Philm Club #065 Listings

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2026/02/16

Landmark Cinemas

Philadelphia Young Communist League

  • 8:00 PM - Tongues Untied (Marlon Riggs, 1989, 55 min, English)
    DuBois-Robeson People's Center, 4515 Baltimore Ave | Part of Marxist Movie Monday Series



2026/02/17

Free Library of Philadelphia

  • 4:30 PM - Red Headed Woman (Jack Conway, 1932, 79 min, English)
    Chestnut Hill Library | Part of Women of Pre-Code Hollywood Series


Landmark Cinemas

  • 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Titanic (James Cameron, 1997, 194 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five


Movie Jawn & Free Library of Philadelphia Literature Department


2026/02/18

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954, 123 min, Italian / English Subtitles)
    Part of Obsessed: Four Decades with Luchino Visconti Series
    Notes:


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Best In Show (Christopher Guest, 2000, 90 min, English)
    Part of Crowd Pleasers Series
    Notes:


Landmark Cinemas

  • 7:00 PM - The Frighteners (Peter Jackson, 1996, 100 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five


South Philly Autonomous Cinema & William Way LGBT+ Community Center

  • 6:00 PM - Born in Flames (Lizzie Borden, 1983, 80 min, English)
    The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (330 S 13th St) | Part of Chick Flicks Series
    Notes: Free screening


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 2:30 PM, 6:30 PM - Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993, 127 min, English)



2026/02/19

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:00 PM - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927, 94 min, na)
    Part of And The Award Goes To.. Leading Ladies / BMFI 100 Series
    Notes: The feature will be preceded by a special preshow, featuring era-appropriate cartoons, newsreels, and more.


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Beat Street (Stan Lathan, 1984, 105 min, English)
    Notes:


Sideworld

  • 7:00 PM - Sideworld Video Festival (Various Artists, 2026, 120 min, English)
    Philadelphia Brewing Co
    Notes: Screening of various local underground films


cinéSPEAK


2026/02/20

Bowerbird

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 7:00 PM - Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981, 124 min, English)
    Part of Cult Cinema Series
    Notes:


Ethan Kaimana

  • 6:30 PM - Why Do I Live Like This? 4 Films and a Series (Taylor Ervin, Asher Bentley, Clay Mills, Creston Brown, Jesse Zhou, 2020-2025, 120 min, English)
    Yellow Bicycle Theatre | Part of Why Do I Live Like This? Series
    Notes: Doors at 6:15 pm. Films will be followed by a Q&A.


Landmark Cinemas

  • 11:30 PM - The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994, 101 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Cine Insomnia Series


  • 11:30 PM - The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994, 101 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five | Part of Cine Insomnia Series


Penn Cinema and Media Studies

  • 5:30 PM - Ozogoche (Joe Houlberg, Joe Houlberg Silva, 2023, 77 min, Mult. / English subtitles)
    McNeil 473


PhilaMOCA

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 7:00 PM - Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973, 113 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Black Cinema Week Series
    Notes: Pre-screening Trivia


  • 9:30 PM - Possessor (Brandon Cronenberg, 2020, 104 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of When Two Become One Series



2026/02/21

Ambler Theater

  • 10:00 AM - 101 Dalmatians (Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman, 1961, 79 min, English)
    Part of $5 Family Matinees Series
    Notes:


Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - The Neverending Story (Wolfgang Petersen, 1984, 102 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


  • 11:00 AM - The Neverending Story (Wolfgang Petersen, 1984, 102 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series


Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

Hiway Theater (Jenkintown)

  • 9:45 PM - Switchblade Sisters (Jack Hill, 1975, 91 min, English)
    Part of Cult Cinema Club Series
    Notes: Presented by the Mahoning Drive-In Roadshow


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 1:15 PM - Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, 1995, 102 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Film Essentials Series


  • 3:45 PM - I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 1988, 88 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series
    Notes: In partnership with the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP), we’ll honor the careers of Actor-Director Keenan Ivory Wayans and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter with a pre-show activity. Additionally, all patrons are eligible to receive a $10 discount on an AAMP membership, which includes unlimited museum visits and access to the current exhibition, Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design.


  • 6:00 PM - Harlem Nights (Eddie Murphy, 1989, 116 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series
    Notes: BYOB


  • 8:30 PM - Hoodlum (Bill Duke, 1997, 130 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series


Philadelphia for Cuba

  • 5:00 PM - Mémorias del Subdesarollo (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1968, 97, Spanish)
    Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square | Part of Philadelphia for Cuba’s Noche de Película Series
    Notes: Suggested donations: new, unopened personal care supplies for humanitarian aid to Cuba


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


2026/02/22

Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

  • 3:00 PM - Within Our Gates (Oscar Micheaux, 1920, 79 min, English)
    Notes: With Live Theatre Organ Accompaniment by Tedde Gibson


Lightbox Film Center

  • 5:00 PM - Canadian Underground (Program One) (var, var, 120 min, English)
    Bok Auditorium
    Notes: These films, spanning 1966 to 2015, reflect a broad range of engagements with the experimental tradition by filmmakers whose work merges material self-consciousness, environmental and historical studies, and personal exploration.


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 1:00 PM - Fences (Denzel Washington, 2016, 139 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series


  • 4:15 PM - One Night in Miami... (Regina King, 2020, 114 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series
    Notes: Pre-Show activity and mingling with NExT (ULP Young Professional Group)


  • 6:45 PM - Posse (Mario Van Peebles, 1993, 111 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series


VHS Club

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


2026/02/23

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980, 124 min, English)
    Part of And The Award Goes To... Leading Ladies Series


Fleisher Art Memorial

  • 6:00 PM - La Vie de Bohème (Aki Kaurismäki, 1992, 103 min, English)
    Part of Black & White Comedy in a Color World Series
    Notes:


PhilaMOCA

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 1988, 88 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series
    Notes: In partnership with the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP), we’ll honor the careers of Actor-Director Keenan Ivory Wayans and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter with a pre-show activity. Additionally, all patrons are eligible to receive a $10 discount on an AAMP membership, which includes unlimited museum visits and access to the current exhibition, Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design.



2026/02/24

Heavy Cycle Cinema

  • 7:00 PM - The Black Tavern (Teddy Yip Wing-Cho, 1972, 87 min, Chinese, Cantonese / English subtitles)
    Launderette Records(3142 Richmond St)


Landmark Cinemas

Penn Cinema and Media Studies

  • 4:00 PM - King Coal (Elaine McMillion Sheldon, 2023, , English)
    Claire M. Fagin Hall 114


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, 1995, 102 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Film Essentials Series



2026/02/25

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 7:15 PM - The Damned (Luchino Visconti, 1969, 157 min, Italian / English Subtitles)
    Part of Obsessed: Four Decades with Luchino Visconti Series
    Notes:


Landmark Cinemas

  • 7:00 PM - The Lovely Bones (Peter Jackson, 2009, 128 min, English)
    Landmark Ritz Five


Lightbox Film Center

  • 7:00 PM - Canadian Underground (Program Two) (var, var, 120 min, English)
    Bok Auditorium
    Notes: These films, spanning 1966 to 2015, reflect a broad range of engagements with the experimental tradition by filmmakers whose work merges material self-consciousness, environmental and historical studies, and personal exploration.


Penn Cinema and Media Studies

  • 5:30 PM - Legacy: Apartheid's Shadow (Tara Erica Moore, 2024, 109 min, English)
    Public Trust
    Notes: Following the screening, director Tara Erica Moore will engage political scientist Jeffrey Green in conversation.


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM - Fences (Denzel Washington, 2016, 139 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series


Philadelphia Film Society with Alliance Française de Philadelphie and Drexel University Dept. of Global Studies and Modern Languages

  • 7:00 PM - Souleymane's Story (Boris Lojkine, 2024, 93 min, French / English Subtitles)
    Film Society East


Scribe Video Center

Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)


2026/02/26

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 4:00 PM - Posse (Mario Van Peebles, 1993, 111 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of Shot Callers – Black Cinema Week Series


Scribe Video Center

Temple Film & Media Arts

  • 12:00 PM - Riverbend (Sam Firstenberg, 1990, 106 min, English)
    The Reel (1755 N 13th St)
    Notes: Post-screening conversation with Director and Co-Stars moderated by Prof. Kartik Nair



2026/02/27

Philadelphia Film Society

  • 9:45 PM - Face/Off (John Woo, 1997, 138 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of When Two Become One Series


Scribe Video Center

The Hamdeli Project

  • 7:00 PM - Firewall (Bita Ghassemi, 2025, 15m, )
    Vox Populi
    Notes: Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker



2026/02/28

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

  • 11:00 AM - The Lion King (Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, 1994, 88 min, English)
    Part of Williams Family Matinees Series
    Notes:


Philadelphia Film Society

  • 1:30 PM - Wend Kuuni (Gaston Kabore, 1982, 70 min, Moré / English Subtitles)
    Film Society East | Part of Echoes of the Land: Chronicles of West Africa Series


  • 4:00 PM - Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland, 2014, 104 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of When Two Become One Series


  • 6:30 PM - Performance (Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell, 1970, 105 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of When Two Become One Series


  • 9:00 PM - Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonez, 1999, 113 min, English)
    Film Society East | Part of When Two Become One Series


Water Tower Cinema (Montgomeryville)

  • 10:00 AM - Spider-man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004, 137 min, English)