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MICKEY 17

2025
South Korea +
USA
Bong Joon Ho

Adapted from the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, Robert Pattinson stars as an "expendable," a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous tasks because he can be renewed with his memories largely intact.

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The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

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ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

African Diaspora Reel Representation

2024
Zambia +
UK Ireland USA
Rungano Nyoni

As funeral proceedings for an uncle begin around them, Shula and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

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The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

Playing Today

ANORA

2024
USA
Sean Baker

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the mar...

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The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

Playing Today

BLACK BAG

2025
UK
Steven Soderbergh

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband, also a legendary agent, faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

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The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

Playing Today

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE

2024
USA +
CANADA UK
Peter Browngardt

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck venture to the big screen as unlikely heroes and Earth’s only hope when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot.

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The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

Playing Today

FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE 3D

Reel Representation Science on Screen

2023
Australia
Gisela Kaufmann +
Joseph Nizeti Mike Slee

Narrated by Bjork, this documentary explores the extraordinary abilities of fungi while following British biologist Merlin Sheldrake as he seeks a rare blue mushroom in Tasmania's ancient Tarkine rainforest.

Today's Showtimes

The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

Playing Today

OPUS

2025
Mark Anthony Green

A young writer (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star (John Malkovich) who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the m...

Today's Showtimes

The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

The Ped Mall

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
3:30pm 6:30pm
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE
4:00pm
OPUS
7:00pm

The Chauncey

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Opens March 28

DEATH OF A UNICORN

DEATH OF A UNICORN

Opens March 28

Opens April 4

Opens April 4

Opens April 4

BOB TREVINO LIKES IT

BOB TREVINO LIKES IT

Opens April 4

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

Opens April 11

JULIE KEEPS QUIET

JULIE KEEPS QUIET

Opens April 11

THE WEDDING BANQUET

THE WEDDING BANQUET

Opens April 18

ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO

ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO

Opens April 18

Opens April 18

Opens April 18

Opens April 25

Series Programming

African Diaspora

Tue, Mar 25 ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

2024
Zambia
Rungano Nyoni

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Reel Representation

Tue, Mar 25 ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

2024
Zambia
Rungano Nyoni

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Science on Screen

Tue, Mar 25 FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE 3D

2023
Australia
Gisela Kaufmann

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Late Shift at the Grindhouse

Wed, Mar 26 CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE OF DEATH

1989
USA
J.F. Lawton (The Hunted)

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Iowa Disability Film Festival

Thu, Mar 27 THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG

2023
Australia
Thomas Charles Hyland

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Bijou After Hours

Sat, Mar 29 CURE

1997
Japan
Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Community Collaborations

Sun, Mar 30 I SAW THE TV GLOW

2024
USA
Jane Schoenbrun

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Cannes-celed

Mon, Mar 31 L’AVVENTURA

1960
Italy
Michelangelo Antonioni

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Out of the Archive

Mon, Apr 7 ANIMATION IN BLOOM: THE FILMS OF EZRA WUBE

2018
USA
Ezra Wube

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The Picture Show

Sat, Apr 12 FOLLOW THAT BIRD

1985
USA
Ken Kwapis

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Vino Vérité

Sun, Apr 13 HOOP DREAMS

1994
USA
Steve James

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Pride at FilmScene

Tue, Apr 15 SECONDS

1966
USA
John Frankenheimer

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Special Event

Fri, Apr 25 BIJOU OPEN SCREEN SPRING 2025

2024
Various

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National Theatre Live

Sun, Apr 27 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

2025
UK
Max Webster

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Camps

Mon, Jun 16 MINIATURE CONSTRUCTION CAMP 2025

2025

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35mm Film

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Filmmaker Spotlight

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FilmScene in the Park

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Refocus Film Festival

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Rooftop

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ScreenDance

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Women at Work

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