{"id":387178,"date":"2026-10-30T00:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/387178\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T00:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:28:07","slug":"nyc-weekend-watch-female-possession-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-the-shining-international-cut-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/387178\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Weekend Watch: Female Possession, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Shining International Cut &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAM<br \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.org\/film\/2026\/the-spirit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">series on female possession<\/a> begins while Ken Russell\u2019s reconstructed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.org\/film\/2026\/the-devils\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Devils<\/a> continues\u2014read (or listen to) our <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilmstage.com\/i-cant-quite-believe-its-happening-mark-kermode-on-resurrecting-ken-russells-the-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Mark Kermode<\/a> on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roxy Cinema<br \/>A print of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roxycinemanewyork.com\/screenings\/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-35mm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/a> plays on Friday and Saturday, the latter day bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roxycinemanewyork.com\/screenings\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-the-toy-maker-35mm-the-surreal-nightmares-of-screaming-mad-george\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Night, Deadly Night 5<\/a> on 35mm and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roxycinemanewyork.com\/screenings\/suspiria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suspiria<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roxycinemanewyork.com\/screenings\/halloween\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween<\/a> shows on Friday and Saturday while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roxycinemanewyork.com\/screenings\/ganja-hess\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ganja &amp; Hess<\/a> screens on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Museum of Modern Art<br \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/calendar\/film\/5937\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sergei Loznitsa retrospective<\/a> continues while Sundays with Steven starts with 2005\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/calendar\/events\/11779\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">War of the Worlds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/calendar\/events\/11778\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1953\u2019s<\/a> on 35mm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Film Forum<br \/>A 4K restoration of Alexander Payne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmforum.org\/film\/citizen-ruth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Citizen Ruth<\/a> begins playing; <a href=\"https:\/\/filmforum.org\/film\/coco-ffjr-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coco<\/a> shows on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthology Film Archives<br \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthologyfilmarchives.org\/film_screenings\/series\/62026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Troma series<\/a> continues while films by Frampton, Franju, Jean Genet, and Ernie Gehr show in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthologyfilmarchives.org\/film_screenings\/programs\/essential-cinema\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Essential Cinema<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Museum of the Moving Image<br \/>The international version of <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/event\/the-shining-international-version\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Shining<\/a> makes its U.S. premiere on Sunday, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/event\/the-shining-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the theatrical cut<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/event\/goodbye-dragon-inn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goodbye, Dragon Inn<\/a> shows on Friday; <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/event\/the-exorcist\/2026-10-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Exorcist<\/a> and a print of <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/event\/poltergeist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poltergeist<\/a> are featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/movingimage.org\/series\/handcrafted-horrors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Handcrafted Horror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IFC Center<br \/>Ken Russell\u2019s reconstructed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifccenter.com\/films\/the-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Devils<\/a> continues on a restored 35mm print\u2014read (or listen to) <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilmstage.com\/i-cant-quite-believe-its-happening-mark-kermode-on-resurrecting-ken-russells-the-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our interview with Mark Kermode<\/a> on it\u2014while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifccenter.com\/films\/the-exorcist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Exorcist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifccenter.com\/films\/grey-gardens-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grey Gardens<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifccenter.com\/films\/ju-on-the-grudge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ju-On: The Grudge<\/a>\u00a0play late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nitehawk Prospect Park<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nitehawkcinema.com\/prospectpark\/movies\/godzilla-1954\/?date=2026-10-31\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Godzilla<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nitehawkcinema.com\/prospectpark\/movies\/halloween-1978\/?date=2026-10-31\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween<\/a> screen early on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metrograph<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999001199-bram-stokers-dracula\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999001197-beetlejuice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beetlejuice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005051-peppermint-frappe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peppermint Frapp\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999004160-cria-cuervos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cr\u00eda Cuervos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005060-horror-of-dracula\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Horror of Dracula<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005061-the-brides-of-dracula\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Brides of Dracula<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005065-news-from-home-interior-ny-subway-14th-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News from Home<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999003694-the-addams-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Addams Family<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005052-something-special-willy-milly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Something Special<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999005018-midnight-in-paris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Midnight in Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999000610-all-that-heaven-allows\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All That Heaven Allows<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/film\/9999003994-far-from-heaven\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Far from Heaven<\/a> show on 35mm; <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/series\/0000000587-terence-fisher-hammers-master-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Fisher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/series\/0000000583-the-leaves-are-falling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Leaves are Falling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/series\/0000000580-trains-local-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Trains: Local Routes<\/a>,\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/metrograph.com\/darius-khondji\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darius Khondji<\/a>\u00a0continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. 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