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«Back4:10 PM - A Magnificent Life (Sylvain Chomet, 2025, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii, 1995, 83 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
7:00 PM - The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940, 112 min, English)
Notes: After the screening, critic Esther Zuckerman will join us to discuss her book Falling in Love at the Movies: Rom-Coms from the Screwball Era to Today, for sale on-site from Main Point Books.
3:40 PM - A Magnificent Life (Sylvain Chomet, 2025, 90 min, French / English subtitles)
7:30 PM - The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928, 104 min, Silent)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
Notes: We are excited to bring Not So Silent Cinema back to the theater to perform live music accompaniment set to THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC. The group has composed a brand new original score for this early masterwork of silent cinema.
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Good Time (Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, 2017, 102 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
7:00 PM - The Most Terrible Time in My Life (Kaizo Hayashi, 1993, 92 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Bok Auditorium
7:00 PM - The Red Shoes (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948, 133 min, English)
Film Society Center | Part
of
Powell and Pressburger – “The Archers” Series
7:30 PM - The Old Man and the Gun (David Lowery, 2018, 93 min, English)
Film Society Center | Part
of
Bedtime Stories: David Lowery Series
6:00 PM - Chutney Popcorn (Nisha Ganatra, 1999, 92 min, English)
The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (330 S 13th St) | Part
of
Chick Flicks Series
6:00 PM - BPM (Robin Campillo, 2017, 143 min, French / English subtitles)
3:30 PM, 6:30 PM - E.T. (Steven Spielberg, 1982, 115 min, English)
7:30 PM - The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928, 104 min, Silent)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
Notes: We are excited to bring Not So Silent Cinema back to the theater to perform live music accompaniment set to THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC. The group has composed a brand new original score for this early masterwork of silent cinema.
7:00 PM - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2000, 107 min, English)
7:00 PM - Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993, 103 min, English)
Part
of
After Dark Series
5:00 PM - Confluence Film Festival
Academy of Natural Sciences (1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
Notes: Screenings at 6:30 PM. Seeds (2025, 123 min), a documentary feature film by dir. Brittany Shyne
5:30 PM - From Rosa Parks to Joan Little: A screening and conversation about Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Education (Yoruba Richen and Retro Report, 2025, , English)
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Notes: Reception: 5:30 - 6:00 PM Screening and Discussion: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Sundown - Barbarella (Roger Vadim, 1968, 98 min, English)
Notes: 35mm
7:00 PM - Koyannisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982, 86 min, N/A)
O.R.C.A. email orca.philly@protonmail.com for address | Part
of
Techno Fascism Winter Thaw Series
6:30 PM - My Name is Eftihia (Angelos Frantzis, 2019, 123 min, Greek / English subtitles)
Film Society Center | Part
of
Community Screenings Series
Notes: Mingle with the Hellenic University Club and World Affairs Council over light bites before a screening and discussion
7:30 PM - Black Narcissus (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1947, 100 min, English)
Film Society Center | Part
of
Powell and Pressburger – “The Archers” Series
6:30 PM - Clockwatchers (Jill Sprecher, 1997, 96 min, English)
The Arts League (4226 Spruce St)
Notes: Free!
6:00 PM - Street Movies! Undercover (Various, Various, , )
YEAH Philly (6809 Greenway Ave) | Part
of
Street Movies Series
Notes: Two new films will be premiered by YEAH Philly alongside A New Voice (2025), directed by lifelong activists Mike and Debbie Davis, and Preservation (2019) a short doc about Malcolm X Park, produced by the Philadelphia Student Union through Scribe’s Precious Places Community History Project.
6:00 PM - Stand Up for Medinah (Zainab Sultan, 2024, 25 min, English)
699 Ranstead St
7:00PM - The People Rise Up: A Third World Newsreel Retrospective Pt. 2 (1968-72) (Various, Various, 72 min, Arabic, Spanish, English / English subtitles)
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St)
6:00 PM - Khartoum (Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed and Philip Cox, 2025, 78 min, Arabic / English subtitles)
310 W Master St
7:30 PM - The Searchers (John Ford, 1956, 119 min, English)
Notes: 70mm
7:00 PM - High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, 2000, 113 min, English)
Sundown - Misery | The Shining (Rob Reiner | Stanley Kubrick, 1990 | 1980, 107 min | 144 min, English)
Part
of
King of Horror Series
7:00 PM - True North (Michele Stephenson, 2025, 96 min, English)
Scribe Video Center, 3908 Lancaster Avenue | Part
of
Producers' Forum Series
Notes: Tickets: $8, $5 for students/seniors, $4 Scribe members
7:30 PM - The Searchers (John Ford, 1956, 119 min, English)
Notes: 70mm
11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, 116 min, English)
9:30 PM - Roar (Noel Marshall, 1981, 102 min, English)
10:00 AM - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Steve Barron, 1990, 93 min, English)
Part
of
$5 Family Matinees Series
2:00 PM - Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011, 107 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
Sundown - The Dead Zone | Pet Sematary (David Cronenberg | Mary Lambert, 1983 | 1989, 103 min | 103 min, English)
Part
of
King of Horror Series
5:00 PM - Lucía (Humberto Solás, 1968, 161 min, Spanish)
Philadelphia Ethical Society (1906 Rittenhouse Sq)
Notes: Suggested donations: supplies for humanitarian aid. Large suitcases with working handles and wheels. NEW personal care items (e.g., toothbrushes, reading glasses, first aid kits)
10:00 AM - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103 min, English)
1:00 PM - Together in Resistance: Black & Asian Futures Film Screening (Various, Various, , )
1219 Vine St
Notes: Featuring three short films: "Uncle Sam's Legacy" by Wei Chen Lou, "Hands Off Our Communities: Resistance Against Gentrification" by POPPYN, and "The Townhomes Story" with Scribe, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers.
1:00 PM - The Searchers (John Ford, 1956, 119 min, English)
Notes: 70mm
1:30 PM - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962, 123 min, English)
7:00 PM - Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972, 94 min, English)
1:00 PM - The Clock (Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann, 1945, 90 min, English)
Part
of
Deep Focus Series
2:00 PM - A Ghost Story (David Lowery, 2017, 93 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
5:00 PM - Malpertuis (Harry Kümel, 1971, 125 min, Dutch / English subtitles)
Bok Auditorium | Part
of
Sunday Scaries Series
Sundown - El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1970, 125 min, Spanish / English subtitles)
Part
of
Indie Darlings Series
10:00 AM, 3:30 PM, 6:30 PM - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103 min, English)
2:00 PM - The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973, 129 min, English)
Parkway Central Library, Philbrick Hall | Part
of
Philbrick Hall's Film Club Series
5:30 PM - The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania, 2025, 89 min, Arabic / English Subtitles)
401 Fisher-Bennett Hall
7:00 PM - TBA (surprise!)
PhilaMOCA
7:00 PM - Shottas (Cess Silvera, 2002, 95 min, English)
Launderette Records (3142 Richmond St)
7:00 PM - Stardust: A Story of Love and Architecture (Jim Venturi, 2025, 86 min, English)
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011, 107 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
7:00 PM - La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954, 115 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Part
of
Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series
7:00 PM - Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks, 1939, 121 min, English)
Part
of
Tuesday Nights at the Movies Series
7:30 PM - First Take Shorts Series (Various, Various, Approx two hours total, English)
Part
of
Local Filmmakers Series
Notes: Followed by a Q&A and awards ceremony with the filmmakers.
7:00 PM - The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978, 117 min, English)
Part
of
Movies That Rock Series
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - A Ghost Story (David Lowery, 2017, 93 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
7:00 PM - The Stairway to the Distant Past (Kaizo Hayashi, 1995, 101 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Bok Auditorium
5:30 PM - Korean Animation: Spring, Spring & When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom
401 Fisher-Bennett Hall
5:30 PM - Korean Animation: Spring, Spring & When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom
401 Fisher-Bennett Hall
3:30 PM, 6:30 PM - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103 min, English)
7:00 PM - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986, 103 min, English)
7:15 PM - To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962, 129 min, English)
6:30 PM - Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014, 149 min, English)
7:00 PM - Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii, 1995, 83 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
5:00 PM - Confluence Film Festival
Academy of Natural Sciences (1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
Notes: Screenings at 6:30 PM. Hasta la Raíz (2024, 15 min), a short historic fiction film by dir. Nuria Schettino González and El Tren y la Península (2023, 88 min), a documentary feature by dirs. Sky Richards and Andreas Kruger Foncerrada
Sundown - Stand By Me (Rob Reiner, 1986, 89 min, English)
7:30 PM - Dead Lover (Grace Glowicki, 2025, 86 min, English)
PhilaMOCA
Notes: In Stink-O-Vision
5:30 PM - Free Beer Tomorrow (Julia Applegate and LuSter Singleton, 2026, 77 min, English)
Annenberg Room 109
Notes: Free Beer Tomorrow is a documentary film project that tells the story of Jack's/Summit Station, Ohio's longest running lesbian bar. Followed by a discussion with filmmakers LuSter P. Singleton and Julia M. Applegate
6:00 PM - Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War (Masao Adachi, Kōji Wakamatsu, 1971, 70 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Ulises (1525 N American St Studio 104)
Notes: Following the screening, representatives of Montgomery County for Palestine will moderate a short discussion on the film’s connection to current anti-imperialist struggles in West Asia with a focus on Palestine & Iran. Copies of Other Form’s riso-graph pamphlet in response to the film will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go to The Sameer Project.
2:00 PM - The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999, 112 min, English)
Northeast Regional Library (2228 Cottman Ave)
Notes: Free event. Light refreshments provided.
11:30 PM - 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968, 149 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five | Part
of
Cine Insomnia Series
Sundown - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper | Marcus Nispel, 1974 | 2003, 83 min | 98 min, English)
Part
of
Remake Double-Take Series
3:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Céline and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974, 193 min, French / English subtitles)
Film Society East | Part
of
Strange Magic Series
5:00 PM - Under the Stars 2026 Festival Preview Party (N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A)
The Lawn at uCity Square (3701 Filbert St)
Notes: Join us on Friday, April 24 from 5PM - 8PM for the Under the Stars Festival Preview Party at The Lawn at UCity Square, a special evening where we’ll reveal this year’s full outdoor summer festival lineup and celebrate the season ahead. The rain location will be indoors at Two Locals Brewing Company (1/2 block south on 37th just north of Market Street)
10:00 AM - The Dark Crystal (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, 1982, 93 min, English)
Part
of
$5 Family Matinees Series
10:00 AM - The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Peter Jackson, 2001-2003, 682 min, English)
Notes: Intermission between first and second films and 60 minute dinner break between second and third films
1:00 PM - Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954, 110 min, English)
Montgomery Auditorium, Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine St)
Notes: Special guest: Joan Crawford's grandson, Casey LaLonde
7:00 PM - Poitín (Bob Quinn, 1978, 65 min | bomaite, Irish / English subtitles | Gaeilge / fotheidil i mBéarla)
The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany | Eaglais Naomh Lúcás agus an Epifane (330 S 13th St)
Notes: Followed by a Pop-Up Gaeltacht, a space for gaeilgeoirí (Irish speakers) and foghlaimeoirí (learners) alike to meet and converse in Irish | tob-Ghaeltacht i ndiaidh an scannán
9:45 PM - Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984, 92 min, English)
Part
of
Cult Cinema Club Series
2:00 PM - Keanu (Peter Atencio, 2016, 100 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
Sundown - The Evil Dead | Evil Dead (Sam Raimi | Fede Alvarez, 1981 | 2013, 85 min | 91 min, English)
Part
of
Remake Double-Take Series
2:00 PM - Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda, 2009, 114 min, Japanese, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
Lost In Animation: Mamoru Hosoda Series
4:30 PM - I Know Where I'm Going! (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1945, 91 min, English, Gaelic)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Series
6:00 PM - The Seduction of Mimi (Lina Würtmuller, 1972, 112 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Troublemaker: Lina Würtmuller Series
Notes: New 4K restoration
7:00 PM - The Seduction of Mimi (Lina Würtmuller, 1972, 112 min, Italian / English subtitles)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Troublemaker: Lina Würtmuller Series
Notes: New 4K restoration
9:30 PM - The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2015, 92 min, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
Strange Magic Series
7:00 PM - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (W.D. Richter, 1984, 103 min, English)
Oaks Center Cinema (Phoenixville)
Notes: 16mm screening
1:00 PM - The Fullest Moon of Sonia Sanchez (Karen Smith, N/A, , )
10:00 AM - Speed Racer (The Wachowskis, 2008, 135 min, English)
Notes: Sensory friendly screening
1:00 PM - The Giacomettis (Susanna Fanzun, 2023, 104 min, German / English subtitles)
1:30 PM - Alien: The Director’s Cut (Ridley Scott, 1979, 117 min, English)
5:00 PM - 7th Heaven & Wild and Woolly (Frank Borzage | John Emerson, 1927 | 1917, 110 min | 77 min, Silent with live organ accompaniment)
7:30 PM - Shawscope 16mm Double Feature (Various, Various, , )
PhilaMOCA
Notes: See the unstoppable Venoms gang in THE MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS (1979), directed by the legendary Chang Cheh, plus SHAOLIN PRINCE (1982), starring Ti Lung, the directorial debut of master fight choreographer Tang Chia—on one hard-hitting, bone-snapping program!
11:00 AM - Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971, 91 min, English)
Part
of
Seventies Sundays Series
2:00 PM - The Green Knight (David Lowery, 2021, 130 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
5:00 PM - Dry Leaf (Alexandre Koberidze, 2025, 185 min, Georgian / English subtitles)
Bok Auditorium
Sundown - Pink Floyd: The Wall (Alan Parker, 1982, 95 min, English)
Part
of
Mahoning Music Series Series
1:00 PM - I Know Where I'm Going! (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1945, 91 min, English, Gaelic)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Series
3:15 PM - The Tales of Hoffman (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1951, 133 min, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Series
6:00 PM - The Little Mermaid | Funeral Parade of Roses (Ivan Aksenchuk | Toshio Matsumoto, 1968 | 1969, 28 min | 105 min, Russian | Japanese / English subtitles)
Ulises (1525 N American St Studio 104) | Part
of
Screen o Series Series
Notes: All proceeds will be donated to Morris Home. This event is in Ulises' basement. There is an elevator available via the Ray Lobby. We are able to assist at Ulises.
12:00 PM - Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987, 100 min, English)
University City Arts League
Notes: 100% of donations will go to The Abortion Liberation Fund of PA & Philly Abortion Rights Coalition
10:00 AM, 3:30 PM, 6:30 PM - Speed Racer (The Wachowskis, 2008, 135 min, English)
7:00 PM - Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center (Various, Various, 60 min, English)
Notes: After the screening, stick around for a conversation with Bob Dylan Center director Steven Jenkins and a performance by singer-songwriter Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding).
7:30 PM - Voyage of the Rock Aliens (James Fargo, 1984, 97 min, English)
PhilaMOCA
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2015, 92 min, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
Strange Magic Series
6:00 PM - Daisies | Josie and the Pussycats (Věra Chytilová | Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, 1966 | 2001, 76 min / 98 min, Czech / English subtitles | English)
H&H Books (2230 Frankford Ave)
Notes: Daisies 6:30 PM; Josie and the Pussycats 8:15 PM
7:00 PM - Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio de Sica, 1948, 89 min, Italian / English subtitles)
7:00 PM - Wayne's World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992, 94 min, English)
Part
of
Horror at the Hiway Series
2:00 PM; 7:00 PM - Keanu (Peter Atencio, 2016, 100 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
5:30 PM - The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (Roy Rowland, 1953, 89 min, English)
Parkway Central Library, Room 108
7:30 PM - Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks (Ilya Chaiken, 2023, 91 min, English)
PhilaMOCA
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Tales of Hoffman (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1951, 133 min, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Series
7:00 PM - Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967, 126 min, English)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
7:00 PM - The First Wives Club (Hugh Wilson, 1996, 103 min, English)
2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - The Green Knight (David Lowery, 2021, 130 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
7:00 PM - Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC (Simon Hilton, 2026, 81 min, English)
Landmark Ritz Five
7:00 PM - The Trap (Kaizo Hayashi, 1996, 106 min, Japanese / English subtitles)
Bok Auditorium
4:00 PM, 7:00 PM - Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda, 2009, 114 min, Japanese, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
Lost In Animation: Mamoru Hosoda Series
7:00 PM - Expanding Sanctuary (Kristal Sotomayor, 2024, 21 min, English, Spanish / English subtitles)
Bartram's Garden (5400 Lindbergh Blvd)
Notes: Part of Journey Arts' Table Sessions event with live cumbia band Mariposas Galacticas and catering by South Philly Barbacoa
3:30 PM, 6:30 PM - Speed Racer (The Wachowskis, 2008, 135 min, English)
7:00 PM - Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, 1995, 102 min, English)
7:00 PM - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch, 1992, 134 min, English)
7:30 PM - Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (Charlotte Zwerin, 1988, 89 min, English)
7:00 PM - Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987, 81 min, English)
Part
of
Reel Rebels Series
Sundown - Strait-Jacket (William Castle, 1964, 93 min, English)
4:00 PM - I Know Where I'm Going! (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1945, 91 min, English, Gaelic)
Film Society East | Part
of
The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Series
7:30 PM - The Game (David Fincher, 1997, 129 min, English)
Film Society East | Part
of
PFS Young Friends Film Club Series
7:00 PM - Expanding Sanctuary (Kristal Sotomayor, 2024, 21 min, English, Spanish / English subtitles)
Bartram's Garden (5400 Lindbergh Blvd)
Notes: Part of Journey Arts' Table Sessions event with live cumbia band Mariposas Galacticas and catering by South Philly Barbacoa