This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Hayao Miyazaki's latest masterpiece, rated 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, is an official TIFF and NYFF selection. The film follows a teenage boy's psychological development after he enters a magical world with a talking grey heron.
Screening and discussion of Emilia Pérez at BlackRock Center for the Arts! Lights, camera, action... discuss! Welcome to Reel Talk , BlackRock’s new film series! Join us twice a month for film screenings followed by a facilitated discussion.
Get ready for a feel-good movie night with a screening of Hairspray (2007), presented by Pacifico Beer. The outdoor movie is on Transit Pier at The Wharf beginning at 7:30pm.
A riveting portrait of journalism’s power – and peril – in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth, profiling independent journalist Amy Goodman.
This supernatural romance follows Anna after she escapes from her small, transphobic town and develops a romantic relationship with another young woman, a goth tattoo artist named Gen. After unwittingly unleashing a demon that begins feeding on their friends, the pair need to face their insecurities in order to defeat evil.
Provocative and timely documentaries that explore fascinating true-life stories. Screenings are held every other 2nd Wednesday, in February, April, June, August, October and December.
Hayao Miyazaki's latest masterpiece, rated 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, is an official TIFF and NYFF selection. The film follows a teenage boy's psychological development after he enters a magical world with a talking grey heron.
Sci-Fi Summer: An Air Force captain and a journalist must work together to stop a dangerous alien creature, discovered frozen beneath the ice, from killing the inhabitants of a military base in the Arctic.
Adams Morgan Movie Nights is a beloved community tradition that brings neighbors and visitors together under the stars for outdoor film screenings. On June 11, the winning films from our third annual student-produced Set in DC Film Festival will be shown.
Kazakh New Wave director Ardak Amirkulov’s THE FALL OF OTRAR is a hypnotic epic about one of world history’s crucial military battles. This victory marked the fearsome warrior’s first campaign beyond traditional Mongol territory — and the opening salvo to his near-complete domination of Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
When the U.S. firebombing of Kobe leaves siblings Setsuko and Seita orphaned, they are forced to fend for themselves amid the chaos of the final days of World War II. Roger Ebert considered this delicate and devastating tale to be one of the greatest war films ever made.
Steven Spielberg's latest original event film about the truth belonging to eight billion people.
This legendary film from Soviet director Elem Klimov is a senses-shattering plunge into the dehumanizing horrors of war. It is perhaps the most visceral, impossible-to-forget antiwar film ever made.
In her breathtaking and assured debut feature, Lynne Ramsay creates a haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland’s national garbage strike of the mid-1970s, RATCATCHER explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
A World War I soldier meets a French woman while stationed in France, and their relationship transforms his understanding of war and its effects on ordinary people.
Celebrated author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is desperate to distance himself from the cheesy romance novels that made him famous. En route to deliver his newest and more serious-minded work, Paul crashes his Mustang in a blizzard, only to be rescued by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates).
An annual festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
This heartbreaking film about Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish educator and pediatrician during the Second World War, saw Wajda collaborate on the screenplay with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland.
Béla Tarr’s 1994 masterpiece immerses viewers in the darkest, dankest, grimmest and most godforsaken of worlds — a derelict Hungarian village, its inhabitants adrift after the fall of Communism and the dissolution of their farming collective. The film is truly uncompromising in its cinematic vision: black-and-white cinematography, long takes and slowly paced (indeed, the film is a foundational text for what came to be called “slow cinema”) but sharply realized scenes sprawling across an epic seven-plus hours of screen time.
Ousmane Sembène's brilliant and stirring feature debut, BLACK GIRL, is a harrowing human drama and radical political statement. Preceded by BOROM SARRET, a short masterpiece chronicling a Dakar cart driver's day.
A scientist develops an experimental chemical process that renders him invisible but also spirals him into recklessness and a life of crime.
This blistering feature debut from Alejandro G. Iñárritu brought the director’s electrifying visual style and bravura multistrand storytelling to the screen. In Mexico City, the lives of three strangers collide in a tragic twist of fate that forever alters their personal journeys.
The seemingly simple barber Ed Crane lives a dull, dissatisfied life in his small 1949 California town. Shot in glorious black and white by Oscar® winner Roger Deakins, the Coen brothers’ homage to crime-fiction novelist James M. Cain is a moody, existential meta-noir.
The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÒ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM, is a masterpiece and a thought-provoking inquiry into political, social and sexual dynamics.
When the U.S. firebombing of Kobe leaves siblings Setsuko and Seita orphaned, they are forced to fend for themselves amid the chaos of the final days of World War II. Roger Ebert considered this delicate and devastating tale to be one of the greatest war films ever made.
A GREAT AWAKENING tells the true story of an unlikely friendship that resulted in one of the most defining moments in American history. With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield sparks the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering proclamation of liberty in Christ.
For her big-screen debut, Emily Watson gives a gutsy, Oscar®-nominated performance in this stunning, emotionally draining work that cemented Lars von Trier’s reputation as international cinema’s bad-boy provocateur.
Robert Bresson’s original donkey-starring spiritual allegory, celebrating its 60th Anniversary. This film stirs the heart and soul as much as the mind.
This graphic drama depicts the unraveling of society after the working-class city of Sheffield undergoes nuclear attack. New 4K restoration by Severin Films.
This heartbreaking film about Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish educator and pediatrician during the Second World War, saw Wajda collaborate on the screenplay with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland.
Celebrated author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is desperate to distance himself from the cheesy romance novels that made him famous. En route to deliver his newest and more serious-minded work, Paul crashes his Mustang in a blizzard, only to be rescued by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates).
Recently released from prison, Dix Handley concocts a plan to steal $1 million in jewels. Dix gathers a team of small-time crooks, including a safecracker and a lawyer, and the heist is a success until a stray bullet kills one of the men.
Nick (John Cassavetes) is a small-timer with a contract out on him, on the run from the mob; Mikey (Peter Falk) is Nick’s good friend, hoping to calm him down and get him out of town.
American newlyweds Dr. Shane and June Brown (Vincent Gallo and Tricia Vessey) travel to Paris for their honeymoon. Once there, Shane begins a search for his former medical colleague Léo (Alex Descas), who may have information or a cure for the tropical virus that has transformed Leo’s wife (Béatrice Dalle) into a murderous sexual carnivore — and may soon do the same to Shane.
A British schoolteacher's descent into personal corruption at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small town in the outback of Australia.
The seemingly simple barber Ed Crane lives a dull, dissatisfied life in his small 1949 California town. Shot in glorious black and white by Oscar® winner Roger Deakins, the Coen brothers’ homage to crime-fiction novelist James M. Cain is a moody, existential meta-noir.
When the U.S. firebombing of Kobe leaves siblings Setsuko and Seita orphaned, they are forced to fend for themselves amid the chaos of the final days of World War II. Roger Ebert considered this delicate and devastating tale to be one of the greatest war films ever made.
Part of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, this film ventures into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
Robert Bresson’s original donkey-starring spiritual allegory, celebrating its 60th Anniversary. This film stirs the heart and soul as much as the mind.
In her breathtaking and assured debut feature, Lynne Ramsay creates a haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland’s national garbage strike of the mid-1970s, RATCATCHER explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
A GREAT AWAKENING tells the true story of an unlikely friendship that resulted in one of the most defining moments in American history.
The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÒ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM, is a masterpiece and a thought-provoking inquiry into political, social and sexual dynamics.
Ousmane Sembène's brilliant and stirring feature debut, BLACK GIRL, is a harrowing human drama and radical political statement. Preceded by BOROM SARRET, a short masterpiece chronicling a Dakar cart driver's day.
Part of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, this film ventures into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
For her big-screen debut, Emily Watson gives a gutsy, Oscar®-nominated performance in this stunning, emotionally draining work that cemented Lars von Trier’s reputation as international cinema’s bad-boy provocateur.
Nick (John Cassavetes) is a small-timer with a contract out on him, on the run from the mob; Mikey (Peter Falk) is Nick’s good friend, hoping to calm him down and get him out of town.
NAUSICAA, the debut film from Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki, now celebrating its 35th anniversary, tells the story of a young princess, both brave and innocent, whose love for all living things and passion for understanding the processes of nature lead her into danger, sacrifice, and eventual triumph.
Sink your teeth into the Academy Award-winning Sinners (2025). This free outdoor movie on Transit Pier begins at 7:30 pm, presented by Pacifico Beer.
When neighbors Violette and Florence bond over the ennui of parenthood, they realize that the solution to reviving their joie de vivre may be in listening to their libidos. As the two start finding sex in unexpected places, they examine the larger unfulfilled needs that brought them to their current moment, and choose to pursue a life of joy over compromise.
Celebrated author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is desperate to distance himself from the cheesy romance novels that made him famous. En route to deliver his newest and more serious-minded work, Paul crashes his Mustang in a blizzard, only to be rescued by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates).
Jackie Robinson stars as himself in this biographical drama tracing his rise from the Negro Leagues to the Major Leagues, facing racism while breaking baseball’s color barrier.
Béla Tarr’s 1994 masterpiece immerses viewers in the darkest, dankest, grimmest and most godforsaken of worlds — a derelict Hungarian village, its inhabitants adrift after the fall of Communism and the dissolution of their farming collective. The film is truly uncompromising in its cinematic vision: black-and-white cinematography, long takes and slowly paced (indeed, the film is a foundational text for what came to be called “slow cinema”) but sharply realized scenes sprawling across an epic seven-plus hours of screen time.
NAUSICAA, the debut film from Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki, now celebrating its 35th anniversary, tells the story of a young princess, both brave and innocent, whose love for all living things and passion for understanding the processes of nature lead her into danger, sacrifice, and eventual triumph.
This film presents a dizzying vision of Hong Kong with a colorful pop soundtrack, focusing on small moments of connection and romantic longing.
Part of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, this film ventures into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
Float in the rooftop pool or lounge under the stars at Hotel Zena’s Dive-In Movies. Every Wednesday at 9 PM. Includes popcorn + signature cocktail or mocktail.
This blistering feature debut from Alejandro G. Iñárritu brought the director’s electrifying visual style and bravura multistrand storytelling to the screen. In Mexico City, the lives of three strangers collide in a tragic twist of fate that forever alters their personal journeys.
Part of Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, this film ventures into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.
Senior Cinema Thursday is a monthly event where we screen one of our current features at a special discounted price for seniors held every third Thursday at 10:30am. All films in this program will be shown with open captions.
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.
AFI Conservatory Alumna Julie Dash’s 1991 film was the first feature by a Black woman to receive a wide release in the U.S. The story centers on the Peazant family, living on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina at the turn of the century.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’ NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. This screening is a 30th Anniversary, New 4K Restoration.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Michael Mann’s neon-drenched neo-noir thriller, his debut feature, stylishly set the template for hard-boiled drama in the 1980s. James Caan gives one of his greatest performances as a career jewel thief torn between continuing his criminal enterprise and settling down for a normal life with the woman he loves.
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king.
Andrzej Wajda brings the story of Lech Wałęsa and the Solidarity movement to the big screen. Robert Wieckiewicz is magnetic as Wałęsa, while Agnieszka Grochowska shines as his loyal wife, Danuta.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Michael Mann’s neon-drenched neo-noir thriller, his debut feature, stylishly set the template for hard-boiled drama in the 1980s. James Caan gives one of his greatest performances as a career jewel thief torn between continuing his criminal enterprise and settling down for a normal life with the woman he loves.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’ NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. This screening is a 30th Anniversary, New 4K Restoration.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’ NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. This screening is a 30th Anniversary, New 4K Restoration.
Andrzej Wajda brings the story of Lech Wałęsa and the Solidarity movement to the big screen. Robert Wieckiewicz is magnetic as Wałęsa, while Agnieszka Grochowska shines as his loyal wife, Danuta.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Michael Mann’s neon-drenched neo-noir thriller, his debut feature, stylishly set the template for hard-boiled drama in the 1980s. James Caan gives one of his greatest performances as a career jewel thief torn between continuing his criminal enterprise and settling down for a normal life with the woman he loves.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’ NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. This screening is a 30th Anniversary, New 4K Restoration.
Michael Mann’s neon-drenched neo-noir thriller, his debut feature, stylishly set the template for hard-boiled drama in the 1980s. James Caan gives one of his greatest performances as a career jewel thief torn between continuing his criminal enterprise and settling down for a normal life with the woman he loves.
Screening and discussion of Kpop Demon Hunters at BlackRock Center for the Arts! Join us twice a month for film screenings followed by a facilitated discussion.
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy.
Part of the Ghibli Summer Festival, this screening of The Wind Rises will be shown dubbed in English.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema in the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’ NAKED ACTS was included in the seminal anthology “The 50 Most Influential Black Films” by S. Torriano Berry. This screening is a 30th Anniversary, New 4K Restoration.
Michael Mann’s neon-drenched neo-noir thriller, his debut feature, stylishly set the template for hard-boiled drama in the 1980s. James Caan gives one of his greatest performances as a career jewel thief torn between continuing his criminal enterprise and settling down for a normal life with the woman he loves.
Robert De Niro's alienated Vietnam vet/Gotham cab driver Travis Bickle yearns for a rain that will “wash all the scum off the streets.” This screening is a 50th Anniversary | 4K Restoration.
Eager to prove his heterosexuality, young bullfighter-in-training Ángel (Antonio Banderas) attempts to rape the girlfriend of his teacher, retired-yet-renowned bullfighter Diego Montes (Nacho Martínez). For his fifth film, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar once again intertwines a vivid visual palette with an exploration of sexuality and desire.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Robert De Niro's alienated Vietnam vet/Gotham cab driver Travis Bickle yearns for a rain that will “wash all the scum off the streets.” This screening is a 50th Anniversary | 4K Restoration.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort, a young stockbroker hungry for a life of nonstop thrills, in a wickedly funny and epic rags-to-riches drama from Martin Scorsese.
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO® Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—LEGO Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone.
Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks — comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their high school drama club.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.
Robert De Niro's alienated Vietnam vet/Gotham cab driver Travis Bickle yearns for a rain that will “wash all the scum off the streets.” This screening is a 50th Anniversary | 4K Restoration.
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO® Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—LEGO Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone.
A screening of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.
This series rounds up a wide range of recent digital restorations of screen classics. Here is your chance to see them back on the big screen and looking better than they have in years, thanks to the efforts of dedicated film archivists and specialty distributors.