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«Back10:00 AM - Talk Cinema
Notes: Sneak preview series curated by Harlan Jacobson, surprise screening - title announced in theater
4:00 PM - Fargo (Joel Cohen, Ethan Coen, 1996, 98 min, English)
12:30 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 96 min, English)
1:00 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
1:00 PM - The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorcese, 2013, 179 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Scorcese/DiCaprio Series
7:30 PM - Ring, Ring: A Doorbell Cam Fantasia
PhilaMOCA | Part
of
New feature-length found footage edit Series
10:00 AM - Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985, 566 min, English, French, German, Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish)
PFS Bourse
1:30 PM - The Fly (Kurt Neumann, 1958, 94 min, English)
Notes: Q&A hosted by Victoria Price (Vincent Price's daughter)
5:00 PM - Showcase of Philadelphia Black Horror Filmmakers
Part
of
Nights of Fright: A Festival of Black Horror Series
7:30 PM - Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992, 98 min, English)
Part
of
Nights of Fright: A Festival of Black Horror Series
Film en Espanol TBA (Spanish)
Bok Building - Room 411
Notes: Spanish-language films every Thursday; free
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 96 min, English)
7:30 PM - An Evening with David "The Rock" Nelson
Notes: Philadelphia Premiere of Brewce Longo’s "Pumpkinman Lives", local short film inspired by the work of David “The Rock” Nelson, plus The Rock in person, screening of some of his own short films
2:00 PM - Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946, 101 min, English)
Part
of
Hitchcock in the 1940s Series
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - 42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933, 89 min, English)
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945, 86 min, English)
Part
of
Cinema Classics Seminar Series
Notes: Seminar taught by Paul McEwan, PhD; screening only seating starts at 7pm
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Top Hat (Mark Sandrich, 1935, 101 min, English)
5:30 PM - Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (Jon Foy, 2011, 87 min, English)
Parkway Central Library - 2nd Floor | Part
of
Art Department Movie Night Series
4:00 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 96 min, English)
6:00 PM - Human Rights Coalition - Documentary Film on Toxic Prisons Campaign
InLiquid Gallery - Crane Arts Building
Notes: Film premiere wth organizers
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Child's Play (Tom Holland, 1988, 87 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay Series
Sundown - Return of the Living Dead (Dan O'Bannon, 1985, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Tunnel Vision Tuesdays Series
4:00 PM - Borromini and Bernini: Challenge for Perfection (Giovanni Troilo, 2023, 102 min, English)
7:00 PM - Bell, Book and Candle (Richard Quine, 1958, 106 min, English)
Notes: 35mm
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998, 117 min, English)
Part
of
Cinema Classics Seminar Series
Notes: Seminar taught by Paul Wright, PhD; screening only seating starts at 7pm
4:00 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935, 75 min, English)
Part
of
Science on Screen Series
Notes: Preceded by presentation by Dr. Daniel Cohen: "It’s Electric!: The connection between Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," bioelectric medicine, and bioengineering"
4:00 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
4:00 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 96 min, English)
7:00 PM - Stand By Me (Rob Reiner, 1986, 89 min, English)
7:00 PM - The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorcese, 2013, 179 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Scorcese/DiCaprio Series
7:30 PM - Mutiny In Heaven - The Birthday Party (Ian White, 2023, 99 min, English)
7:30 PM - Stag Movie Night: Vintage Porno from the 1920s, 30s and 40s
Maas Building (1325 N. Randolph St)
Notes: With talk by Dan Erdman, accompanied by recordings of period music, all on 16mm
8:00 PM - Pier Groups (Arch Brown, 1979, 57 min, English)
Secret Location (DM!)
Notes: Adults-only outdoor screening, BYO chair/blanket. DM @cinema_philly on Instagram or email intake@cinemaphilly.com for location.
7:00 PM - The Witches of Eastwick (George Miller, 1987, 118 min, English)
Part
of
Witchy Wednesday Series
7:00 PM - The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991, 118 min, English)
Part
of
My Favorite Film Series
7:00 PM - Pariah (Dee Rees, 2011, 86 min, English)
Bok Auditorium | Part
of
BlackStar Fall Screening Series Series
7:00 PM - Wolfen (Michael Wadleigh, 1981, 115 min, English)
Notes: Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown in person for post-screenng Q&A; 35mm
7:00 PM - Dark Crystal (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, 1982, 93 min, English)
Mercer Museum | Part
of
Movies at the Mercer Series
Notes: Outdoor screening, BYO chair/blanket; gates at 6 PM. Rain date 10/24
4:00 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 96 min, English)
7:00 PM - Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) (Jean Gremillon, 1937, 94 min, French / English subtitles)
Notes: New 4K restoration
7:00 PM - Stranger by the Lake (Alain Guiraudie, 2013, 97 min, French / English subtitles)
Harnwell College House Rooftop Lounge | Part
of
Monthly Queer Movie Night Series
8:00 PM - 1-800-HOT-DUCK Video Night
Notes: Halloween edition! Found footage curated by Chrissy Marie Jones
7:00 PM - Virulent: The Vaccine War (Tjardus Greidanus, 2022, 87 min, English)
The Mütter Museum
Notes: Q&A with director and producer Laura Davis in person to follow
10:00 PM - Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975, 100 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
11:30 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 132 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
Notes: 4K
7:00 PM - The Strange Mister Victor (L’étrange Monsieur Victor) (Jean Gremillon, 1938, 103 min, French / English subtitles)
Notes: New 4K restoration
10:30 AM - Hotel Transylvania (Genndy Tartakovsky, 2012, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
11:00 AM - E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, 115 min, English)
Part
of
Williams Family Matinees Series
11:00 AM - E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, 115 min, English)
Part
of
Williams Family Matinees Series
1:00 PM - T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets (Sophie Fiennes, 2022, 82 min, English)
10:30 AM - Corpse Bride (Tim Burton, Mike Johnson, 2005, 77 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
10:00 AM - The Addams Family (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991, 99 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
11:30 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 132 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
Notes: 4K
12:00 PM - Exhumed Films 24 Hour Horror-thon Part XVI
Notes: 24 hours horror marathon on 35mm - secret lineup!
1:30 PM - Borromini and Bernini: Challenge for Perfection (Giovanni Troilo, 2023, 102 min, English)
6:30 PM - The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998, 117 min, English)
1:30 PM - Titian: The Empire of Color (Giulio Boato, Laura Chiossone, 2022, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
7:30 PM - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Tim Burton, 2007, 116 min, English)
Film en Espanol TBA (Spanish)
Bok Building - Room 411
Notes: Spanish-language films every Thursday; free
2:00 PM - Delicious (Eric Besnard, 2021, 112 min, French / English subtitles)
Philadelphia City Institute | Part
of
Penn's Village Presents Series
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA
7:00 PM - Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Topper (Norman Z. McLeod, 1937, 97 min, English)
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Tobe Hooper, 1986, 89 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay Series
Sundown - Carnivorous (1977) and Raw Meat (1972)
Part
of
Tunnel Vision Tuesdays Series
Notes: 35mm
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935, 75 min, English)
7:00 PM - It Came From the Archives
PhilaMOCA
Notes: Rarely seen film and video from Philly-area archives, libraries and museums
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009, 106 min, English)
Part
of
Cinema Classics Seminar Series
Notes: Seminar taught by Paul Wright, PhD; screening only seating starts at 7pm
7:00 PM - Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993, 94 min, English)
7:00 PM - Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988, 92 min, English)
7:00 PM - Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951, 111 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Movies That Inspired Alexander Payne Series
7:00 PM - The Films of Julius-Amédée Laou (French / English subtitles)
Notes: Filmmaker in person
7:00 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 132 min, English)
Notes: 35mm
7:00 PM - Eve's Bayou (Kasi Lemmons, 1997, 109 min, English)
Bok Auditorium | Part
of
BlackStar Fall Screening Series Series
7:00 PM - Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997, 111 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Viva Video Presents Series
Notes: 4K
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, 109 min, English)
Part
of
Deep Focus on Screen Series
6:00 PM - Häxan (Benjamin Christensen, 1922, 105 min, Swedish intertitles)
Parkway Central Library - Room 205
8:00 PM - Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922, 94 min, German intertitles)
Notes: Live score by Not So Silent Cinema
9:15 PM - Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Part
of
Horror at the Hiway Series
7:00 PM - Winter Kills (William Richert, 1979, 97 min, English)
Notes: New 35mm print
9:45 PM - Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Fright Night Series
Notes: 35mm
10:00 AM - Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich, 2001, 92 min, English)
Part
of
Williams Family Matinees Series
11:30 AM - The Cabinet of Dr. Kaligari (Robert Wiene, 1920, 74 min, German intertitles)
Notes: Live score by School of Rock Main Line
12:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993, 76 min, English)
Notes: 30th anniversary screening
11:30 AM - The Cabinet of Dr. Kaligari (Robert Wiene, 1920, 74 min, German intertitles)
Notes: Live score by School of Rock Main Line
Sundown - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
Part
of
Tunnel Vision Tuesdays Series
Notes: Mahoning 2023 season finale. With bonfire and live performance from Tim Cappello
4:30 PM - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (John S. Robertson, 1920, 69 min, English)
Notes: With live organ accompaniment
7:00 PM - House (Nobuhiko Ôbayash, 1977, 88 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Film en Espanol TBA (Spanish)
Bok Building - Room 411
Notes: Spanish-language films every Thursday; free
6:00 PM - Bad Things (Stewart Thorndike, 2023, 86 min, English)
401 Fisher-Bennett Hall (Penn Campus)
Notes: Director in person; Q&A to follow film
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, 109 min, English)
Part
of
Deep Focus on Screen Series
7:00 PM - Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978, 91 min, English)
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal, 1981, 91 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay Series
7:00 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 122 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
After Hours Series
Notes: Special BYOB screening
8:00 PM - The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994, 102 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
After Hours Series
Notes: Special BYOB screening
7:00 PM - The Set-Up (Robert Wise, 1949, 72 min, English)
Part
of
Deep Focus on Screen Series
12:00 PM - Exhibition on Screen - Klimt and the Kiss (Ali Ray, 2023, 90 min, English)
7:00 PM - Rob the Mob (Raymond De Felitta, 2014, 104 min, English)
Notes: Post-film conversation with director, producer William Kay, and production designer Carlos Menendez; free for BMFI members
6:00 PM - And Now, Love (Jill Demby Guest, 2019, 86 min, English)
Parkway Central Library - Room 205
7:00 PM - The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963, 173 min, English)
7:00 PM - McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Robert Altman, 1971, 120 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Filmmaker Focus: Movies That Inspired Alexander Payne Series