ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (FRI 7/11th - SUN 7/13th)

Our picks and selects of the classics for the week and into the weekend on the big screen!
Check our ‘THEATRES’ page for a complete list of film houses to see what’s on at your nearest location.

Man in a suit standing with arms crossed in a busy casino with colorful lighting and people playing gaming tables.
Three young people posing together outdoors, with a woman on the left, a man in the middle behind them, and another man on the right wearing a red sports jersey with a Detroit Red Wings logo.
A woman with curly blonde hair and red lipstick standing next to a man with dark hair and a black sleeveless shirt, both posing closely in front of a colorful graffiti background.

All Weekend: Organized crime in Las Vegas gambling in the 1970s and ’80s get the Scorsese treatment in the thrilling true crime epic CASINO (1995). New 4K Restoration screens at The North Park Theatre, Buffalo, NY. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Matthew Broderick is America’s favorite hooky-playing high schooler who breaks all the rules and becomes an inspiration to slackers everywhere in FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (1986) screening at The Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Dig out your black leather jackets and poodle skirts and join the T-birds and the Pink Ladies at Rydell High for some Summer Lovin’ on our big screen! GREASE (1978) screens at The Kiggins Theater, Vancouver, WA. More info HERE.

Group of diverse people at a concert or event, showing various expressions of enjoyment and attentiveness.
A man with long hair, wearing an eye patch over his right eye, looks intensely into the camera in a dimly lit setting.
Group of people dressed as creepy clown dolls with pale faces, messy hair, and torn clothing, posing in a dark setting.

Fri 7/11th 9pm: The unique “Rock’n’Roll Fable” set in a world of, as Director Walter Hill put it, “custom cars, kissing in the rain, neon, trains in the night, high-speed pursuit, rumbles, rock stars, motorcycles, jokes in tough situations, leather jackets and questions of honor. STREETS OF FIRE (1984) screens in 35mm at The Brattle, Cambridge, MA. More info HERE.

Fri 7/11th & Sat 7/12th Midnight: In the terrifying future of 1997, a hijacked Air Force One crashes on the island prison of Manhattan, stranding President Donald Pleasance among the inmates as eye-patched mercenary Snake Plissken is sent in for the rescue. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) screens at IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 7/11th 10pm: A research team of misfits and malcontents comes under attack by a shape-shifting alien lifeform that had been trapped in the ice for 100,000 years in the the horror icon THE THING (1982), screening in 35mm at Vidiots Foundation x Eagle Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. More Info HERE.

Fri 7/11th 7:30pm: One of Cronenberg’s most frightening and controversial works is THE BROOD (1979) which screens at The Dryden Theatre, Rochester, N.Y. More info HERE.

A movie poster for 'Return of the Chinese Boxer' featuring two fighting men, one with fists clenched and another holding sticks, with additional scenes of other characters at the bottom.
Animated woman dressed as a warrior with gray hair, black and red outfit, standing in front of the Grand Canyon with a flying dragon in the sky.
A person with a bald, pale face and dark eyes leaning over another person lying in bed with an alarmed expression.

Fri 7/11th & Sat 7/12th Midnight: A glowing green orb - which embodies ultimate evil - terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror in the animated classic HEAVY METAL (1981) screening in 35mm at The Vista, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.

Fri 7/11th 5pm: Japanese ninja warlords contemplate their takeover of China using an array of exotic weaponry and supernatural forces in RETURN OF THE CHINESE BOXER (1977) starring Jimmy Wang Yu at The Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Fri 7/11 & Sat 7/12th Midnight: Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) is the most hauntingly beautiful film to ever tackle the Bram Stoker legend of Dracula. Screens at The Nitehawk Williamsburg, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 7/11th 8pm: Nicolas Cage fuels this absolutely bonkers David Lynch road movie as the Elvis-obsessed Sailor, who joins girlfriend Lula (Laura Dern) on a road trip more than a little inspired by The Wizard of Oz. WILD AT HEART (1990) screens at The Redford Theatre, Detroit, MI. More info HERE.

Animated scene with Alice sitting on the ground looking sad, while the two Red Queen characters from Alice in Wonderland are standing and talking.
Black and white photograph of five people inside an ice cream shop. Three women, one man, and a young boy are looking at the camera with surprised or confused expressions. The man is pointing towards the camera with an intense look, and the women appear concerned. Signs for peach ice cream, butter pecan, and peach are visible in the background.
A humanoid alien with large, black eyes and textured, wrinkled skin sits at a table with a man wearing a fedora and trench coat. The alien has an unusual head with multiple small antennae. The man, holding a cigarette, has a cigarette in his mouth and a drink in front of him. The setting appears to be a smoky room with shelves in the background.

Sat 7/12th & Sun 7/13th 6:30pm: A stupendously lush Double Feature or Disney classics both presented in rare 35mm IB Technicolor Print format for unparalleled color and vividness. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951) + THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967) screens at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.

Sat 7/2th & Sun 7/13th: Catch THE BLOB (1958) at the very theatre it was filmed at! Screens as part of BLOBFEST, including a re-creation of the famous 'run out scene' as terrified teens fled the cinema from the gelantnus menace! At The Colonial Theatre, Pheonixville, PA. More info HERE.

Sat 7/12th 7:15pm: A Double Feature of DIE HARD (1988) + WORKING GIRL (1988) both in 35mm as part of their 'Work Hard or Die Trying!' double. Come for the double or see your fave at The Somerville Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 7/12th 9:30pm: An exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa in David Cronenberg's NAKED LUNCH (1991) in 35mm at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

A man dressed as Adolf Hitler, but with a humorous twist, standing at a podium on a stage with microphones. He is wearing a Nazi costume with a hat and armband, but is flexing his arm and has a humorous expression. In the background, there are uniformed men and Nazi symbols.
Two women with 90s style clothing and glasses sitting on the hood of a silver car, smiling and talking in what appears to be a car dealership.
A young person sitting on the ground next to a chain-link fence, wearing a pink bunny ear hat and shorts, with arms crossed and a contemplative expression, amid litter on the sidewalk.

Sat 7/12th 6:15pm: In his controversial masterpiece, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of a certain murderous German dictator and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona in Charlie Chaplin's first pure 'talkie  THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) screens in 35mm at The Roxie, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sat 7/12th 1:30pm & 10pm: Sinbad the Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from the powerful witch Zenobia, her son and their several monsters! Catch SINBAD & THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977) presented by Silver Scream Spookshow with live show at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA. More info HERE.

Sat 7/12th 4:55pm & 9:50pm: Party on! Mike Myers and Dana Carvey's rock and metal adjacent comedy classic remains as witty as the day it was released. WAYNE’S WORLD (1992) screens at The Paris Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 7/13th 6:50pm: Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives in Harmony Korine's cult classic GUMMO (1997) screening in 35mm at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Cartoon rabbit with a razor in one hand and a hairbrush in the other, holding a mirror and a comb, in a pink room.
Photograph of a punk rock concert, with a musician jumping off stage into a crowd of teenagers and young adults, some reaching out to catch him. The scene is lively, with many people watching excitedly.
Close-up of a woman with short black hair, wearing a red top, against a green background with star shapes.

Sun 7/13th 11am: Join Bugs, Daffy, Wile E. Coyote and the rest of the gang in some of the greatest pieces of American animation ever made with the LOONEY TUNES ON 35MM collection screening FREE at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago, IL. More info HERE.

Sun 7/13th 7:30pm: Complete with incredible live footage HYPE! (1996) is an essential documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 9os. Screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 7/13th 3pm: A special early celebration of Bastille Day with a screening of French romantic-comedy classic AMELIE (2001), screening in a digital restoration and pre-show performance from award winning quartet Breakfast at Tiffany's at The Hayden Orpheum Theatre, Sydney, Australia. More info HERE.

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A person standing on rocky terrain, looking at a destroyed cityscape with smoke and fire in the background.
A young girl peering through dense green foliage, with her face partially painted red.

Sat 7/12th from 12pm: Witness the birth of the MCU at MARVEL DAY Presented By Muzeo Museum with the first installments of IRON MAN, THOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA and THE AVENGERS at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA. More info HERE.

Sun 7/13th 2pm: Christopher Nolan's harrowing tale of Allied soldiers surrounded by the German Army and evacuating during a fierce battle in World War II. DUNKIRK (2017) screens in 70mm at The Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA. More info HERE.

Sun 7/13th 2pm: Taking almost three years to complete and shot on 70mm in 25 countries on six continents, BARAKA (1992) brought together a series of stunningly photographed scenes to capture what director Ron Fricke calls “a guided meditation on humanity. Screens in 70mm at The Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.