Philm Club #056 Listings

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10/01

Ambler Theater

  • 7:00 PM - Godzilla (Ishiro Honda, 1954, 96 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Keeping The Score Series


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948, 89 min, Italian / English subtitles)


Lightbox Film Center

  • 7:00 PM - The Friends (Shinji Somai, 1994, 113 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Bok Auditorium


PhilaMOCA

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - 3 Faces (Jafar Panahi, 2018, 100 min, Turkish, Farsi / English subtitles)
    Film Society East


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/02

Ambler Theater

  • 7:00 PM - 9 to 5 (Colin Higgins, 1980, 109 min, English)


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - The Craft (Andrew Fleming, 1996, 101 min, English)
    Part of Craft Cinema Series
    Notes: Please bring your favorite crafting project, we’ll keep the lights dim enough to enjoy the movie, but bright enough to enjoy your craft


County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000, 122 min, English)
    Part of Films That Rock Series


Girls Like Horror & PUFF

Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

PhilaMOCA

  • 7:30 PM - Demons (Dario Argento, 1985, 88 min, English, Italian)
    Notes: Open Gallery with Deadly Prey Gallery precedes screening


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Rock 'n' Roll High School (Alan Arkush, 1979, 89 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of After Hours Series


University of Pennsylvania

  • 5:30pm - Black Box Diaries (Shiori Ito, 2024, 103 min, Japanese)
    Rainey Auditorium at Penn Museum
    Notes: Director will attend post-screening Q&A in person.



10/03

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004, 97 min, English)
    Part of Crowd Pleasers Series


County Theater (Doylestown)

Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

People's Media Record & cinéSPEAK

  • 7:00 PM - Archival Cinema Screening (Various, Various, , )
    Calvary Center, 4740 Baltimore Ave | Part of Part of People's Media Camp Series
    Notes: Films exploring diverse archives, including several original Philly-based shorts


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - Magic (Richard Attenborough, 1978, 107 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 7:30 PM - Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977, 89 min, English)
    Film Society Center
    Notes: 35mm


  • 9:30 PM - Ju-On: The Grudge (Takashi Zhimizu, 2002, 92 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


University of Pennsylvania

  • 5:30pm - Tree of Violence (Anna Moiseenko, 2024, 52 min, var / English subtitles)
    Public Trust (4017 Walnut Street)
    Notes: Film followed by a conversation with Victoria Lomasko and Julia Alekseyeva


VHS Club

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 7:00 pm - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002, 126 min, English)



10/04

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - The Mighty Ducks (Stephen Herek, 1992, 104 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


  • 12:30 PM - Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975, 159 min, English)
    Part of Cinema Classics Seminar Series
    Notes: Seminar by Jennifer Fleeger


County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 10:00 AM - Hotel Transylvania 2 (Genndy Tartakovsky, 2015, 89 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series


Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 12:00 PM - City On Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987, 105 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 12:30 PM - A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986, 95 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 2:30 PM - Ju-On: The Grudge (Takashi Zhimizu, 2002, 92 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 3:00 PM - Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975, 185 min, English, German, French)
    Film Society Center | Part of Film Essentials Series


  • 7:45 PM - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 9:15 PM - Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977, 89 min, English)
    Film Society Center
    Notes: 35mm


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 1:00 PM - Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995, 100 min, English)


  • 7:00 pm - Spider-Man 2.1 (Sam Raimi, 2004, 132 min, English)
    Notes: Extended version of Spider-Man 2



10/05

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Selena (Gregory Nava, 1997, 127 min, English, Spanish)


Hiway Theater & Not So Silent Cinema

  • 1:00 PM - Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932, 73 min, Silent with live original score)
    Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)


Lightbox Film Center

Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM - A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986, 95 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 6:30 PM - Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977, 89 min, English)
    Film Society Center
    Notes: 35mm


  • 7:00 PM - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 1:00 PM - Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995, 100 min, English)


  • 7:00 PM - Spider-Man 3 (Sam Raimi, 2007, 144 min, English)



10/06

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 9:15 PM - Open Screen Monday
    Notes: Monthly workshop-style forum for local filmmakers to show their work and get feedback. Free.


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/07

Chestnut Hill Film Group

  • 7:00 PM - The Adventures of Robin Hood (William Keighley, Michael Curtiz, 1938, 102 min, English)
    Woodmere Art Museum | Part of Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series



10/08

Ambler Theater & Not So Silent Cinema

  • 7:30 PM - The Golem (Paul Wegener, Carl Boese, 1920, 76 min, Silent with live original score)
    Ambler Theater | Part of Spooky Screenings Series


Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

County Theater

  • 7:00 PM - Godzilla (Ishiro Honda, 1954, 96 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Keeping The Score Series


Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

  • 7:00 PM - Clue (Jonathan Lynn, 1985, 96 min, English)
    Notes: "One of the 3 endings filmed for the movie’s original release will be chosen at random!"


Lightbox Film Center

  • 7:00 PM - The Smugglers (Luc Moullet, 1967, 81 min, French / English subtitles)
    Bok Auditorium


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 7:30 PM - A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986, 95 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995, 100 min, English)



10/09

Ambler Theater

  • 7:00 PM - Death Becomes Her (Robert Zemeckis, 1992, 104 min, English)
    Part of Spooky Screenings Series


Bright Bulb Screenings

County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - After the Fox (Vittorio De Sica, 1966, 103 min, English)


Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

  • Sundown - Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton, 1996, 110 min, English)
    Part of Thursday Thread-Up Series
    Notes: On 35mm


Michael S. Koehler

  • 7pm - SPIRITUS: No Business like Dough Business (Michael S. Koehler, 2025, 63 min., English)
    South Philly Autonomous Cinema | Part of none Series
    Notes: This film explores the rich history of one of the oldest family-run business in Provincetown, Massachusetts, SPIRITUS Pizza and Ice Cream. It highlights the challenges faced by the business, the queer community, and the AIDS crisis, all against the backdrop of the conservative Puritanical attitudes in the town during the 1970s and 1980s.


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997, 134 min, English)
    Film Society Center


Sights & Sounds

  • 8:30 PM - Beyond The Darkness (Joe D'Amato, 1979, 94 min, English)
    Neon Clown Dream Lounge (1248 N Front St 2nd Fl)



10/10

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993, 95 min, English)
    Notes: Adults-Only screening & dance party


County Theater (Doylestown)

Landmark Cinemas

  • 11:30 PM - Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974, 106 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Cine Insomnia Series


Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

  • Sundown - Halloween-A-Thon III (var, English)
    Notes: Featuring Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), and Trick or Treats (1982)


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 10:15 PM - The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987, 97 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 6:30 PM - Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975, 185 min, English, German, French)
    Film Society Center | Part of Film Essentials Series


  • 7:15 PM - Magic (Richard Attenborough, 1978, 107 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 9:30 PM - Ju-On: The Grudge (Takashi Zhimizu, 2002, 92 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


VHS Club


10/11

Ambler Theater

  • 10:00 AM - Hotel Transylvania 2 (Genndy Tartakovsky, 2015English, 89 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series


Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - Coco (Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, 2017, 105 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • TBA - Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984, 107 min, English)
    Notes: Times to come; will screen all day Oct 11


Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

  • 9:45 PM - Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 1989, 67 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Cult Cinema Club Series


Landmark Cinemas

  • 11:30 PM - Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974, 106 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Cine Insomnia Series


Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

  • Sundown - Halloween-A-Thon III (var, English)
    Notes: Featuring Halloween III: Season of The Witch (1982), Trick or Treat (1986), and Satan's Little Helper (2004)


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM - A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986, 95 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 4:30 PM - City On Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987, 105 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 6:30 PM - Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997, 134 min, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 9:00 PM - Ju-On: The Grudge (Takashi Zhimizu, 2002, 92 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 9:15 PM - Magic (Richard Attenborough, 1978, 107 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


Reel Nomadic

VHS Club

  • 7:00 PM - Mahogany (Berry Gordy, 1975, 109 min, English)
    The Fitler Club


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/12

Ambler Theater

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 6:30 PM - Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997, 112 min, Japanese / English subtitles)


County Theater (Doylestown)

Mahoning Drive-In Theater (Lehighton)

  • Sundown - House (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977, 88 min, English, Japanese)


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM - City On Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987, 105 min, Cantonese, English)
    Film Society Center


  • 6:30 PM - Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997, 134 min, English)
    Film Society Center


VHS Club

  • 12:00 PM - Donnie Darko (Richard Kelley, 2001, 113 min, English)
    University City Arts League


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/13

Bok Movie Club

PhilaMOCA

  • 7:30 PM - Pizza Party Massacre (Hayden Hall, 2024, , English)
    Notes: Director Hayden Hall will be in attendance. Screened with opening short "The Norwegian Drillbit Massacre"


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/14

Chestnut Hill Film Group

  • 7:00 PM - Vanishing Point (Richard C. Sarafian, 1971, 99 min, English)
    Woodmere Art Museum | Part of Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series


County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - Suspira (Dario Argento, 1977, 92 min, Italian / English subtitles)
    Part of Series
    Notes:


Free Library of Philadelphia & Movie Jawn

  • 5:30 PM - Alias Nick Beal (John Farrow, 1949, 93 min, English)
    Room 108, Parkway Central Library


Heavy Cycle Cinema

  • 8:00 PM - The Untold Story (Herman Yau, 1993, 95 min, Cantonese / English Subtitles)
    Launderette Records | Part of The CAT III Challenge Series


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


10/15

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 6:30 PM - Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968, 130 min, English)
    Part of Cinema Classics Seminar Series
    Notes: Seminar by Maurizio Giammarco


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Teen Witch (Dorian Walker, 1989, 93 min, English)


Lightbox Film Center

  • 7:00 PM - A Girl is a Gun (Luc Moullet, 1971, 100 min, French / English subtitles)
    Bok Auditorium


PhilaMOCA

  • 7:30 PM - Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979, 89 min, English)
    Notes: Celebrating PhilaMOCA's 15th Anniversary


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:30 PM - Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demma, 1986, 88 min, English)
    Film Society Center


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)