Directed by Allen Baron, 1961
NR; 77 minutes
Pay-what-you-can, tickets available online here
A hired killer from Cleveland, Frankie Bono (Allen Baron) has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York at Christmas time. While Frankie tries to finish the job, a special girl from his past (Molly McCarthy) and a gun dealer with pet rats (Larry Tucker) get in his way.
Directed by Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman, 2023
NR, 82 minutes
Written by Hailee Dyer
Directed by Tramaine Townsend, 2025
In conjunction with the Modern’s exhibition Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting, Sounds Modern presents The Anatomy of Sound with a focus on music that inspires the artist! In interviews, Saville discussed her eclectic musical tastes, saying that when working she often listens to the same pieces repeatedly. She mentioned her fondness for specific works by J.S. Bach, Philip Glass, and Radiohead.
Directed by Chloé Zhao
PG-13; 125 minutes
“What Hamnet leaves you with isn’t sadness, but joy—at the human capacity to reckon with death’s implacability through art, or love, or just the basic act of carrying-on in its defiance. It blows you back on to the street on a gust of pure exhilaration.” —Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK)
Directed by David Freyne
PG-13; 114 minutes
“It’s all quite clever and sweet, even as a great current of sadness runs under just about every conversation in the film.” —Richard Lawson, The Hollywood Reporter
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Directed by Joachim Trier
R; 133 minutes
"Trier has once again crafted a film that is graceful and limber, thoughtful and surprising.” —Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
Directed by Jafar Panahi
PG-13; 103 minutes
“All the way through, Panahi delivers on its fireworks promise with a plot that, while deceptively simple, is alive with moral complexity.” —Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
This screening has been canceled due to inclement weather.
Directed by Arne Glimcher, 1992
R; 105 minutes
“A spirited evocation of the mambo craze which swept post-war America, adapted from Oscar Hijuelos' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.” —Derek Adams, Time Out
Directed by Federico Fellini, 1954
NR; 108 minutes
“Anthony Quinn as the strong man and Richard Basehart as a derisive rival are excellent. As the girl, Giulietta Masina is extraordinarily touching and gives a performance hard to forget.” —Newsweek
