SP. 1975
A groundskeeper's son, who is mentally unstable due to childhood trauma, goes on a murdering spree where his perception of reality is distorted by imagining people as mannequins and vice versa.
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 “CULT CINEMA”: a night of sheer cinematic madness dedicated to the most obscure films ever made.
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.
Friday October 23 at 9pm, SMOOTAPHILIA: ENSEMBLE EROTIC returns to Film Noir Cinema to perform a live soundtrack to EROTIC HORROR SINEMA, a compilation of the hottest & bloodiest scenes from both rare & classic sexy horror films spanning 1968-1992!
Smootaphila is Ann Courtney (of Mother Feather) on vocals, Dave Smoota Smith (from TV On The Radio) on Casio & beats, Jerome Jordan on guitar, and Jeremy Kay on bass.
US. 2026
A small town high school misfit investigates the appearance of creepy clowns before an upcoming election, discovering the clowns are more than they appear.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clownspiracy-tickets-1990612090348?aff=oddtdtcreator
Death is both our greatest mystery and our greatest certainty. Sadly, modern science has offered little insight in what lay behind the veil. Fortified with indie cinema culled from a vast array of international films, Secrets of the Dead has offered morbidly sublime illumination to New York City cinephiles for fourteen years. Now it's your turn!
ONE NIGHT ONLY: Thursday, October 29, at 7pm.
You have been warned.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/secrets-of-the-dead-tickets-2002849574994?aff=oddtdtcreator
FILM NOIR CINEMA presents: HALLOWEEN SHORTS
The line up will present 10 horror shorts including Artichoke, a Giallo horror short, which is executive produced and narrated by Anna Lou Castoldi, the granddaughter of Giallo director Dario Argento. It stars Thomas Dekker (Nightmare on Elm Street, X-Men '97) and Alyson Gorske (The Puppetman, Obliterated).
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-shorts-tickets-2002849357343?aff=oddtdtcreator
Welcome to 2026 Halloween Party at Film Noir Cinema.
The screening of a secret horror film will follow after the reception.
“DRESS TO IMPRESS”
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-party-tickets-2002845652261?aff=oddtdtcreator
THE BIG ASHTRAY — NYC Preview and Q&A
Synopsis:
In a closed room, a man who may be guilty of something terrible awaits an unknown figure who brings eternal rapture.
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-ashtray-nyc-preview-and-qa-tickets-2002735855857
FILM NOIR CINEMA presents: A Tribute to Shozin Fukui - 1961 - 2026
SP. 1975
A devout nun, known for her piety, encounters a mysterious shepherd whose presence awakens forbidden desires within her, challenging her faith and self-control.
JP. 1986
An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower.
SP. 1970
A rich older woman living in a country house brings home a new model to be photographed by a young enigmatic photographer who lives with her.
JP. 1968
After years at a Catholic orphanage, a young girl's life takes an unexpected turn when her long-absent father suddenly appears to reclaim her.
US. 1982
Two dorky Nevada worm wranglers are kidnapped by a gang of beautiful women as part of a plot to steal plutonium from the Mafia.
GE. 1961
Tensions arise when a US military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.
HU. 1990
When a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.
IN. 1988
The spirit of an ancient evil queen possesses the body of a young anthropological student, who then goes on a murderous rampage.
LT. 1992
A young woman agrees to model for an artist as Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.
JP. 1968
The lives of a master sculptor and his young apprentice are changed forever when they meet an evil witch during a snow storm.
SP. 1979
A low budget horror filmmaker gets in touch with an eccentric who is trying to film his consciousness during drug abuse.
IT. 1966
A mastermind thief known as Kriminal narrowly escapes execution. He always manages to stay one step ahead of the law with each new crime he commits. Will Kriminal be able to pull his biggest score yet or will a double cross lead to his demise?
AU. 1992
Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new 'Body Drug' that causes rapid body decomposition.
JP. 1987
Hikari is a boy who is bullied and teased by the other boys at school because he has the odd distinction of having an electricity pole growing out of his back. However, one of his classmates, a girl named Momo, comes to his rescue.
UK. 1979
In early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
JP. 1975
A sly gangster hatches a plot against his own wife, who works at a brothel-cum-bathhouse, with the help of the bathhouse owner's wife.
FR. 1965
Six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by six directors. St. Germain des Pres (Douchet), Gare du Nord (Rouch), Rue St. Denis (Pollet), and Montparnasse et Levallois (Godard) are stories of love, flirtation and prostitution; Place d'Etoile (Rohmer) concerns a haberdasher and his umbrella; and La Muette (Chabrol), a bourgeois family and earplugs.
FR. 1972
A composition of symbolic, surreal and almost mystic images.
Soundtrack by Nico
US. 1984
Molly, a highschooler, secretly earns her living as Angel, a prostitute whose only family and friends are the ones she works with on the streets. She has to survive against a serial killer who is targeting people of her profession.
US. 2026
A New York nightclub becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a TV news reporter, and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space.
Youtube link here
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matador-bolero-tickets-1992292218657?aff=oddtdtcreator
SW. 1976
When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
GE. 1970
In a deserted mining town in the middle of nowhere, three desperate men fight over a suitcase full of cash.
Soundtrack by CAN
JP. 1988
In a futuristic version of medieval Japan, a band of swordsmen battles an evil warlord and his mechanical army of ninjas.
IT. 1978
After a man is shot dead in his seat during a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western, the police prevent everyone inside the cinema from leaving in an effort to nab the culprit.
