To the Sea

May 17, 2004 — Banned by the Third Reich before it was even released, Fritz Lang’s denunciation of Nazi Germany is a compellingly contemporary image of terrorism in an age of universal conspiracy and advanced technology.

Jun 24, 2002 — Oscar Wilde’s play is brought to the screen lovingly and meticulously by one of the great eccentrics of the British cinema, Anthony “Puffin” Asquith.

Nov 13, 2000 — Featuring what may be the only 1950s monster that could not be destroyed, this cult classic warns parents to listen to their kids because the world they understood and controlled is over.

Jan 27, 1993 — In beautifully composed black-and-white and tempered by a gentle and nostalgic choral score, Kon Ichikawa's drama probes deeply into the moral chaos of war.

Nov 19, 1992 — In Hieronymous Karl Friedrich, Baron von Munchausen, the greatest liar in history outside of politics, director Terry Gilliam has found perhaps his closest fictional counterpart.

Oct 19, 2026 — Classics of highway horror like The Hitcher, The Appointment, and Race with the Devil present the open road as a dangerous landscape and automobiles as single-minded killing machines.

Oct 19, 2026 — Imperium has won a top prize in London, and now it’s set to open the first complete retrospective in North America.

Oct 19, 2026 — This month’s programs include spotlights on Nicolas Cage and Gene Tierney and a collection gathering work from directors who honed their imaginations making music videos.

Oct 2, 2026 — As we mark the Andrzej Wajda centennial, Paweł Pawlikowski looks back on the twentieth century from another angle. Plus: Rohmer, Burnett, Fosse, and Wiene.

Sep 23, 2026 — Michael Mann, M. Night Shyamalan, James Gray, Robert Eggers, and Lance Oppenheim are among the many directors who will be taking questions.