Blade Runner: The Final Cut
2024-12-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Dive into the magic of cinema with the Enzian Film Club! Join us for an enriching experience where film enthusiasts and novices alike can explore classic films in a new light. Each session features a short presentation by esteemed professors from local colleges, followed by collaborative discussions that bring fresh insights and foster a deeper appreciation for the art of filmmaking. Part of our Saturday Matinee Classics series, the Enzian Film Club is your gateway to understanding and enjoying timeless cinematic masterpieces in a vibrant, community-focused setting.
Featuring an Enzian Film Club discussion on “Sound Design” by Paul D. Reich from Rollins College.
Based on the novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Harrison Ford stars in this fascinating, dark vision of the near future as a policeman who tracks engineered humans–a Blade Runner. In the year 2019, the police department forces Rick Deckard (Ford) out of retirement to hunt four genetically engineered humans who have come to earth. Designed to do difficult, hazardous work, the manufactured humans are stronger, faster and smarter than nonengineered humans. They feel no pain or remorse; they are almost indistinguishable from other humans … and they are killing people. Now Deckard must stop them before they kill again.
About the speaker: Paul D. Reich, Ph.D., is Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Rollins College. His most recent publication—“Under the Influence: Adaption, Adultery, and Acceptance in Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya and Ryusuke Hamagachi’s Drive My Car—appeared in the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Comparative Drama.

Polyester
2024-12-17 21:30 - 23:30
35mm presentation in the original “Odorama”
Abused, neglected, and, above all, bullied in her own house, the unhappy Baltimore housewife with a heart of gold and an acute sense of smell, Francine Fishpaw (Divine), watches her already derailed life take a turn for the worse. To further complicate matters, without a shred of shame, Elmer–Francine’s sleazy husband and owner of the local X-rated theatre–is leaving her for another woman; her disdainful daughter, Lu-Lu, is bearing the child of her delinquent boyfriend, and her glue-sniffing son, Dexter, is becoming a vicious foot fetishist. Then, out of the blue, the suave blonde charmer, Todd Tomorrow (‘60s matinee-idol Tab Hunter), enters the picture, and, for once in her life, Francine feels loved. Is there a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow?
John Waters first foray into something approximating mainstream cinema, was heavily influenced by 1950’s Douglas Sirk melodramas and was the first film in Waters’ oeuvre to garner an “R” rating; his previous films all being rated “X”. Returning Dreamlanders, Divine, Edith Massey, Mink Stole, Jean Hill and Mary Vivian Pearce round out the cast in this camp classic.
As a special holiday gift, all audience members attending this screening will receive a scratch-and-sniff Odorama card!

Die Hard
2024-12-20 - 2024-12-23
Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane… That’s just the way he likes it. On Christmas Eve, NYPD cop John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists (led by Alan Rickman in his debut film role). With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2024-12-20 - 2024-12-23
It’s Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a perfect family seasonal celebration. However, things never run smoothly for Clark (Chevy Chase), his wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), and their two kids. Clark’s continual bad luck is worsened when his hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property.

Elf
2024-12-20 15:15 - 17:00
Part of the Enzian Holiday Series!
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
With dazzlingly hilarious supporting turns from Ed Asner, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Faizon Love, Amy Sedaris, Peter Dinklage and the late, great, Bob Newhart—as Papa Elf—you won’t want to miss this modern holiday classic.

A Christmas Story
2024-12-21 14:45 - 16:30
Part of the Enzian Holiday Series!
Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a “Red Ryder air rifle.” Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.

Nosferatu With Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film
2024-12-21 21:30 - 23:30
Encore Screening!
If there’s one thing that classic silent films are desperately missing, it’s the screeching sound of electric guitars. The brainchild of Josh Frank, an Austin, Texas drive-in theater owner, Silents Synced is a series of cinematic/music mashups that will leave even fans of the legendary Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon phenomenon shocked with delight.
The inaugural film in this series couples F.W. Murnau’s century old masterpiece Nosferatu (1922) with genre-undefinable alt rock band Radiohead’s mind-blowing “Kid A” (2000) and “Amnesiac” (2001) albums.
Created exclusively for independent cinemas, Enzian Theater is thrilled to bring this unique event to our Music Mondays series.

Wavelength
2024-12-26 18:00 - 19:30
All free La CinOMAthéque screenings will take place in the Truist Auditorium at the Orlando Museum of Art.
ACCESS FOR ALL AT OMA presents:
La CinOMAthéque: A collaboration between OMA and Enzian, with generous support provided by the Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
The Orlando Museum of Art is thrilled to announce the launch of La CinOMAthéque in partnership with the Enzian Theater, as part of its “Access for All at OMA,” an all-new program offering FREE admission to the museum!
Access for All at OMA is a monthly free day dedicated to the community. La CinOMAthéque will be a series of 6 bimonthly free screenings of experimental, avant-garde, art films in the Truist auditorium at OMA on Access for All day.
Each screening will be introduced by a UCF film professor and include a talkback with OMA Chief Curator Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon and Enzian Programming Manager Tim Anderson.
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Wavelength
Introduction by Jimmy Schaus
Special 16mm Presentation
WAVELENGTH was shot in one week in December 1966, preceded by a year of notes, thoughts, and mutterings. It was edited and premiered in May 1967.
“I wanted to make a summation of my nervous system, religious inklings, and aesthetic ideas. I was thinking of, planning for a time monument in which the beauty and sadness of equivalence would be celebrated, thinking of trying to make a definitive statement of pure Film space and time, a balancing of “illusion” and “fact,” all about seeing. The space starts at the camera’s (spectator’s) eye, is in the air, then is on the screen, then is within the screen (the mind). The film is a continuous zoom which takes 45 minutes to go from its widest field to its smallest and final field. It was shot with a fixed camera from one end of an 80 foot loft, shooting the other end, a row of windows and the street …. The room (and the zoom) are interrupted by four human events including a death. The sound on these occasions is sync sound, music and speech, occurring simultaneously with an electronic sound, a sine-wave …. It is a total glissando while the film is a crescendo and a dispersed spectrum which attempts to utilize the gifts of both prophecy and memory which only film and music have to offer.” – Michael Snow, Director

New Year's Eve on Sunset Boulevard
2024-12-31 20:00 - 2025-01-01 01:00
Enzian’s annual New Year’s Eve party is going Old Hollywood! Join us as we go back in time to 1950s Sunset Boulevard! Whether you’re feeling like an ingenue or a starlet – come dressed to the nines in your Old Hollywood glitz and glamour and you could even win a prize. Enjoy a glass of champagne or a one-of-a-kind cocktail at the open bar, snack on some delectable passed Hors d’oeuvres, and dance your way into the new year. Are you ready for your close up?
ALL GUESTS ENJOY:
· Open Bar
· Live Band
· Light Passed Hors d’oeuvres
· Costume Contest with a $100 Enzian Gift Card Prize
GENERAL ADMISSION (SINGLE TICKET) $99
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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR VIP TABLES:
VIP TABLE FOR 2: $330
· Admission for 2 Guests
· Reserved Table for 2 in Private VIP Section
· Bottle of Champagne
· Plated Hors d’oeuvres
· Party Favors
VIP TABLE FOR 4: $660
· Admission for 4 Guests
· Reserved Table for 4 in Private VIP Section
· Two Bottles of Champagne
· Plated Hors d’oeuvres
· Party Favors
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Blood For Dracula
2025-01-03 23:59
Paul Morrissey Tribute Film!
4K Restoration
Immediately after completing FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, producer Andy Warhol, filmmaker Paul Morrissey and star Udo Kier created BLOOD FOR DRACULA, a sumptuously depraved Euroshocker that toes the line between art and bad taste.
Desperate for virgin blood, Count Dracula (Kier) journeys to an Italian villa only to discover the family’s three young daughters are also coveted by the estate’s Marxist stud (Joe Dallesandro of Morrissey’s FLESH, TRASH, and HEAT). Stefania Casini (SUSPIRIA) and BICYCLE THIEVES director Vittorio De Sica co-star in one of the most unique and outrageous vampire films in history, now scanned uncut in 4K from the original negative for the first time ever.

Ms. 45
2025-01-05 12:00 - 14:00
Eerie and unforgettable, MS. 45 is an essential snapshot of New York City in the early 1980s from Abel Ferrara (Driller Killer, Bad Lieutenant)—one of the greatest and most unique living filmmakers on the planet. Thana (Zoë Lund) is a garment worker who’s had the ultimate bad day, as she’s assaulted twice in visceral fashion. Shocked to her core, Thana’s nights become consumed by vengeful prowls through the city, which result in men winding up on the wrong end of a bullet.
Knocking the Death Wish rip-off subgenre into a new stratosphere, MS. 45 showcases a haunting performance from Lund and Ferrara’s knack for transforming limited resources into genre revolutions.

2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
2025-01-06 18:30 - 20:00
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 110-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary, and animation projects from around the world. Throughout its 40 editions, the Festival has supported short films by providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers to connect with audiences. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmaking’s most original voices. The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences who missed the 2024 Sundance Film Festival — which took place online and in person in Park City, Utah, January 18–28 — can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.
Program
ALOK / U.S.A. (Director: Alex Hedison, Producers: Natalie Shirinian, Elizabeth Baudouin, Meggan Lennon) — A compelling portrait of Alok Vaid-Menon, acclaimed nonbinary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker. Executive-produced by Jodie Foster. Nonfiction. Biography. LGBTQ+. Cast: Alok Vaid-Menon, Dylan Mulvaney, Chani Nicholas.
Bug Diner / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Phoebe Jane Hart) — A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass. Fiction. Animated. Comedy. Cast: Jacob Levy, Phoebe Hart. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: Animation.
Dream Creep / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Carlos A.F. Lopez, Producers: Megan Leonard, Bobby McHugh, Jonathan Caso, Zeus Kontoyannis) — A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice. Fiction. Horror. Cast: Ian Edlund, Sidney Jayne Hunt.
Essex Girls / U.K. (Director: Yero Timi-Biu, Screenwriter: Busayo Ige, Producers: Angela Moneke, Simon Hatton) — After an incident at her high school pulls her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year, “Essex Girl” Bisola is plunged into a journey to discover a whole new side of herself. Fiction. Drama. BIPOC. Women-Centered. Cast: Busayo Ige, Corinna Brown, Maisie Smith, Adrianna Bertola, Krysstina Frempong, Rebecca Dike.
Pathological / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Alison Rich, Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, Ingrid Haas, Avtar Khalsa, Peter Principato, Todd Ruhnau) — A woman who’s a pathological liar wakes up one day to discover her lies have become true. Fiction. Comedy. Women-Centered. Cast: Alison Rich, Meaghan Rath, Luke Cook, Adam Lustick, Heather Pasternak, George Kareman.
Pisko the Crab Child is in Love / Japan (Director and Screenwriter: Makoto Nagahisa, Producer: Yasuo Suzuki) — Pisko’s father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo. Fiction. Comedy. International. BIPOC. Women-Centered. Cast: Aiko Kano, Saya, Maki Fukuda, Kanta Sato. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing.
The Masterpiece / Spain (Director and Producer: Àlex Lora Cercós, Screenwriter and Producer: Lluis Quilez, Screenwriter: Alfonso Amador, Producers: Sandra Travé, Josemari Martínez, Néstor López) — Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offering them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants. Fiction. Drama. International. Cast: Daniel Grao, Babou Cham, Melina Matthews, Adam Nourou, Guido Grao. 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize.

Fargo
2025-01-08 20:00 - 22:00
Free movies on the Enzian lawn!
Wednesday Night Pitcher Shows are FREE and open to the public. Keep an eye on our Facebook for information about rescheduled shows due to weather. Free overflow parking is available at Park Maitland School and Peach Valley across the street. Outside food & beverage is not permitted.
Want a reserved spot on the lawn with a bucket of beer and popcorn for your besties? We have a limited number of exclusive picnic baskets for sale! Grab one fast before the sell out.
***WINNER** – Best Actress (Frances McDormand) and Best Original Sceenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen) – 1997 Academy Awards®
Jerry Lundegaard (Oscar®-nominee William H. Macy) works in his father-in-law’s car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn’t seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the bloodshed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff (Frances McDormand) from Brainerd, MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction.

King Kong vs. Godzilla
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:00
This film is a part of our Popcorn Flicks in the Park series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and is FREE and open to the public! These films are presented with open captions.
A publicity-hungry pharmaceutical company is on an expedition to Faro Island to investigate a legendary monster called King Kong and exploit it for advertising. Just as the expedition is underway, Godzilla emerges from an iceberg and sets his sights towards Japan, sparking a media frenzy that steals publicity away from the expedition! As Kong is captured and hauled back to Japan, people begin to wonder which monster is stronger and capable of beating the other. Tako realizes the marketability of King Kong facing off against Godzilla as the two monsters are pitted against each other in the biggest wrestling match of all time.

Citizen Kane
2025-01-11 11:00 - 14:00
Dive into the magic of cinema with the Enzian Film Club! Join us for an enriching experience where film enthusiasts and novices alike can explore classic films in a new light. Each session features a short presentation by esteemed professors from local colleges, followed by collaborative discussions that bring fresh insights and foster a deeper appreciation for the art of filmmaking. Part of our Saturday Matinee Classics series, the Enzian Film Club is your gateway to understanding and enjoying timeless cinematic masterpieces in a vibrant, community-focused setting.
Featuring an Enzian Film Club discussion on “Mise-en-scene” by Michael Furlong, Ed.D. from the University of Central Florida!
Alone at his fantastic estate known as Xanadu, 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies, uttering only the single word Rosebud. So ends the odyssey of a life … and begins a fabulous tale of the rise to wealth and power–and ultimate fall–of a complex man: A boy abandoned by his parents inherits a fortune, builds a global newspaper empire and aspires to become President of the United States, but he loses everything over an affair with an untalented nightclub singer. This fascinating story unfolds through the eyes of the people important to the tycoon–each showing a different aspect of Citizen Kane.
Frequently regarded as the best American film ever made; winner of the Academy Award® for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; and nominated for an additional eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
About the speaker: Michael Furlong, Ed.D., is an Associate Librarian at the University of Central Florida. A playwright and short fiction author, Michael’s scholarship focuses on literature, libraries, gaming and film. He is a proud cineaste and arts supporter. Alas, Babylon (Centipede Press, 2025) includes Michael’s afterword, illuminating the work of Florida native and science fiction author, Pat Frank.

While You Were Sleeping
2025-01-14 21:30 - 23:30
30th Anniversary! 35mm Screening!
Nursing a secret and hopeless crush on the handsome commuter (Peter Gallagher) who passes her booth every day, Lucy (Sandra Bullock), a charming loner and Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator, is about to have a second chance at love. During one seemingly ordinary Christmas shift, she witnesses the object of her desire falling off the platform, and in one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions, she saves him from certain death, only to be mistaken for his fiancée at the hospital. As she enjoys the unexpected stroke of good luck, unable to tell the truth to his welcoming family, unforeseen romantic affairs further complicate matters. Now his suspicious brother, Jack (Bill Pullman), thinks he’s onto something. Will Lucy face the consequences of what happened while he was sleeping?

Luther: Never Too Much
2025-01-20 18:15 - 20:30
“Luther: Never Too Much,” the documentary film, chronicles the story of vocal virtuoso Luther Vandross. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Richard Marx, Jamie Fox, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack. The film relives the many stunning moments of Luther’s musical career, while exploring his personal life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved.

Cure
2025-01-25 11:00 - 14:00
4K Restoration!
Featuring a Science on Screen® presentation on Trauma Focus Hypnotherapy with Bradley Mack, MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Registered Mental Health Intern at Lyon Counseling!
“One of the very best films by the extremely talented Kiyoshi Kurosawa…an absolute master of light, framing, and pacing” – Martin Scorsese
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s spellbinding international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of the emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. A string of shocking, seemingly unmotivated murders—each committed by a different person yet bearing the same grisly hallmarks—leads Detective Kenichi Takabe (Koji Yakusho, PERFECT DAYS, 13 ASSASSINS) into a labyrinthine investigation to discover what connects them, and into a disturbing game of cat and mouse with an enigmatic amnesiac (Masato Hagiwara) who may be evil incarnate. Awash in a mood of hushed, hypnotic dread, Cure is a tour de force of psychological tension and a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind.
About the speaker: Bradley Mack has his MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Palm Beach Atlantic University, where he also earned his under graduate degree in Musical Theatre. Before going back to school for his masters, he performed professionally as an actor and singer, and was a teaching artist for several years. As a therapist, he incorporates person centered therapy, working together with patients to uncover what’s going on under the surface and bringing that to awareness. He also infuses solution focus to develop healthy coping mechanisms and to help clients rediscover who they are, and is trained in Trauma Focus Hypnotherapy. Bradley specializes in anxiety, depression, wellness, and complex trauma.

Monsters, Inc.
2025-01-26 12:00 - 14:00
Free for kids 12 & under!
In a world behind our closet doors, monsters reign supreme. The utility company Monsters Inc. specializes in fueling their world with the screams of human children. A team of monster scarers led by lovable Sulley (John Goodman) and his wisecracking best friend Mike (Billy Crystal) work hard and long hours to ensure the fuel of the screams. But things go crazy when Sulley discovers a mysterious door and a runaway little girl running amok. However, both Sulley and Mike discover that the little girl (Boo) is not actually dangerous, so they must bring her home to the human world. But what the duo doesn’t know is that Boo is actually the key to a sinister conspiracy to saving the monster world from a rising crisis.

Clue
2025-01-28 21:30 - 23:30
40th Anniversary! 35mm Screening!
Celebrating 40-years of Enzian Theater, each month we will highlight a classic film from 1985 to illustrate the lasting impact of the films of the era and the legacy of Central Florida’s only non-profit arthouse movie theater. Thank you for being part of our 4-decade contribution to arts culture in Orlando.
Arguably the greatest cinematic adaptation of a board game ever committed to celluloid! On a rainy night filled with mystery and intrigue, seven unrelated guests gather in a Gothic New England mansion. To protect the anonymity of the eccentric, hand-picked invitees, cryptic butler Wadsworth (Tim Curry) and well-endowed French maid Yvette (Coleen Camp) have given them secret code names: Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), Mrs Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull), Mr Green (Michael McKean), Mrs White (Madeline Kahan), and Mr Boddy (Lee Ving). After exchanging the usual pleasantries to break the ice, suddenly, the lights go out, and warm, bright-red blood stains the manor’s thick carpets. Now, everyone is a suspect–each of the equally suspicious guests had a motive and the opportunity to kill. But who is the killer? Could it be the experienced Mr Green, the seductive Miss Scarlet, or could it be the butler, the usual suspect in crime novels?

Hamlet
2025-02-01 11:00 - 14:00
Now seen by over 750,000 people worldwide, the original 2015 NT Live broadcast returns to Enzian! Academy Award-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart as Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of his mother. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Purchase a Season Pass to attend all three National Theatre Live performances and receive discounted admission, as well as a complimentary glass of house wine, coffee, or tea at each show!
Members that are Contributor level or above and Season Passholders are able to make a table reservation for this series. Reservations can only be made after a ticket or Season Pass has been purchased and are limited. Please make sure to have your confirmation number ready to provide to the box officer at time of your reservation.

Crimes of Passion
2025-02-02 11:00 - 15:00
Featuring in person Q&A with Writer/Producer Barry Sandler!
In the early 1980s, British filmmaker Ken Russell (The Devils, Tommy) travelled to America and placed his unorthodox imprint on Crimes of Passion—a crazed erotic thriller starring Kathleen Turner (Serial Mom, Body Heat) and Anthony Perkins (Psycho). Fashion designer Joanna Crane (Turner) leads a double life. At night, she is China Blue, a prostitute who has attracted the attention of a psychopathic priest (Perkins). With its outrageous script by screenwriter Barry Sandler (Making Love) and sparkling score from Rick Wakeman of the band Yes, Crimes of Passion is a movie that could only have been realized by the gonzo creativity of Ken Russell.
Initially saddled with an “X” rating, Sandler and Russell, continued to make edits to the film to satisfy the distributor and the MPAA. Sandler said, “We kept cutting a little more each time and, by the fifth round of cuts, I think they (the MPAA) were all so beaten down from looking at the thing and from pressure from the press and elsewhere that they finally went with an ‘R’.
Uncomfortable Brunch is proud to present the unrated version of the film for this special event.

Meet the Filmmaker:
Barry Sandler (Writer/Producer)

With BA and MFA Film degrees from UCLA, Barry Sandler has written screenplays for numerous motion pictures, including the transgressive psychosexual cult classic CRIMES OF PASSION (New World/Orion/ Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins/dir. Ken Russell) THE MIRROR CRACK’D (EMI/Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak, Angela Lansbury/dir. Guy Hamilton), EVIL UNDER THE SUN (Universal/Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, James Mason, Diana Rigg/dir. Guy Hamilton), THE DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX (20th Century Fox/Goldie Hawn, George Segal/dir. Melvin Frank), THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (20th Century Fox/Susan Sarandon, Marie-France Pisier/dir. Charles Jarrott), GABLE AND LOMBARD (Universal/Jill Clayburgh, James Brolin/dir. Sidney J. Furie), ALL-AMERICAN MURDER (Trimark/ Christopher Walken, Charlie Schlatter/dir. Anson Williams), THE LONERS (Fanfare/Dean Stockwell, Gloria Grahame/dir. Sutton Roley), THE VALLEY (Lagoon/Gerard Depardieu/dir. Barbet Schroeder) , EVIL NEVER DIES (Warner Bros/Katherine Heigl, Thomas Gibson/dir. Uli Edel), KANSAS CITY BOMBER (MGM/Raquel Welch, Jodie Foster/dir. Jerrold Freedman), and the groundbreaking landmark film MAKING LOVE (20th Century Fox/Michael Ontkean, Harry Hamlin, Kate Jackson/dir. Arthur Hiller), the first major studio film to present a positive portrayal of LGBTQ men and women.
Sandler also produced CRIMES OF PASSION, ALL-AMERICAN MURDER, KNOCK ‘EM DEAD, and associate produced MAKING LOVE.
Sandler is the recipient of the GLAAD Media Award, the Southern California Psychotherapy Association Courage in Filmmaking Award, the People for the American Way Defending Freedom Citation, the PFLAG Oscar Wilde Award, the MECLA Humanitarian Award, the GLCSC Award, the FMPTA Crystal Reel Award, and the Outfest 2002 Gay Pioneer Award for Courage and Artistry.
He has been honored by the Berlin, Seattle, Florida, Asheville, Santa Barbara, Outfest, Gay Orlando and Q2 Film Festivals, profiled in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Advocate, the Orlando Sentinel, the Orlando Weekly, the Miami Herald, the Chicago Sun Times, After Dark, Daily Variety, Esquire Magazine, GQ, the Village Voice, Wikipedia, Filmmakers Forum, ABC 20/20, NBC Today Show, A&E Biography,
In 2002, Sandler was named by The Advocate as one of the most influential gay artists in America.
Since 2003, in addition to screenwriting, Sandler has been on the faculty of the University of Central Florida, where he teaches Feature/TV Writing and Film history in the Film Program of the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.
On June 23, 2022, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a special 40th anniversary event screening of MAKING LOVE, celebrating the film’s role in LGBTQ cinematic history and the positive impact it has had and continues to have for LGBTQ people around the world. The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Sandler. Scott Berg and Harry Hamlin on the film’s historical and cultural significance.

Beverly Hills Cop
2025-02-05 20:00 - 22:00
Free movies on the Enzian lawn!
Wednesday Night Pitcher Shows are FREE and open to the public. Keep an eye on our Facebook for information about rescheduled shows due to weather. Free overflow parking is available at Park Maitland School and Peach Valley across the street. Outside food & beverage is not permitted.
Want a reserved spot on the lawn with a bucket of beer and popcorn for your besties? We have a limited number of exclusive picnic baskets for sale! Grab one fast before the sell out.

***NOMINEE*** – Best Original Screenplay – 1985 Academy Awards®
Following the murder of his childhood friend, streetwise Detroit detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) takes matters into his own hands and heads to the glamorous streets of Beverly Hills. But as he tries to crack the case with unconventional tactics, Foley soon locks horns with Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil (Gilbert R. Hill), who wants him out of town. Now, having the odds stacked against him, Axel must join forces with Detectives John Taggart (John Ashton) and Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) to delve deeper into the crime world of Beverly Hills. However, this is a white-knuckle race against the clock. And the question remains. Will Foley’s complete disregard for proper procedure bear fruit, or will his rule-bending methods land him in even deeper trouble?

Ichi the Killer
2025-02-07 23:59
4K Restoration
Takashi Miike’s ICHI THE KILLER has endured as one of the most influential pieces of genre filmmaking of the last two decades, and now it returns in a stunning all-new 4k restoration approved by Miike himself.
This visceral, bloody, and often hilarious film follows Kakihara (Golden Globe winner Tadanobu Asano, Shogun), a notoriously sadistic yakuza enforcer whose search for his boss’ killer brings him into the orbit of a demented costumed assassin known as Ichi (Nao Ōmori, From Up on Poppy Hill).
ICHI THE KILLER has been released in several versions over the years. While Takeshi Miike’s original cut was 128 minutes long; the original US release was heavily edited to receive an R rating from the MPAA. Since its release, the film has also been periodically banned in several countries, including Norway, Germany, and Malaysia. This restoration features Takashi Miike’s full-length, original 128 minute cut of the film.
Freaky Fridays ticket prices include a free popcorn and soda or lemonade for all attendees! Alcohol can be purchased at Eden Bar. Regular food service will not be available for Freaky Friday events. So, come early, and fuel up outside for the night ahead!

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2025-02-08 11:00 - 14:00
Dive into the magic of cinema with the Enzian Film Club! Join us for an enriching experience where film enthusiasts and novices alike can explore classic films in a new light. Each session features a short presentation by esteemed professors from local colleges, followed by collaborative discussions that bring fresh insights and foster a deeper appreciation for the art of filmmaking. Part of our Saturday Matinee Classics series, the Enzian Film Club is your gateway to understanding and enjoying timeless cinematic masterpieces in a vibrant, community-focused setting.
Featuring an Enzian Film Club discussion on “Set/Costume Design” by Frank Geremia of Full Sail University!
In the 1930s, The Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Finnes). Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave’s friend and protégé. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel’s guests, including satisfying the needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of them dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.
Winner of 4 Oscars® and nominated for over 200 international awards, Wes Anderson monumental genre defying farce features an incredible cast of international stars, including, Bill Murray, F. Murray Abraham, Matthieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvely Keitel, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Owen Wilson!

About the speaker: Frank Geremia is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1997 and began working as a carpenter and scenic painter at Cinnabar Fl, Inc. While there, he was a part of many projects in the entertainment industry and local theme parks. In 2006, he was hired at Full Sail University as a Lab Instructor for Art Direction and is currently teaching in several production courses. When time permits, Frank has been the Production Designer for several feature films shot locally as well as contributed as a set dresser, scenic, carpenter, make-up artist and propmaker.

Sabbath Queen
2025-02-10 18:00 - 20:00
100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
Director Sandi DuBowski will be in attendance for an in-person Q&A!
Sandi DuBowski’s epic documentary Sabbath Queen—shot over the span of twenty-one years—follows Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years. Yet as Sabbath Queen opens, Lau-Lavie is newly arrived in New York in the late 1990s, a young gay man declaring “Artists are the new rabbis” and appearing around the city in drag as Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross, the widow of six Hasidic rabbis (all from the same extended family). As the years pass, Lau-Lavie embraces a range of creative spiritual endeavors, including Storahtelling and Lab/Shul—until he shocks everyone with his decision to become a rabbi himself, studying in the Conservative tradition of Judaism. Sabbath Queen is witness to Lau-Lavie’s unfailing courage and grace, as he grapples with key questions of who we are and who we will be. Stimulating and moving, DuBowski’s film ends with Lau-Lavie’s words on Israel and Palestine post-October 7th as he evokes the challenge of our lifetime: “How do we reimagine our sacred traditions to achieve peace?”

Sandi DuBowski – Director Biography:
Sandi DuBowski is the Director/Producer of SABBATH QUEEN, Director/Producer of TREMBLING BEFORE G-D, Producer of A JIHAD FOR LOVE, and Co-Producer of BUDRUS. His award-winning work has screened at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca and Toronto, theatrically released in 150 cities, and broadcast on ZDF/Arte, BBC, Channel 4, PBS. In 2020, he was invited to become a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. DuBowski spearheaded a groundbreaking impact campaign with the award-winning TREMBLING BEFORE G-D, personally conducting 850 live events, for over 250,000 people, which changed the lives of countless individuals, their families, religious leaders, and communities around the world. Feature stories on the project appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Globe and Mail, and BBC News. From 2009-2016, DuBowski worked with over 125 of the world’s best social justice documentaries as the Outreach Director of Doc Society’s Good Pitch. He is Co-Founder of The Creative Resistance, a collective of media makers who create award-winning political ads and design. In the mid-1990’s he began his media and activism work at Planned Parenthood Federation of America focused on the Christian right and the anti-abortion movement. Three generations of DuBowski’s family made chocolate syrup in Deep Coastal Brooklyn.

Harold and Maude
2025-02-11 21:30 - 23:30
35mm Screening!
Young adult Harold Chasen (Bud Court), solitary and friendless by choice, is obsessed with death, this fascination manifesting itself in the staging his own fake suicides, driving a hearse and attending funerals, even of people he doesn’t know, all to the chagrin of his exasperated wealthy mother with whom he lives. Mrs. Chasen is determined for Harold to be “normal”, including her sending him into therapy to deal with his issues and finding him a girlfriend through a computer dating service. It is at a series of funerals that Harold meets Maude (Academy Award®-winner, Ruth Gordon), on the cusp of her eightieth birthday, she who too attends funerals of strangers. Unlike Harold, Maude is obsessed with life – her own life to be more precise – she does whatever she wants to please herself, damned what others may think or how they may be affected. Since she can’t take material possessions with her, she is more interested in experiences, with whatever material possessions she has – often “borrowed” without asking – only to further those experiences. Their friendship is initially based on how the other can further their own priority. But as Maude shows Harold how to truly live, Harold falls in love with her. Their relationship, already limited in time by the sheer math, is curtailed even more as Maude shows him only not how to live well but die well.

Better Off Dead
2025-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
40th Anniversary!
Celebrating 40-years of Enzian Theater, each month we will highlight a classic film from 1985 to illustrate the lasting impact of the films of the era and the legacy of Central Florida’s only non-profit arthouse movie theater. Thank you for being part of our 4-decade contribution to arts culture in Orlando.
Teenage Lane Meyer (John Cusack, Say Anything) has a crush on his girlfriend Beth Truss (Amanda Weiss, A Nightmare on Elm Street). When Beth dumps him for successful skier Roy Stalin (Aaron Dozier), he is depressed and decides to commit suicide, but he gives up and tries to improve his skiing skills to ski the dangerous K12 slope to impress Beth. Meanwhile his neighbor Mrs. Smith receives a French exchange student, Monique Junot (Diane Franklin, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure), whom her fat son Ricky Smith considers his girlfriend–and she develops a crush on Lane. When Lane stumbles upon Monique at a high-school party, he befriends her. Lane challenges Roy in a competition on the K12 slope. He soon regrets it, but Monique is a great mechanic and skier; she fixes his Camaro and teaches him how to ski the K12 slope. What will happen to Lane?

Sense and Sensibility (1995)
2025-02-16 11:00 - 13:30
Purchase “A Year with Austen” Series Pass to see all four films for just $40!
Welcome to a time where Empire-waisted wit is sharp, and love is found in the most unexpected of places! Where the art of conversation is as important as the plot itself—often more so—and the pursuit of happiness is a delicate dance of propriety and passion. With our special “A Year with Austen” Badge you can see all 4 of our Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday Celebration films for one discounted price. Now, sit back, sip your tea, and enjoy a romp through a pastoral landscape, where everyone may be too proud or too prejudiced, but they’re always too fabulous to resist!
Sense and Sensibility:
30th Anniversary! Featuring an introduction from the Jane Austen Society of North America!
When Mr. Dashwood (Tom Wilkinson, The Grand Budapest Hotel) dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters Elinor (Emma Thompson, Love Actually), Marianne (Kate Winslet, Titanic), and Margaret (Emilie François), in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant, Four Weddings and a Funeral), his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings (Elizabeth Spriggs) tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman, Harry Potter) to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery John Willoughby (Greg Wise) more to her taste.
2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. In honor of this literary giant, Enzian Theater and the Winter Park Library will celebrate with “A Year with Jane Austen”. Scheduled throughout the year, The Winter Park Library will read each of Austen’s six novels as well as screen various adaptations of the accompanying films and miniseries at both the Library and at Enzian Theater. Purchase “A Year with Austen” Series Pass to see all four films for just $40!

Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2025-02-17 21:00 - 23:00
Meet the Filmmaker: Live in-person Q&A with the members of Five Eight, Producers Jackie Schoknecht, Geoff Melkonian and Director Marc Pilvinsky in conversation with acclaimed musician Tierney Tough (The Pauses).
After being institutionalized for schizophrenia and manic-depression in his early 20s, Mike Mantione turned to songwriting as a way of dealing with his demons. For 30 years, loud guitars have kept those demons at bay.
The band’s whirlwind tale is primarily told through the voices of its own current band members—Mantione, guitarist Sean Dunn, bassist Dan Horowitz and drummer Patrick Ferguson—who are able to look back on both their successes and shortcomings with humor, acceptance and remarkable tenderness towards each other. Outside perspectives are offered from friends and contemporaries such as Bill Berry (R.E.M.), Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon Reenactment Society), David Barbe (Mercyland) and Velena Vego (40 Watt Club).
Meet the Filmmaker – Five Eight

Athens, GA band Five Eight was the vehicle of singer/guitarist Mike Mantione, a self-professed manic depressive whose music exorcised his personal demons in grim detail. Debuting in 1989 with the self-released Passive-Aggressive cassette, the band — which also comprised longtime bassist Dan Horowitz, guitarist Sean Dunn and drummer Patrick ‘”Tigger'” Ferguson — resurfaced two years later with Inflatable Sense of Self. Signing to the Sky label, in 1992 Five Eight issued their first full-length CD, I Learned Shut Up, releasing The Angriest Man a year later; however, after 1994’s Weirdo, the group spent the mid-1990s largely out of the spotlight, finally returning in 1997 with the Ed Stasium-produced Gasolina! That winter both Dunn and Ferguson abruptly left the lineup, and with new drummer Mike Rizzi, Five Eight issued 1999’s “The Road Beat the Shit Out of My Favorite Band,” a split single with Clemente. The full-length The Good Nurse followed on Deep Elm in the spring of 2000. Five Eight returned in 2004 with a self-titled CD, the first to be released by the band itself.
