We're flashing back 40 years to the Coen Brothers' debut in honor of titanic character actor M. Emmett Walsh, who passed away March 19 after a half century of film and TV roles that invariably had audiences saying "hell yeah, M. Emmet Walsh is in this." May he rest in peace.

We're pleased to be teaming up with Knoxville's most off-the-wall queer advocacy group for a John Waters mini-retro as the Scruffy City Sisters Exalt The Pope Of Trash! First up in the series: Johnny Depp kicks off his career as a film star by lampooning his heartthrob status in Waters' riff on the moral panic teen movie, the first of the director's films to be made with anything approaching a real Hollywood budget.

Director Todd Solondz's provocative brand of empathy is on full display in his 1995 breakthrough, a brash yet nuanced portrait of American tweendom.

With FURIOSA coming in hot on May 15, we're all gassed up to revisit Mad Max Rockatansky's greatest hits with a high-octane double feature of 1981's THE ROAD WARRIOR and 2015's FURY ROAD!

We're pregaming for FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (playing at much bigger theaters near you May 15) with a double-up of our favorite Mad Max "sagas", beginning with the finest hour of Mel Gibson's tenure in the role: 1981's stone cold action classic THE ROAD WARRIOR, aka MAD MAX 2.

We're pregaming for FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (playing at much bigger theaters near you May 15) with a double-up of our favorite Mad Max "sagas", which naturally includes Furiosa's unyielding, unforgettable 2015 debut.

Join the Knox County Public Library’s Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound as they present a FREE matinee screening of Roger Donaldson’s underseen 1985 docudrama MARIE, a gripping true story from our state’s modern history starring Sissy Spacek and featuring Tennessee politics/screen heavyweight Fred Thompson portraying himself in his film debut.

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.

Come celebrate International Workers' Day with our friends at the McKay's Knoxville Workers Union as we present this powerful labor docudrama, produced independently by blacklisted Hollywood creatives – and subsequently suppressed – at the height of the 1950s Red Scare.

One screening only! Get your kicks with a very special edition of our monthly Martial Arts Theatre series as Central Cinema presents this new documentary on the unique "Brucesploitation" phenomenon, paired in an optional $15 double feature with gonzo genre highlight THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN!

Our one-night-only presentation of the new documentary ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE is a great excuse to revisit our favorite "Brucesploitation" movie, which you can see in a $15 double feature with the doc or for just $5 as May's entry in our Martial Arts Theatre series!

Central Cinema is pleased to present the debut feature from Caitlin Cronenberg, who follows her father David and brother Brandon in to the family business of brainy, unforgettable thrills and chills.

Our Scruffy City Sisters Exalt The Pope Of Trash mini-retrospective continues as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Waters' FEMALE TROUBLE, a hilarious ripper about crime and beauty that stands arguably as the weirdo visionary's single most essential work.

How could we possibly kick off our May Is For Mobsters series with anything other than Francis Ford Coppola's name-making mafioso masterpiece? THE GODFATHER is uncontroversial consensus pick among the greatest films of all time, and we're thrilled to finally bring it to Central Cinema.

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!

Just one year after his father helped kick off the Blaxploitation craze with SHAFT, first-time director Gordon Parks Jr solidifed the genre's commercial prominence with this down-and-dirty "one last score" saga set to an all-timer soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield.

Mario Van Peebles followed in the footsteps of his father Melvin (SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG) with his feature directorial debut, reviving the Blaxploitation spirit for the 1990s in a stylish Cops Vs Gangsters flick with a clear social conscience.

Check out one of the most notoriously cool hitman movies of all time as our May Is For Mobsters series presents LE SAMOURAÏ in its new 4K restoration, paired in an optional double feature Friday & Monday with spiritual conterpart GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI.

As the stunning new restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville's LE SAMOURAÏ (May 10-15) hits our screen, we had no choice as film fans but to offer a double bill with Jim Jarmusch's Zen-cool New York City homage, set to an legendary score/soundtrack by co-star RZA and sporting its own beautiful new 4K transfer.

Our Scruffy City Sisters Exalt The Pope Of Trash mini-retrospective culminates in the filthiest double feature you could ever hope to see: 1977's DESPERATE LIVING and 1972's world-notorious PINK FLAMINGOS, which bookend FEMALE TROUBLE (May 3) in the indelible "Trash Trilogy" that made John Waters a superstar in both independent film and freak counterculture.

Celebrate Mother's Day with us as we revisit Alfred Hitchcock's timeless tribute to filial devotion.

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

Join us every month for a celebration of ass-kicking chopsocky cinema, with a trailer reel and a handpicked feature presentation. Just $5!

We’re thrilled to welcome legendary multimedia collective NEGATIVLAND to Central Cinema on Saturday June 8 as they perform their latest show “We Can Really Feel Like We’re Here” (featuring video design & production by SUE-C), preceded by an exclusive screening of Ryan Worsley’s documentary STAND BY FOR FAILURE, a fittingly experimental portrait of the group’s history, art and thematic preoccupations. This show is co-presented by our dear friends at the Pilot Light and Knoxville Community Media.

Central Cinema is pleased to welcome star C. Thomas Howell (in town for Fanboy Expo July 12-14) for this special screening of the classic 1986 thriller, followed by an audience Q&A and meet & greet session!