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The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema

6 Episodes

Art-House America

The latest installment of our ongoing tour of America’s art houses pays a visit to the Loft Cinema in Tucson, Arizona, a vibrant nonprofit theater that has been serving the local community since 1972. Boasting one of the longest-running continuous ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening series on record, as well as an eclectic mix of live events—including costume competitions, sing-a-longs, a free annual children’s film festival, and more—the theater has become a beloved and vital part of the fabric of Tucson. In recent years it’s even started to take its show on the road, hosting solar-powered outdoor screenings across the state in an attempt to bring the Loft experience to people who can’t make it to the movie theater—including Arizona’s Native American communities. Dedicated to raising awareness of local issues through both its programming and community-outreach initiatives, the Loft is not only a movie theater but a vital cultural steward for the southern Arizona region. Also presented here are a selection of films curated by the Loft’s programming team.

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The Loft Cinema

6 Episodes

  • The Loft Cinema
    09:49
    The Loft Cinema
    Episode 1

    The Loft Cinema

    Episode 1

    The latest installment of our ongoing tour of America’s art houses pays a visit to the Loft Cinema in Tucson, Arizona, a vibrant nonprofit theater that has been serving the local community since 1972. Boasting one of the longest-running continuous ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening series on rec...

  • Grey Gardens
    1:35:20
    Grey Gardens
    Episode 2

    Grey Gardens

    Episode 2

    Directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer • 1976 • United States

    Meet Big and Little Edie Beale: mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, and reclusive cousins of Jackie Onassis. The two manage to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton...

  • Border Radio
    1:23:39
    Border Radio
    Episode 3

    Border Radio

    Episode 3

    Directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent, and Kurt Voss • 1987 • United States
    Starring Chris D., Luanna Anders, John Doe

    Before carving out a niche as one of the most distinct voices in nineties American cinema, Allison Anders made her debut, alongside codirectors and fellow UCLA film school stude...

  • Cronos
    1:32:23
    Cronos
    Episode 4

    Cronos

    Episode 4

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro • 1993 • Mexico
    Starring Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook

    Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with CRONOS, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris (Federi...

  • Dead Man
    2:01:25
    Dead Man
    Episode 5

    Dead Man

    Episode 5

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch • 1995 • United States
    Starring Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen

    With DEAD MAN, his first period piece, Jim Jarmusch imagined the nineteenth-century American West as an existential wasteland, delivering a surreal reckoning with the ravages of industrialization, ...

  • Japón
    2:14:24
    Japón
    Episode 6

    Japón

    Episode 6

    Directed by Carlos Reygadas • 2002 • Mexico
    Starring Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores

    In this preternaturally assured feature debut by Carlos Reygadas, a man (Alejandro Ferretis) travels from Mexico City to an isolated village to commit suicide; once there, however, he meets a pious elderly ...

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