Great news! We have HEAT, so the only chills you'll get at the cinema will be from the Halloween scares we have in store this week.
Friday we open two of the most acclaimed films from this year's festival circuit, plus we have two special 35mm presentations, so keep reading!
Triangle of Sadness
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Opens Oct 28! Get tickets now! [1]
"The perfect comedy for our times." —TIME OUT
"The most fun you'll have at the cinema this year, possibly ever." —FORBES
Get ready for some wild satire with TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, Ruben Östlund’s hilarious, crowd-pleasing Palme d’Or winner. Opens Friday at the Playhouse!
CALL JANE, OCT 27 - NOV 6
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Get tickets! [2]
"CALL JANE affectionally assesses the efforts of underground abortion clinics in the 60s with incredible emotional effect, and Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver serve as the standouts of a stacked cast." - Buzzfeed
"A clear reminder of how far we've come and how dangerously easy it is to lose it all." - Film Threat
Rocky Horror Picture Show Oct 28, 29 & 31!
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After two years of restricted ROCKY, we're thrilled to be back full on and full capacity!
Tickets going fast! [3]
Dancing, singing, shouting, vamping, stomping, bring your shadowcast... Shiver with anticipation for ROCKY HORROR AT THE PLAYHOUSE! Don't dream it; be it!
THE SHINING in 35MM!
"What's the Donner party?"
Oct 29 & 31 ONLY. Get tickets! [4]
Don't miss this chance to see THE SHINING in 35MM! Last year, these shows nearly sold out, and with Halloween traditions being what they are, you can be sure they'll be super popular again. Don't miss out! All work and no play....
Universal Horror: Frankenstein (1931)
Two shows: Oct 30 and Nov 2! [5]
One of the greatest, most influential monster movies ever made, James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN is essential viewing. Based on Mary Shelley's tale of the mad scientist who creates a monster, Frankenstein has gone down in cinema history for its iconic Boris Karloff performance, groundbreaking makeup, and, of course, the immortal line, “It’s alive!”
STARSHIP TROOPERS IN 35MM
Don't miss Paul Verhoeven's satiric, 1997, sci-fi, war-movie romance in 35MM!
Nov 3 & 11 only. Tickets here! [6]
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.
"Often grotesque and sometimes pretty cheesy too, it's now embraced by many film fans as sly satire skewering America's weakness for right-wing militarism." - NME
"Insanely subversive...functions as a visually dazzling science-fiction action picture, a philosophical challenge, and a hilarious, incisive comedy." - Groucho Reviews