by the extraordinary visuals for which he is justifiably celebrated, the latest film from director Shinya Tsukamoto is an atmospheric, eerie exploration of identity, destiny and circumstance. Dr. Yukio Daitokuji seems to have it all in 1910 Tokyo. He runs a very successful surgery and is happily married to Rin, his beautiful and...

GREED

DescriptionDescription TCM presents the LA premiere of the newly restored version of the legendary classic film GREED. It is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed masterpieces in cinema history. Considered a triumph of film restoration, Rick Schmidlin has painstakingly restored what is reffered to as the Holy Grail of cinema. Following the great...

GUTS (LEF)

DescriptionDescription Aspiring writer/actor Olivier longs to live like Alain Delon, a tough-guy hero of French cinema. Unfortunately, Olivier is a coward - which becomes painfully obvious when he sees a young woman being pushed around and does nothing to help her. Coincidentally, Olivier meets the same intriguing woman, Marielle, days later. As he finds himself...

ERASERHEAD

DescriptionDescription Kick off the Halloween weekend with our all-night Halloween Movie Rave- -Thon! On Friday night the Vogue Theatre will host five classic horror, sci-fi and cult films. Most will include live accompaniment, as guest DJs from Berlin DJ Traveler & DJ Neucleus and notorious L.A. DJs Carlos Nino & Tony Watson spin a web...

EXILES IN NEW YORK

DescriptionDescription Juan, a refugee from Guatemala, arrives in New York ready to live the American Dream. However, he soon meets the last bastion of American idealism - liberals - and finds that America is much more confusing than he had ever imagined. Torn culturally between the old world and the new, financially between the practical...

FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (AUS DEM LEBEN DER MARIONETTEN)

DescriptionDescription AFl's presentation of the new print of this little-seen film from master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is cause for celebration. This rare gem has its first LA screening in almost two decades, making it a unique opportunity to view one of his most controversial films, made during the director's exile in Germany. FROM THE LIFE...

GEMINI (SOSEIJI)

DescriptionDescription Distinguished by the extraordinary visuals for which he is justifiably celebrated, the latest film from director Shinya Tsukamoto is an atmospheric, eerie exploration of identity, destiny and circumstance. Dr. Yukio Daitokuji seems to have it all in 1910 Tokyo. He runs a very successful surgery and is happily married to Rin, his beautiful and...

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