Monday, May 12, 6:00 p.m. | Psst! Peer into the unknown, embrace the ambiguity, and show up to the Film Center for a screening that is entirely, absolutely, and completely "to be announced"—quite literally until the moment the lights go down. Starting the week prior to each screening, we’ll drop hints via social media and on our website: decade of release, country (or continent), genre, maybe even a cast member or two if we’re feeling generous. Feel free to guess, but we’re not telling, at least not until showtime. Feeling lucky? Drop your guess in our Mystery Movie Monday box at concessions. One right guesser will win a prize pack with two complimentary tickets plus popcorn and drink vouchers for your next visit to the Film Center. No refunds, no spoiling the surprise, and— hopefully—no booing. If it helps, the suspense is killing us, too!
CLUES | ASIAN AMERICAN SHOWCASE EDITION
- An American film.
- This film has two directors.
- This film and another film of the same name were made within a year of each other, resulting in a legal battle that slowed this film's theatrical release for years.
- This film takes place over the course of one day.
- The estimated budget for the film was just $3,000.
Past Mystery Movie Monday films include Jacques Tati's PLAYTIME (1967), Hirokazu Kore-eda's AFTER LIFE (1998), Donna Deitch's DESERT HEARTS (1985), King Hu's DRAGON INN (1967), John Huston's MALTESE FALCON (1941) on 35mm, Wong Kar Wai's CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1999), Spike Lee's CROOKLYN (1994), Glauber Rocha's BLACK GOD, WHITE DEVIL (1964), F.W. Marnau's NOSFERATU (1922), Lina Wertmüller's SWEPT AWAY (1974), and Josef von Sternberg's THE BLUE ANGEL (1930).
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu