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.

Apr 7, 2026

In perhaps his most nuanced and unaffected performance, Walter Huston is Sam Dodsworth, a newly retired industrialist persuaded by his socially ambitious wife (Ruth Chatterton) to take a trip-of-a-lifetime through Europe. As cracks in their marriage emerge, each explores their desire for a more meaningful life.

Apr 14, 2026

Cary Grant stars as a wrongfully accused fugitive hiding out with a schoolteacher (Jean Arthur). Complications occur with the arrival of her new tenant, a principled attorney (Ronald Colman) in this witty tale. Grant and Arthur appear together again in the April 28 screening of “Only Angels Have Wings.”

Apr 21, 2026

Presented in Italian with English subtitles. Federico Fellini’s landmark film follows a gentle young woman (Giulietta Masina) sold to a brutish traveling performer (Anthony Quinn). “La Strada” blends neorealism with poetic symbolism to create a deeply affecting tale of human fragility, winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Apr 28, 2026

In our second film of the season to feature Cary Grant opposite Jean Arthur, romantic tensions and dangerous missions intertwine in “Only Angels Have Wings.” Howard Hawks’ romantic adventure-drama plunges viewers into a remote South American outpost where a tight-knit team of mail pilots risk their lives flying treacherous mountain routes.

May 5, 2026

Set in a small German town during Hitler’s rise to power, this powerful drama follows a close-knit family torn apart by political fervor and growing antisemitism. The film’s moral clarity and emotional urgency make it one of Hollywood’s most pointed pre-war warnings about fascism. Starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, and Robert Young.

May 12, 2026

Presented in Cantonese with English subtitles. Jackie Chan delivers some of his most astonishing stunt work in this high-octane blend of action, comedy, and procedural drama. Playing a resourceful Hong Kong cop framed for murder, Chan’s Sgt. Chan Ka-Kui battles criminals and corruption with reckless athleticism. From explosive chases to a legendary mall finale, the film’s inventive set pieces helped redefine the genre and cemented Chan’s international reputation as a bankable action star.

May 19, 2026

This quintessential pre-Code musical combines backstage comedy and sly social commentary with Busby Berkeley’s legendary extravaganzas that turn chorus lines into surreal geometric spectacles. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film follows a group of showgirls (Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, and Ginger Rogers) as they scramble to mount a new production.