COMING SOON
Grand Tour
OPENS MAY 9 | Edward, civil servant, flees fiancée Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917. His travels replace panic with melancholy. Molly, set on marriage, amused by his escape, trails him across Asia.
A Nice Indian Boy
OPENS MAY 9 | When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.
Friendship
OPENS MAY 23 | Comedy | Suburban dad Craig (“I Think You Should Leave” mastermind Tim Robinson) falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor (Paul Rudd), as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
Holy Cow
OPENS MAY 23 | 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps.
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted – May 23-28
LIMITED RUN | Friday, May 23 – Wednesday, May 28 | Cult musician Swamp Dogg and housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty have turned their suburban LA home into an artistic haven. They journey through the turbulent music business, forming a special friendship transcending eras.
Bring Her Back
OPENS MAY 30 | From Danny and Michael Philippou, the duo behind 2023’s indie horror hit, “Talk to Me.” A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
OPENS MAY 30 | An aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of a Jane Austen novel.
The Phoenician Scheme
OPENS JUNE 6 | The new Wes Anderson movie drops at The Little. This one is the “story of a family and a family business.” The typical Wes Anderson all-star cast applies here: Benicio del Toro, Tom Hanks, Mia Threapleton, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, and more, star.
The Life of Chuck
OPENS JUNE 13 | From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan comes THE LIFE OF CHUCK, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – May 4
MAY THE FOURTH | Sunday, May 4 at 3pm and 7pm | As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace. J.J. Abrams’ seventh installment in the Skywalker Saga is a rousing mix of new and old characters, with an exceptional score (as always) by John Williams.
Dawnland – May 5
SPECIAL SCREENING | Monday, May 5 at 6:30pm | The Center for Dispute Settlement is proud to host this film screening in honor of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S) and 2SLGBTQI+ people, also known as “Red Dress Day,” a day to raise awareness and remember those lost to violence.
Björk: Cornucopia – May 7 & 11
SPECIAL SCREENINGS | Wednesday, May 7 and Sunday, May 11 | Immerse yourself in Bjork’s spectacular stage production in this concert film, featuring bespoke instruments and choir joining a setlist spanning Björk’s iconic early works to the visionary Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2023). Digitally animated moving curtains create a modern lanterna magica for live music, transforming 21st-century VR visuals into the grandeur of a 19th-century theatre — and now into an immersive cinema experience.
Strait Undercover – May 8
SCREENING & DISCUSSION | MADE IN ROCHESTER | Thursday, May 8 at 7:00pm | A bio-agriculture company secretly developing terminator seeds and a mysterious robot is infiltrated by a low level USDA agent who uses telepathy to connect with nature.
The Elephant Man – May 9-10
A LYTTLE LYNCH | Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 | A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication. David Lynch’s 1980 film was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. New 4K digital presentation.
City of God – May 14
95 YEARS OF THE LITTLE | Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30pm | In the slums of Rio, two kids’ paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin in this Oscar-nominated film from Brazil and France.
1-800-On-Her-Own – May 15 & 17
ONE TAKE | May 15 & 17 | 1–800–ON–HER–OWN follows ground breaking indie musician/feminist Ani DiFranco, founder of the first “woman–run non–corporate queer–happy” label, Righteous Babe Records, on a wild roadtrip from her punk–folk past to her life today as an activist and rockstar.
Donnie Darko (35mm) – May 16 & 17
STAFF PICKS | 35MM FILM | May 16 and 17 at 7:30pm | After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.