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Before Tom Glavine, Pedro Martinez or John Smoltz there was…Jackie Robinson. Join us to celebrate Jackie Robinson's birth anniversary by watching a recent popular biopic from writer/director Brian Helgeland.  Robinson paved a new road for minorities by being the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball since the racial barrier was put in…Read More
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. |1981| Rated R | 95 min.Read More
Dark City: an evening of film noir, graphic novels, and live performances will be presented by Flying Orb Productions at Western Ave Studios on the first floor in the Onyx Room. The evening will feature the premiere of Flying Orb's new film, Kismet 91, and the publication of their new graphic novel, NetherWorld - based…Read More
A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state. Features Robert De Niro. |1985| UNRATED | 142 min.Read More
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year braving the frigid temperatures of the South Pole to film this annual ritual of the penguins, and this family friendly movie documents their brave struggle to survive, as well as the close emotional bonds between the penguin families. (2005) Rated G | 85 min.Read More
The plot revolves around a brilliant game maker who hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer and is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. "It's hard to understate how much this film changed the genre of science fiction — it's arguably the first movie to use…Read More
Come on down for the latest installment of our monthly independent film series. Tonight's film starts at 6:30PM. Watchtower. Directed by Pelin Esmer. Turkey, France and Germany / 2012 / Drama / Turkish with English subtitles / 100 min. SYNOPIS: Haunted by a tragic incident, Nihat isolated himself by becoming a fire warden in a…Read More
140 Minutes | Rated G Join us for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time! Kick off school vacation right with a family friendly matinee at the Pollard. See the film behind the story of Saving Mr. Banks. Originally released 50 years ago (1964), this beloved family treasure stars Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. Free Showing - Saturday, April…Read More
Acclaimed stage director Rufus Norris' first film, inspired by Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird looks to answer the question: What if Scout, Atticus, and Boo Radley were transported to modern day North London? Broken - a film by Rufus Norris United Kingdom / 2012 / 90 min /Drama / English Please note, Independent films…Read More
Old man winter saw fit to impede our last independent film night go round so we're going to try again tomorrow (Thursday, March 13th) with the feature film Aliyah directed by Elie Wajeman. So come on down and bring a friend for what Boyd Van Hoeij from Variety called a "Cleverly Cinematic! [An] intimate and…Read More
Join us for the latest installment in our ongoing Independent Film night series from Film Movement (2nd Thursday of Every Month). This Thursday, January 9th at 6:30 PM we'll be screening Three Worlds - a film by Catherine Corsini . The film tells the story of Al, a young man from modest means who is…Read More
Snow or no, you should join us if you can this Saturday to celebrate the 79th birthday of the "King of Rock n Roll" with our 4th Annual Elvis Birthday Matinee. Show starts at 1pm. Sideburns encouraged...a thank you, thank you very much.Read More
Take a break from the Holiday madness and join us for a special Holiday Matinee - Saturday, December 21st @ 1PM. This film is rated PG. Run time: 98 min. Release Year: 1983.Read More
Join us Thursday, December 12th for our monthly Independent Film Night featuring La Sirga - directed by William Vega. This film is set in Columbia and tells the story of Alicia a refugee as she flees her village for the dubious sanctuary of her uncles' dilapidated hostel called La Sirga in the highlands of the…Read More
The description below of the all ages section of the Pets are People Too Film Fest is from their website which you should visit for more information about the Festival - other venues and shows, etc. We're very excited to be a venue host for our friends the Lowell Film Collaborative and in partnership with our…Read More