In 2020, the big screen was blank, the seats empty, and the popcorn machine barren. It was not a good year for movie theaters. But while The Little was closed for 14 months, the movies themselves were still riveting, beautiful, and just downright excellent. These films deserve to be watched on the glorious big screen, and at The Little, we’re going to make that happen.
The Little’s “The Lost Year: The Movies We Missed” series will showcase the hits, hidden gems, and award winners of 2020 (and beyond) in the way they were meant to be watched — in a movie theater (and paired with all the Little Popcorn you can carry).
Browse the film lineup below.
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First Cow
Friday, July 16 • 7:30pm
Thursday, July 19 • 7:30pm
A loner and cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men collaborate on a business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow.
Palm Springs
Saturday, August 14 • 8pm
Thursday, August 19 • 7:30pm
Stuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.
Starring Cristin Milioti (Fargo, The Mindy Project) and Andy Samberg (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), this Lonely Island Classics comedy “brilliantly reinvents the ‘Groundhog Day’ formula” (David Ehrlich, Indiewire).
David Byrne’s American Utopia
Wednesday, September 15 • 7:30pm
Directed by Oscar-Winner Spike Lee, this filmed version of the electrifying Broadway musical sensation brings Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning musician David Byrne(Talking Heads) together with 11 musical artists from around the world to perform songs from across Byrne’s career.
MLK/FBI
Friday, September 24 • 7:30pm
Thursday, September 30 • 7:30pm
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard’s resonant MLK/FBI presents a sobering overview of the American intelligence community’s efforts to discredit and destroy Martin Luther King, Jr. “A worthy addition to the ever-timely media concerning Martin Luther King Jr.” – Amon Warmann, Empire. “Superb” – Odie Henderson, RogerEbert.com
Spontaneous
Friday, October 15 • 7:00pm
Thursday, October 21 • 7:30pm
When students in their high school inexplicably start to explode (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. They soon discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today in this dark comedy.
Katherine Langford (Knives Out, Love, Simon) and Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) star in what promises to become a cult-classic in the “horrors of high-school” genre.
Wolfwalkers
Friday, November 20 • 7:30pm
Saturday, November 21 • 3:30pm
A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, this hand-drawn mesmerizing Celtic-inspired adventure from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) is perfect for families, fans of animation, and devotees of ethereal fantasy storytelling.
Saint Frances
Friday, December 10 • 7:30pm
Thursday, December 16 • 7:30pm
After an accidental-pregnancy-turned-abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she’s charged with protecting in this comedy-drama from art-house favorite film distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories.
“Saint Frances approaches an array of weighty issues with empathy, humor, and grace — and marks star and writer Kelly O’Sullivan as a tremendous talent to watch.” 99% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Saturday, February 19 • 7:30pm
Take a trip and break out of your shell with Barb and Star! From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids (co-stars and co-writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) comes Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time — ever — and embark on a Floridian holiday wilder than they even imagined.
Bright, colorful, and extremely, unabashedly silly, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the ultimate goofy, tropical antidote to your mid-winter blues.
Miss Juneteenth
Friday, June 10 • 7:30pm
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Wednesday, June 29 • 7:30pm
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