Prestige Sleaze
PUT THE SIN IN CINEMA
Step into the seductive world of Prestige Sleaze, where desire and danger intertwine in an electrifying film series that leaves hearts racing and pulses pounding. Hollywood's sultry past meets its provocative present in a series of erotic thrillers designed to reignite the flames of desire. In an era where sex sold and scandals stirred, Prestige Sleaze pays homage to the golden age of Hollywood's seductive allure. Indulge in a cinematic journey where every whisper and every touch sends shivers down your spine, reminding us all of a time when making Hollywood sexy wasn't just a dream—it was a daring reality.
Dive into the twisted minds of the protagonists as they navigate lust, obsession, and betrayal in classics like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction, in the Michael Douglas Likes to Watch steamy double feature.
From the scorching heat of Body Heat on 35mm to the tantalizing intrigue of Bound, The Hunger, Stranger by the Lake, and the timeless shock of The Crying Game, each film promises an unforgettable journey into the depths of desire and deception. Prepare to be enthralled, enthused, and utterly entranced by Prestige Sleaze – where temptation knows no bounds.
Prestige Sleaze: The Crying Game
United Kingdom | 1992 | 112 min. | Neil Jordan
June 9 - 12, 2024
In this gripping tale of deception and identity, a British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
Prestige Sleaze: Crash
United Kingdom | 1996 | 100 min. | David Cronenberg
June 9 - 24, 2024
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife. One of those most provocative films of the 90s, directed by David Cronenberg.
Prestige Sleaze: Bound
USA | 1996 | 109 min. | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
June 9 - 19, 2024
Tough ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) and her lover Violet (Jennifer Tilly) concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend.
Prestige Sleaze: Body Double
USA | 1984 | 114 min. | Brian De Palma
June 9 - 26, 2024
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences. The June 9 screening will include a 20 minute pre-show talk with Heather Marie Bartels about the film.
Prestige Sleaze: The Hunger
United Kingdom | 1983 | 97 min. | Tony Scott
June 10 - 17, 2024
In this tale of immortal desire, a vampire and her human lover defy time's cruelty until an unexpected twist threatens their eternal bliss. Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon.
Prestige Sleaze: In the Cut
United Kingdom | 2003 | 119 min. | Jane Campion
June 10 - 18, 2024
New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), has an affair with a police detective (Mark Ruffalo) who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.
Prestige Sleaze: Cruising
USA | 1980 | 106 min. | Wiliam Friedkin
June 11 - 19, 2024
One of the most notorious films of the 1980s, this controversial thriller directed by William Friedkin stars Al Pacino as Steve Burns, an NYPD officer who goes undercover in Manhattan’s kinky leather-bar underground in order to track down a serial killer targeting gay men.
Prestige Sleaze: Stranger by the Lake
France | 2013 | 97 min. | Alain Guiraudie
June 13 - 23, 2024
At a cruising spot near a lake, Franck falls in love with Michael, a handsome and lethally dangerous man. Even though Franck is aware of this, he chooses to follow his passion.
Prestige Sleaze: Body Heat (35mm)
USA | 1981 | 113 min. | Lawrence Kasdan
June 14 - 23, 2024
William Hurt's naive lawyer falls into a seductive trap laid by Kathleen Turner's femme fatale in this scorching neo-noir thriller set in a sultry Florida town. Presented on 35mm.
Prestige Sleaze: Cruel Intentions
USA | 1999 | 97 min. | Roger Kumble
June 15 - 23, 2024
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term. A modern classic that keeps audiences captivated with its mix of romance, drama, and dark humor.
Prestige Sleaze: Fatal Attraction
USA | 1987 | 119 min. | Adrian Lyne
June 15 - 24, 2024
A torrid affair with unforeseen consequences spins Michael Douglas and Glenn Close into a whirlwind of obsession and danger. What begins as passion becomes a harrowing descent into betrayal and terror, testing the limits of desire and the fragility of trust in this gripping psychological thriller.
Prestige Sleaze: Basic Instinct
USA | 1992 | 127 min. | Paul Verhoeven
June 15 - 26, 2024
In one of Paul Verhoeven's most provocative films, Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) becomes ensnared in a web of sex, lies, and violence, all leading back to Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a seductive, mysterious crime novelist.