Tuesday Nights at the Movies

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.

Dec 1, 2026

Legendary jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon stars as Dale Turner, an expatriate American musician struggling with addiction in 1950s Paris, where an unlikely friendship with a devoted French fan offers him a second chance. Featuring a who’s who of real jazz musicians – Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, and Freddie Hubbard – the film earned Gordon an Academy Award nomination and Hancock an Oscar for his score.

Dec 8, 2026

In Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist Western, Pat Garrett (James Coburn) is hired to hunt down his old friend Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson). Set against the constricting frontier, the film transforms their legendary confrontation into a melancholic journey exploring friendship, betrayal, and the myth of the American West. Bob Dylan provides the score and appears in a supporting role.

Dec 15, 2026

During the bitter winter of 1944, American soldiers find themselves spending Christmas surrounded by German forces during the Battle of the Bulge. Rather than concentrating on generals and grand strategy, William Wellman’s acclaimed World War II drama stays close to the exhausted men on the ground, capturing fear, camaraderie, dark humor, and resilience under extraordinary circumstances.

Jan 5, 2027

Based on the true story of Alvin Straight, an elderly Iowa man who travels hundreds of miles by riding mower to reconcile with his estranged brother. Directed by David Lynch with warmth and simplicity, Richard Farnsworth, as Alvin, travels Straight’s actual route through small-town America, amongst the people who will help him along his journey. Sissy Spacek and Harry Dean Stanton co-star.

Jan 12, 2027

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine star in this ingenious battle of wits between a celebrated mystery writer and the younger man having an affair with his wife. An elaborate game at the writer’s English country house descends into an increasingly devious contest of deception, humiliation, and revenge. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from Anthony Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play, “Sleuth” earned Oscar nominations for both Olivier and Caine.

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".