Demi Moore is chic in black as she carries her beloved pup Pilaf to a screening for The Substance in NYC

Demi Moore looked effortlessly stylish in an all-black, minimalist look as she left the screening of her new film The Substance on Monday.

The 61-year-old actress stopped by the IFC Center in New York City for a Q&A to accompany the critically acclaimed horror film.

She met her 29-year-old costar Margaret Qualley — who rocked a cardigan and skirt that complemented Demi’s look perfectly — but she also had an extra special guest: her adorable Chihuahua Pilaf.

The model-turned-actress carried the little dog injured as she left the screening.

Demi favored a stylish Thom Browne ensemble with a sleek black sweater, which she paired with an almost identical black cardigan with a red, white and black stripe under the row of buttons.

She was seen leaving after a Q&A at the IFC Center in Manhattan for a screening of her new horror satire The Substance with her co-star Margaret Qualley

Demi contrasted the fluffy sweater with a shiny black midi skirt with wide pleats that reached past her knee.

She complemented her outfit with a pair of statement black derby brogue shoes with a textured Scotch grain finish, and she looked like she was going without socks in the dress shoes.

Bruce Willis’ ex-wife also carried a black handbag and wore fashionable aviator sunglasses with black frames, which matched her long, raven locks, which flowed subtly down her shoulders.

Demi’s costar Margaret Qualley reflected her style with a reserved navy cardigan that she wore fully buttoned atop a navy blue dress covered in small polka dots.

The Poor Things actress wore her dark hair tied back in a messy bun, and she covered them up with black stockings as she completed her look with black loafers.

Demi and Margaret were on hand to talk about their critically acclaimed new horror satire The Substance.

Demi stars in the film – which is directed, written and produced by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat – as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former Oscar winner who has established herself in television with a popular aerobics program that she hosts.

But when she turns 50, she is unceremoniously fired from her show because the network – led by an over-the-top Dennis Quaid – is looking for a younger host, even though the show seems to be getting good ratings.

She wore a tight black sweater with a matching cardigan on top, a shiny black pleated sweater and black Derby brogues with Scottish grain.

Demi’s costar Margaret reflected her style with a reserved navy blue cardigan that she wore fully buttoned atop a navy blue dress covered in small polka dots

The Poor Things actress wore her dark hair tied in a messy bun, and she covered them up with black stockings as she completed her look with black loafers

When Elisabeth hears about a mysterious drug called The Substance that can help her stay young, she jumps at the chance.

The shadowy substance causes her to have a second, younger body (played by Margaret), which she can inhabit for seven days at a time, though she must take a full week off to her body before switching again.

Her younger self proves to be a hit with the network and picks up her old show, but Elisabeth realizes that her younger self is having trouble using her body for only seven days at a time, and their delayed transmissions begin to cause significant, stomach-churning pain. impact on Elisabeth’s body.

The film is being praised by film fans for being a return to the body horror subgenre pioneered by filmmakers such as David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome), Brian Yuzna (Society) and Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond).

Demi, who undergoes multiple shocking physical transformations in The Substance, has received some of the best reviews of her career, while Margaret has completed a string of critically acclaimed performances with author filmmakers.

The film contains an impressive amount of gore for an international co-production that played at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Best Screenplay award earlier this year.

While that may have made the film a hit with horror fans, it also left some unprepared viewers ‘traumatized’ by the buckets of blood and mangled limbs.”

Demi’s visit to the IFC Center in Manhattan follows her appearance on Sunday at the 2024 Hamptons Film Festival.

Demi stars as an actress and aerobics presenter who is fired from her TV show when she turns 50. Desperate, she turns to a mysterious drug called The Substance; still from The Substance

The drug creates a younger alternate version of herself (Qualley) in which she can live for seven days at a time. But the younger version has a mind of her own and she stays longer than the seven days, which has a stomach-churning effect on Demi’s body; still from The Substance

During her acceptance speech at the 2024 Hamptons Film Festival, Demi kept her fans updated on her ex-husband Bruce Willis’ condition; pictured on Sunday

She was on hand to accept this year’s Career Achievement in Acting Award.

During her acceptance speech, Demi updated her fans about her ex-husband Bruce Willis’ condition.

The action star was forced to retire as he has battled frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia in recent months, which has reportedly left him unable to speak.

“You know, I’ve said this before. The disease is what the disease is. And I think you have to have a deep acceptance of what that is,” Moore told the audience during a live discussion moderated by Alina Cho, as reported by People. “But where he is now, he’s stable.”