Landmark After Dark

Presented by The Clay

and The SF International

Asian American Film Festival.

“A stylish and teasing chiller that unlocks a chamber of Freudian horrors, THE FORBIDDEN DOOR would make Hitchcock and Almodovar proud.”—Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter

The artist Gambir has a problem. His disturbing sculptures of children and pregnant women are overwhelmingly successful, but something isn’t quite right. He becomes further unnerved when the the message “help me” appears scrawled outside his front door, and soon over all of Jakarta. Getting to the bottom of that message will take Gambir (and the audience) down a sick and twisted rabbit hole of a plot, and finally to the one door in Gambir’s own house that he has never opened...

With an additional sunday 10 am matinee!

The world of Fantasia is threatened by an unstoppable force of darkness called "The Nothing" and only a shy boy named Bastian can stop it!
 
Wolfgang Peterson's The NeverEnding Story is more than a kids' movie, although kids love it. It's also more than a cult classic. It is simply one of the best true fantasy masterpieces of the eighties, alongside The Dark Crystal and Time Bandits. This loose adaptation of Michael Ende's novel has amazing visuals, great puppet work, great character designs, and most importantly, a gripping, taut story.

"Violence is a very horrible thing. That's what you're learning now."
 Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange was beyond controversial upon release, and some would still say that even today. Having lived almost forty years with this influential film, we may be only a little closer as to understanding the statement and satire intended by Kubrick and the novel's author, Anthony Burgess. That's what makes it so powerful -- there is so much to digest here, making repeat viewings a must.

With an additional sunday 10 am matinee!
Here's a life lesson for you: What should you do if an eccentric billionaire extends an invitation to you to check out his scary, dinosaur-infested remote tropical island? YOU SAY NO, that's what!

But... luckily for us action moviegoers, there's always a bunch of unfortunate character actors willing to step into the-- ahem-- jaws of danger and give it a go for you! Sam Neill repeatedly saves the day (and the annoying kids,) Laura Dern screams like nobody's business, Sir Richard Attenborough shows up long enough to collect his paycheck and Jeff Goldblum constantly repeats the moral of the story just in case you missed it the first five times-- all while the audience keeps their eyes glued to the real stars: the Dinosaurs. And are they ever amazing. Bring your earplugs to this one-- we're going to let that T-rex roar like it owns this damn town!