Coming Soon

Masculine Feminine (1966)

1h 43min | NR

“Masculine-Feminine,” directed by Jean-Luc Godard, is a 1966 film that captures the lives of two young Parisians, Paul and Madeleine, as they grapple with love, politics, and the societal norms of the 1960s. The movie provides an unfiltered glimpse into the spirit of rebellion and disillusionment that characterized the era, with the tumultuous romantic relationship between Paul and Madeleine serving as a microcosm for the broader social and political upheaval of the time.

Through Godard’s innovative filmmaking style and candid portrayal of youth culture, the film delves into themes of alienation, idealism, and the clash between personal desires and societal expectations, making it a significant work in French cinema that reflects the social and political climate of its time.

Coming January 12th at 7:30 pm

New Plaza Cinema
NYC Short Film Showcase

1h 22min | NR

New Plaza Cinema is excited to present a collection of nine short films by talented New York filmmakers. Attendees will have the opportunity to discover the authentic voices of New Yorker filmmakers who use their art and craft to share their unique perspectives on the world around them. This special screening event will be followed by a Q & A session with the filmmakers, providing a chance for audiences to engage with the artists and gain insights into their creative processes.

• The List, Episode 1: Harry Kaufman By Daniel Hendricks Simon – A therapist tries to convince his patient (a famous director who’s been canceled) to direct an explosively charged play.
• The Body of Levi: By Freddy Cheung – Growing up in a faith healing cult, a young boy witnesses his best friend’s healing go horribly wrong. His faith shaken, the boy is tortured By doubt and guilt in the face of his community’s immovable faith.
• The RETURN: By Leslie Boyce – Is a multi-disciplinary performance project with video that chronicles the protagonist’s journey fraught with disappointment regret, and unanticipated challenges told through visual imagery, dance solos and trios. Emotional clarity is found in the shadows and unexpectedly puts him on a road to self-worth. This alternative course of emotional response to the world around him RETURNS the protagonist to a place of self-worth and self-importance.
• Machista: By Gary Cruz – A comedy about a male chauvinist in his effort to conquer a strong modern woman.
• The Great Tit is a Bird, Season 1 Trailer: By Ar Ducao – To escape the complicated grief of her mother’s death, 17-year-old Renella Mendoza takes a job recruiting slum teenagers for a research study, then risks their fragile trust By sabotaging the study to prevent her boss, a millionaire financier, from trafficking the teens for sex.
• Love, Honor and Betray: By Ron Millkie – is a story of a bored and unfaithful wife whose evil brother convinces her to murder her husband thus acquiring wealth and freedom. A turn of events turns this short film into a surprising and horrifying ending.
• Boarded and Broken: By Eugene Marlow – Is a photographic essay By Glenda F. Hydler with collaborator Eugene Marlow, Producer/Director/Composer. The photographs represent some of the businesses that “covered up” during and after the vandalism around New York City in the spring of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Temporary structures were created in the name of “security.” They were boarded and broken, but not forgotten.
• KO- Lost In The Word: By William Garcia – A poignant, coming-of-age story that explores the life of a mixed-race, 15-year-old boy named Ko. Exploring his personal struggles, his relationships with his friends and family, and his journey of self-discovery.
• Nkosi Eclipsed: By Candice Delevante – While mass incarceration continues to be weaponized to fuel a for-profit industry in the United States, an early childhood practice gave a formerly incarcerated man the opportunity to offer yoga classes to his fellow inmates who suffered from intense physical and emotional trauma. As a returning citizen, he’s confronted with new personal and professional challenges.
• The List, Episode 2: Dillon Maloney: By Daniel Hendricks Simon – A therapist tries to convince his patient (a famous director who’s been canceled) to direct an explosively charged play.

Coming December 25th

The Teachers’ Lounge

1h 38min | PG-13

Germany’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. Those of you who’ve seen the intense trailer we’ve been screening in recent weeks know that this is the chronicle of a young German middle school teacher (the riveting Leonie Benesch) whose efforts to identify a classroom misdeed spiral into unexpected confrontation and chaos. Dwight Brown, one of NYC’s longest-serving film critics, sums it up succinctly : “The director, screenwriters, production team and cast turn a small story about a well-intentioned teacher into a modern parable. An amazing achievement.”

Coming December 22nd

Freud’s Last Session

1h 48min | PG-13

Showcases two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud and Matthew Goode (Brideshead Revisited) as C.S. Lewis engaging in an imaginary encounter; as Variety critic Peter Debruge puts it, “these two titans of 20th century thought meet at the psychoanalyst’s London home in early September 1939 to discuss God, father figures both spiritual and psychological and, of course, sex.”
Also populating their spirited dialogue are Liv Lisa Fries (Babylon Berlin) as Anna Freud, and Stephen Campbell Moore (Downton Abbey) as J.R.R. Tolkien.

Coming December 17th at 12:15 PM

Brief Encounter (1945)

1h 26min | NR

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

Q&A with Film Historian Max Alvarez following the screening.

Coming Jan 14th 12:15pm

Smiles of a Summer Night

1h 09min | NR

In Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.

Coming Jan 28th 12:15pm

The Seventh Seal (1957)

1h 26min | NR

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.