We kicked off ‘This Is Not A Fiction 2026’ with our ‘Barbara Kopple Restorations’ series 🎥
Thank you to filmmaker Barbara Kopple for joining us in-person for the 4K restoration premieres of HARLAN COUNTY, USA (1976) at the Aero + AMERICAN DREAM (1990) at LF3.
Wishing a Happy Birthday today to filmmaker Edgar Wright! ♈️🎉 Have you seen Wright’s AC Podcast episode yet?!
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Has a movie ever affected you so much you felt like you were hit by a car? MOTHER MARY filmmaker David Lowery literally had this happen 😅
Lost in thought over Brad Pitt & Tom Cruise? We get it.
Check out MOTHER MARY in theaters now + watch Lowery on The AC Podcast 4/23!
Continuing to remember Sid Krofft, co-creator of some of the most popular, mind-blowing kids TV shows from the ‘70s 🌈📺💟 At our PUFNSTUF Q&A in 2010, Krofft detailed the origins of his beloved character H.R. Pufnstuf — and it’s not what you think!
Do you remember the moment you knew you LOVED movies? 🍿📽️ Filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber (FACES OF DEATH, HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE) recalls his favorite movie-watching memories on The American Cinematheque Podcast.
Full episode out this Thurs. April 16th!
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Legendary actor Elliott Gould joined us at the Egyptian on Saturday for a sold out ‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood’ screening of THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) + Q&A moderated by Eddie Muller 🐈
BLEAK WEEK: CINEMA OF DESPAIR comes to the UPP!
We're delighted to be part of this year's Bleak Week, presented in partnership with American Cinematheque and Prince Charles Cinema - and do we have some bleak films lined up for you...
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Thank you to BATMAN RETURNS for rewiring BenDavid Grabinski’s 8-year-old brain 🦇🧊🐧
Hear Grabinski talk about more of his favorite moviegoing experiences on a new episode of The American Cinematheque Podcast this Thursday!
Visit www.acpodcast.com for more 💛🎙️
Bleak Week (June 3-7) full lineup just announced. Tickets on sale now.
6.3 at 7pm – Incendies
6.4 at 7pm – The Devil’s Backbone
6.5 at 7pm – Perfect Blue
6.6 at 10am – The Fox and the Hound
6.6 at 7pm – Leaving Las Vegas
6.7 at 2pm – Lifeboat
6.7 at 7pm – Mad Max
Heads Up - The Revue gives us its own spin on the Bleak Week concept in June: revuecinema.ca/series/bleak...
. @Variety interview with @eddiemuller.bsky.social and Alan K. Rode about NOIR CITY Hollywood kicking off tomorrow at the @amcinematheque.bsky.social Egyptian Theatre. bit.ly/4sOkmNT
#noircity #noircityhollywood @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social @noirbeachshack.bsky.social
If you’ve ever felt traumatized by a DICK TRACY character, you’re not alone.
Filmmaker Mary Bronstein shares her most embarrassing moviegoing memory on The American Cinematheque Podcast.
First two episodes come out this Thursday, April 2nd 🎙️💛
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Have you heard? 🎙️💛 The American Cinematheque Podcast premieres in 1 week!
Our new interview podcast asks filmmakers & other special guests, “What movies would make it into the film festival of your life?”
New episodes drop every Thurs. starting 4/2:
acpodcast.com
Announcing – The American Cinematheque Podcast! 🎙️💛
Coming April 2nd.
The first two episodes featuring Edgar Wright & Mary Bronstein will debut together, kicking off the show, with new episodes releasing every Thursday.
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OMG, @amcinematheque.bsky.social is taking BLEAK WEEK global! Absolutely screamed when I saw my hometown arthouse cinema @esquiretheatre.com on the long list of participating theaters - Cincinnati, go get SAD. www.americancinematheque.com/series/bleak...
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair - Global Film Festival’ June 1st - 30th 🩶
This year, ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair’ expands to 73 cities across 8 countries including the U.S. & Puerto Rico, Canada, England, Scotland, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, + Chile.
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Our 2026 Nitrate Film Festival begins this weekend at the Egyptian! 🎞️🧚♀️ Enjoy an ultra rare 35mm nitrate print of William Wyler’s THE GOOD FAIRY (1935) this Sat. 2/14 at 3 pm.
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Photos from last Friday’s sold out screening of THE NATURAL (1984) + Q&A with actor Kim Basinger, filmmaker Barry Levinson, producer Mark Johnson, & cinematographer Caleb Deschanel 🎬✨
Running the numbers on my 2025 viewing for financial planning in ‘26…definitely gotta cut some streamers, but AMC A-List got me 64 movies ( roughly $5.25 per film), our American Cinematheque membership saved my wife and I over $100, and moviepass reduced 30 $15-$20 tickets to $12 apiece.
Special guests just added! ✨ THE NATURAL (1984) + Q&A with actor Kim Basinger & producer Mark Johnson — members-only event coming to the Egyptian on Fri. 1/30 at 7 pm.
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Béla Tarr‘s advice to young filmmakers ♥️
Clip from our Q&A following THE TURIN HORSE (2011) in 35mm on 6/7/23 at the Aero.
Remembering James Ransone ♥️ The actor (& his dog) joined us at the Egyptian in 2016 for a Beyond Fest screening of IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE.
“I’m going to shoot a movie in May . . . Little Kieran Culkin’s in it.” !!! Filmmaker Nancy Meyers revealed what she’s working on next during our sold out FATHER OF THE BRIDE Q&A over the weekend 💓🎬
Sun.
THE RECKLESS MOMENT 35mm 1pm LF3
TASTE OF CHERRY 35mm 2pm Egyptian
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE 4pm LF3
HIGH NOON 4pm Aero
MUSTANG + Q&A 6:30pm LF3
THE GOLD RUSH 7pm Egyptian
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND 7:30pm Aero
4K! FIVE EASY PIECES 10pm LF3
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We bring you gifts of GOLDENEYE, frankincense, & myrrh this holiday season with our upcoming Bond screenings! 💥
30th Anniversary! GOLDENEYE (1995) – Fri. 12/12 7pm Egyptian
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969) – Sat. 12/20 3:30pm Egyptian
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I thought Dan Chariton was going to run away with the Best Phone Acting Award for OBAA but now having seen Bridget Everett in WAKE UP DEAD MAN I’m not so sure. It’s going to be tight race, the likes of which has not been seen since the 1979 NL MVP voting
New ongoing series! ‘Film by the Foot’ – Folks, this has never happened before in the 40-year history of this organization. You can see top-of-the-line cinema for just 10¢ per 100 feet.
Upcoming (more TBA):
DAISIES (1966)
ROPE (1948)
THE CIRCUS (1928)
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Join us in congratulating Chris LeMaire on his promotion to Director of Programming at the American Cinematheque! Thank you to Deadline for the announcement.
We’re thrilled to have LeMaire guiding an unprecedented 1600+ screenings a year with our phenomenal programming team 🎉
Just announced! Michael B. Jordan & Ryan Coogler in-person for SINNERS in 70mm + Michael B. Jordan Career Retrospective 🎬❤️🔥
Free, members-only! SINNERS + Q&A 11/22 Aero
Retrospective 11/5 - 11/15 LF3
FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, JUST MERCY, BLACK PANTHER
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