PLAYING TODAY: June 18

BARBARA RUBIN & THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND

9:00 PM

Made when she was just 18 years old, Barbara Rubin’s art-porn masterpiece Christmas On Earth (1963-65) shocked NYC’s experimental film scene and inspired NYC’s thriving underground. For the next four years her filmmaking and irrepressible energy helped shatter artistic and sexist boundaries. A mythical “Zelig” of the sixties, she introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan to the Kabbalah. But beyond shaping the spirit of the sixties, Barbara was seeking the deeper meaning of life. For years, Jonas Mekas treasured all of Barbara’s letters and films and cherished her memory. Working with Mekas’ footage, the film takes us inside the world and mind of Barbara Rubin; a woman who truly believed that film could change the world.

BOOKSMART

9:10 PM

On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends suddenly realize that they should have worked less and played more.

Docunight #57: FLAX TO FIRE

7:00 PM

THE FAUST MYTH ON STAGE AND SCREEN

6:30 PM

Countless works of theater and cinema are steeped in the myth of Faust – including this summer’s world premiere opera by Jake Heggie, If I Were You, commissioned by the Merola Opera Program. Join us at the Roxie Theater on Tuesday, June 18, as we explore the many faces of Faust and the devil in theater, film, and opera with theater director Carey Perloff, filmmaker Jon Else, and dramaturg Kip Cranna.

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Coming Soon

BARBARA RUBIN & THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND

First show: June 14

BOOKSMART

First show: June 14

THE NEVERENDING STORY

First show: June 16

Staff Pick: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

June 20 only

FRAMELINE 43

First show: June 20

FUNAN

First show: June 21

5B

First show: June 22

BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ

First show: June 22

ENDZEIT – EVER AFTER

First show: June 28

TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG

First show: June 28

BAD LIEUTENANT (35mm) + MS. 45

June 30 only

DUNE in widescreen 35mm

July 04 only

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

First show: July 05

PASOLINI

First show: July 05

The Chambermaid

First show: July 05

GENGHIS BLUES – 20th Anniversary (35mm)

July 09 only

A BIGGER SPLASH

July 12 only

TATTOO UPRISING

First show: July 12

SFFILM: Hong Kong Cinema

First show: July 13

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

July 20 only

HAROLD AND MAUDE (35mm)

July 25 only

WOODSTOCK

August 18 only