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A story that took 50 years to tell, THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY opens this Friday!
SEE ALL SHOWTIMES HERE [1]
This new documentary explores the 18-month relationship (1973-1975) that John Lennon spent with May Pang, his Chinese American assistant turned lover (on Yoko Ono's insistence).
Directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels. The now 72 year-old May Pang chronicles it all, revisiting her younger self - a naïve 22-year old experiencing her first and most unforgettable love. With footage of John Lennon, Julian Lennon, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson and more, catch it playing until April 27th.
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Tense and timely, Daniel Goldhaber's HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE opens this Friday.
Adapts and reimagines a same-titled non-fiction book by Andreas Malm, a crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
Daniel Goldhaber's taut thriller is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis.
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Mark Jenkin's latest folk horror ENYS MEN opens this Friday night and it looks terrifying.
Shot on 16mm and set on a mysterious isle off the Cornish coast in the 1970s, a wildlife volunteer descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.
"Burrows under your skin" - I.D.
"Supremely disquieting" - The Guardian
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Visually stunning and acoustically immersive, RIVER opens on April 23rd.
SEE ALL SHOWTIMES HERE [4]
Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility.
Won Official Selection of the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, and won Best International Feature at the 2022 Florida Film Festival!
Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead, this is one to watch on the big screen with big sound.
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Releasing for the first time in North America and in a new 4K restoration, UNA VITA DIFFICILE plays April 26 - 28
GET TICKETS HERE [5]
Following World War II, Silvio (Alberto Sordi), unable to keep his job, loses both his social standing and his wife (Lea Massari), until he attempts to back away from his old principles.
"Right after 'Una Vita Difficile', Risi made 'Il Sorpasso', ...The original English title of that film was 'The Easy Life'. Federico Fellini’s 'La Dolce Vita' dates from the same period. So much life!
All of these movies pulsate with the breathlessness and disorientation of a country simultaneously grappling with the past and speeding toward a confusing future. 'Una Vita Difficile' belongs in their company. It also stands by itself as an exuberant bad time, a pity party that has no business being so much fun."
- The New York Times
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SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE, April 23 & 27th [7]
All Seats $15 for this special event! Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning animated feature film comes to life in this first-ever stage adaptation, full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters.
Two unique casts and performances were filmed during the show’s acclaimed 2022 run, featuring Kanna Hashimoto (April 23rd) and Mone Kamishiraishi (April 27th) as Chihiro.
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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [9]
THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG [10]
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES [11]
Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the shire, until the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) arrives and convinces him to join a group of dwarves on a quest...
Extended editions, with an intermission halfway. Our $30 Trilogy Pass gets you 3 admissions, which we think is a nice deal. Screening two nights a week until May 6th!
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Catch the final screenings of VERMEER: THE GREATEST EXHIBITION [12] and A GOOD PERSON [13] at the Playhouse! Check our calendar for showtimes and tickets.
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