Coming Soon
Sunday, MAY 18th, 2:45 PM
Bananas/Did You Know My Husband?
2h 32m | NR
Talk Back/Q&A with Louise Lasser
Bananas:
In his second feature as writer/director, Woody Allen stars as Fielding Melish, a hapless product-testing New Yorker desperately attempting to impress a young and attractive social activist named Nancy (Louise Lasser). When Melish travels to the turbulent country of San Marcos, he falls in with resistance fighters and, before long, becomes drafted as their leader. While Melish’s position of authority wins Nancy over, he has to deal with the many burdens of being a revolutionary leader.
Did You Know My Husband?
Two women (Louise Lasser and Carole Shelley) find themselves together after they have just finished a Thanksgiving dinner. It seems as if they have met before. But where and how is only revealed at the end, as both women, caught in an emotional labyrinth, try to find their way out. Heartfelt drama and suspense build throughout, highlighted by a haunting, original score (Billy Goldenberg). Written by Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis, this film was originally broadcast on PBS.
Sunday, May 18th, 12:00 PM
The Wrong Man (1956)
1h 45m | PG
The Wrong Man (1956), Alfred Hitchcock’s only feature based closely on true events, is among the Master of Suspense’s most impactful dramatic films. Henry Fonda stars as Manny Balestrero, a New York City musician whose life is upended when he is mistakenly charged with robberies that he did not commit. Hitchcock shot much of the film on location in Queens, where the real-life events occurred, and cast his newest discovery, Vera Miles, as Manny’s wife, Rose, who suffers both grief and guilt over the trials her husband faces in the aftermath of his arrest. Hitchcock intended the film to launch Miles as Grace Kelly’s successor for roles in his future films, and her performance as Manny’s anguished wife demonstrates the captivating talent that brought her to Hitchcock’s attention.
Q&A/Talk Back following the film with Christopher McKittrick, the author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away (2025), Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats (2024), Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City (2019), and Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles (2020). McKittrick has appeared on HLN’s How It Really Happened and Fox News Digital and is also a regular contributor on podcasts and radio programs concerning film, music, and pop culture.
Thursday, May 22 – 1:00pm, 3:15pm, 5:30pm, and 7:45pm
Rebel With a Clause (2025)
1h 26m | NR
One fall day, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” It was such a hit that Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. Yes, this is a grammar road trip movie, but the story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest in a divided time to bring us closer together.
Q&A with Brandt Johnson and Ellen Jovin, the husband and wife team behind Rebel With a Clause
Friday, May 23th, 4:00 PM
Big Night (1996)
1h 47m | R
Chef Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and businessman Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are immigrant brothers from Italy who open their dream restaurant, Paradise, in New Jersey. However, Primo’s authentic food is too unfamiliar for the local tastes, and the restaurant is struggling. When famous Italian-American bandleader Louis Prima is scheduled to appear at Paradise, the two brothers put all of their efforts into the important meal, which will likely decide the fate of their restaurant.
Q&A with Deborah Geis, author of “Culinary Cinema: Appetite, Narrative, and Community in Contemporary Film”
Friday, May 30th, 8:00 PM
NYC Short Film Showcase
1h 45m | NR
Lineup of films for the May 30th’s screening at New Plaza Cinema.
Q&A post film with filmmakers, moderated by curator Michael Jacobsohn
Golden Nugget by Steve Brand: Produced for the 1976 Off-Broadway revival of Bella & Sam Spewack’s 1930’s Hollywood farce “Boy Meets Girl” and directed by John Lithgow, “Golden Nugget” is a spoof of Western coming attractions.
Sober Sitter by Ellis Senger: A night of babysitting goes awry for a high school senior when his stubborn 11-year-old brother rebels against him by stealing and eating his magic mushrooms.
Qotzuñi by Gastón Zilberman and Michael Salama: People of the Lake is about the Uru-Murato indigenous communities of Lake Poopó, Bolivia, and how they are being effected by climate change.
IHRAF DOC by Tom Block: IHRAF Values: Beauty as a fundamental creative principle; Sincerity and Vulnerability of presentation; Celebrating Diversity and opening doorways of Engagement!
Sunflower by Mateusz Balcerek: In a war-torn country, young Danuta and her family play a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with soldiers. Amidst the chaos, Danuta finds comfort and hope in a sunflower that connects her back with her loved ones.
Anne by Adi Eshman and Desiree Abeyta: Two actresses, one Black and one white and Jewish, are up for the role of a lifetime. What happens when the role of identity politics enters the audition room?
Florhood by Fiona Torres Moino: A woman in her 20s goes through a series of experiences in the city of New York that drive her to growth and self-love.
Thank You For Your Interest by Ethan Bash: The typical routine of a job applicant.
Acceptance by Eric Weber: A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily over half a century, with Phylicia Rashad and Andre Braugher.
Friday, May 30th, 4:00 pm
Bad Shabbos
1h 24m | NR
When two couples, Abby and Benjamin, and David and recently-converted-to-Judaism Meg, return home for Shabbat dinner, an unexpected shadow looms over their night — an accidental death (or is it murder?) threatens to unravel the whole evening. Over the course of one night during this anything-but-typical New York City shabbos, their family get-together takes a turn for the worse…
Sunday, june 8th, 12:15 pm
EAST OF EDEN (1955)
1h 58m | NR
In this film based on John Steinbeck’s epic novel, Cal Trask (James Dean), the son of a California farmer (Raymond Massey), feels that his father cares only about his brother, Aron (Richard Davalos). When Cal embarks on a business venture to gain the favor of his dad, he finds himself dealing with his estranged mother (Jo Van Fleet), now the owner of a brothel, and tensions in the family rise even further when he begins to fall for Aron’s girlfriend, Abra (Julie Harris).
Q&A with Brian Vincent and Heather Spore, filmmakers
Sunday, june 22th, 12:15 pm
A Place in the Sun (1951)
2h 2m | NR
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
Q&A with author and film historian, Max Alvarez
Sunday, june 22th, 4:45 pm
Make Me Famous
1h 33m | NR
An investigation of Detroit-born Edward Brezinski, charismatic Lower East Side painter on the fringe of success, who thwarted his career with antics that roiled NYC’s art elite. Our film reveals a unique snapshot of the 1980’s art explosion while we unearth the truth of Brezinski’s mysterious death in the Cote d’Azur. Make Me Famous is an intimate look at the art world’s attitude towards success and failure, fame and fortune, notoriety and erasure. Filmed in NYC, Detroit, San Francisco, Ireland, Berlin and France.
Second Anniversary Screening and Q&A with filmmakers, Brian Vincent and Heather Spore.
