ONE TAKE | Oct. 24 & 26 | Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm “Grindhouse” on Saturday, October 5 at 8pm | 4K Digital Restoration on Sunday, October 6 and Saturday October 26 | Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 27 at 4pm | The Universal Monsters classic! Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 27 at 7:00pm | An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg; starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 28 at 7:30pm | After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor’s assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. Bill Gunn’s 1973 American black horror film stars Marlene Clark and Duane Jones, and has been finding new appreciation and respect, in recent years, for its impact, and representation, in horror.
SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30pm | In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk in Ray Bradbury’s dark fantasy based on his novel.
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 31 at 8:00pm | FREE FOR LITTLE MEMBERS | A family’s home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts, in Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s fantastical phantom-filled 1982 horror.
The soulful, bluesy music of Dayna Kurtz, live from The Little’s histroic Theatre 1 stage Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Summer Airwaves: Radio on Film is a short series at The Little, celebrating iconic portrayals of radio in the movies.
The Little’s Staff Pick series is a grab bag of the mysterious, the fun, and the purely awesome. Each staff member has selected a movie to recommend — no genre or era is off limits. This series is the modern equivalent of stepping into your favorite video rental store, and seeking a film you’ll swoon over. These are favorites from our Little staff, but hopefully they’ll become your new favorites as well.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, Nov. 18 at 7pm | A musical retelling of the American Revolution’s political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. Picked by Norlene!
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM x ON FILM | Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30pm | American filmmaker and feminist icon Lizzie Borden presents two of her classic films, followed by a Q&A with Borden
ONE TAKE x BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, November 21 & Saturday, November 23 | The documentary, from director Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso, Luther Vandross. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3pm | When exploitative tycoons refuse to return Mothra’s egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan’s own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8pm | Cue the ICONIC Ray Parker Jr. theme song. It’s Ghostbusters! Back at The Little!