Arts and Entertainment
July 27, 2023
From: Cinema Arts CentreCelebrating 50 years as Long Island’s Premier Not-for-Profit, Member-Supported, Independent Community Cinema
This week at the Cinema we are opening the powerful coming-of-age family drama from A24 and Olympian turned filmmaker Savanah Leaf - 'Earth Mama'.
We will also continue our run of one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' - featuring screenings projected from a 35mm print! You can also still catch the hilarious new comedy that made waves when it debuted at Sundance Film Festival: 'Theater Camp'!
Special events this week include an author talk & book signing with New York Times bestseller Michael Schulman, who will be discussing his new book, Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears.
Other special events include a screening of 'The Room' featuring live commentary by star Greg Sestero in-person, a National Theatre Live broadcast of 'Fleabag', a CAC Youth Advisory Board screening of 'Mamma Mia!', a one-day documentary filmmaking seminar, as well as the next program in our new film and discussion series hosted by David Schwartz: Hooked on Classics - where we will be screening one the most influential Japanese films ever made, Kenji Mizoguchi's 'Ugetsu'.
Make sure to check out our calendar for all of the screenings and special events coming up!
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
35mm screenings!
See 'Oppenheimer' projected from a 35mm film print, as Christopher Nolan intended!! We are the only Long Island theater projecting the film on 35mm!
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. With Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey, Jr. and Matt Damon.
How Christopher Nolan Crafted the World of 'Oppenheimer'
35mm Showtimes:
Fri: 2:30
Sat: 4:00; 7:30
Sun: 12:05; 3:35
Mon: 7:00
Tues: 7:00
$15 Members | $20 Public
*The prices for 35mm screenings are higher due to the labor required to project film prints, maintain film projection equipment, and to account for the cost of shipping of the prints from the distributor. Seeing a film on 35mm provides a cinematic experience with superior resolution, dynamic range, and better overall visual quality.
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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Digital/DCP Screenings
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. With Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey, Jr. and Matt Damon.
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DCP Showtimes:
Fri: 7:05
Sat: 12:05 (Open Captions)
Sun: 7:05
Mon: 2:40
Tues: 2:40
Wed: 2:40 7:20
Thurs: 2:40; 7:20
Theater Camp
As summer rolls around again, kids are gathering from all over to attend AdirondACTS, a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York that’s a haven for budding performers. After its indomitable founder Joan (Amy Sedaris) falls into a coma, her clueless “crypto-bro” son Troy (Jimmy Tatro) is tasked with keeping the thespian paradise running. With financial ruin looming, Troy must join forces with Amos (Tony Award winner Ben Platt), Rebecca-Diane (Molly Gordon), and their band of eccentric teachers to stage a masterpiece to keep their beloved summer camp afloat.
'Theater Camp,' a 'Best in Show'-inspired comedy, sends a love letter to amateur dramatists
How Theater Kids Improvised Their Way to a Sundance Success With ‘Theater Camp’
Showtimes
Fri: 2:25; 4:45; 7:15; 9:35
Sat: 12:00; 2:20; 4:40; 7:00; 9:35
Sun: 12:10 (Open Captions); 2:30; 4:50; 7:10
Mon: 2:30; 4:50; 7:25
Tues: 2:30; 4:50
Wed: 2:30; 4:50; 7:25
Thurs: 2:30; 4:50; 7:25
Earth Mama
An unflinching authentic portrait of when motherhood, sisterhood, and womanhood converge with class and race, Savanah Leaf’s directorial feature debut is an intimate depiction of a mother’s fear and love. Gia is a young mother fighting for her children. Her son and daughter are in foster care, and now her unborn child could also be taken away. Struggling to work enough hours with court-mandated classes, she’s barely making ends meet. Gia loves her children unconditionally, but how will she give them the future they deserve?
NY Times Critic's Pick: Manohla Dargis - Earth Mama’ Review: A Mother Dreams Inside a Brutal System
La Times: How Savanah Leaf and Tia Nomore personalized their ode to Black motherhood, ‘Earth Mama’