[ { "name": "I Saw the TV Glow", "description": "In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own. As time goes on, however, questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives. In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.", "release_year": "2024", "runtime_minutes": 100, "poster_url": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hS4GYkYpN1rfl4GIxyc02sCyfAj.jpg", "trailer_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kymDzCgPwj0", "tmdb_id": 858017, "tmdb_rating": 6.2, "tmdb_url": "https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/858017", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/series/outlook/#tmdb-858017-i-saw-the-tv-glow", "showings": [ { "name": "An Evening with Jane Schoenbrun: Public Access Afterworld + I Saw the TV Glow", "description": "THIS SCREENING IS AT RUSH!\n\nCo-presented by Book Passage.\n\nJoin us for a special evening with acclaimed filmmaker and writer Jane Schoenbrun, celebrating the release of their debut novel, Public Access Afterworld.\n\nSchoenbrun will join us for a moderated conversation with filmmaker Jenni Olson about the book and their work, followed by a screening of their acclaimed film I Saw the TV Glow.\n\nA mesmerizing mash-up of speculative fiction, horror, and conspiracy, Public Access Afterworld spans decades and realities, following an unforgettable ensemble of outsiders drawn into the mystery of a strange pirate television network broadcasting from somewhere beyond the static.\n\nTicket includes a pre-signed copy of Public Access Afterworld. Additional books will be available for purchase at the event.\n\nAbout Public Access Afterworld\n\n“Beautiful, funny, and scathing… I stayed up all night binge-reading.” – SenLinYu\n\n“Psychedelic horror of the first order.” – Grady Hendrix\n\n“Heart-wrenching, hilarious, visionary, and so damned smart, this novel is a major work by a major writer.” -Paul Tremblay\n\n“Dazzling and politically acute, Schoenbrun’s debut announces a major literary voice.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\n\nOne of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Most Anticipated Books. One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: Lit Hub, The Chicago Review of Books, The Bookseller, Reactor, Library Journal, and Debutiful.\n\nFind the receiver. Make it real.\n\nAt 5:35 p.m. on September 3, 1988. Dallas weatherman Ray “Can You Say Sunshine” Davino makes passing reference to Public Access Afterworld during a rambling monologue, right before he puts a gun to his head on live television and pulls the trigger.\n\nOn June 12, 2009. David Sawyer and Erin Morrison, two lonely, TV-obsessed suburban teens who might be falling in love, gather in Erin’s basement to watch TV’s analog-to-digital transition. But in the static that follows, Erin witnesses surreal broadcasts from a pirate TV network called Public Access Afterworld, and their lives are changed forever.\n\nSeventeen years later, Bethany Peters toils through the night shift at megacorp GlobalVill’s bleak Austin campus. A trans content moderator, she spends her evenings reviewing an endless stream of horrific videos. But then a young streamer begins to crop up in her feed calling out to Public Access Afterworld.\n\nBut what is Public Access Afterworld?\n\nSpanning decades and realities, with an unforgettable ensemble of outcasts and nerds-especially the messy but wholly relatable Bethany, who must overcome paranoia and self-doubt to transform into a hero of our times-Public Access Afterworld will have you reading through the night and rooting for its characters to survive. A mesmerizing mash-up of speculative fiction, horror, and conspiracy, it marks the arrival of a major new force in contemporary fiction by a groundbreaking filmmaker who’s been compared to David Lynch and Paul Thomas Anderson.\n\nAbout I Saw the TV Glow\n\nTeenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show—a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. As the two become increasingly consumed by the show, Owen’s sense of reality and identity begins to crack.\n\nWritten and directed by Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw the TV Glow is a haunting coming-of-age story about identity, isolation, fandom, and the strange power of the media that shapes us. Blending psychological horror with the hazy nostalgia of late-night television, the film explores the porous boundaries between the worlds we watch and the lives we inhabit.", "auditorium": "Big Roxie", "formats": [], "quirks": [], "source_url": "https://roxie.com/film/an-evening-with-jane-schoenbrun-public-access-afterworld-i-saw-the-tv-glow/", "region": { "sacid": "san-francisco", "name": "San Francisco", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/" }, "theater": { "sacid": "san-francisco/roxie", "name": "Roxie Theater", "short_name": "Roxie", "color": "#1d4ed8", "source_url": "https://roxie.com/", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/" }, "series": { "sacid": "san-francisco/roxie:outlook", "name": "OUTlook", "description": "OUTlook is the Roxie’s year-round programming initiative to highlight LGBTQIA+ voices in cinema. For decades, we’ve been committed to showcasing movies that reflect the full spectrum of identities both in our San Francisco community and the wider world. Through a mix of new and mainstream releases, classic repertory, and the avant-garde fringe, we’ve continually sought to show something for everybody at the Roxie.", "source_url": "https://roxie.com/series/outlook/", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/series/outlook/", "film_description": null }, "showtimes": [ { "start_on": "2026-11-04", "start_at": "2026-11-04T18:00:00", "formats": [], "quirks": [], "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T18:28:54" } ], "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T18:28:54", "last_seen_at": "2026-10-31T02:18:32" } ] }, { "name": "Carol", "description": "In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.", "release_year": "2015", "runtime_minutes": 118, "poster_url": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cJeled7EyPdur6TnCA5GYg0UVna.jpg", "trailer_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ekAV16RIs", "tmdb_id": 258480, "tmdb_rating": 7.5, "tmdb_url": "https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/258480", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/series/outlook/#tmdb-258480-carol", "showings": [ { "name": "Carol", "description": "Presented by OUTlook and Frameline\n\nDubbed “SF’s hottest new holiday tradition” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Frameline’s fourth annual Carol Day returns to its home at the Roxie Theater. Shake up your martinis, don your gloves (and gay apparel) for a costume contest, and get ready to be flung out of space — again.\n\nSet during Christmastime in 1950s New York, Todd Haynes’ adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt centers on shy, aspiring photographer Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), whose world changes when she meets the elegant Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett). As Carol struggles to maintain custody of her daughter amid a heated divorce, she and Therese develop a secret-yet-passionate romance that changes them both irrevocably.\n\nFeaturing a stunning screenplay from Phyllis Nagy; memorable supporting turns from Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, and Jake Lacy; and wholly transportive production design and costuming, Carol remains one of queer cinema’s most exquisite films.", "auditorium": "Big Roxie", "formats": [], "quirks": [], "source_url": "https://roxie.com/film/carol/", "region": { "sacid": "san-francisco", "name": "San Francisco", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/" }, "theater": { "sacid": "san-francisco/roxie", "name": "Roxie Theater", "short_name": "Roxie", "color": "#1d4ed8", "source_url": "https://roxie.com/", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/" }, "series": { "sacid": "san-francisco/roxie:outlook", "name": "OUTlook", "description": "OUTlook is the Roxie’s year-round programming initiative to highlight LGBTQIA+ voices in cinema. For decades, we’ve been committed to showcasing movies that reflect the full spectrum of identities both in our San Francisco community and the wider world. Through a mix of new and mainstream releases, classic repertory, and the avant-garde fringe, we’ve continually sought to show something for everybody at the Roxie.", "source_url": "https://roxie.com/series/outlook/", "url": "https://www.stuffsac.com/san-francisco/roxie/series/outlook/", "film_description": null }, "showtimes": [ { "start_on": "2026-12-21", "start_at": "2026-12-21T18:00:00", "formats": [], "quirks": [], "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T18:28:55" } ], "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T18:28:55", "last_seen_at": "2026-10-31T02:18:32" } ] } ]