FJORD
Cristian Mungiu
- 146 minutes
- 2026
- English
Starts November 6
From two-time Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, a Norwegian woman and her devout Romanian husband relocate with their five children to a remote, close-knit, coastal town. Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the line between concern and prejudice. Presenting a knotty moral dilemma and refusing to provide easy answers, with brilliant performances from Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, FJORD explores clashing worldviews, conformity, tolerance and the boundaries of freedom and intimacy.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 --- 6:30pm
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 --- 3:45pm and 7pm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 --- 2:45pm and 6pm
Please note: No ads - films begin at posted showtimes
MNEMOSCENE: An Evening of Experimental Electronic Music
November 9
Live music and archival vintage film projections. Featuring artists local and coastal: CAT DEPOT, THE WORLD BELOW, PLEAURA (Arcata) and MACHINE GHOSTS (Arcata). Fringe ambient-cthonic sounds to usher in November. All sets $10 at the door.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 --- 7pm
KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS
Ken Russell
- 114 minutes
- 1971/2026 restoration
- English
Starts November 13
Censored for over half a century, Ken Russell’s controversial, visionary masterpiece THE DEVILS is finally back on the big screen in its definitive version. Featuring powerhouse performances from Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption, and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Inspired by the true story of a 17th-century priest accused of bewitching a convent of nuns, the film lays bare the collusion of church and state through a searing vision of religious persecution, collective hysteria and institutional corruption. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new restoration presents THE DEVILS in the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned.
Showtimes TBA
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Director's Cut)
Ken Russell
- 94 minutes
- 1986
- English
November 14 - 15
Meek skid row flower shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After an accidental death, after which Seymour feeds the body to Audrey II, he must come up with more bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant. A cheeky, intelligent critique of capitalism crafted with Muppets-era showmanship, a remnant from an age where talent and individuality ruled. Remixing Roger Corman's B-movie by way of the Off-Broadway musical, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS offers camp, horror, social commentary and catchy tunes in equal measure. With Steve Martin, Bill Murray and John candy. Presented in visionary director Frank Oz’s director’s cut which preserves the original ending as the filmmaker intended!
Showtimes TBA
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM
David Greaves
- 100 minutes
- 2026
- English
Starts November 20
In 1972, the late, great filmmaker William Greaves sent out an invite to the last living creators and emissaries of the Harlem Renaissance: Come to Duke Ellington’s apartment on the corner of West 157th and St. Nicholas Avenue for a night of cocktails and conversation. He proceeded to document a who’s who of songwriters, authors, poets, theater bigwigs, journalists, movers, and shakers sitting around and reminiscing. The footage remained virtually unseen — until now. Thanks to David Greaves, William’s son (who was also operating one of the cameras on that fateful night), we now get to be a fly on the wall as a host of legends detail how they made history and changed American art forever. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM works not just because it puts you in the room, sitting next to groundbreakers like the pianist Eubie Blake and photographer James Van Der Zee as they wax poetic about what it was like in their heyday. It’s the way that Greaves gives you a true portrait of a community, and lets you eavesdrop on their bickering and airing of grievances as well as their mutual admiration and gratitude. A time capsule, history lesson, and heady hangout movie all rolled into one, it’s an invigorated portrait of radical change as the byproduct of art, politics, and roiling intellectual debate. A masterpiece, this.
Showtimes TBA