These 71 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 29 at 7:30pm
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Grindhouse meets arthouse in Michael Findlay’s infamous "Flesh" trilogy, where graphic sexploitation is elevated by Roberta Findlay’s stunning black-and-white cinematography. Not for the faint of heart.
October 29 at 1am +3
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene • $17
An aging pickpocket played by John Turturro cares for his disabled wife while racing against time to avoid a vengeful crime family after unwittingly fencing a valuable USB stick, screening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
October 29 at 7pm
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene • General Admission: $17. Members: $12.
Creole folklore and Louisiana family secrets collide in Kasi Lemmons's 1990s directorial debut, screening at BAM Rose Cinemas for a single evening.
October 30 at 6pm
Prospect Park Boathouse · Brooklyn • Free
A 1932 Oscar Micheaux crime drama gets a live vinyl score by Kamau Patton, screened open-air at the Prospect Park Boathouse. Bring a chair, pack a picnic, catch a rare piece of Black cinema history by the lake.
October 30 at 9:30pm +1
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene • General Admission: $17 Members: $12
A young woman leaves a strict religious family in southern Germany to study, but her epilepsy and terrifying visions lead her to consult a priest who confirms her fear of possession in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 feature.
October 30 at 9pm +1
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene • General Admission: $17. Members: $12.
Marva Nabili's 1977 masterstroke chronicles a young woman's resistance to a forced marriage, a rebellion her family misinterprets as demonic possession. Audiences can attend screenings of the newly restored 4K version at BAM Rose Cinemas.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 11:45 PM
Nitehawk Cinema - Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM
Nitehawk Cinema · Park Slope
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:15 AM
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Kings Theatre · Flatbush
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:45 PM
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park · Park Slope
Wed, Nov 4 · 8:45 PM
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park · Park Slope
Thu, Nov 5 · 4:45 PM
Peter Jay Sharp Building - BAM · Fort Greene
$17
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
Wed, Nov 11 · 9:00 PM
Film Noir Cinema · Greenpoint
$10
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
Pioneer Works · Red Hook
Sun, Nov 22 · 4:00 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Mon, Nov 30 · 6:30 PM
Brooklyn Public Library - Central Branch · Brooklyn
Sat, Dec 12 · 7:30 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Fri, Jan 15 · 7:00 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Feb 27 · 7:30 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Wed, Mar 17 · 7:30 PM
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Sat, Apr 10 · 7:30 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, May 15 · 7:30 PM
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nitehawk Cinema · Park Slope
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
General Admission: $17 Members: $12
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
Peter Jay Sharp Building - BAM · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brower Park · Crown Heights
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Please - An Educated Pleasure Shop · Sunset Park
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
$17
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
Parklife · Gowanus
$$
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
Spectacle · Williamsburg
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
$17
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Peter Jay Sharp Building - BAM · Fort Greene
$17
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
$17
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
$17
Emily Warren Roebling Plaza · Fulton Ferry District
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
The Bush · Bushwick
$
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
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