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Our Summer 1980s series continues Sunday with GHOSTBUSTERS!When an employee of the Public Library is terrorized by an un...
07/23/2026

Our Summer 1980s series continues Sunday with GHOSTBUSTERS!

When an employee of the Public Library is terrorized by an unseen phantom, Columbia U parapsychologists Ray, Peter, and Egon are hired to investigate. After their funding is revoked, they seize the opportunity to open their own business as paranormal exterminators.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/ghostbusters/

Opening Friday!The screen adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir tells the true story of a literature professor in r...
07/22/2026

Opening Friday!

The screen adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir tells the true story of a literature professor in revolutionary Iran who, amidst censorship and religious extremism, gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to immerse themselves in banned literary classics.

Get your tickets for READING LO**TA IN TEHRAN: https://www.theavalon.org/films/reading-lolita-in-tehran/

One show only, Wednesday!When their beloved farmer is found dead under mysterious circumstances, a flock of the sheep co...
07/20/2026

One show only, Wednesday!

When their beloved farmer is found dead under mysterious circumstances, a flock of the sheep conclude they will have to solve the murder themselves, learning that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.

Get your tickets for THE SHEEP DETECTIVES: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-sheep-detectives/

Now Playing!Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is now playing at the Avalon. Following the Trojan War, Odysseus begins th...
07/17/2026

Now Playing!

Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is now playing at the Avalon. Following the Trojan War, Odysseus begins the long journey home to Ithaca, facing impossible odds every step of the way.

Get your tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-odyssey/

Our Summer 1980s continues this Sunday with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT!In 1930s Los Angeles, cartoon film star Roger Rabbit...
07/16/2026

Our Summer 1980s continues this Sunday with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT!

In 1930s Los Angeles, cartoon film star Roger Rabbit hires private eye Eddie Valiant to snoop on Roger’s wife Jessica, who may be playing pattycake with someone else. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/who-framed-roger-rabbit

07/15/2026

Opening Friday!

Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is an epic adaptation of Homer’s saga, charting the long and perilous journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus following the conclusion of the Trojan War.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-odyssey

French Cinemathèque returns to the Avalon Wednesday!After years of exile, pianist Mathias returns to France when his for...
07/13/2026

French Cinemathèque returns to the Avalon Wednesday!

After years of exile, pianist Mathias returns to France when his former mentor Eléna invites him to perform a series of concerts. But soon after his arrival, a chance encounter with a child who looks just like him throws Mathias into turmoil.

Get your tickets for TWO PIANOS: https://www.theavalon.org/films/two-pianos

Kino Lorber

"Klapisch is brilliant at directing an ensemble piece, in which the relationships between the characters weave the story...
07/10/2026

"Klapisch is brilliant at directing an ensemble piece, in which the relationships between the characters weave the story, but he also takes the opportunity to pay homage to those who lived...before us." -Roger Salvans, Fotogramas

Tickets for COLORS OF TIME: https://www.theavalon.org/films/colors-of-time/

Go back to the greatest decade for summer cinema! Join us Sunday mornings this July through September for Summer 1980s: ...
07/09/2026

Go back to the greatest decade for summer cinema! Join us Sunday mornings this July through September for Summer 1980s: Blockbusters, Big Laughs, and Timeless Classics, featuring 9 iconic films on the big screen!

We kick things off this Sunday with the ultimate adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Watch Indy and Marion dodge booby-traps, outrun snakes, and fight N***s in their worldwide quest for the mystical Ark of the Covenant.

Get your tickets now: https://www.theavalon.org/films/raiders-of-the-lost-ark

Czech film returns to the Avalon Wednesday with FRANZ! Visionary director Agnieszka Holland brings to life one of litera...
07/07/2026

Czech film returns to the Avalon Wednesday with FRANZ!

Visionary director Agnieszka Holland brings to life one of literature’s most enigmatic figures in this visually rich and unconventional portrait of legendary 20th-century writer Franz Kafka.

Get your tickets now: https://www.theavalon.org/films/franz

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