From 35mm film to digital—and now laser projection. The Avalon is stepping into its next era.
Join us for A TRIP DOWN SUNSET BOULEVARD and help support the future of moviegoing at the Avalon.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/gala/
"A film that could have settled for being a masterclass in technique, but instead goes deeper, exploring questions of artistry, authorship, legacy." -Bob Mondello, NPR
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Science on Screen returns this Wednesday, April 22 with THE IMITATION GAME — one show only. Stay after for a conversation with Elonka Dunin and Jason Dick on how codebreaking still shapes our world today.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-im...
"In the most purely pleasurable movie so far this year, Ryan Gosling has a blast as a science guy who rockets into space to save all our asses with jolts, jokes and smarts that won’t quit." - Peter Travers, The Travers Take
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Opening Friday: THE CHRISTOPHERS
Two siblings hire a former forger to finish a famous artist’s final works—and claim their inheritance.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-ch...
Science on Screen presents THE IMITATION GAME — one show only, April 22.
Watch the story of Alan Turing and the Enigma code, plus a post-film talk on cryptography and modern life.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-im...
French Cinemathèque returns Wednesday with LEAVE ONE DAY.
A rising chef heads home when her father falls ill—and reconnects with her past in ways she didn’t expect.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/leave-...
Two shows only — April 12 & 14!
National Theatre Live’s THE AUDIENCE returns to cinemas for the first time in over a decade. Helen Mirren stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the award-winning production about her private meetings with Britain’s prime ministers.
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Join us May 3 for the Avalon Gala!
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Sunset Boulevard with a special screening, discussion, a reception with drinks and bites, and a Norma Desmond–inspired prosecco cocktail. Plus, everyone goes home with a black & white cookie.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/gala/
Opening Friday, from Master Director François Ozon!
A new take on Albert Camus’s classic novel of existentialist ennui is a landmark adaptation, simultaneously faithful to the text and dedicated to discovering fresh perspectives in the margins.
Tickets for THE STRANGER: buff.ly/agH6rRq
Playing Weds at the Avalon w/ Q&A after
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After Liat's kidnapping, her father resists using her captivity to justify violence in Gaza, revealing deep political and emotional rifts as they struggle to bring her home.
Tickets for HOLDING LIAT:
"It soars on the immense likability of (Ryan) Gosling’s presence, working in perfect tandem with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to create an incredibly crowd-pleasing film." -Wenlei Ma, The Nightly
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Coming to the Avalon Friday for one week only: FANTASY LIFE
A sharp New York City romantic comedy about an actress who unexpectedly falls for the anxious law school dropout babysitting her kids.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/fantas...
One more show added — Wednesday!
TURNER AND CONSTABLE — two of Britain's greatest painters celebrated in one unmissable documentary.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/turner...
Now playing one week only: A MAGNIFICENT LIFE
A portrait of Marcel Pagnol, who grew up in Marseille and became one of the most inventive artists of the 1930s–50s.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/a-magn...
Bonus show added Sunday!
MR NOBODY VS. PUTIN follows a beloved Russian schoolteacher who secretly documents the propaganda and militarization taking over his school after the invasion of Ukraine—risking everything to expose what’s happening.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/mr-nob...
"Big themes. Big emotions. A lead who personifies grace. Add PROJECT HAIL MARY to the ranks of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar and Gravity as one of the most visually stunning, emotionally resonant space films ever made." -Nikki Gemmell, The Australian
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Oscar® Winner! One show only this Wednesday.
A Russian teacher secretly films what’s happening inside his own school as classrooms become stages for wartime propaganda.
Tickets for MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN: www.theavalon.org/films/mr-nob...
Celebrate 75 years of Sunset Boulevard at the Avalon on May 3.
Reception + a conversation with David Lubin (author of Ready for My Close-Up) and Bob Mondello (Senior Arts Critic, NPR), followed by a screening of Billy Wilder’s classic.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/gala/
Now playing! 🚀
A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory — and a mission to stop whatever is killing the sun.
PROJECT HAIL MARY, starring Ryan Gosling.
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Exhibition on Screen returns Sunday w/ TURNER AND CONSTABLE.
This documentary delves into the intertwined lives & legacies of J. M. W. Turner and John Constable, celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births & a groundbreaking exhibition at Tate.
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Join MARSHA AND THE POSITRONS this Saturday for a morning of dancing and singing along to fun, energetic, upbeat songs about science and how the world works!
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/marsha...
Opening Friday.
In Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, a man laid off after 25 years at the same company becomes increasingly desperate in his search for a new job.
Get your tickets for NO OTHER CHOICE: www.theavalon.org/films/no-oth...
Opening Friday for one week only.
Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality centuries ahead of her time.
Tickets for THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE: www.theavalon.org/films/the-te...
French Cinémathèque comes to the Avalon Wednesday with NINO.
A sudden diagnosis leaves Nino, a young man in his late 20s, facing mortality with grace, quiet humor, and the company of family and friends over the course of his birthday weekend.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/nino/
One show only — Sunday at 3pm. Two Oscar noms, incl Best International Film.
A father and son search for a missing daughter at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. The desert journey that follows is haunting and unforgettable.
Tickets for SIRAT: www.theavalon.org/films/sirat/
Opening Friday — Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film.
Based on true events, THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB follows Red Crescent volunteers as they struggle to send an ambulance to rescue a six-year-old girl trapped under fire.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-vo...
It’s gonna be golden this wknd at the Avalon! K-POP DEMON HUNTERS plays for 2 shows.
When K-pop superstars aren’t selling out stadiums, they’re secretly demon hunters protecting their fans from supernatural danger. But their biggest threat yet? A rival boy band of demons in disguise.
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Czech film comes to the Avalon Theatre Wednesday!
In SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001, 17-year-old Kien returns to his family at the Cheb market after ten years in Vietnam—only for a buried secret to surface.
A Q&A with director Dužan Duong will follow the screening.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/summer...
Two shows only this weekend!
In ELIO, space-obsessed Elio Solis is accidentally beamed up to an intergalactic council and mistaken for Earth’s ambassador.
Aliens, adventure, and a kid way in over his head.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/elio/