|
FORT MASON FLIX: Academy Awards & SFFilm Fest
|
Late March and early-to-mid-April is Oscars and film festival season at FORT MASON FLIX. Visit the big screen by the bay to see the 64th Annual 2021 SFFilm Festival and a wide range of recent and past Academy-Award-nominated and -winning films. FLIX also has more curated programs with San Francisco's boutique arthouse Roxie Theater. On April 18, view a fun presentation of Mike Myers' So I Married An Axe Murderer with guests from the San Francisco Chronicle, hosted by the Roxie, Balboa Theater, and #TotalSF podcast.
Catch 2021 Academy-Award nominees Minari and Another Round, courtesy of the Roxie and enjoy newer and historic winners and nominees throughout April. Casablanca and Sunset Boulevard both won Oscar accolades in their respective years. Newer Oscar stars at FLIX include Fargo, Inception, Lost In Translation, Arrival (2016), A Star Is Born (2018), and Pan's Labyrinth. Academy Award-recognized family movies screening at FLIX include Happy Feet, Mary Poppins (1964), Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Tangled, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
See the complete listings below and at EventBrite and FortMason.org/FLIX. Check out movie-night dining and beverage options from Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture resident groups, including Equator Coffees Cafe, Greens Restaurant, Goody Cafe, Off The Grid, and The Interval At Long Now.
|
|
RAPUNZEL GOES ON A RAMPAGE IN TANGLED
Rapunzel discovers that her 70 feet of magical golden hair is actually a superpower when she teams with bandit and thief Flynn Rider in Tangled, a Disney movie with fantastic journeys, surprising heroes, laughter, and suspense on Tuesday, March 30, at 5:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
ROXIE THEATER PRESENTS ANOTHER ROUND
Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg joins actor Mads Mikkelsen for Another Round
on Tuesday, March 30, 8:30 p.m. Contending for Best International Feature Film in the 2021 Academy Awards, this work explores drinking and bad behavior in Danish with English subtitles. BUY TICKETS
|
|
TAKE ANOTHER TRIP TO SUNSET BOULEVARD
Hollywood's twisted entertainment world is the stage for Gloria Swanson's demented performance in Sunset Boulevard on Wednesday, March 31, 5:30 p.m. Billy Wilder directs and William Holden and Erich von Stroheim struggle to survive and avoid scandal. BUY TICKETS
|
|
FARGO: FROZEN REALM OF DARK HUMOR
Visit another twisted spot in the frigid midwest with the Coen Brothers' Fargo as tour guide. Frances McDormand won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of police chief Marge Gunderson tracking down inept murderers on Wednesday, March 31, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
STEVEN SPIELBERG'S HOOK IS OFF THE HOOK
The late Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Julia Roberts have a blast playing Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tinkerbell in Spielberg's re-imagining of the classic children's tale. Watch them tangle with the Lost Boys on Thursday, April 1, 5:15 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, DESERT QUEEN
Of course the costumes won an Oscar for The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, on Thursday, April 1, 8:45 p.m. Follow Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp on their glam tour of the outback. Beware the feather boas, sequins, and frill-necked lizards of Oz. BUY TICKETS
|
|
LEMONY SNICKET'S UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Jim Carrey is the evil Count Olaf who torments Klaus, Violet, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents die while plotting to steal the vast fortune the children are supposed to inherit. By the way, the parents perish in their home during a suspicious fire on Friday, April 2, 5:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
INCEPTION INVADES MENTAL ARCHITECTURE
Christopher Nolan's award-winning mind-bender is billed as a contemporary science-fiction action film set "within the architecture of the mind." Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt explore minds as crime scenes on Friday, April 2, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? got a Special Achievement Academy Award for its impressive merging of animated and live action. Cartoon noir goes to Toontown where reluctant detective Bob Hoskins helps the bunny superstar avoid a murder rap on Saturday, April 3, 5:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, BILL MURRAY LOSE IT
Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation set new standards for screenplays at the 2004 Oscars. On Saturday, April 3, 8:30 p.m., return to Tokyo where Murray and Johansson's characters meet each other by chance and have moody, Platonic encounters in gorgeously lit sets. BUY TICKETS
|
|
MARY POPPINS (1964) & The CHIMNEY SWEEP
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins and Dick Van Dyke as Bert the carefree dancing chimney sweep projected a special chemistry that helped Disney's lively film win five Oscars in 1965. Relive or discover the delightfully magical Mary Poppins world on Sunday, April 4, 5:00 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
EERIE ALIEN OBELISKS APPEAR IN ARRIVAL
Catch director Denis Villanueve's Arrival (2016) before his epic science fiction film Dune (2021) lands. Giant, enigmatic obelisks appear at 12 Earth locales and global war looms. Amy Adams leads a strike team (Jeremy Renner and Forrest Whitaker) on Sunday, April 4, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
SAM PLAYS IT AGAIN IN CASABLANCA
1945's Best Picture, Casablanca, is on the FLIX big screen Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 p.m. Humphrey Bogart is disillusioned RIck running a Moroccan nightclub where he sees his lost love Ilsa played by Ingrid Bergman. Bitter that Ilsa left him, Rick still helps her escape the Nazis. BUY TICKETS
|
|
A DARK TIME IN PAN'S LABYRINTH
Another wartime movie reflects on dark desires and deeds when Pan's Labyrinth screens on Tuesday, April 6, 8:30 p.m. Young Ofelia descends into a dreamy inner world to avoid the harsh reality of her country, Spain, shattered by a brutal dictator and a violent civil war. BUY TICKETS
|
|
FOOTLOOSE HAS The TUNES & THE MOVES
With a rockin' '80s soundtrack and great dance numbers, Footloose (1984) is Kevin Bacon's ticket to fame. Playing big-city dude Ren McCormack, he moves to a rural town where teens can't dance for religious reasons. Ren changes all that on Wednesday, April 7, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
GLADIATOR'S QUEST FOR REVENGE & HONOR
Academy Awards blockbuster Gladiator stars Russell Crowe as Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, betrayed by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), evil son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Commodus murders his father and tosses Max in the arena on Thursday, April 8, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
64th Annual 2021 SFFILM FESTIVAL
The 64th Annual 2021 SFFilm Festival screens at FORT MASON FLIX over two weekends, from Friday, April 9 through Sunday, April 11, and from Thursday, April 15 through Saturday, April 17. Visit the calendar and purchase tickets at www.SFFilm.org.
|
|
HAPPY FEET HEATS UP ANTARCTICA
Elijah Wood voices the cheerful penguin character Mumble, who loves to dance even though other penguins generally sing in Happy Feet on Tuesday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. Mumble wins the love of his dreams and saves the colony in this Best Animated Feature Film of 2006-2007. BUY TICKETS
|
|
ROXIE THEATER PRESENTS MINARI ENCORE
Minari is ready for its Oscars close-up on Tuesday, April 13, 8:30 p.m. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Leading Actor, Supporting Actress, Music, and Original Screenplay, Minari brings the authentic Korean American experience to cinema. BUY TICKETS
|
|
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Radioactive spiders rule in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, winner of the 2019 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. On Wednesday, April 14, 5:15 p.m. meet teen Miles Morales, bitten and now spidery. He's not alone, Spider-Noir and Spider-Ham star in this stylish film too. BUY TICKETS
|
|
A STAR IS BORN (2018)
Expanding the roster of now four versions of this classic entertainment tale, A Star Is Born (2018) features Bradley Cooper as troubled country rocker Jackson Maine and Lady Gaga as Ally, a talented singer who he assists on the road to fame on Wednesday, April 14, 8:30 p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
|
MIKE MYERS MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER?
The Roxie and Balboa theaters and #TotalSF podcast present Mike Myer's oddball San Francisco comedy, So I Married An Axe Murderer on Sunday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. Myers fears commitment and his girlfriend. Classic SF shots and special guests enliven the event. BUY TICKETS
|
|
HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
Terrifying dementors made their first appearance in Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban, the third installment in the franchise. These wraithlike enforcers haunt the movie, too, as they track down Harry's godfather, Sirius Black on Sunday, April 18, 8:30, p.m. BUY TICKETS
|
Safely host a drive-in gathering for your special event. Contact sales@FortMason.org.
FORT MASON FLIX is supported by DoTheBay, the official media partner of FORT MASON FLIX, Volume Inc., Large Screen Video, and Edlen.
Interested in partnering with FORT MASON FLIX?
-- Sponsorship inquiries: please contact sales@DoTheBay.com
-- Rental inquiries: please contact sales@FortMason.org
|
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123 | (c) 2021 Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
#FORTMASONFLIX
|
|
|
|