A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. A film by Kane Parsons, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell.

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In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it.

Capri Theater Address: 2027 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Conversation Leader: Professor Dr. John Wright

New 50th Anniversary restoration! An unforgettable masterpiece of late-’60s counterculture, Robert Downey Sr.’s Putney Swope remains a vital provocation on race, pop culture and America.

Putney Swope, the only African-American exec at his firm, is unexpectedly elected its president and turns the industry on its ear through a series of outrageous, taboo-busting TV commercials (strewn throughout the film like comedic landmines.) As Swope becomes the Generalissimo of Madison Avenue, Downey takes no prisoners and skewers the entire political spectrum. Essential viewing.

Twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in 20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation.

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. We are coming close to ... Disclosure Day.

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When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

A film by Boots Riley. A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.

From the director of Frankenhooker and Basket Case comes Bad Biology, Frank Henenlotter's return to the director's chair for "a god-awful love story" featuring all the charming splatter and shocking effects you've come to love, now told through the romance of a photographer and a junkie whose unique abnormalities seem to be made for each other. Written by hip-hop legend R.A. the Rugged Man and featuring Eleonore Hendricks, Tina Kraus, James Glickenhaus and numerous underground rap luminaries, this screening will also include a Q&A from Midnight Mayhem host Chaz Kangas who worked as production manager on the film and lived to tell about it.

The team that brought you the horror masterpiece Re-Animator followed it up one year later with another H.P. Lovecraft-inspired body horror classic From Beyond. Starring Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton (who will both be coming to Minnesota for Crypticon in October) as well as fellow horror legend Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead), Stuart Gordon's sophomore splatter-fest starts with a pineal gland experiment and ends with wall-to-wall interdimensional mutants getting mutilated. Come celebrate 40 years of From Beyond - no splash zone required.

For Pride Month we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of Canada's cutting edge sketch comedy team Kids in the Hall bringing their absurd humor to the silver screen in Brain Candy, their debut film which skewers the antidepressant pharmaceutical industry and the trappings of mid-90s irony. Tickets available over-the-counter at the box office.

After enjoying the July 4th fireworks downtown outside The Main Cinema, see the most explosive direct-to-video Fourth-of-July themed slasher 1996 had to offer, Uncle Sam! When a corpse killed by friendly fire comes back to life after being returned home in time for an Independence Day celebration, it puts on a patriotic costume and starts putting down bodies! Standing in its way is a veritable character actor hall of fame including Isaac Hayes, PJ Soles, Bo Hopkins, Timothy Bottoms, and Robert Forster. Written by Larry Cohen (It's Alive) and directed by William Lustig (Maniac) who together previously gave the world Maniac Cop.

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After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

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When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves - even if it means risking everything he cares about. From writer-director John Carney (Sing Street, Once), Power Ballad is a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition.

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Celebrate International Apostrophe Day with REBEL WITH A CLAUSE filmmaker Brandt Johnson and the film's subject, Ellen Jovin! Starting at noon, you are invited to visit Ellen at her acclaimed grammar advice stand, where she will answer grammar questions, resolve family grammar disputes, and take complaints. After the screening, please stick around for a Q&A with Brandt and Ellen, followed by a book signing of Ellen’s national bestseller.

A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time.

Saber explores the competitive world of LED lightsaber combat as it follows members of The Saber Legion (TSL) as they train for the World Championships, focusing on community, friendship, and the "found family" aspect of the sport.

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A gingko tree bears witness to the lives of three generations of people, as they are quietly transformed by the mysterious power of nature.

From Ildikó Enyedi, the director of Academy Award-nominated On Body and Soul, comes Silent Friend, an epic, awe-inspiring exploration of the natural world. Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux and Venice Prize-winning newcomer Luna Wedler, Enyedi crafts a thoughtful meditation on the essential question of what it means to be human.

Amy Goodman takes on soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth.

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi — raised in a tradition of asking hard questions – as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on truth itself. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

Rare films featuring Dylan on stage and in the studio over fifty years, from solo-acoustic beginnings through the "going electric" revolution, ongoing reinventions with The Band, Joan Baez and Tom Petty, and late-career tributes to Tony Bennett and Johnny Cash.

Directors Shiva Krish (Amma's Pride) and Matylda Kawka (My Sunnyside) attending.

The Transforming Family Cinema Series brings together three intimate independent films showcasing narratives about trans allyship within a family. In a moment when trans lives are too often reduced to political talking points or tragic headlines, these films offer a rare chance to see trans people falling in love, raising families, navigating faith and living their life.

Director Elizabeth Chatelain attending.

The Transforming Family Cinema Series brings together three intimate independent films showcasing narratives about trans allyship within a family. In a moment when trans lives are too often reduced to political talking points or tragic headlines, these films offer a rare chance to see trans people falling in love, raising families, navigating faith and living their life.

In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher’s first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as for tuning Steinways.