AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

10/21/2026

Set an alarm.⏰

Tickets for Dune Movie: Part 3 in 70mm 🎞go on sale *this Friday* at noon!

10/19/2026

**This Saturday** 😱

Join us for some creepy good fun when local TV legend Count Gore De Vol (Dick Dyszel) returns to present another cult favorite in the spirit of the original CREATURE FEATURE broadcasts, including vintage clips from the Count’s vault and interactive fun and games.

Count Gore De Vol presents THE EVIL DEAD - 45th Anniversary

Sam Raimi’s original vision for this slasher horror film was an indie experiment that would inspire a genre; he used the low budget to his advantage and injected humor into the Satan-laden narrative. The film was a mild box-office success, but was lauded by critics, and even screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 1982. It has gone on to spawn a franchise, including sequels, video games, a TV show and a big-budget remake.

This restoration was scanned in 4K from the original camera negative.

10/19/2026

We were extremely saddened to learn of the passing of veteran Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday. Ann contributed so much to the film landscape in DC and was a great friend to the Silver.

10/19/2026

From Laika, the makers of CORALINE, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS and MISSING LINK, comes WILDWOOD, a sweeping, darkly magical adventure about Prue, a young girl who journeys into a hidden forest in the Pacific Northwest to rescue her younger brother after he is abducted by crows. As she travels through the forest, she encounters a world teeming with magic, full of extraordinary creatures and shadowy secrets but on the brink of total war. Alongside her classmate Curtis, Prue must discover the mystery behind her brother’s kidnapping and the truth linking her family to this incredible realm.

"Astonishing. An ode to outsiders and weirdos, alive with colour and atmosphere and eccentricity — and told on an expansive, ambitious canvas, of a scale never before seen in stop-motion animation." –Empire Magazine

Opening Friday, October 23 in *35mm* 🎞️

Tickets on sale now - link below

10/18/2026

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We’re celebrating the life and career of Sam Neill with a retrospective series starting next week.

🎬 My Brilliant Career: The Films of Sam Neill
October 23–November 26

A versatile actor from New Zealand, Sam Neill (1947–2026) navigated seamlessly from big-budgeted Hollywood epics to sweeping period pictures throughout his career, with iconic detours to horror in between. This series features highlights from his career, including:

🦕 JURASSIC PARK (1993)
🌊 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
🐗 HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
📖 IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
⛵️ DEAD CALM
🌱 MY BRILLIANT CAREER
🎹 THE PIANO - New 4K Restoration
🩸 POSSESSION (1981) - Director’s Cut

and more!

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10/18/2026

Remembering our former colleague Mike Jeck today, who passed away in March of this year.

View Mike Jeck's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

10/16/2026

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Aardman: 50 Years of Clay
Oct. 31–Dec. 3

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Aardman Animations, the renowned studio that has led the way in stop-motion storytelling by combining its talented team’s playful designs and comic genius with painstakingly crafted animation. Founded in 1972 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, who were later joined by fellow animator Nick Park, Aardman has created animation for everything from TV and film to advertising and even music videos (the studio famously animated Peter Gabriel’s award-winning “Sledgehammer” alongside the Brothers Quay), garnering worldwide acclaim. Most beloved, however, are their many plasticine characters, including the cheese-loving Wallace and Gromit, and the mischievous Shaun the Sheep, plus plenty more that have brought joy to children and adults alike. AFI Silver pays tribute to these master animators with this series showcasing several of Aardman Animation’s films.

$5 tix for kids 12 and under! Select sensory-friendly shows.
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10/15/2026

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Halloween on Screen
October 23–November 5

Starting next week, get in the Halloween spirit with AFI Silver’s annual celebration of scary movies! L👀k for:

🧛‍♂️ Our now-traditional presentation of F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU with live musical accompaniment by Silent Orchestra, preceded by the humorous short film THE CAMERMAN’S REVENGE (1912) (presented as part of the Silent Cinema Showcase)

👄 A very special Count Gore De Vol presentation of THE EVIL DEAD (1981); the return of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live shadowcast by Bloody Mayhem Theatrical

👻 A new restoration of the original cut of Masaki Kobayashi’s ghost story anthology KWAIDAN

📺 Screening of THE RING (2002) in tribute to Daveigh Chase

🔥 50th anniversary screenings of CARRIE and THE OMEN

and much more.

Advance tickets recommended for our live and guest shows – buy yours today (link in comments).

10/15/2026

One more day until KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS opens in 35mm 🎞 – for one week only! We're giving away official collectible tickets at the first 35mm shows — but only while supplies last.

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption — and now the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned.

“The restoration of the material is like cleaning the Sistine Chapel with saliva. It is insane, the epic size of the film. I mean, I’ve seen it on the big screen in Telluride at a theater — but I’ve never seen the movie until I saw this restoration.” — Guillermo del Toro

A limited number of tickets remain to those shows – get yours today at the link in the comments 👇🏽