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Cabaret
1972 | Rated PG |124 min |Musical, Drama | DCP
Celebrating Liza Minnelli
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse
Writers: Joe Masteroff, John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood
Stars: Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Helmut Griem
New York, New York
1977 | Rated PG |155 min |Musical, Drama | DCP
Celebrating Liza Minnelli
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Earl Mac Rauch, Mardik Martin
Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache
2018 | Not Rated |103 min | Biography, Documentary | DCP
Introducing: “Fort Lee Walk of Fame” A New BFC Monthly Series
Pamela B. Green's energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.
Director: Pamela B. Green
Writers: Pamela B. Green, Joan Simon
Stars: Jodie Foster, Alice Guy Blache, Pamela B. Green
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2024 | Not Rated |104 min | Documentary | DCP
Celebrating Liza Minnelli
Featuring Q&A with director Bruce David Klein
Bruce David Klein’s documentary is a star-studded that tribute brings into focus the dazzling, complex period of Minnelli’s life starting in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother Judy Garland—as she confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bona fide legend. Over these years, Liza seeks out extraordinary mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Halston, and Bob Fosse. With insightful participation from a coterie of colleagues such as Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen, Joel Grey and the late Chita Rivera, along with the revelatory participation by the star herself, the film illuminates the contradiction of Liza Minnelli: her privilege and struggle, strength and vulnerability, unreal expectations and towering talent – the friction of which fueled her stunning rise, resilience and her enduring place as one of the greatest, most original performers in the history of entertainment. Klein is a prolific producer, director, and writer who produced the documentary Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, about the failed original production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along.
Director: Bruce David Klein
Writers: Bruce David Klein
Eraserhead
1977 | Not Rated |89 min | Body Horror, Dark Comedy | DCP
Introducing: “Cult Classic Films” A New BFC Monthly Series
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph
Close Your Eyes
2023 | Not Rated | 169 min | Drama | DCP
The Best of 2024
A Spanish actor disappears during the filming of a movie. Although his body is never found, the police conclude that he has suffered an accident at the edge of a cliff. Many years later, the mystery returns to the present day.
Director: Victor Erice
Writers: Victor Erice, Michel Gaztambide
Stars: Manolo Solo, Jose Coronado, Ana Torrent
Close Your Eyes
2023 | Not Rated | 169 min | Drama | DCP
The Best of 2024
A Spanish actor disappears during the filming of a movie. Although his body is never found, the police conclude that he has suffered an accident at the edge of a cliff. Many years later, the mystery returns to the present day.
Director: Victor Erice
Writers: Victor Erice, Michel Gaztambide
Stars: Manolo Solo, Jose Coronado, Ana Torrent
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2024 | Rated PG-13 | 167 min | Political Drama | DCP
The Best of 2024
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer: Mohammad Rasoulof
Stars: Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki
Lady and the Tramp
1955 | Rated G | 76 min | Animation, Romance, Family | DCP
The Young Love Series
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Writers: Ward Greene, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi
Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee
The Color Purple
1985 | Rated PG-13 | 154 min | Period Drama | DCP
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Menno Meyjes, Alice Walker
Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2024 | Rated PG-13 | 167 min | Political Drama | DCP
The Best of 2024
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer: Mohammad Rasoulof
Stars: Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki
Grease
1978 | Rated PG | 110 min | Musical, Romantic Comedy | DCP
Valentine Musicals
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser
Writers: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Bronte Woodard
Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
Do the Right Thing
1989 | Rated R | 120 min | Dark Comedy, Drama | DCP
Spike Lee’s American History
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee
Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
Groundhog Day
1993 | Rated PG | 101 min | Romantic Comedy | DCP
Spike Lee’s American History
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis
Writers: Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis
Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Notorious
1946 | Not Rated | 102 min | Film Noir, Spy, Romance | DCP
Film Noir
The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Ben Hecht, Alfred Hitchcock, John Taintor Foote
Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains
Challengers
2024 | Rated R | 131 min | Drama, Comedy, Sport | DCP
New Releases
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Justin Kuritzkes
Stars: Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya
Challengers
2024 | Rated R | 131 min | Drama, Comedy, Sport | DCP
New Releases
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Justin Kuritzkes
Stars: Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya
Moonrise Kingdom
2012 | Rated PG-13 | 94 min | Coming-of-Age, Comedy | DCP
The Young Love Series
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis
Hairspray
1988 | Rated PG | 92 min | Farce, Comedy, Satire | DCP
Valentine Musicals
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: John Waters
Writer: John Waters
Stars: Ricki Lake, Divine, Michael St. Gerard
Bye Bye Birdie
1963 | Not Rated | 112 min | Musical, Comedy | DCP
Valentine Musicals
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
Director: George Sidney
Writers: Michael Stewart, Irving Brecher, George Sidney
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920 | Rated PG | 54 min | Drama, Romance | DCP
The Made in Fort Lee Series
Racists learn that the land a negro owns lies over a vast oil field, and threaten his life when he refuses to sell.
Director: Oscar Micheaux
Writer: Oscar Micheaux
Stars: Iris Hall, Walker Thompson, Lawrence Chenault
Malcolm X
1992 | Rated PG-13 | 202 min | Drama, Biography| DCP
Spike Lee’s American History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Arnold Perl, Spike Lee, Alex Haley
Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo
Ghost
1990 | Rated PG-13 | 127 min | Romance, Fantasy | DCP
Valentine’s Day
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Director: Jerry Zucker
Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Clueless
1995 | Rated PG-13 | 97 min | Romance, Comedy | DCP
The Young Love Series
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
Director: Amy Heckerling
Writer: Amy Heckerling
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 | Rated R | 108 min | Dark Romance, Drama | DCP
Cult Classics
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson
West Side Story
1961 | Not Rated | 153 min | Musical, Romance, Drama | DCP
Valentine Musicals
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Writers: Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins
Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno
Bamboozled
2000 | Rated R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Satire | DCP
Spike Lee’s American History
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee
Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith
One From the Heart Reprise
1981 | Rated R | 87 min | Musical, Drama, Romance | DCP
Valentine Musicals
A couple has a fight after living together 5 years in Las Vegas. They go out and celebrate 4th of July, each with a new partner. Breakup?
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Armyan Bernstein, Francis Ford Coppola, Luana Anders
Stars: Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia
Lincoln
2012 | Rated PG-13 | 150 min | Docudrama | DCP
President’s Day
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Tony Kushner, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
Enchanted
2007 | Rated PG | 107 min | Musical, Fantasy, Comedy | DCP
The Young Love Series
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Director: Kevin Lima
Writer: Bill Kelly
Stars: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey
The Sound of Music
1965 | Rated G | 172 min | Musical, Drama, Classic | DCP
Valentine Musicals
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Georg Hurdalek, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
BlacKkKlansman
2018 | Rated R | 135 min | Period Drama, Crime | DCP
Spike Lee’s American History
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott
Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier