A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

When Texas lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the US, librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, The Librarians explores the broader implications for education and public life.

Our Noirvember series goes truly old school with a 16mm Film On Film presentation of Jacques Tourneur's 1947 film noir standout, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. (Special thanks to Film on Film series coordinator Josh Mays and our friend Bradley Reeves, from whose collection the 16mm is shared.)

Our new Asian Underground $7 grab bag series presents a monthly dispatch from the world of alternative Asian genre cinema, notorious and influential for boundary-smashing oddity and extremity. (Not suitable for audiences under the age of 18.)

In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to work his cases through a smoky haze of marijuana. One day, Shasta, a former lover, arrives out of the blue to plead for Doc's help; it seems that Shasta's current beau, rich real-estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann, has a wife who may be plotting to commit him to a mental hospital. When Mickey and Shasta both disappear, Doc navigates a psychedelic world of surfers, stoners and cops to solve the case.

Get ready for Comedy Debate League, where two hilarious comedians go head-to-head to settle the ultimate showdowns of our time! From board games vs. video games to the great pineapple pizza debate, each show promises comical arguments and side-splitting punchlines that will keep you rolling in your seat. But here’s the twist: YOU, the audience, hold the power to decide the ultimate champion!

Sam, a young film student, discovers a USB detailing the life and career of forgotten Italian horror director Saturnino Barresi. As she begins to investigate his mysterious disappearance, Sam finds herself pulled into a violent conspiracy eerily similar to those of the films she adores.

Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. During the course of the documentary, they discuss their habits, desires and former loves with filmmakers Albert and David Maysles. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.

Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers). Sternwood's older daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), provides assistance when she implies that the situation is more complex, and also involves casino owner (John Ridgely) and a recently disappeared family friend. As people linked to the Sternwoods start being murdered, Marlowe finds himself getting ever deeper into the case.

Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) and his neighbor Laurel (Gloria Grahame) are just getting to know each other romantically when the police begin questioning Dixon about his involvement in the murder of a girl he met once. Certain her new love interest is innocent, Laurel stands by Dixon, but as the police continue pressing him, Dixon begins to act increasingly erratically. The blossoming love affair suffers as Laurel begins to wonder if Dixon really might be a killer.

Our Skate Video Night series presents a monthly program of top-shelf skate videos, presented on VHS and DVD curated by our friend Chris Albiston.

Bear Belly Laughs presents a Roast Battle with a painful twist! The stakes are high, and the burns are hotter than an industrial toaster. Our brave (or foolish) comedians are stepping into the ring, knowing a loss means more than just a bruised ego... it means a date with an esthetician. ​That's right: the loser doesn't just get roasted, they also lose some hair! Come laugh until you cry and witness the funniest, most brutal verbal assaults.

Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife (Laila Robins) and kids, his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray. Worse yet, he is forced to bunk up with talkative Del Griffith (John Candy), whom he finds extremely annoying. Together they must overcome the insanity of holiday travel to reach their intended destination.

Todd and Terry are twin bros with twin problems—namely, one of them is an axe-wielding maniac. After a literal drive-in massacre, Todd is blamed for the carnage and institutionalized, while Terry goes free. Ten years later, Todd escapes from an asylum on Thanksgiving and the blood rage begins. Produced by whip-smart filmmaker Maryanne Kantor, directed by John Grissmer (SCALPEL), and shot in Florida, this essential 1980s party slasher is what happens when you combine Thanksgiving, 1970s TV star Louise Lasser, a killer synth score, and the most unbelievable gore effects in all of slasherdom, courtesy Ed French (TERMINATOR 2). Remember: “It’s not cranberry sauce.” (AGFA)

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) ruthlessly expands the family's criminal empire amid flashbacks of his father Vito (Robert De Niro) rising from Sicilian orphan to New York godfather.

Our latest $7 wildcard series reimagines our popular OVA Extreme events with an expanded purview... join us as we dig deep into the wide, wild world of anime with ANIME EXTREME!

Join us for our FREE monthly live standup engagement, showcasing the best comics from Knoxville and elsewhere, courtesy of our friends at Tiny Stage Comedy!

Knoxville Poetry Slam is a $5 semi-monthly live poetry open mic presented by Lane Shuler and Jonathan "Courageous" Clark, who travel the country performing as I.N.K. Spoken Word.