The Big Bend

In the unknowable reaches of West Texas, two families meet for a long overdue reunion - but events quickly don\u0092t go as planned. As they explore the desert, bathe in mud, and keep a wary eye out for snakes, the dust motes of menace and unease begin to swirl around them. When crisis strikes, they have nobody to turn to but themselves. THE BIG BEND follows the adventure of these two families in a hauntingly dangerous environment, creating an unforgettable portrait of marriage, friendship, parenthood, and survival.

Challengers

From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor -The Crown) - his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.

Breathe

Breathe is a heart pounding thriller set in the future. After Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, a mother Maya (Hudson) and her daughter Zora (Wallis) are forced to live underground, with short trips to the surface only made possible by a coveted state of the art oxygen suit made by Maya's husband, Darius, whom she presumes to be dead. When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya tentatively agrees to let them into their bunker but these visitors are not who they claim to be ensuing in mother and daughter fighting for survival.

Terrestrial Verses

In Tehran, a new father seeks to register the name (insufficiently Islamic, he is told) of his newborn son; a 20-something rideshare driver caught on camera without a hijab attempts to retrieve her impounded car; a man with poem tattoos applies for a driver\u0092s license; an elderly woman pleads with the police for the return of her beloved dog. Written and filmed in the wake of Mahsa Amini\u0092s death and the mass protest movement it sparked, this taut, pulsing drama - composed of nine deceptively simple, single-take vignettes, each featuring an ordinary Iranian citizen facing an unseen bureaucrat - brilliantly incarnates the absurdity, hypocrisy, and seeds of defiance that belie authoritarian control.

Boy Kills World

Bill Skarsgård stars as \"Boy\" who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy, the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

Filmmaker Joanna Arnow's hilarious comedy, which world-premiered in Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and is executive produced by Sean Baker, follows a 30-something New York woman (Arnow) as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.

Unsung Hero

When David Smallbone's successful music company collapses, he moves his family from Australia to the States, searching for a brighter future. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David (for KING + COUNTRY's Joel Smallbone) and his pregnant wife Helen (Daisy Betts) set out to rebuild their lives. Based on a remarkable true story, Helen's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in Inspirational Music history: five-time Grammy Award-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.

Humane

A global environmental collapse forces world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce earth's population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation's new euthanasia program. But when the father's plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among the family.

Cinderella's Revenge

Cinderella is pushed too far by her evil stepsisters and stepmother, which causes her to switch out her glass shoes and use the assistance of her Fairy Godmother to seek bloody revenge.

Rathnam

Rathnam works as a henchman under MLA Panner Selvam. A girl travels to Vellore for an interview and a few rowdies try to kill her but Rathnam saves her and becomes her guardian angel. How long can he protect her?

We 12

The 12 members of Hong Kong's most popular boy group MIRROR present their first idol-style comedy, each of them being a star member of an underground organisation, the \"League of Kaito\", which has been secretly guarding social order and world peace. While each of them possess extraordinary skills, it has been a long while since they worked together again. When their Boss sends them on a mission to save the world, they must rekindle their spirit and together fight the League's enemy. Get ready with the family for an action-packed story filled with MIRROR-style humor suitable for all!

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins

In this horror-thriller, a shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the \u0093Dancing Village,\u0094 a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn\u0092t present. Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut\u0092s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village\u0092s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new \u0093Dawuh,\u0094 a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.

Challengers: The IMAX Experience

From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor -The Crown) - his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.

Uncropped

Alfred Hitchcock. Muhammad Ali. Meryl Streep. LL Cool J. From cultural icons to powerful news stories, James Hamilton captured it all. In Uncropped, the legendary Village Voice photojournalist and many of his notable collaborators recount the stories behind unforgettable images taken over the course of a forty year career. A stunning visual chronicle of New York City and a window into the heyday of alternative print media.

Abstract Music Empire Presents: The Official Spring Fling Concert

Cash Out

In this tense thriller, John Travolta is Mason, leader of a high-end crew of thieves that hang it up for good after a double-cross spells a near miss with the law. But when he's thrust into his younger brother Shawn's hare-brained scheme to rob a bank - and tempted by what could be his biggest score ever - Mason jumps right back into his old ways. Then the heist goes awry, and the thieves are trapped inside the bank with hostages while surrounded by SWAT teams, the FBI, and Interpol. Included among the authorities waiting to nab the crew is someone Mason knows well: lead negotiator Decker (Kristin Davis) - Mason's former lover.

The Mummy 25th Anniversary Re-Release

A full-scale re-imagining of Universal Pictures' seminal 1932 film, The Mummy is a rousing, humorous, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.

Bloodline Killer

Bloodline Killer is a terrifying horror-thriller that follows Moira Cole who endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after the murder of her family at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.

Alien Day 45th Anniversary Re-Release

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott\u0092s 1979 sci-fi\/horror masterpiece \u0093Alien,\u0094 the film will return to theaters for a limited time on April 26, known worldwide as Alien Day. Plus, before the film, attendees will see \u0093ALIEN: A CONVERSATION WITH RIDLEY SCOTT & FEDE ALVAREZ\u0094 where Fede Alvarez (Director of ALIEN: ROMULUS) sits down with Ridley Scott (Director of ALIEN) to discuss the film that started the iconic franchise.One of the most influential sci-fi\/horror films of all time, \u0093Alien,\u0094 which was released in June 1979 and won an Oscar® for best visual effects, stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It is the terrifying tale of a crew aboard a commercial spacecraft that lands on an alien planet to investigate a mysterious transmission of unknown origin and encounters the deadliest lifeform in the universe.

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The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine ENCORE

Puccini's bittersweet love story returns to cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël's Art Deco-inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the sterling cast as Lisette and Prunier.

Unsung Hero Early Access

When David Smallbone's successful music company collapses, he moves his family from Australia to the States, searching for a brighter future. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David (for KING + COUNTRY's Joel Smallbone) and his pregnant wife Helen (Daisy Betts) set out to rebuild their lives. Based on a remarkable true story, Helen's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in Inspirational Music history: five-time Grammy Award-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.

A24 x IMAX Present: Hereditary

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.

aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas

Global hitmaker aespa's first concert movie bursts onto the screen in cinemas worldwide!From February to September 2023 the group's first world tour, aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 SYNK : HYPER LINE, visited 21 venues across four continents. Now, step into the final chapter of their global tour journey with aespa: WORLD TOUR in cinemas.Witness the unparalleled energy of aespa's live performance captured from their electrifying show at London's O2 Arena, their first-ever UK show. With their futuristic stage visuals, high-energy choreography and captivating vocals, they fiercely commanded the stage delivering fan favourites including 'Next Level', 'Savage', 'Girls', 'Spicy' and 'Black Mamba'. The film also highlights individual performances by each member, complemented by exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, offering a glimpse behind the curtain. With over 2.8 billion YouTube views at NEXT LEVEL MV and much raved-about performances; the fierce foursome of KARINA, GISELLE, WINTER, and NINGNING are rapidly cementing their status as killer performers on and off screen. Don't miss this celebration of music and talent that captures the spirit and passion of aespa's journey so far. Experience even more with immersive special formats ScreenX, 4DX and ULTRA 4DX, available in select cinemas.

Miracles at the Movies: Locke + Signorelli

Firebrand pastors Greg Locke and Mike Signorelli merge condensed versions of their groundbreaking films, Come Out in Jesus Name and Domino Revival, infused with an unprecedented prophetic activation for this special 2-hour Fathom event. Both documentary films were among the top-grossing faith-based theatrical releases of 2023, with audience scores at Rotten Tomatoes of 95% and 99% respectively. Now, through this high-energy condensed format, theater audiences can experience the passion and the power of both films while receiving a fresh prophetic word from Locke and Signorelli as they stand for Christ high above New York City.

Challengers: Early Access

From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor -The Crown) - his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.

Challengers: Early Access IMAX

From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor -The Crown) - his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.

Common Ground Earth Day Nationwide Super Screening

This Earth Day, gather your friends and family to watch an extended edition of the award-winning documentary \"Common Ground,\" including Q&A discussion featuring filmmakers, narrators, and special guests. You will experience the hard truths about our food systems, and walk away with tangible solutions after seeing the profound and hopeful stories of heroes among us that are defying the odds to heal the planet with regenerative practices, one acre at a time!

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The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine

Puccini's bittersweet love story returns to cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël's Art Deco-inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the sterling cast as Lisette and Prunier.

Shortsfest 2024 Award Winners Screening

Bob Marley: One Love \u0096 420 Day

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob's powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.