Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan, 1998). New 35mm print! Tony Leung stars in Hou's quietly sumptuous tale of brothel life in nineteenth-century Shanghai. "'Surrender' is the key to this visually ravishing masterpiece" (Philip Lopate). (113 mins)

Ai Weiwei (China, 2014). With special guest Cheryl Haines. Made by Ai and his studio confederates, Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 meticulously documents Ai's arrest at the Beijing Airport, eighty-one-day incarceration, and subsequent Kafkaesque tangling with the Taxation Bureau. (128 mins)

Stephen T. Maing (China/US, 2012). With special guest Monica Lam. High Tech, Low Life follows two of China's first “citizen reporters” as they roam the country reporting on social and economic debacles that have been suppressed by official outlets. (87 mins)

Grand Finale! Minimalist legend Terry Riley closes out the final season of L@TE.

Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan/France, 2001). The glamorous Shu Qi pouts her way through Taipei's neon nightclubs in this hypnotic look at contemporary youth, shot by In The Mood For Love cameraman Mark Lee Ping-bin. “Among the most sublime, compelling, and beautifully crafted films to ever grace the big screen” (Film Threat). (119 mins)

Teimur Babluani (USSR, 1980) New 35mm Print! A fistfight on a crowded train triggers something far larger in this intriguing Georgian allegory, one of Georgian cinema's standout works of the eighties. (60 mins)

Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan, 2005). Three different time periods, two lead roles, and one eternal love: Hou Hsiao-hsien's romantic work moves across the history of Taiwan-and the arc of the director's career-to explore the memory of love in 1966, 1911, and today. “Hypnotically beautiful” (Manohla Dargis). (130 mins)