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Mon May 25, 2026

7:30 PM

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

Aero Theatre | Memorial Day Screening

Free screening for active-duty military, veterans, reserves and National Guard; tickets available at box office.

Sun May 31 – Sun Jun 7, 2026

Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 5

Fri May 22 – Sat May 30, 2026

T2 x 4

Ongoing

Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! on Nitrate, EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS, APART FROM YOU, BROTHER AND SISTER, AVALANCHE, THREE SISTERS WITH MAIDEN HEARTS, THE THIN LINE, A WANDERER’S NOTEBOOK, FLOATING CLOUDS, MOMENT OF TERROR, REPAST, LIGHTNING, SUDDEN RAIN, SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS, LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS, FLOWING, MOTHER, SCATTERED CLOUDS, YEARNING

Tue May 26 – Fri May 29, 2026

Maurice Pialat: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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Sat June 6, 2026

7:00 PM

BAD TIMING

Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Theresa Russell. Moderated by Xan Cassavetes.

'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 5' and final screening of 'Watch Local: Z Channel'

Sat June 6, 2026

3:00 PM

BUSTER AND BILLIE

Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Robert Englund. Moderated by Larry Karaszewski.

World Premiere of New Restoration

Sat June 6, 2026

12:00 PM

MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS on Nitrate

Egyptian Theatre | Print courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny

'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair - Year 5'

Thu May 14 – Sat May 23, 2026

Sergei Eisenstein Restorations

Fri Apr 24 – Sun Jun 28, 2026

Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Ongoing

Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES, Early Short Films, JE TU IL ELLE, In the Room: Chantal Akerman Short Films, NEWS FROM HOME, In New York Short Films, HOTEL MONTEREY, LES RENDEZ-VOUS D’ANNA, “Hôtel des Acacias,” PORTRAIT D’UNE JEUNE FILLE DE LA FIN DES ANNÉES 60 À BRUXELLES, TOUTE UNE NUIT, LA CAPTIVE, LA FOLIE ALMAYER, “Dis-moi,” HISTOIRES D’AMÉRIQUE: FOOD, FAMILY AND PHILOSOPHY, DOWN THERE

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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 5

T2 x 4

Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Maurice Pialat: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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BAD TIMING

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MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS on Nitrate

Sergei Eisenstein Restorations

Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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