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11/15

Asian Arts Initiative

  • 8:00 PM - Distant Voices (Takashi Ito, 2024, 53 min, )
    Notes: Introduced by critic and curator Joshua Minsoo Kim


Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - Jumanji (Joe Johnston, 1995, 104 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 10:00 AM - Cool Runnings (John Turteltaub, 1993, 98 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series


Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

  • 10:00 AM - Short Circuit (John Badham, 1986, 98 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series


Landmark Cinemas

  • 11:30 PM - Kiss of Death (Henry Hathaway, 1947, 98 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Cine Insomnia Series


Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation

  • 1:00 PM - Mouse (Kenny Riches, 2025, 104 min, English, Japanese)
    Suzanne Roberts Theatre | Part of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Series
    Notes: Philadelphia Premiere


  • 4:00 PM - Universal Language (Matthew Rankin, 2024, 89 min, Persian, French)
    Suzanne Roberts Theatre | Part of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Series


Philadelphia Film Society

Vox Populi

  • 6:30 PM - aura of after progress (Yolanda Yang, 2025, , )
    Notes: Join us at Vox Populi for a screening of artist Yolanda Yang’s newly produced video, which explores the intersection of dust, labor, and consumption behind the scenes at RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residence). The program features a post-screening conversation with Joyce Chung, Connie Yu, and Ricky Yanas, reflecting on how artists and thinkers engage with urban ruins and waste during moments of structural crisis.


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 1:00 PM - The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965, 174 min, English)
    Notes: 60th Anniversary



11/16

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 4:00 PM - Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949, 122 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Noir Nights: Kurosawa Series


Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

Lightbox Film Center

  • 5:00 PM - Bye Bye Love (Isao Fujisawa, 1974, 85 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Bok Auditorium
    Notes: New restoration, co-presented with Collaborative Cataloging Japan


Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation

  • 4:30 PM - About Face (Jennifer Lin, 2025, 59 min, English)
    Philadelphia Museum of Art | Part of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Series
    Notes: Philadelphia Premiere


  • 7:00 PM - The Rose: Come Back to Me (Eugene Yi, 2025, 85 min, English, Korean)
    Philadelphia Museum of Art | Part of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Series
    Notes: Closing Night, Philadelphia Premiere


Philadelphia Film Society

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 1:00 PM - The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965, 174 min, English)
    Notes: 60th Anniversary



11/17

Cinema Diabolique

County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - Night and the City (Jules Dassin, 1950, 96 min, English)
    Part of Noirvember Series


Free Library of Philadelphia

  • 3:00 PM - Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993, 94 min, English)
    Parkway Central Library, Philbrick Hall | Part of Philbrick Hall's Film Club Series


Penn Cinema Studies

  • 6:00 pm - One Day We Arrived in Japan (Ana Paula Kojima Hirano, Aaron Litvin, 2018, 80 min, Portuguese, Japanese / English subtitles)
    401 Fisher-Bennett Hall | Part of Japan Global Issues Series
    Notes: Q&A with Directors Aaron Litvin and Ana Paula Hirano


South Philly Autonomous Cinema

  • 7:00 PM - Kuroneko (Kaneto Shindo, 1968, 99 min, Japanese / English subtitle)
    Nikki Lopez (304 South St)


The Athenæum of Philadelphia

  • 2:00 PM - In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, 1967, 109 min, English)
    Part of November Movie Matinees: A Celebration of Sidney Poitier Series



11/18

Ambler Theater

  • 7:00 PM - Big (Penny Marshall, 1988, 104 min, English)


Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949, 122 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Noir Nights: Kurosawa Series


Chestnut Hill Film Group

  • 7:00 PM - The Glass Key (Stuart Heisler, 1942, 85 min, English)
    Woodmere Art Museum | Part of Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series


Free Library of Philadelphia

  • 6:00 PM - A Disoriented Troop of Inconvenience (Voices Studios, 2025, , English)
    Parkway Central Library, Philbrick Hall
    Notes: Local premiere of a satirical Vietnam War film. "Follow three young black soldiers in 1973 who get stuck in the Vietnam jungle and their only hopes are Angela Davis and the CIA’s best kept secret: a black agent."


Landmark Cinemas

  • 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Uncle Buck (John Hughes, 1989, 100 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Filmmaker Focus: John Hughes Series


Penn Cinema Studies

  • 5:30 PM - Saravá Shalom (Alex Minkin, )
    401 Fisher-Bennett Hall
    Notes: Panel discussion with filmmaker Alex Minkin


Penn Cinema and Media Studies

  • 12:00 PM - Marriage Cops (Cheryl Hess and Shashwati Talukdar, 2025, 79 min, Hindi / English subtitles)
    Penn Women's Center Living Room (3643 Locust Walk)
    Notes: Film screening and discussion w/ Co-Directors Cheryl Hess and Shashwati Talukdar


PhilaMOCA

  • 7:30 PM - Violent Streets (Brad Sykes, 2025, 93 min, English)
    Notes: Philly Premiere


  • 7:30 PM - Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989, 103 min, English)
    Notes: On 16mm with a pre-show of TV spots


Philadelphia Film Society


11/19

Ambler Theater

  • 7:00 PM - Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944, 107 min, English)
    Part of Noirvember Series
    Notes: On 35mm


County Theater (Doylestown)

  • 7:00 PM - Big (Penny Marshall, 1988, 104 min, English)


Free Library of Philadelphia

  • 2:00 PM - Cry Freedom (Richard Attenborough, 1987, 157 min, English)
    Walnut St. West Library (201 S 40th St) | Part of Reel Perspectives: Stories from the African Diaspora Series


Lightbox Film Center

  • 7:00 PM - Looking for an Angel (Akihiro Suzuki, 1999, 61 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Bok Auditorium
    Notes: Followed by a virtual conversation with the filmmaker


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society East
    Notes: 4K


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 2:10 PM, 5:00 PM - The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965, 174 min, English)
    Notes: 60th Anniversary



11/20

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2012, 86 min, English)
    Part of We Need To Talk: Conversation on Film Series


PhilaMOCA

  • 7:30 PM - Blood Rage (John Grissmer, 1987, 82 min, )


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM - Lynch/Oz (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2022, 88 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


Philadelphia Film Society & Reel Nomadic

  • 7:00 PM - Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 1986, 104 min, Cantonese / English subtitles)
    Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Hong Kong Classics Series


Scribe Video Center

  • 7:00 PM - AI: African Intelligence (Manthia Diawara, 2022, 110 min, English, French, Wolof)
    3908 Lancaster Ave | Part of Producers' Forum: African Spiritualities Series



11/21

Not So Silent Cinema

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 10:00 PM - The Hidden (Jack Sholder, 1987, 97 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series
    Notes: 35mm print provided by Exhumed Films


  • 7:00 PM - Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986, 121 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
    Notes: In 35mm


  • 9:30 PM - Blue Velvet Revisited (Peter Braatz, 2016, 86 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


Scribe Video Center

  • 7:00 PM - Voices of the Gods (Al Santana, 1985, 60 min, English)
    3908 Lancaster Ave | Part of Producers' Forum: African Spiritualities Series



11/22

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - The Parent Trap (Nancy Meyers, 1998, 128 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 9:45 PM - Happy Birthday to Me (J. Lee Thompson, 1981, 110 min, English)
    Notes: Laserdisc screening


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 10:00 PM - Blue Velvet Lost Footage (David Lynch, 2014, 50 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
    Notes: Deleted and extended scenes


  • 3:30 PM - Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 5:30 PM - Blue Velvet Revisited (Peter Braatz, 2016, 86 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


  • 6:00 PM - Les Cousins (Claude Chabrol, 1959, 109 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 7:30 PM - Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986, 121 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
    Notes: In 35mm


  • 8:30 PM - Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


Philadelphia Film Society & Reel Nomadic

  • 3:00 PM - Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 1986, 104 min, Cantonese / English subtitles)
    Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Hong Kong Classics Series


Vox Populi in collaboration with VietLead, Amistad Law Project, and Juntos

  • 4:00 PM - Movement Movie Night (Various, Various, , )
    Vox Populi
    Notes: Movement Movie Night will feature three short documentaries from three Philly-based organizations working to end mass incarceration and build solidarity in movements for racial and economic justice. Proceeds from the event will be shared between Juntos and VietLead!


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


11/23

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 4:00 PM - The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa, 1960, 151 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Noir Nights: Kurosawa Series
    Notes: On 35mm


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 1:30 PM - Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976, 120 min, English)
    Part of Semiquincentennial Film Series Series


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 3:45 PM - Paris Belongs to Us (Jacques Rivette, 1961, 141 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 4:00 PM - Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986, 121 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series
    Notes: In 35mm


  • 6:30 PM - Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


Philadelphia Film Society & Reel Nomadic

  • 6:45 PM - The Killer (John Woo, 1989, 101 min, Cantonese, English / English subtitles)
    Philadelphia Film Center
    Notes: Co-hosted by Reel Nomadic and Space Melt


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


11/24

Cinema Diabolique

  • 7:00 PM - Nightmare Alley (Edmund Golding, 1947, 111 min, English)
    Nikki Lopez | Part of Noirvember Series


Philly Psychotronic Film Society


11/25

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa, 1960, 151 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
    Part of Noir Nights: Kurosawa Series
    Notes: On 35mm


Chestnut Hill Film Group

  • 7:00 PM - The Ladykillers (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955, 91 min, English)
    Woodmere Art Museum | Part of Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series



11/26

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - RRR (S.S. Rajamouli, 2022, 182 min (with 10 min intermission), Telugu / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


Solar Myth

  • 7:00 PM, 9:30 PM - The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978, 117 min, English)
    Notes: Free entry; seating is limited



11/28

Ambler Theater

  • 10:00 AM - The Grinch (Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier, 2018, 85 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series


Colonial Theatre and Exhumed Films

  • 9:00 PM - Creepshow 2 (Michael Gornick, 1987, 92 min, English)
    Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)
    Notes: On 16mm


Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - Wild At Heart (David Lynch, 1990, 125 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


  • 7:15 PM - Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 9:15 PM - Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 9:45 PM - Perdita Durango (Áles de la Iglesia, 1997, 130 min, English, Spanish)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


Theatre N (Wilminton DE)


11/29

Ambler Theater

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - Cinderella (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, 1950, 74 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 1:00 PM, 9:30 PM - The Killer (John Woo, 1989, 101 min, Cantonese, English / English subtitles)
    Philadelphia Film Center


  • 3:30 PM - Paris Belongs to Us (Jacques Rivette, 1961, 141 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 4:00 PM - Les Cousins (Claude Chabrol, 1959, 109 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center


  • 6:45 PM - Perdita Durango (Áles de la Iglesia, 1997, 130 min, English, Spanish)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


  • 9:15 PM - Wild At Heart (David Lynch, 1990, 125 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


Theatre N (Wilminton DE)


11/30

Ambler Theater

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

Lightbox Film Center

O.R.C.A.

  • 7:00 PM - 1971 (Johanna Hamilton, 2014, 80 min, English)
    Notes: email orca.philly@protonmail.com for address


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 6:30 PM - Wild At Heart (David Lynch, 1990, 125 min, English)
    Film Society Center | Part of Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective Series


  • 6:45 PM - Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
    Film Society Center | Part of After Hours Series


Philadelphia Film Society & Reel Nomadic

  • 4:00 PM - Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 1986, 104 min, Cantonese / English subtitles)
    Philadelphia Film Center | Part of Hong Kong Classics Series


Theatre N (Wilminton DE)

VHS Club

  • 12:00 PM - Affordable Housing (Wi-moto Nyoka, 2025, 16 min, English)
    The Arts League, 4226 Spruce St | Part of Sunday Scaries Series
    Notes: Philly-produced horror short followed by VHS screening of The People Under the Stairs (1991)


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 8:00 PM - The Holiday (Nancy Meyers, 2006, 136 min, English)