Amherst Cinema

05/31/2026

Winner of the US Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2025, SEEDS is an exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South that reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land. Playing our Bellwether film series this Thursday, June 4 at 7pm, director Brittany Shyne joins us in person for post-film discussion: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/seeds

As always, Bellwether films are free to Amherst Cinema Members.

05/30/2026

"It’s a thrill to watch this kind of original, adult movie that are all too rare these days, and Roher hits all the right notes with this move into narrative filmmaking." –Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune

Oscar-wining filmmaker Daniel Roher (NAVALNY) makes his narrative directing debut with thriller TUNER, starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman. It's playing now at Amherst Cinema: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/tuner

05/29/2026

On Mon 6/8 at 7pm, Jen Malkowski, Assoc. Prof. of Film and Media Studies at Smith College, presents “‘I Guess We'll Just Have to Evolve’: JURASSIC PARK at the Dawn of Digital Cinema,” followed directly by a screening of the 1993 blockbuster: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/jurassic-park

When JURASSIC PARK premiered, it epitomized a film industry in transition, straddling the old ways of celluloid filmmaking and practical effects and the new ways of computer-generated images and other digital innovations. Spielberg's blockbuster film encapsulates that moment of cinematic evolution, as Malkowski will illuminate, by negotiating tensions of old and new on multiple levels: in its blending of practical and digital special effects, its story of ancient lifeforms resurrected by cutting-edge science, and its surprising thematic anxieties about technological progress.

Jurassic Park at the Dawn of Digital Cinema Cinema Seminars 127 mins.Directed by Steven SpielbergPG-131993 Click a time to buy tickets. Mon, 6/8 7:00 pm Cinema Seminar: “‘I Guess We'll Just Have to Evolve’: JURASSIC PARK at the Dawn of Digital Cinema” Presented by Jen Malkowski, Associate ...

05/28/2026

Join us Sunday, June 14 at 4:30pm for a free screening of ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI..., introduced by Darryl Harper, Professor of Music at Amherst College!

Adapted by Kemp Powers from his acclaimed play, Regina King’s directorial debut is a fictional retelling of one night in 1964, when Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered and grappled with their places within the sweeping change of the civil rights movement.

Our annual free Juneteenth Community screening is supported in part by the Town of Amherst, and from a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

05/27/2026

🎵👁️ Sound & Vision returns with monthly screenings of fantastic music films: https://amherstcinema.org/series/sound-and-vision

Mon 6/1: BILLY PRESTON: THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT
Mon 7/6: ALL THAT JAZZ
Mon 8/3: YOUNG@HEART: 10-ALARM FIRE: WE WON'T SHUT UP!
Mon 9/7: AWAKE, MY SOUL: THE STORY OF THE SACRED HARP

After running as an annual summer series since 2016, Sound & Vision enters its second decade as a year-round celebration of the world of sound and the experience of listening. The series captures the manifestations, subcultures, movements, and near-forgotten moments of musical history, as seen and heard through documentaries, concert films, and narrative features.

Join us for Sound & Vision at 7pm on the first Monday of each month.

05/26/2026

“With a pleasing photographic eye, good sound design and a colorful approach to editing, [director Daniel Roher] has uplifted genre elements that often seem stale in the streaming era.”

TUNER, a New York Times Critic's Pick, opens this Friday, May 29! A talented piano tuner's meticulous skills lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. Blending romance, drama, and the taut suspense of a heist thriller, TUNER stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, and Havana Rose Liu: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/tuner

05/25/2026

This Thursday, May 28 at 7pm, join us for THE PL***OY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, a brand-new production from National Theatre Live: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/nt-live-playboy-western-world

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

(Can't make it Thursday? THE PLABOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD plays again on Saturday, June 27 at 12:30pm.)

05/24/2026

It's a perfect day to head to the movies, and we've got four great films lighting up our screens: I LOVE BOOSTERS, SILENT FRIEND, THE CHRISTOPHERS, and BLUE HERON. (Did somebody say "double feature"?)

Check the schedule and grab your tickets now at our website: amherstcinema.org

05/23/2026

After moving to NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question: do we need the stars? THE CITY DARK shines new light on the meaning of the dark.

James Lowenthal, Professor of Astronomy at Smith College, joins us on Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm for this Science On Screen event, introducing the film with his talk: “Rhythm of the Night: Reclaiming the Dark.”

05/22/2026

From the creators of THE SECRET OF KELLS and SONG OF THE SEA, WOLFWALKERS plays our $5 Family Films series tomorrow, Saturday, May 23 at 12:45pm! All tickets are just $5 for this underseen gem, which follows a young hunter journeying to Ireland with her father in a time of superstition and magic: https://amherstcinema.org/films-and-events/wolfwalkers

The $5 Family Films series is supported in part by Hilltown Families, Greenfield Savings Bank, and a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.