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«Back7:15 PM - In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000, 98 min, Cantonese, Shanghainese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Wong Kar Wai: Heartbreak and Pineapple Series
6:00 PM - Llueve sobre Santiago (Helvio Soto, 1975, 107 min, Spanish)
Fleisher Art Memorial
7:00 PM - A Hard Day's Night (Richard Lester, 1964, 87 min, English)
6:00 PM - Fairytale (Sebastiano Mauri, 2017, 87 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Williams Hall 543 (Penn Campus) | Part
of
Queer Monthly Movie Night Series
7:30 PM - BOOM! A Film About the Sonics (Jordan Albertsen, 2018, 84 min, English)
Notes: Philly premiere
6:30 PM - Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954, 207 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: 4K
7:00 PM - Cemetery Man (Michele Soavi, 1994, 105 min, English, Turkish, Italian)
Part
of
Viva Video Presents Series
7:00 PM - Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986, 120 min, English)
Part
of
Fashion in Film Series
7:00 PM - Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998, 115 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay: Wednesday Night Frights Series
7:30 PM - Frankie Freako (Steven Kostanski, 2024, 82 min, English)
Notes: Philly premiere
7:00 PM - The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006, 137 min, German / English subtitles)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Headlines! Series
7:30 PM - Purple Rain (Albert Magnoli, 1984, 111 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Film Essentials Series
Notes: 4K
8:00 PM - Butcher, Baker Nightmare Maker (William Asher, 1981, 96 min, English)
Cartesian Brewing
7:00 PM - The Craft (Andrew Fleming, 1996, 101 min, English)
Part
of
Witchy Wednesday Series
1:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
7:00 PM - The Hunger (Tony Scott, 1983, 97 min, English)
Part
of
Fashion in Film Series
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: Election (Alexander Payne, 1999, 103 min, English)
Notes: Seminar taught by Alice Bullitt; screening only seating starts at 7pm
8:00 PM - Halloween III: Season of the Witch [Live Accompaniment] (Tommy Wallace, 1982, 98 min, English)
Notes: Featuring live musical accompaniment by composer Alan Howarth with Q&A following
7:00 PM - Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931, 71 min, English)
Mercer Museum
Notes: Outdoor screening, BYO chair/blanket; gates at 6:00 PM. Rain date 10/22
6:00 PM - Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Matt Wolf, 2019, 87 min, English)
Parkway Central Library - Montgmoery Audtiorium
Notes: Free screening followed by a discussion with Philly community mediamakers
Sundown - Eaten Alive (Tobe Hooper, 1976, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Thursday Thread-up Series
7:00 PM - Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973, 113 min, English)
Notes: New restoration, with introduction from film scholar Maya S. Cade
9:45 PM - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992, 86 min, English)
Part
of
After Dark Series
11:30 PM - The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980, 146 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
Sundown - Depp Dive: Edward Scissorhands (1990) & Ed Wood (1994)
Notes: 35mm
7:30 PM - The Spirit of Halloweentown (2024) & Halloweentown (1998)
Notes: Philly premiere of new documentary
10:00 AM - My Life with Asperger's (Julianna Brudek, 2024, 62 min, English)
Notes: Post screening Q&A with director and filmmaker and documentary subject George Steeves
10:00 AM - Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995, 100 min, English)
Part
of
Family Matinees Series
11:00 AM - The Muppet Movie (James Frawley, 1979, 95 min, English)
Part
of
Williams Family Matinees Series
10:00 AM, 10:15 AM - Coco (Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, 2017, 105 min, English)
Notes: 10:15 am screening is sensory friendly
12:00 PM - 24 Hour Horror-thon
Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)
Notes: Annual event with 24 hours of surprise horror films
11:30 PM - The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980, 146 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
Sundown - Witch, Please!: Hocus Pocus (1993) & Teen Witch (1989)
Notes: Gates open at 4pm for family friendly Halloween fun including scavenger hunt, trunk or treat, Jack O Lantern carving contest, and more
12:00 PM - Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954, 207 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: 4K
4:00 PM - In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000, 98 min, Cantonese, Shanghainese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Wong Kar Wai: Heartbreak and Pineapple Series
6:30 PM - Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut (Frank Oz, 1986, 103 min, English)
Sundown - Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004, 100 min, English)
Notes: 35mm
7:30 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA
6:00 PM - Jamie Wyeth & The Unflinching Eye (Glenn Holsten, 2024, 80 min, English)
Notes: With filmmaker in person
6:00 PM - Rosa Blanca (Roberto Gavaldon, 1961, 105 min, Spanish)
Fleisher Art Memorial | Part
of
Cine y censura en America Latina Series
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Election (Alexander Payne, 1999, 103 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay: 1999 Series
7:00 PM - A Hard Day's Night (Richard Lester, 1964, 87 min, English)
7:00 PM - Attack the Block (Joe Cornish, 2011, 88 min, English)
Part
of
Be Reel Micheaux Screening Series Series
Notes: Followed by talkback with Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission and Stephanye Watts of the Be Reel Black Cinema Club
7:30 PM - Practical Magic (Griffin Dunne, 1998, 105 min, English)
Part
of
KnitFlix Series
Notes: Knitting and crocheting encouraged, with Luv2Knit
7:00 PM - Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973, 113 min, English)
Notes: New restoration, with introduction from film scholar Maya S. Cade
6:30 PM - Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954, 207 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: 4K
7:30 PM - Horror-Thon Post-Mortem Double Feature
PhilaMOCA
Notes: Horror double feature on 16mm with trailers and other surprises
6:00 PM - The Green Ray (Eric Rohmer, 1986, 98 min, French / English subtitles)
Part
of
[untitled] Film Series Series
Notes: Followed by discussion with exhibiting artist Joanna Piotrowska
7:00 PM - Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, 106 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay: Wednesday Night Frights Series
7:00 PM - The Third Part of the Night (Andrzej Żuławski, 1972, 105 min, Polish / English subtitles)
Harnwell College House Rooftop Lounge
8:00 PM - The Driller Killer (Abel Ferrara, 1979, 101 min, English)
Cartesian Brewing
7:00 PM - Jennifer's Body (Karyn Kusama, 2009, 102 min, English)
Part
of
Retrograde Series
6:30 PM - Cinema Classics Seminar: Being John Malkovich (1999, 113 min, English)
Part
of
Seminar taught by Amy Corbin, Ph.D; screening-only seating starts at 7pm Series
7:00 PM - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974, 83 min, English)
7:00 PM - Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999, 105 min, English)
5:30 PM - Exposing Muybridge (Marc Shaffer, 2021, 88 min, English)
Penn Museum - Rainey Auditorium
Notes: With filmmaker in person for Q&A
6:00 PM - Here Ends the World We've Known (Annie-Sophie Nanki, 2022, 25 min, French / English subtitles)
Public Trust (4017 Walnut)
Notes: With filmmaker in person for discussion
7:30 PM - Film Safari Ghana (Andrew Leavold, 2024, , )
Notes: Philly premiere with filmmaker in attendance and bonus screening of Flying Baptists over Nollywood
7:00 PM - I Saw the TV Glow (Jane Schoenbrun, 2024, 100 min, English)
The Rotunda
Notes: Q&A with Ghouls Next Door following film
9:45 PM - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Dwight H. Little, 1988, 88 min, English)
Part
of
Horror at the Hiway Series
Notes: 35mm
7:00 PM - Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Fright Night Series
Sundown - Universal Monster Mash VIII: Dracula (1931), The Wolf Man (1941), Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Notes: 35mm
2:00 PM - Bye Bye Tiberias (Lina Soualem, 2023, 82 min, French, Arabic / English subtitles)
Notes: Conversation with director and film critic Joseph Fahim to follow screening
11:00 AM - Inside Out (Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015, 95 min, English)
Part
of
Williams Family Matinees Series
1:00 PM, 3:15 PM, 5:15 PM, 7:15 PM, 9:15 PM - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993, 76 min, English)
Sundown - Universal Monster Mash VIII: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Night Monster (1942)
Notes: 35mm
5:30 PM - The Films of Mtume Gant: Black Cinema on the Margins
Notes: Short films and preview of feature length film with filmmaker In person for introduction and Q&A
2:00 PM - Nosferatu [Live Accompaniment] (F.W. Murnau, 1922, 94 min, Silent)
Notes: With live theatre organ accompaniment by organist Wayne Zimmerman
7:00 PM - Phantom of the Paradise (Brian de Palma, 1974, 92 min, English)
12:00 PM - Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954, 207 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Notes: 4K
Sundown - Fright Night (Tom Holland, 1985, 106 min, English)
Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)
Notes: With stars William Ragsdale and Stephen Geoffreys in person, with bonfire after-party for final night of the season
7:30 PM - Black Eyed Susan (Scooter McCrae, 2024, 85 min, English)
Notes: Philly premiere with filmmaker in attendance
1:00 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 122 min, English)
1:00 PM, 7:00 PM - They Live (John Carpenter, 1988, 94 min, English)
7:30 PM - Brainscan (John Flynn, 1994, 96 min, English)
Part
of
Cult Movie Mondays Series
8:00 PM - Charlie Victor Romeo (Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels, Karlyn Michelson, 2013, 90 min, English)
Vox Populi
7:00 PM - Diaries from Lebanon (Myriam El Hajj, 2024, 110 min, Arabic / English subtitles)
PAFA's Rhoden Arts Center, 118-128 N Broad St
Notes: US premiere with documentary subject Perla Joe Maalouly in person
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Go (Doug Liman, 1999, 102 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay: 1999 Series
7:00 PM - It Came from the Archives
Notes: An evening of rarely seen film and video from Philadelphia-area archives, libraries and museums
7:00 PM - The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999, 107 min, Engilsh)
7:00 PM - Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999, 113 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Viva Video Presents Series
7:00 PM - Matt McGinnis’s Movie Riffing Melee: The Devil Bat (Jean Yarbrough, 1940, 105 min, English)
Notes: Live event with Matt McGinniss and audience participation
7:00 PM - Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982, 114 min, English)
7:00 PM - Trick 'R Treat (Michael Dougherty, 2007, 82 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Retro Replay: Wednesday Night Frights Series
8:00 PM - The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973, 88 min, English)
Notes: Preceded by live set by Hilary Woods
7:30 PM - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992, 134 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
7:30 PM - The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, 1987, 79 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
After Hours Series
8:00 PM - The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005, 100 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
After Hours Series
8:00 PM - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974, 83 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
8:00 PM - Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962, 78 min, English)
Cartesian Brewing
1:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 122 min, English)
7:30 PM - Carrie (Brian de Palma, 1976, 98 min, English)
7:30 PM - Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978, 91 min, English)
7:30 PM - The Monster Squad (Fred Dekker, 1987, 79 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
After Hours Series
7:30 PM - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974, 83 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
8:00 PM - Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977, 89 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
8:00 PM - The Blackening (Tim Baker, 2022, 97 min, English)
PFS East | Part
of
BYOB Night Series
Notes: BYOB, co-hosted with 6IX Agency
7:00 PM - The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, 122 min, English)
10:00 PM - Mute Witness (Anthony Waller, 1995, 95 min, English, Russian)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
After Hours Series
Notes: New 4K restoration
7:00 PM - The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001, 110 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Film Essentials Series
7:30 PM - Ishtar (Elaine May, 1987, 107 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Passion Pit Series
9:30 PM - Winter Kills (William Richert, 1979, 97 min, English)
Philadelphia Film Center | Part
of
Headlines! Series
Notes: 35mm