US. 2023
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kims-video-tickets-893826688687?aff=oddtdtcreator
HK. 1974
A young karate expert searches for her brother's killer in Hong Kong.
Film Noir Mondays are dedicated to bring to light lesser known as well as very obscure films that fit Film Noir cinema, including international titles.
In Noir fashion the movie titles are not revealed beforehand, keeping the audience in total darkness. . .
HK. 1973
An ambitious martial arts student infiltrates a murderous gang in the hope of finding the man who killed his father.
Film Noir Cinema presents: “FILM CLUB” - an evening with moving image.
The films are chosen each time by a different member of the club without anybody but the chooser knowing the title.
Pure cinematheque fun.
Film Noir Mondays are dedicated to bring to light lesser known as well as very obscure films that fit Film Noir cinema, including international titles.
In Noir fashion the movie titles are not revealed beforehand, keeping the audience in total darkness. . .
Film Noir Cinema presents: “FILM CLUB” - an evening with moving image.
The films are chosen each time by a different member of the club without anybody but the chooser knowing the title.
Pure cinematheque fun.
Film Noir Cinema presents: “FILM CLUB” - an evening with moving image.
The films are chosen each time by a different member of the club without anybody but the chooser knowing the title.
Pure cinematheque fun.
THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE OF HORROR STUDIES PRESENTS THE FINAL GIRLS BERLIN
FILM FESTIVAL: BEST-OF SHORT FILMS
NIGHT ONE: MIDNIGHT MOVIES
10/3 7-9pm
The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is proud to host two nights of spooky shorts from the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, live and in-person at the Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, NY! This festival showcases female and nonbinary voices and visions, be they monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two. Start your spooky season on the right hoof with this selection of psychotronic fest favorites, including the Audience Award winner OLGA'S EYES.
OLGA’S EYES
Dir. Sarah Carlot Jaber (Belgium)
Olga, a music-loving octogenarian, is tired of killing humans. Could it be the vampire blues? For her daughter Simone, she’s just being picky! Olga is placed in a care home where she can deal with those “who have one foot in the grave”…
TEN OF SWORDS
Dir. Faye Jackson (UK)
Jay wakes up dead - obviously murdered - and discovers that everything the agency told him about becoming a zombie was a lie.
BOWLING 4 EVA
Dir. Aelfie (US)
A troubled teen girl spends her time trolling men online and bowling with her grandfather while becoming increasingly medicated. CONTENT WARNING: suicide
FCK’N NUTS
Dir. Sam Fox (US)
Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents.
ALL IS LOST
Dir. Carla Pereira and Juanfran Jacinto (Spain)
The Pérez are an almost normal family, albeit with somewhat dysfunctional behavior. The couple is considering fertilizing an egg she laid last night.
THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE OF HORROR STUDIES PRESENTS THE FINAL GIRLS BERLIN
FILM FESTIVAL: BEST-OF SHORT FILMS
NIGHT TWO: DARKER MATERIAL
10/4 8-10pm
The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is proud to host two nights of spooky shorts from the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, live and in-person at the Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, NY! This festival showcases female and nonbinary voices and visions, be they monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two. Enjoy this slate of challenging horror shorts including the Jury Award winner SAID OF A DEER THAT SHEDS ITS ANTLERS:
SWEET TOOTH
Dir. Josephine Hopkins (France)
Young Madeleine accompanies her mother, a nail beautician, to meet new clients. As she arrives in the stately home, three girls invite her downstairs to play a ruthless board game...
SAID OF A DEER THAT SHEDS ITS ANTLERS
Dir. Salomé Crickx (Belgium)
A rural dystopia with a wacky nihilism that takes us to the heart of the annual Shedding ceremony, where the old is discarded to make way for the new.
A DIRE STRAIT
Dir. Liang-Chun Lin (Taiwan/US)
When postpartum care becomes torture for the Taiwanese mother, Demi realizes she needs to escape the family.
NIAN
Dir. Michelle Krusiec (US)
A Chinese American girl stands up to her racist bully armed with a Chinese demon mask and the help of the Nian, a mythological creature said to eat rotten children.
LAMB
Dir. Sinéad O'Loughlin (Ireland)
An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.
SPOOR
Dir. by Sunita Soliar and Statten Roeg (UK)
A freakish, throbbing growth torments Ash. She is stuck caring for her vitriolic, dementia-ridden mother. With every indignity, Ash’s lump grows, until it erupts, spewing a mysterious substance. Will Ash figure out what it is and how to stop it?
Film Noir Cinema presents: “FILM CLUB” - an evening with moving image.
The films are chosen each time by a different member of the club without anybody but the chooser knowing the title.
Pure cinematheque fun.
JP. 2001
Saya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana sword to kill vampires.
GE. 1985
Wanda is a dominatrix who runs a gallery in Hamburg. She lures men and women of all types into her sadomasochistic world where audiences pay for the privilege of seeing her humiliate her slaves. The end is an ultimate mix of eros and thanatos.
JP. 1994
A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl.
US. 2023
In an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/with-love-and-a-major-organ-tickets-886511047407?aff=oddtdtcreator
JP. 1985
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
SENSUAL SOUND SINEMA: SMOOTAPHILIA SCORES HOT SEX SCENES FROM THE 60s, 70s & 80s
Smootaphilia: Ensemble Erotic performs an original soundtrack to a selection of the hottest sex scenes from American, European, and Japanese cinema from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Featuring Ann Courtney on vocals, Dave Smoota Smith on Casio & beats, Jerome Jordan on guitar, and Jeremy Kay on bass.
Ticketa: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sensual-sound-sinema-tickets-885789088007?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 2023
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kims-video-tickets-890371153087?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 2023
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kims-video-tickets-882947067447?aff=oddtdtcreator
JP. 1987
Hikari is a boy who is bullied and teased by the other boys at school. However, one of his classmates, a girl named Momo, comes to his rescue. Hikari thanks her by sharing his secret possession with her: a time machine. He then activates the time machine which transports him 25 years into a dark, dystopian, world of the future.
JP. 2001
A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-dragon-tickets-884623421467?aff=oddtdtcreator
JP. 1968
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's expensive "Star of Egypt" diamond.
UK. 1971
An English babysitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, who has escaped from an asylum.
US. 2023
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
PH. 1981
The diminutive Agent 00 must rescue a kidnapped scientist and stop a mysterious warlord from taking over the world.
Film Noir Mondays are dedicated to bring to light lesser known as well as very obscure films that fit Film Noir cinema, including international titles.
In Noir fashion the movie titles are not revealed beforehand, keeping the audience in total darkness. . .
US. 2023
A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sweet-east-tickets-876321580437?aff=oddtdtcreator
Film Noir Mondays are dedicated to bring to light lesser known as well as very obscure films that fit Film Noir cinema, including international titles.
In Noir fashion the movie titles are not revealed beforehand, keeping the audience in total darkness. . .
US. 2023
A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina.
US. 2023
An anthology of New Yorkers at their wit's end.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-doesnt-float-tickets-864176233377?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 2021
An emerging performance artist finally gets a coveted show at a Manhattan gallery BUT right as he begins his provocative piece, the entire city shuts down for COVID-19. Unswayed, he locks himself in a white cube space to continue his performance for an audience of none...
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-space-13-tickets-864174187257?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 2024
A Copycat Serial Killer goes on a rampage to prove he's even more deadly than the original. The media redubs him The Omicron Killer.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/820169829037?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 2024
With the world gripped by a deadly pandemic, science denier Glenn Rollins turns to an experimental vaccine as treatment for a lingering sickness. Much to the surprise of his doctor, wife, and friends, the remedy immediately fixes what ails him.
Q&A with J.R. Bookwalter, James L. Edwards and Tina Krause will follow after the film.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/side-effects-may-vary-with-qa-tickets-853796286677?aff=oddtdtcreator
US. 1959
This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith - a newly divorced woman looking for a fresh start - through the streets of Los Angeles.
JP. 1996
Scientists use a brain-altering drug to conduct experiments, but after one such project goes astray, they need to find another test subject in this Japanese splatter-punk film.
CINEMAGICIAN - Conversations with Kenneth Anger - a film by Carl Abrahamsson, Sweden, 2019. Camera/sound by Åsa Ersmark, Carl Abrahamsson, Brian Butler. Color grading by William Tottie. Music by Sinnelag. Written, narrated, edited, produced and directed by Carl Abrahamsson.
Iconic American filmmaker Kenneth Anger has inspired generations of creative storytellers since the late 1940s. He is a unique visionary who drifts from pure poetry within his magical filmmaking to sardonic gossip in his bestselling “Hollywood Babylon” books. In-between these extremes we find a person who never tires of exploring his own creativity. In this intimate documentary, Anger lets us in on his fascinating life story, his approaches to filmmaking, and his relationship to British occultist Aleister Crowley.
Welcome to 2023 Halloween Party at Film Noir Cinema.
The screening of a secret horror film will follow after the reception.
“DRESS TO IMPRESS”
