Widely regarded as the bald bad boy of contemporary French cinema, Gaspar Noé has been disrupting movies and polarising opinions for the past twenty years with his visceral blend of provocative films. Coinciding with the release of his new film Vortex, starting legendary ‘giallo’ director Dario Argento, we will screen a selection of his films, some of Argento’s classics and Noé’s favorite film…
‘Life moves pretty fast’ and the same can be said about the time a new movie will play in cinemas. Therefore we’ve come up with our Second Chance Cinema program with which we give you another chance to (re)visit some of the best films of the past year(s). This Palme d’Or-winning drama about a Japanese family of crooks who lift a lost little girl from the streets is a satisfying and devastating gem.
‘Life moves pretty fast’ and the same can be said about the time a new movie will play in cinemas. Therefore we’ve come up with our Second Chance Cinema program with which we give you another chance to (re)visit some of the best films of the past year(s). Mikkelsen excels in Thomas Vinterberg’s profound yet playful midlife crisis tale about four high-school teachers seeking a better life on the lash.
During this year’s edition of Amsterdam Dance Event we explore nightlife, (electronic) dance music and club culture with a varied selection of thought-provoking contemporary films and high energy classics.
Our Suggestions Board gives you the chance to tell us all about the films you’d love to see on our screens. Every month we try to pick from these suggestions and bring them back to our cinema. Coinciding with the release of the Vicky Krieps starring costume drama Corsage we’ve picked Sofia Coppola’s playful Marie Antoinette for this September.
Bienvenidos to the 8th year of the Amsterdam Spanish Film festival. From 5-9th Oct ASFF returns for our annual celebration of Spanish cinema. Over a period of five days, we will experience an exciting and heart-warming journey together and celebrate Spanish cinema through remarkable stories.
This September we have the absolute pleasure to grace our cinema with two of Steven Spielberg’s most revered classics: 1982’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the original summer blockbuster Jaws. These influential cornerstones of American cinema will be screened in their most recent 4K restorations and in our largest screening room.
This September we have the absolute pleasure to grace our cinema with two of Steven Spielberg’s most revered classics: 1982’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the original summer blockbuster Jaws. These influential cornerstones of American cinema will be screened in their most recent 4K restorations and in our largest screening room.
This year Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown celebrates her 25h anniversary and so we honor its kickass leading actress Pam Grier. The reigning queen of the 1970s blaxploitation genre revived her career with her amazing turn as the title character in Tarantino’s 1997 adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel. Alongside Jackie Brown we’re also gonna give you plenty of opportunities to see Pam Grier kick some serious ass in blaxploitation classics Coffy and Foxy Brown.
This September sees the release of two brand-new films – Claire Denis’ Avec Amour et Acharnement and Emmanuel Carrère’s Entre Deux Mondes – starring iconic French actress Juliette Binoche and so we seize this opportunity to highlight the illustrious career of one of the most intriguing actors in contemporary cinema.
Almost twenty years after its initial release, Park Chan-wook’s vicious masterpiece Olboy is back on the big screen in a glorious 4K restoration. What more is there to say about Park Chan-wook’s bona fide masterpiece that exploded onto the silver screen and firmly established his already burgeoning reputation as one of the most fiercely talented, intelligent and visually arresting directors of his (or any!) generation?
The unique films of Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai have been on our wishlist for ages, but have always been unavailable to us. So we are absolutely thrilled that the master pushed for a thorough restoration of five of his most beloved classics. In association with EYE Filmmuseum and distributor Cinéart we present these timeless pieces in their brand-new, director-approved 4K restorations.