OPENS OCTOBER 16 | ONE WEEK ONLY! | 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut. One of cinema’s most transgressive and incendiary provocations, Ken Russell’s feverish account of the Loudun possessions witchcraft trial in 17th-century France stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. Alternately hailed as a masterpiece and derided as pornography, its anti-authoritarian outrage and critique of institutional hypocrisy feel more urgent than ever. Rated NC-17.
FILMED LIVE ON STAGE | Thursday, October 22 and Sunday, October 25 | This Tony Award-winning champagne-fresh comedy of bad manners and ‘pure escapist fun’ was filmed live on stage at Broadway, and stars Golden Globe-winner Rose Byrne and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara. o upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.
LITTLE CRAFT NIGHT: Friday, October 23 | TRADITIONAL SCREENING: Sunday, October 25 | A teenage boy and his sister unsuspectingly conjure a tricky trio of 300-year-old witches in Salem, who set out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth.
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 25 at 7:00pm | A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they’ve done. From acclaimed director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Chime, Cloud).
Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7pm | The film explores artist Mark Thomas Gibson’s response to the daily onslaught of news through his TOWN CRIER series, sounding the alarm on our fraying democracy and using art as an urgent call to citizen action. The short film will be followed by a discussion.
SPECIAL SCREENING | Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00pm | Examining the life, career and private character of one of American entertainment’s most distinctive performers: Bea Arthur. Reflecting on the performances that brought her international recognition, while recalling the less familiar experiences that shaped her long before television audiences knew her as Dorothy Zbornak or Maude Findlay, this new film features archival footage and materials, interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and Bea herself. PLUS A Q&A WITH DIRECTOR DAN WATT, LIVE AND IN PERSON!
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, October 29 at 7:00pm | A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.
SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 30 at 6:30pm & 9:15pm | Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
SPOOKY SEASON x M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN | 35MM FILM | Saturday, October 31 at 8:00pm | A young boy (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Afraid to tell anyone, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), the truth about the boy’s supernatural abilities hold consequences for both client and therapist. M. Night Shyamalan’s breakthrough hit, on Halloween night. FREE FOR LITTLE MEMBERS.
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
An event taking place at The Little. | Ticketing not run by The Little, so Little discounts / member benefits do not apply to this event.
ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY SERIES | Thursday, November 19 and Saturday, November 21 | A thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE | Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, December 6 | Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | 35MM FILM | Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 | The original 1940 animated masterpiece. A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by the Walt Disney studio’s team of artists.