Tuesday Nights at the Movies

Sep 29, 2026

Charlie Chaplin’s final outing as the Little Tramp is a thoughtful and delightful critique of life in an increasingly mechanized world. From factory assembly lines to prison and unemployment, Chaplin blends physical comedy, romance, and social satire in a film that is perhaps more meaningful today than ever. Paulette Goddard co-stars as a spirited street urchin. “Modern Times” was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Oct 6, 2026

Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking French New Wave classic stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as a small-time criminal on the run and Jean Seberg as the young American woman he loves. Shot on the streets of Paris with jump cuts, handheld cameras, and an irreverent disregard for cinematic convention, “Breathless” helped change the language of movies. Presented in French with English subtitles.

Oct 13, 2026

John Sayles dramatizes the infamous 1919 “Black Sox” scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of conspiring to throw the World Series. With a cast that includes John Cusack, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, and Charlie Sheen, the film explores the pressures and divided loyalties behind one of baseball’s greatest scandals.

Oct 20, 2026

Robert Mitchum gives one of his most chilling performances as a murderous preacher pursuing two children who know the location of their late father’s hidden money. Charles Laughton’s only film as a director combines Southern Gothic menace, fairy-tale imagery, and striking German Expressionist-inspired black-and-white cinematography to create this thriller. Lillian Gish and Shelley Winters co-star. * This film has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Oct 27, 2026

Halloween Film Frights – “Who Can Kill A Child,” a celebrated Spanish horror film, rated R. An English couple on holiday arrives on a remote Spanish island and finds the streets strangely deserted, except for children whose behavior grows increasingly sinister. Director Narciso Ibáñez Serrador turns an idyllic Mediterranean setting into the backdrop for a disturbing and suspenseful horror film. Presented in Spanish and English with English subtitles.

Nov 3, 2026

Broderick Crawford won an Oscar as Willie Stark, an idealistic populist who rises from rural obscurity to political power – and gradually becomes as corrupt as the establishment he once opposed. Robert Rossen’s hard-hitting drama, based on Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, also won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress. * This film has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Nov 10, 2026

A methodical professional hitman’s carefully controlled life is disrupted when he falls for a mysterious woman and becomes entangled in a web of crime and pursuit. Director Mennan Yapo brings a sleek visual style and mounting tension to this thriller starring Joachim Król and Nadja Uhl. Presented in German with English subtitles.

Nov 17, 2026

Alfred Hitchcock sends an American reporter (Joel McCrea) to Europe on the eve of World War II, where his assignment plunges him into an international conspiracy. Combining espionage, romance, humor, and memorable set pieces, this fast-moving thriller co-stars Laraine Day, George Sanders, and Herbert Marshall.

Nov 24, 2026

“Garbo Laughs!” proclaimed the famous advertising campaign for this sophisticated romantic comedy. Greta Garbo plays a stern Soviet envoy dispatched to Paris on official business, only to encounter capitalism, champagne, and the considerable charms of Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch and co-written by Billy Wilder, “Ninotchka” mixes romance with a witty clash of ideologies.

Jan 6, 2026

Wim Wenders’ quietly moving character study follows Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a Tokyo toilet cleaner who lives a life defined by routine, contemplation, small daily pleasures, and the beauty found in overlooked moments.

Jan 13, 2026

Rosalind Russell stars as a celebrated actress entangled in a murder investigation that threatens both her career and personal life. This shadowy noir explores ambition, jealousy, and the complicated demands of theatrical success.

Jan 20, 2026

Presented in French with English subtitles. Robert Bresson’s minimalist masterpiece follows a French Resistance fighter plotting his escape from a Nazi prison. Inspired by a French Resistance member’s memoir, the film shows how discipline, patience, and faith can be tools of survival against oppressive forces.

Feb 3, 2026

Sidney Poitier delivers an Oscar-winning performance as an itinerant handyman who encounters a group of East German nuns in the Arizona desert. Their request that he build them a chapel sets off a clash of wills, humor, and unexpected friendship in this heartwarming tale that manages to avoid sentimentality.

Feb 10, 2026

Set on a segregated Louisiana Army base during World War II, this tense mystery follows a Black officer (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.) investigating the murder of a fellow soldier. Directed by Norman Jewison, the film weaves social critique and gripping drama to create a powerful examination of institutional racism.

Mar 10, 2026

Mike Nichols’ sharp, spirited comedy follows a Staten Island secretary with Wall Street ambitions (Melanie Griffith). She seizes an unexpected chance to prove her talent, navigating office politics, the boss from Hell (Sigourney Weaver), and romantic complications in the form of Harrison Ford. A crowd-pleasing story of empowerment and reinvention.

Mar 17, 2026

This sly, character-driven comedic mystery unfolds around a reclusive Irish community of widows (led by Joan Plowright) unsettled by the arrival of a spirited young American outsider (Natasha Richardson). Secrets and shifting alliances play out beneath the town’s genteel surface as the newcomer develops a rivalry with another resident (Mia Farrow).

Mar 24, 2026

Claudette Colbert stars as Mimi Benton, a nightclub performer haunted by the loss of the child she gave up. The film moves fluidly between pre-Code decadence and sincere melodrama, tracing Mimi’s transformation from a cynical chanteuse to a woman seeking redemption.

Mar 31, 2026

Plus surprise short subjects. Presented in 16mm film by the Secret Cinema. Ida Lupino – the only female director working in mainstream Hollywood at that time – made one of the toughest, most suspenseful works in film noir. William Talman gives a terrifying performance as a psychopathic killer, unfortunately given a lift by unsuspecting friends on their way to a fishing vacation in Mexico.