PG
Director Penny Marshall tells the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were fighting in World War II. Two sisters join the league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. An excellent sports comedy that features a dynamic and charming ensemble cast.
Cynical, opportunistic reporter Chuck Tatum is in town to cover a rattlesnake competition, and when a local man is trapped in an abandoned cave dwelling, Tatum capitalizes on the story and manipulates coverage to circus-like proportions. Kirk Douglas puts in a sensational performance in this daylight noir, as director Billy Wilder puts forth his most biting take on the American culture of spectacle.
PG-13Rated PG-13 for macabre humor
The Addams Family is growing! With a new baby and a new in-law interrupting the household dynamic, Wednesday and Pugsley scheme destructive ways to keep their family to themselves. When their plan is foiled, the pair are shipped off to spend the summer at the excruciatingly gleeful Camp Chippewa. Based on the classic '60s sitcom, Barry Sonnenfeld directs an all-star cast including Angelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, and Joan Cusack.
RRated R
This rare comedy from director Martin Scorsese finds a Manhattan office worker, played by Griffin Dunne, venturing downtown for a hookup with a mysterious woman. He finds himself in for a night of awkward, surreal, and life-threatening situations with a colorful cast of characters. Considered the blueprint for the “one crazy night” film genre, AFTER HOURS is a Kafkaesque cult classic that bursts at the seams with kinetic energy and scene-stealing performances.
RRated R
All right you primitive screwheads, listen up! In the concluding film of the Evil Dead Trilogy, Bruce Campbell returns as Ash, but this time he’s crashing the Middle Ages with his trusty chainsaw and boomstick in hand. Ash needs to obtain the Book of the Dead to return to his own time period without awakening an army of Deadites. ARMY OF DARKNESS is a pitch-perfect mashup of horror, dark fantasy, and comedy all in one. Featuring Sam Raimi’s signature visual style, Bruce Campbell one-liners, and wild, over-the-top action sequences!
Howard Hawks captured lightning in a bottle with his casting of Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in what may be the greatest screwball comedy of all time. Grant plays a straight-laced paleontologist eager for a million-dollar endowment from Hepburn, a scatterbrained but wealthy socialite. In order to seal the deal, Grant must accompany the madcap heiress to her country home the day before his wedding with her pet leopard, Baby, in tow.
Join us for another year of this joyous cat-munal experience! CatVideoFest 2025 is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Proceeds from each show will go towards helping a local cat charity looking out for our furry friends.
Elizabeth Lane is a regular Martha Stewart— sharing her picturesque farm life in weekly newspaper columns with the world. The only problem is it’s all a ruse! When her publisher arranges a weekend at home with her biggest fan, a wounded veteran, the city singleton hustles to turn her lies into reality, acquiring a husband, farm & baby overnight! Featuring Barbara Stanwyck in one of her most unforgettable performances.
R
What Jaws did for swimming in the water, FINAL DESTINATION 2 does for driving on the highway. A year after the events of the first film, a new group of strangers find themselves being hunted by Death after a young college student's premonition saves them from a grisly fate. Widely considered the best in the franchise, this beloved sequel ups the ante with bigger and badder “freak accidents.” Starring A.J. Cook, Ali Larter, and the ever-iconic Tony Todd. Presented on 35mm. **We are operating with a single projector. This special 35mm screening will be presented with a short intermission to take a break, grab a beer, and accommodate a reel change.**
Rfor language throughout and brief drug use.
When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.
This early screwball comedy features spitfire dialogue between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. A spoiled rich girl escapes from her millionaire father, who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, she gets involved with an out-of-work newsman. When their bus breaks down, the bickering pair set off on a comic hitchhiking expedition.
PG
This charming mid-‘90s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen comedy about two unrelated identical strangers was essential sleepover viewing! When Amanda runs away from her charmed life to a nearby summer camp for orphans, she meets Alyssa, an outspoken street smart orphan who looks like her mirror image! Both interested in the possibility of a new life, they agree to temporarily trade places to see if the grass is really greener on the other side. Also starring Kirstie Alley and Steve Guttenberg.
Rarely shown on the big screen, this exuberant comedy is a blast to watch a crowd. When a newspaper accuses Connie Allenbury, a prominent socialite, of being a homewrecker, she sues them for libel. In an amusing attempt to spin their fiction into truth, the editor enlists the help of a former reporter to seduce the heiress. Director Jack Conway smartly pairs together William Powell and Myrna Loy for their fifth collaboration alongside two of the biggest stars of the 1930s – Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy.
In the depths of the Depression, a society scavenger hunt brings a naive socialite, played by the radiant Carole Lombard, to the city dump where she meets William Powell, an erudite homeless man, down on his luck. She hires him to become the butler for her eccentric family, and he learns that he is the latest in a long line of butlers who didn't last long due to the family's conflicting personalities and antics. A brilliantly executed comedy, full of both madcap humor and bitter satire, MY MAN GODFREY is one of the screwball gems of the 1930s.
RRated R
A pitch-perfect and truly unsettling adaptation of the Stephen King novel, PET SEMATARY tells the story of a grieving father who, after tragedy strikes, discovers a burial site in his backyard that can bring the dead back to life. The only caveat is that whoever goes into the ground doesn’t come back the same. Director Mary Lambert, known for her groundbreaking music video work with Madonna and Janet Jackson, brings a stylish and slightly campy take to King’s horrific meditation on grief. Rated R. Presented on 35mm. Because we are operating with a single projector, this special 35mm screening will be presented with a short intermission before the final act of the film to accommodate a reel change.
RRated R
In legendary special effects artist and four-time Academy Award winner Stan Winston’s directorial debut, Lance Henriksen plays Ed, a father whose son is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Ed does whatever is necessary to get revenge on those who killed his son including summoning the demon Pumpkinhead to assist him in doing so! Filled with inventive effects and visually stunning camerawork, PUMPKINHEAD has gained a cult following over the years – having spawned a few sequels, a comic book series, and even a song by The Misfits! Presented on 35mm.
PGfor comic action, mild language, and brief sexuality
In this wacky ‘80s sci-fi favorite from the director of Wargames, robot soldier Number Five is struck by lightning and becomes sentient. After escaping military captivity, he soon finds himself exploring the real world alongside a friendly pacifist who helps him avoid government recapture. Featuring loveable puppeteer work and endearing performances from Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg.
NC-17for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence
Paul Verhoeven followed up Basic Instinct with this twisted tale of the American dream, which is the pure embodiment of camp! SHOWGIRLS stars Elizabeth Berkley (Saved by the Bell) as Nomi, a drifter who hitches a ride to Vegas to become one of Sin City’s biggest dancers by any means necessary. This film is arguably Verhoeven’s most controversial and is still the only NC-17 film to get a wide-release in theaters. Initially dubbed “one of the worst films of all time” upon release, SHOWGIRLS has gained a cult following in the years since due to a devoted fan base (which includes director Jim Jarmusch). Also starring Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon. Presented in a new restoration. Rated NC-17. Warning: This film contains a scene depicting sexual assault, viewer discretion is advised.
Terror-Thon Pass includes: •Access to all 9 screenings in the TerrorThon 3 •Passes are $65 General; $50 Member Friday 10/3: •A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985) on 35MM - 7:30 •Tales from the Hood (1995) - 10:00 Saturday 10/4: •Morning Midnight Society - 10:30a •The Wolf Man (1941) - 1:00 •Noroi: The Curse (2005) - 3:00 •Re-Animator (1985) on 35MM - 7:30 •Cemetery Man (1994) - 10:00 Sunday 10/5: •Vampyr (1932) w/ NSSC - 1:00 •Don't Look Now (1973) - 4:00
RRated R
In this relentless Japanese cyber-punk cult classic, an ordinary office worker wakes up to find that he is becoming a machine hellbent on violence. With heavy flavors of Lynch’s surrealism, Cronenberg’s body horror, and Sam Raimi’s intense visual style, TETSUO: THE IRON MAN is a wildly paced adrenaline rush to the head. Virtually unavailable to show in theaters since the ‘90s, this film has garnered a huge following on the late-night underground film circuit and is being presented in a new restoration. In Japanese w/ subtitles.
PG
In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfit kids set out to find a pirate’s ancient treasure. They must overcome booby traps, natural obstructions, and a gang of desperate thieves in their race for the loot. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, THE GOONIES has gone from cult classic to the quintessential ‘80s action-adventure film for the entire family. Written by Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus. Featuring early performances from Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, and Ke Huy Quan.
G
Director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) pays homage to the screwball genre with this utterly madcap pairing of Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. Set in San Francisco, four identical travel bags get mixed up leading to embarrassing encounters between a distracted researcher (O’Neal) and a peculiar woman who keeps getting the two in increasingly wacky situations. Babs channels her inner Bugs Bunny in this whip smart romantic-comedy.
In Frank Capra’s unforgettable romantic comedy, a young Jimmy Stewart stars as a wealthy heir to his family’s company. While courting Jean Arthur, he coordinates a hilarious meeting between his family of rich snobs and Arthur’s rather eccentric household. It’s pure Capra, through and through. YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU received two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, with Capra earning his third Oscar in five years for directing.