PLEASE NOTE: IFS is currently a 21+ only venue.
Devil in a Blue Dress
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Pajama Party Cinema
Channel your inner "Movie Night-In" (but with the big screen) by joining IFS for a PJ party on 8/22. Dress in your favorite jammies and vibe-up with the gang for three classics: 10 Things I Hate About You, Get Over It, Miss Congeniality.
Specialty cocktails. Popcorn Bar. Prize for the best pajama ensemble.
Give nod to the end of summer while beating the heat indoors.
10 Things I Hate About You | 7pm
Get Over It | 9pm
Miss Congeniality | 11pm
Secret Cinema
IFS Presents Secret Cinema—you won’t know what you’re watching until it starts, but it’s guaranteed to be a good time!
Please Note: The Idaho Film Society is a 21+ only venue.
Popeye
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
Currents of Courage
When Christen Skinner's father was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer, she watched him go silent — then watched a fly-fishing river retreat bring him back.
That's how Currents of Courage began. Join Christen (director) and her father David Nehmer (executive producer, and one of the seven men in the film) for BEHIND THE CURRENT — a conversation about making their first independent film together, with never-before-seen clips from the doc ahead of its Sept 17 world premiere. Then stay as we screen the classic A River Runs Through It.
Here's how the evening runs:
5:30 PM – Doors open
6:00 PM – Christen & David in conversation, with never-before-seen clips
7:15 PM – Screening of A River Runs Through It
9:30 PM – Event ends
Idaho Film Society, 1212 W. Bannock St., Boise $20 — proceeds go toward post-production. Cash bar.
Revanche (Member Curation)
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico's frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother's murder at the hands of the serial killer known as "Motherface."
Dog Day Afternoon
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Filmmaker Spotlight: The Pain and The Power
The Pain and The Power asks what remains after belief systems fail, relationships end, and the spotlight moves on; and how art can transform damage into something communal, generous, and alive.
Shot partially in Idaho, soundtrack includes collaborations with Idaho artists Classtronaut and Endless Atlas. Screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A / community conversation with Logan Lynn.
The Mask
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
Fortune & Glory: Indiana Jones 45th Anniversary Dinner & a Movie
Join us for an archaeological expedition unlike any other as we celebrate the 45th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark with a four-course dinner inspired by Indiana Jones’ legendary adventure, followed by a screening of one of cinema’s greatest action films.
Dinner is followed by a screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Cry Baby
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Miami Connection
In a world where ninjas dream of being rock stars and rock stars dream of being ninjas, a martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
Burn After Reading
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.
Breen it On Double Feature - Twisted Pair
Identical twin brothers become hybrid A.I (artificial intelligence) entities, yet torn in different directions to achieve justice for humanity.
Breen it On Double Feature - Fateful Findings
A small boy discovers a mystical power as a child. He is then separated from his childhood girlfriend. He grows up to be a computer scientist who is hacking into the most secret national and international secrets, as well as being an acclaimed novel writer. His childhood 'finding' gives him amazing paranormal powers. He is reunited with the childhood girlfriend, mystically, on his hospital deathbed... as his relationship with his current drug addict girlfriend is deteriorating. The passions build between the threesome. Mystical, psychiatric and worldly forces rise to prevent him from revealing the hacked secrets. He attempts to reveal all in a Washington DC large press conference, with 'fateful' and dangerous consequences.
Kung Fu Hustle
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
Deadly Prey Gallery
The Film Society transforms into a pop-up gallery showcasing hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters—one of the world’s most vibrant and unique forms of film art.
Basket Case
A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
The Elephant Man - 40th Anniversary
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Robocop
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Decision to Leave
A pick from one of our esteemed members! Make sure to come to our members mixers for your chance at curation!
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A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains ends up meeting and developing feelings for the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.
Josie and The Pussycats
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.
Closed for Private Event
IFS will be closed for a private event.
Catch you at the next screening!
The Blob
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Journalism Under Fire: The Insider
Join us for a special Journalism in Film screening featuring Michael Mann’s riveting true story of whistleblowers, investigative reporting, and the fight to hold powerful institutions accountable.
Nalox Local Feature Premiere
After her brother dies from an overdose, a grieving woman takes the man she believes is responsible captive, demanding answers. As his disappearance draws others into the search, what begins as a personal reckoning spirals into a tense collision of grief, denial, and competing truths.
The Jerk
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.