FilmScene

Now Showing at the Chauncey

THE BIKERIDERS
THELMA
GHOSTLIGHT

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All Aboard!

All Aboard! By the turn of the twentieth century, the train had ushered in the dawn of a new era. The advent of cinema was not far behind. Filmmakers of the time were obsessed with the locomotive, as early as the Lumière Brothers’ The Arrival of a Train in 1896. This fascination lingered to pre-code thriller...

FilmScene in Chicago.

Last Chance

We say goodbye to Julia Louis Dreyfus in TUESDAY. See it on the big screen while you still can!

https://icfilmscene.org/now-playing/

"This is not just one of the great films of its year, but one of the finest first films in the annals of the medium." — Charles Bramesco, Little White Lies

JANET PLANET. Opens Friday.

https://icfilmscene.org/film/janet-planet/

This unique collaboration between actors (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy) and their director (Richard Linklater) across time is one of the most celebrated film trilogies ever, and deservedly so.

BEFORE SUNRISE - Tuesday, July 9, 7pm

BEFORE SUNSET - Wednesday, July 10, 7pm

BEFORE MIDNIGHT - Thursday, July 11, 7pm

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/series/the-before-trilogy/

Hey crafters! Did you see what we've got going on tomorrow night?!?

Join us at 7pm for our very special Craft Cinema screening of THELMA.

Walk-in lights will be on for the entire screening and we'll have Open Captions.

Bring your easily contained projects (knitting, crocheting, etc — no glitter, no pottery wheels!) and see what you can create during the film!

Presented in partnership with Home Ec. Workshop

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/thelma-2/

Miniature Construction Camp Week Two!

Congrats campers!

Now Playing at the Ped Mall

GHOSTLIGHT

"[A] charming, funny, and very human exploration of the bonds that alter the course of our lives." — Kate Erbland, IndieWire

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/ghostlight/

Now Showing at the Chauncey

THE BIKERIDERS
THELMA
TUESDAY

https://icfilmscene.org/now-playing/

Let’s Ride.

"Funny, original, sad and singular. In other words, it's Peak Miranda July." — Ian Freer, Empire Magazine

KAJILLIONAIRE. The final film in our Be Gay Do Crime series.

Thursday, June 27th at 7pm.

Presented through a generous partnership with Iowa City Pride

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/kajillionaire/

It wouldn't be a big opening weekend without some special features at concessions!

In honor of THELMARIDERS (yes, we are making it a thing), we'll have two specialty cocktails PLUS an assortment of Grandma's favorite hard candies (yes, Werther's are included).

Featured Cocktails: THE VANDAL and THELMA'S SCOOTER

We'll see you at the Chauncey this weekend for THE BIKERIDERS and THELMA!

ALL ABOARD! In this series we invite you to take a trip with us as we explore classic train movies of the 30s and 40s that will have you on the edge of your seat and rolling in the aisles.

SHANGHAI EXPRESS
TWENTIETH CENTURY
THE LADY VANISHES
THE PALM BEACH STORY

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/series/all-aboard/

Our Be Gay Do Crime series continues this week with CHOCOLATE BABIES.

See it tomorrow night at 7pm!

Presented through a generous partnership with Iowa City Pride

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/chocolate-babies/

Last Chance

We say goodbye to four films this week as we make way for the bikes (and scooters) to arrive on Friday. Catch these films on the big screen while you still can!

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
I SAW THE TV GLOW
20,000 SPECIES OF BEES
A PRINCE

https://icfilmscene.org/now-playing/

"Thelma is more than a winsome romp. It's a real thrill." — Kristy Puchko, Mashable

THELMA. Opens Friday.

https://icfilmscene.org/film/thelma-2/

"Pin[s] down a particular time, place and attitude – and does so with such pungent precision, you can all but smell it." — Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK)

THE BIKERIDERS. Opens Friday.

https://icfilmscene.org/film/the-bikeriders/

"An open-hearted meditation that is as gentle as it is extraordinary." — Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

GHOSTLIGHT. Opens Friday.

https://icfilmscene.org/film/ghostlight/

Let's Ride! It's THELMARIDERS week and we're ready for the double feature of the summer, THELMA and THE BIKERIDERS.

Both films open this Friday. Join us for both films this weekend (Friday - Sunday), show us your ticket stubs when you're done, and we'll give you a free popcorn!

https://icfilmscene.org/coming-soon/

A young q***r director examines the impact of Kevin Smith's 1997 film Chasing Amy.

Join us Monday night for a special screening of CHASING CHASING AMY. Featuring an in-person Q&A with director Sav Rodgers.

Monday, June 17th at 7pm.

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/chasing-chasing-amy/

In the second live-action Muppets film, intrepid journalists Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo snag an assignment reporting on a British jewel heist.

THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER. June's MidWestOne Bank Picture Show feature.

See it today or tomorrow at 11am or Thursday at 3:30pm.

Free for kids! $5 for adults.

https://icfilmscene.org/film/the-great-muppet-caper/

Camp has begun! Congrats to our week one campers on completing Miniature Construction Camp. Shout out to for sponsoring our summer camp!

"Mia Goth is a new generation’s scream queen" — Britta DeVore, Collider

MA # # . Opens Friday, July 5th. Sneak peek screening on Wednesday, July 3rd.

Tickets on sale now!

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/ma # # /

Now Playing at the Ped Mall

20,000 SPECIES OF BEES

https://icfilmscene.org/film/20000-species-of-bees/

Now Showing at the Chauncey

TUESDAY
A PRINCE
I SAW THE TV GLOW
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

https://icfilmscene.org/now-playing/

"A film of fearless intensity." — Stanford University Black Arts Quarterly

CHOCOLATE BABIES. Part of Be Gay Do Crime.

June 20th at 7pm.

Presented through a generous partnership with Iowa City Pride.

Tickets: https://icfilmscene.org/film/chocolate-babies/

VROOM! See you next week for THELMARIDERS, this summer's offbeat vengeful grandma / bike gang version of BARBENHEIMER — there will be Werthers (and cocktails!)!

THE BIKERIDERS and THELMA. Open June 21st!

https://icfilmscene.org/coming-soon/

This Saturday! RSFIC and FilmScene are excited to host our second premiere film screening, discussion, and reception event.

Join us at 3:30pm as we celebrate the neighborhoods portrayed in the second round of our Stories of Community short film series.

3:30pm — Three short films on the big screen
3:45pm — A short conversation with filmmakers and participants
4pm — Reception in the Chauncey lobby ft desserts from I Love Fufu and Elida's Bakery

Free and open to all.

Full Details: https://icfilmscene.org/film/stories-of-community/