MUBI exclusives include celebrated filmmaker Ira Sachs’ breathtaking return with the
Hand-Picked by Ira Sachs collection alongside his new film Passages, a fresh, honest and brutally funny take on messy, modern relationships, starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos.
In the lead up to Halloween, MUBI has created two ominous collections just in time for spooky season, including: The New Coven: A Female Horror Renaissance and Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors, with more creepy films arriving to the platform in October such as: A Glitch in The Matrix, Irezumi – Spider Tattoo,
and Blind Beast.
Noteworthy highlights include Panah Panahi’s powerful comedic drama, Hit The Road and Sean Baker’s
Red Rocket, a film honoured with awards for both Best Supporting Female and Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards.
MUBI RELEASE
Wednesday, October 6
Passages | dir. Ira Sachs, 2023
MUBI has announced Ira Sachs’ critically acclaimed Passages will be available to stream exclusively on MUBI in Canada from October 6. Perceptive, intimate and unashamedly sexy, Passages sees Sachs bridge his usually tender style with a uniquely European sensibility, providing an insightful and authentic take on the complexities, contradictions and cruelties of love and desire. (Trailer)
NEW SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Hand-Picked by Ira Sachs
With Passages out now in theaters, MUBI invited director Ira Sachs to pick some of his favourite films from the MUBI vaults. “I can’t imagine being myself without these films,” Sachs told MUBI about his selection, “They sit in my mind like photographs.”
October 6:
- The Innocent – Luchino Visconti (1976)
Available Now:
- Loulou – Maurice Pialat (1980)
- A Bigger Splash – Jack Hazan (1973)
- The Mouth Agape – Maurice Pialat (1974)
- Portrait of Jason – Shirley Clarke (1967)
Beautiful Perversions: Films by Yasuzô Masumura
An underappreciated master of the postwar period, Japanese auteur Yasuzô Masumura ruled over a singular cinematic domain, where beautiful imagery and beastly desires coexist. Including the cult classic Blind Beast, these recently-restored thrills journey to the lowest depths of human nature.
October 1:
- Giants and Toys (1958)
- Black Test Car (1962)
- The Black Report (1963)
- Red Angel (1966)
- Irezumi – Spider Tattoo (1966) 🎃
- Blind Beast (1969) 🎃
The New Coven: A Female Horror Renaissance 🎃
The horror film is in resurgence, with some of the most exciting work in the genre being done by women filmmakers. If these chillers from the new coven of female directors are anything to go by, something wicked this way comes.
Available Now:
- She Dies Tomorrow – Amy Seimetz (2020)
- Censor – Prando Bailey-Bond (2021)
- The Love Witch – Anna Biller (2016)
- Earwig – Lucile Hadžihalilović (2021)
Thrills, Chills and Exquisite Horrors 🎃
From the beginnings of film history, audiences have been drawn to scary movies like moths to a flame, finding in the shadowy space of the cinema some of their darkest fears and suspicions come terrifyingly alive. This Halloween, plunge into the heart of darkness with some striking cinematic horrors.
October 1:
- The Possessed – Luigi Bazzoni & Franco Rossellini (1965)
- The Fifth Cord – Luigi Bazzoni (1971)
- The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion – Luciano Ercoli (1970)
- Copycat – Charlie Shackelton (2015)
MUBI HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, October 1
Shortbus | dir. John Cameron Mitchell, 2006
Sex counselor Sofia has never once had an orgasm. But everything changes when Jamie and James, a gay couple she treats, introduce her to New York’s polysexual sex party scene. As dominatrix Severin helps Sofia to reach climax, Jamie and James’ sex life complicates with the arrival of a third lover. Shortbus won the Audience Award for best dramatic film. (Trailer)
Sunday, October 1
A Glitch In The Matrix | dir. Rodney Ascher, 2021 🎃
Documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher tackles the question “are we living in a simulation?”. Using a famous speech from Philip K. Dick, the filmmaker dives down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theory, interviewing digital avatars and unpacking cultural touchstones like The Matrix. (Trailer)
Sunday, October 1
Red Rocket | dir. Sean Baker, 2021
Down and out in Los Angeles, ex-porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown of Texas City, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law live. But just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey becomes smitten with Strawberry, a teenager working at a local doughnut shop. Starring Simon Rex and Bree Elrod, Red Rocket secured awards for Best Supporting Female and Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards. (Trailer)
Sunday, October 1
Hit The Road | dir. Panah Panahi, 2021
Driving across wide landscapes, a family navigates a road trip full of conflicting emotions. Dad has a broken leg and a mood to match while Mum fusses over her two children and the dog. As the destination draws closer, the claustrophobia in the car grows alongside the love they have for each other. Hit The Road secured five awards during its festival circuit. (Trailer)
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