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As the country approaches a defining moment in its history, we present a repertory of narratives inspired by current events, issues, and individuals that have been variables in the experiment known as the United States of America. From the absurd to the profound, these films will leave a lasting impression long after the votes are cast.

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MALCOLM X
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington delivers a performance of the century in Spike Lee’s iconic biopic tracing the electrifying rise of street hustler turned revolutionary leader, Malcolm X.
Director: SPIKE LEE
Runtime: 202 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
DRAMA
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
4K
Release
1994
THE PARALLAX VIEW
After witnessing a political assassination, a TV journalist (Warren Beatty) delves into a world of paranoia and intrigue that leads him to believe that the massive titular corporation may be behind some of the biggest political decisions in the world. Who would have thought?
Director: ALAN J. PAKULA
Runtime: 102 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
THRILLER
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
DCP
Release
1974
THE CHINA SYNDROME
A simple on-site TV news report at the local power plant becomes a document of potential total nuclear meltdown. Not only is THE CHINA SYNDROME bursting with phenomenal performances by Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda, but an extremely tense foray into the paranoia of the 1970s USA and the shocking truth being withheld from its citizens.
Director: JAMES BRIDGES
Runtime: 122 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
THRILLER
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
DCP
Release
1979
THE TIME THAT REMAINS
World-renowned Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman crafts a witty and droll, yet immensely powerful, semi-biographical ode to his father’s own experience from the creation of Israel in 1948 to present day.
Director: ELIA SULEIMAN
Runtime: 109 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
DRAMA
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
35MM
Release
2009
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
A moral crisis arises within an agent of the East Germany secret police who becomes increasingly fixated on the lives of the artists he has been surveilling in this riveting portrayal of a police state where arts and culture must succumb to law and order.
Director: FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK
Runtime: 137 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
DRAMA
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
DCP
Release
2006
WINTER KILLS
A sniper rifle hidden atop Philly’s City Hall is just the start to this bizarro, down-the-rabbit-hole journey. Jeff Bridges’ Nick Kegan uncovers the truth behind the assassination of his brother, the US President, two decades prior in this hilarious and insane rediscovered 70s satire.
Director: WILLIAM RICHERT
Runtime: 97 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
Comedy
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
35MM
Release
1979
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
Misunderstood upon its release, Alan Rudolph’s go-for-broke adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut classic is a cacophony of visuals and gags abound about the state of the US, centered on the fateful meeting of a used car salesman (Bruce Willis) and sci-fi writer (Albert Finney).
Director: ALAN RUDOLPH
Runtime: 110 min
Theater: Film Society Center
TICKETS
Genre
Comedy
Category
Curated
Limited Series : Headlines!
Formats
DCP
Release
1999