Paprika (2006)
October 26 at 10:30pm
Metrograph · Chinatown
Directed by Satoshi Kon, the ninety-minute feature screens at Metrograph as part of A Cyberpunk Canon.
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The Beach (2000)
October 29 at 4:20pm
Metrograph · Chinatown
Danny Boyle directs a 119-minute screening of The Beach as part of the Radical Chiaroscuro retrospective dedicated to cinematographer Darius Khondji.
Sing-Along Wicked
October 31 at 2pm (Next weekend)
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space · Upper West Side • $28
Go green and get loud: this screening of Wicked invites the whole theater to sing along with Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda. Defying Gravity hits different when everyone's belting.
New York: A Documentary Film Shadows of the Past Screening and Q&A
November 9 at 6pm
SVA Theatre · Chelsea • $10-$15
New York plunges into a threatening period of decline before rising again in Episode 9 of the documentary series, screened at the SVA Theatre. Director Ric Burns and co-writer James Sanders discuss the film in a post-screening Q and A.
Drive-In Movie Night: Men in Black
November 14 at 7pm
New York Hall of Science · Corona
Watch Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones battle aliens under the stars. This free screening brings the Queens Drive-In back for one night: park your car or grab a provided chair and settle in for some '90s sci-fi nostalgia.
Jennifer Lopez: The JLO Show: Live in Las Vegas Screening and Conversation
November 15 at 6pm
Kaufmann Concert Hall · Upper East Side
J.Lo in the flesh, no Vegas flight required. Catch an advance screening of her sold-out Colosseum residency concert film, then hear the icon herself in a candid live conversation.
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Domino Square · Williamsburg
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Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens · Manhattan
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The Lenfest Center for the Arts · Manhattan
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Pier 86 at Hudson River Park · Manhattan
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WNYC Transmitter Park · Greenpoint
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Skyscraper Building · Manhattan
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Damrosch Park · Manhattan
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Kaiser Park · Coney Island
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Pier 17 · Manhattan
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Parklife · Gowanus
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P.S. 111 Playground · Manhattan
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