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Party Like It's 1999

Is 1999 in fact the best movie year ever? With hindsight, countless thinkpieces, and at least one entire book dedicated to it, there's no doubt it's in contention. In this 25th anniversary nine film series co-presented by FilmScene and the Bijou Film Board, we take a look at the dawn of the millennium with populist hits, titles that challenge the canon, and everything in between. So put on your favorite choker and chunky platforms. Zip up your tech vest. Make sure to find some really deep lyrics to use for your away message, or just hit 'em with an "afk," and don't forget your best mix CD to listen to on your way to the movies!

Upcoming Screenings

MAGNOLIA

1999 / USA / Paul Thomas Anderson

Party Like It's 1999
Mon, Apr 296:30pm

Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Previous Screenings

THE WIND WILL CARRY US

1999 / Iran + / Abbas Kiarostami

A team of engineers travel from Tehran to the Kurdish village of Siah Dareh, awaiting the passing of one of the local women hoping to observe their native mourning ceremony.

FREEWAY II: CONFESSIONS OF A TRICKBABY

1999 / USA / Matthew Bright (Freeway)

Somehow weirder, sleazier, and even more jaw dropping than its predecessor, director Matthew Bright’s in-name-only sequel, Freeway II:Confessions of a Trickbaby regurgitates onto the screen with an unflinching barrage of gross-out-gags and adept social satire.

THE MATRIX

1999 / USA + / Lana Wachowski +

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.