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USA, 2026, Joe Kowalski
MICRONATIONS is a feature documentary that plays like a true-life Christopher Guest film as it travels the world to explore an eccentric community of people inventing their own countries. From backyard kingdoms to full-blown micronational summits, this whimsical debut from director Joe Kowalski gives a glimpse into a DIY culture of self-declared kings, queens, and emperors, and transforms into a timely exploration of borders, identity, and the meaning of community in an increasingly fragmented world. 97 min. plus Q&A.
Filmmaker in Person. Post-film Q&A with Joe Kowalski.
Saturday 7:00 pm
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USA, 2001, Cory McAbee
Writer/director/star Cory McAbee’s black and white, lo-fi sci-fi, rockabilly cult classic THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT returns for its 25th Anniversary. Samuel Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. 91 min.
Cult Musicals. 25th Anniversary. Classics in 35mm.
Now one show only! Special Admission $14/$11.
The American Astronaut posters available for purchase at the box office - $15 general, $10 members.
Thursday 8:50 pm
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Mexico, 2025, David Pablos
ON THE ROAD (2026) is a sexually charged thriller filled with gritty authenticity. Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk. Subtitles. 93 min. No one under 18 admitted.
Cleveland Premiere. Adults only.
Friday 7:00 pm & Saturday 5:00 pm
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USA, 2026, Woody Bess
When Dunn (Trey Holland) finds a gateway to hell in a washing machine at his local laundromat, he’s propositioned into feeding it sinners to save his neighbor’s soul (Keith David). Featuring a scene-stealing performance by Richard Kind as the devil, PORTAL TO HELL has more laughs and heart than any other demonic washing machine movie ever made. 93 min.
Speak of the Devil. Cleveland premiere.
Saturday 9:15 pm
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W. Germany, 1972, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
In the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT, an unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla)—based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director’s own desperate obsession with a young actor—is a true Fassbinder affair. Subtitles. 125 min.
New Day/Time. Classics in 35mm. Special Admission $14/$11.
Sunday 2:15 pm
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Hong Kong, 1994, Lau Kar-leung, Jackie Chan
Film icon Jackie Chan stars in and co-directs the legendary comedic action film DRUNKEN MASTER II. Filled with perfectly choreographed fight scenes that leave the audience breathless and amazed, this film stands out in Chan’s impressive filmography. Subtitles. 111 min.
Films That Inspired Kitao Sakurai. Attendees have a chance to win an autographed Street Fighter poster.
Friday 9:00 pm
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USA, 2014, Julia Marchese
OUT OF PRINT is a love letter to watching movies on film, in independent cinemas, with an audience. The documentary features Los Angeles’ iconic New Beverly Cinema and London’s legendary Prince Charles Cinema as stand-ins for the thousands of extraordinary movie houses around the globe that keep cinema’s rich culture alive. 96 min.
10th Anniversary. Classics in 35mm. Special Admission $14/$11.
Thursday 6:45 pm
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USA, 1995, Rusty Cundieff
Clarence Williams III gives a pitch-perfect performance as a sinister funeral director who regales three drug dealers with four tales of terror. The horror-comedy anthology TALES FROM THE HOOD was produced by Spike Lee and delivers impactful social commentary along with its laughs and screams. 98 min.
Speak of the Devil.
Sunday 7:10 pm
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Thu., Oct. 22, 6:45 pm
10th Anniversary
OUT OF PRINT
In 35mm!
$14/$11
Thu., Oct. 22, 8:50 pm
Cult Musicals
25th Anniversary
One show only!
THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT
In 35mm!
$14/$11
Fri., Oct. 23, 7:00 pm
Sat., Oct. 24, 5:00 pm
ON THE ROAD (2026)
Adults only!
$12/$9
Fri., Oct. 23, 9:00 pm
Films That Inspired Kitao Sakurai
DRUNKEN MASTER II
$12/$9
Sat., Oct. 24, 2:15 pm
New Date/Time
THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT
In 35mm!
$14/$11
Sat., Oct. 24, 7:00 pm
Filmmaker in Person
MICRONATIONS
Post-film Q&A with director Joe Kowalski
$12/$9
Sat., Oct. 24, 9:15 pm
Speak of the Devil
PORTAL TO HELL
$12/$9
NO EARLY FILMS 10/25
Sun., Oct. 25, 7:10 pm
Speak of the Devil
TALES FROM THE HOOD
$12/$9
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Next Week
48 HOUR FILM PROJECT HORROR & SCI-FI
AUDITION
At the Cedar Lee Theatre
NAZA -Sold Out!
LADY
GOBLIN LIVE SCORE WITH ARGENTO'S TENEBRE
MOTHRA VS GODZILLA
Intro by Dierdre Crimmins Saturday
JIGOKU
THE DEVIL'S EYE
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