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«Back9:45 PM - Cruel Intentions (Roger Kumble, 1999, 97 min, English)
Part
of
After Dark Series
10:00 PM - Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975, 100 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
11:30 PM - Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999, 139 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
7:30 PM - 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963, 138 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
8:15 PM - Grease 2 (Patricia Birch, 1982, 115 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Guilty Treasures Series
7:00 PM - Divided Attention (Stephanie Ramones, 2022, 73 min, English)
Part
of
Storyville Series
10:00 AM - The Wiz (Sidney Lumet, 1978, 134 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
10:00 AM - Harriet the Spy (Bronwen Hughes, 1996, 100 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
11:30 PM - Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999, 139 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
4:00 PM - 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963, 138 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
6:00 PM - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019, 122 min, French / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
7:30 PM - RRR (S. S. Rajamouli, 2022, 181 min + intermission, Telugu / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center
12:00 PM and 5:00 PM - Encanto (en español) (Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith, 2021, 102 min, English)
Part
of
Crowd Pleasers Series
2:30 PM and 7:30 PM - Encanto (in English) (Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith, 2021, 102 min, English)
Part
of
Crowd Pleasers Series
9:45 PM - Batman (Tim Burton, 1989, 126 min, English, Spanish)
Part
of
Crowd Pleasers Series
1:00 PM - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (David Bickerstaff, 2023, 90 min, English, French, German, Spanish / English subtitles)
1:00 PM - Uprising Along the Delaware (Lanny Morgnanesi, 2023, 57 min, English)
Notes: Followed by Q&A with filmmaker
Sundown - A Tribute to Paul Rubens: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992, 86 min, English)
3:00 PM - The Secret of Kells (Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, 2009, 75 min, English, Irish)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Family Matinees Series
5:00 PM - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019, 122 min, French / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
6:00 PM - Alps (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2011, 93 min, Greek / English subtitles)
PFS Bourse | Part
of
Kosmos Yorgos Series
4:30 PM - Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra, 1944, 118 min, English)
7:00 PM - My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979, 100 min, English)
Notes: Free screening for BMFI members only
2:30 PM - Hip Hop Legends Double Feature: Tupac: Resurrection (2003) and Notorious (2009)
Philadelphia City Institute
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA | Part
of
Psychotronic Month Series
7:00 PM - Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues (2023, 108 min, English)
7:00 PM - Paris Blues (Martin Ritt, 1961, 98 min, English)
Part
of
Deep Focus on Screen Series
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:30 PM - Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990, 124 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay Series
Sundown - Leatherface: the Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (Jeff Burr, 1990, 85 min, English)
Part
of
Tunnel Vision Tuesdays Series
Notes: 35mm
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA | Part
of
Psychotronic Month Series
4:00 PM and 7:00 PM - The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman, 1931, 83 min, English)
Part
of
Big Screen Civics Series
7:00 PM - A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971, 136 min, English)
Part
of
My Favorite Film Series
6:00 PM - Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison (Cinque Northern, 2022, 27 min, English)
ICA Philadelphia
Notes: Free with Q&A to follow screening
7:00 PM - Taxi Driver (Martin Scorcese, 1976, 114 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
Notes: 4K
7:30 PM - The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015, 119 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Kosmos Yorgos Series
7:00 PM - My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, 86 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: Jules and Jim (François Truffaut, 1962, 104 min, French / English subtitles)
Notes: Seminar taught by Maurizio Giammarco, PhD; screening only seating starts at 7pm
6:00 PM - Film en Espanol TBA (Spanish)
Bok Building - Room 411
Notes: Spanish-language films every Thursday; free
7:30 PM - Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987, 100 min, English)
Mercer Museum | Part
of
Movies at the Mercer Series
Notes: Outdoor screening, BYO chair/blanket; gates at 6:30 PM. Rain date 9/26
7:30 PM - Sundance Film Festival 2023 Short Film Tour
Notes: Seven short films curated from 2023 Sundance film festival
10:30 AM - The Secret of Kells (Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, 2009, 75 min, English, Irish)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Family Matinees Series
Notes: Sensory friendly screening
7:00 PM - The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018, 119 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Kosmos Yorgos Series
7:00 PM - The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018, 119 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Kosmos Yorgos Series
7:30 PM - Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966, 74 min, Czech / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
Notes: 4K
7:00 PM - Body of Work: Cheryl Fabio
Notes: Retrospective hosted by Jamal Batts
7:00 PM - Faraway, So Close! (Wim Wenders, 1993, 144 min, German / English subtitles)
EPCC (1025 Mifflin St)
Notes: Free outdoor screening
10:15 PM - House (Nobuhiko Ôbayash, 1977, 88 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
7:30 PM - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (Renny Harlin, 1988, 113 min, English)
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
Notes: 35mm
7:00 PM - Amateur Night at City Hall: The Story of Frank L. Rizzo (Robert Mugge, 1979, 75 min, English)
Notes: Followed by a conversation with the director
7:00 PM - Philly Film Showcase
Philadelphia Film Center
Notes: Monthly showcase for local filmmakers with post-screening Q&A.
7:30 PM - The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, 92 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
7:00 PM - Body of Work: Cheryl Fabio
Notes: Retrospective hosted by Josslyn Luckett
9:45 PM - Enter the Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973, 102 min, English, Cantonese)
Notes: 35mm. 50th anniversary screening, introrduction by author Chris Poggiali
8:00 PM - Four More Films
The Rotunda | Part
of
Bright Bulb Screening Series Series
Notes: A program of four short films
7:30 PM - Black Orpheus (Marcel Camus, 1959, 107 min, Portuguese / English subtitles)
Clark Park | Part
of
cinéSPEAK Under the Stars Series
Notes: Preceded by food vendors at 4pm and DJ Lil Dave at 5:30 PM; rain date 9/23
6:00 PM - Batikh Batikh Film Program: Skin
Notes: Film program exploring the theme of skin in SWANA region and its diaspora.
1:00 PM - Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki, 2008, 101 min, English (dubbed))
Part
of
Free screening with post-film discussion Series
7:30 PM - GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (Ray Patterson, Don Lusk, Alan Zaslove, 1986, 71 min, English)
PhilaMOCA
Notes: 35mm, plus surprise 16mm episodes of 1980s cartoons
10:15 PM - Demons (Lamberto Bava, 1985, 78 min, English (dubbed))
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
11:00 AM - The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, 1987, 79 min, English)
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
1:30 PM - Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931, 71 min, English)
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
5:30 PM - The AGFA Horror Trailer Show (80 min, )
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
Notes: Compilation of rare horror trailers, commercials and ephemera from American Genre Film Archive
7:45 PM - Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987, 94 min, English)
Part
of
Terror-thon Series
Notes: 35mm
1:00 PM - Gangs of New York (Martin Scorcese, 2002, 170 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Scorcese/DiCaprio Series
4:00 PM - Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966, 74 min, Czech / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
Notes: 4K
6:00 PM - Au Hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966, 95 min, French / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
8:30 PM - Psycho 2 (Richard Franklin, 1983, 113 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
Notes: 35mm
7:30 PM (Doors 7 PM) - Police Story (Jackie Chan, 1985, 100 min, Cantonese)
Space1026 (844 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA)
1:00 PM - Gangs of New York (Martin Scorcese, 2002, 170 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Scorcese/DiCaprio Series
7:30 PM - Anniversary - 5 Years of Lino Kino
FringeArts
Notes: Film and video art by local artists. Free.
Sundown - The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Rod Amateau, 1987, 97 min, English)
Notes: Gates open at 3pm for vendor market
7:30 PM - Cade: The Tortured Crossing (Neil Breen, 2023, 96 min, English)
Notes: One-time encore screening
7:30 PM - Sundance Film Festival 2023 Short Film Tour
Notes: Seven short films curated from 2023 Sundance film festival
3:30 PM - The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, 92 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
6:00 PM - Au Hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966, 95 min, French / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
1:30 PM - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947, 104 min, English)
2:00 PM - The Hundred-Foot Journey (Lasse Hallström, 2014, 122 min, English)
Philadelphia City Institute | Part
of
Penn's Village Presents Series
7:00 PM - The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966, 121 min, Arabic, French, English / English subtitles)
Dubois-Robeson People's Center (4515 Baltimore Ave) | Part
of
Marxist Movie Mondays Series
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA | Part
of
Psychotronic Month Series
7:00 PM - Adaptation. (Spike Jonze, 2002, 115 min, English)
Notes: Presented with Ambler Arboretum
6:30 PM - Seminar: Short Attention Span 18
Part
of
Seminar with screening of collection of short films taught by film critic Gary M. Kramer Series
2:00 PM and 7:00 PM - Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997, 135 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay Series
Notes: 4K
Sundown - The Mist (Frank Darabont, 2007, 126 min, English)
Part
of
Tunnel Vision Tuesdays Series
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA | Part
of
Psychotronic Month Series
7:00 PM - 12 Monkeys (Terry Gilliam, 1995, 131 min, English)
Part
of
Big Screen Civics Series
12:00 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - Aurora's Sunrise (Inna Sahakyan, 2022, 96 min, Armenian / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - So This Is Paris (Ernst Lubitsch, 1926, 72 min, English)
Part
of
Silent Movie Day Series
Notes: Live musical accompaniment by Ben Model
7:00 PM - Gangs of New York (Martin Scorcese, 2002, 170 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Scorcese/DiCaprio Series
7:30 PM - Once Upon A Time in Uganda (Cathryne Czubek, 2021, 94 min, English)
3:00 PM - Be Well: Short Films for the Soul
Philadelphia Film Center
Notes: Interactive mental health and short film screening event with 4 short films exploring mental health in communities of color, plus resource fair, community grounding activities, breakout room discussions, and more.
7:00 PM - Wings Over Water (Andrew Young, 2022, 45 min, English)
Notes: Co-presented with Audubon Mid-Atlantic and Jenkins Arboretum, panel on bird migration to follow
7:00 PM - It (Clarence G. Badger, Josef von Sternberg, 1927, 82 min, English)
Part
of
Silent Movie Day Series
Notes: With live musical accompaniment by Ben Model
6:00 PM - Film en Espanol TBA (Spanish)
Bok Building - Room 411
Notes: Spanish-language films every Thursday; free
7:00 PM - My Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, 86 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Sight & Sound 100 Series
7:15 PM - Seeking Liberation: Stories of Justice, Change and Healing
One Art Community Center
Notes: Three short films by IPMF grantees. Doors at 6:30 PM, outdoor event
7:00 PM - Laurel & Hardy: Four Early Films
Part
of
Silents, Please! presented by Louis Bluver Series
7:00 PM - Born to Be (Tanya Cypriano, 2019, 92 min, English)
Part
of
Producers' Forum Series
Notes: Live post-screening discussion with Tania Cypriano
4:30 PM and 7:30 PM - Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme, 1984, 88 min, English)
Notes: New 4K restoration for 40th anniversary
2:00 PM - P.P. Rider (Shinji Somai, 1983, 118 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: New 2K transfer
7:00 PM - Typhoon Club (Shinji Somai, 1985, 115 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: New 4K restoration
1:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM - Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme, 1984, 88 min, English)
Notes: New 4K restoration for 40th anniversary
7:00 PM - Safety Last! (Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, 1923, 73 min, English)
Notes: With live accompaniment on the Wurlitzer organ by Brett Miller
5:00 PM - In Process with Tshay
Making Worlds Bookstore (210 South 45th St))
Notes: Conversation and cinematic excerpts with filmmaker Tshay
7:30 PM - The Boogeyman (Ulli Lommel, 1980, 82 min, English)
Notes: New restoration
1:00 PM, 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM - Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme, 1984, 88 min, English)
Notes: New 4K restoration for 40th anniversary
1:30 PM - Son of Frankenstein (Rowland V. Lee, 1939, 99 min, English)