Roxie Theater

Everything you thought you knew about the donut begins with Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who came to the U.S. in 1975 and built a multi-million-dollar empire baking America’s favorite pastry, while sponsoring hundreds of visas for other incoming refugees. A story of fate, love, survival, hard knocks and redemption, THE DONUT KING is now playing in our virtual cinema! Tickets at https://bit.ly/3mCfedd

Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s engrossing exploration of government in his hometown reveals the astonishing level of passion & fortitude with which civil servants grapple with racial justice, affordable housing, climate action, food insecurity & homelessness. "I could have watched hours more." - NY Times. Starts 11/13! Tickets help support The Roxie! http://bit.ly/WisemansCityHall

Take a post-election breather with ‘I Wake up Streaming’ master class #4 that will spotlight a pair of fractured features including THE CHASE, directed Hollywood eccentric Arthur Ripley & based on a book from the Godfather of Noir - Cornell Woolrich, plus DEMENTIA from 1953. Film noir guru Elliot Lavine appears front & center Tuesday, November 8 @ 7pm to face the music of your probing & scrutiny. Register & watch NOW! http://bit.ly/WakeUpStreaming

"All the power's in the hands Of people rich enough to buy it While we walk the street Too chicken to even try it"- White Riot, The Clash. 'Rock Against Racism' concerts of the 1970’s in the UK, featured black & white reggae & punk bands playing to multi-racial audiences. WHITE RIOT. Rubika Shah’s smart, spirited feature debut is a whistle-stop tour of a DIY uprising.- The Guardian. Now playing! Tickets help support the Roxie: http://bit.ly/WhiteRiotDoc

The American Indian Movement West & The Roxie are thrilled to announce the donation of $1000.00 to the Oakland Intertribal Friendship House, generated from the proceeds of purchases to the A.I.M West Film Fest 2020. Our thanks to all ticket buyers!

Astonishing for its ambient and aesthetic richness in the service of a pervasive doom, Béla Tarr’s spellbinding fifth and last feature made prior to his 1994 magnum opus Sátántangó, chronicles the doomed affair between bar Titanik regular Karrer and the cruel cabaret singer he pines for while scheming to displace her brutish husband. Some of the most magnificent black-&-white images shot anywhere in the world - The Village Voice. The new 4k restoration of DAMNATION opens Friday in our virtual cinema. Pre-order your ticket and support The Roxie! https://bit.ly/31RceSd

A personal and intimate film displaying a feast of vibrancy on screen, Exhibition on Screen: FRIDA KAHLO highlights the source of Frida Kahlo's feverish creativity, her resilience, and her unmatched lust for life. Starts Friday in our virtual cinema! Pre-oder your tickets and support The Roxie! https://bit.ly/3j6tcSH The Two Fridas, 1939, Frida Kahlo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Photo Bridgeman Images

Authors Johnny Ray Huston + Bradford Nordeen have teamed up with filmmaker Michael Robinson + musician ROMY to create a multi-media launch of their new book #BecauseHorror ! Up on our site for the week of Halloween, this virtual book launch features clips and ruminations on Kurosawa’s PULSE (KAIRO), MESSIAH OF EVIL, Frank Perry’s Joan Didion adaptation PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, and a special re-edit of the LGBT supernatural soap opera DANTE’S COVE! BECAUSE HORROR is out now on Dirty Looks and Semiotext(e)! Grab your copy today! https://bit.ly/3e1hKXr