September 5, 2025

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Charles Dickens’ great-great-grandson GERALD DICKENS LIVE IN NICHOLAS NICKLEBY - PLUS

Many More Special Guests!

Where else can you find such a robust and unique variety of talented and compelling in-person guests? Only at the Cinema Arts Centre - YOUR independent community cinema and home away from home. See some of our upcoming programs with special guests below and check our CALENDAR for more!

Wednesday, 9/17 at 7:30 PM:

Live Theatrical Event

GERALD DICKENS LIVE IN NICHOLAS NICKLEBY

Inspired by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s epic production of Nicholas Nickleby, adapted from the third novel from the great English author Charles Dickens, this one-man-show is performed live by Charles Dickens’ great-great-grandson Gerald Dickens.

CLICK HERE for details & tickets!

TONIGHT!!

Friday, 9/5 at 7 PM:

Troma Double Feature!

LLOYD KAUFMAN in person with

THE TOXIC AVENGER &

MR. MELVIN

Featuring a Q&A with Lloyd Kaufman, Mitch Cohen, the actor who played the original Toxic Avenger, & Rick Collins, who played The Chairman/The Devil in The Toxic Avenger 2/3 (Mr. Melvin)

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Saturday, 9/6 at 7:10 PM:

ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE

with editor/producer Michael Chomet in person!

CLICK HERE for details and tickets

Monday, 9/8 at 7:30 PM:

An Evening w/ the Bob Dylan Center

STEPPING INTO THE UNKNOWN: FILMS FROM THE BOB DYLAN CENTER

Guest Speakers: Steven Jenkins, Director of the Bob Dylan Center, & Singer-Songwriter Laura Cantrell

Featuring a brand-new lineup of films and archival clips.

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Sunday, 9/14 at 7 PM:

Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS

with live metal score by The Silent Light - Experience Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction masterpiece Metropolis like never before, reimagined with a blistering live metal score by The Silent Light. This cinematic ritual of chaos and sound will be performed one night only live at the Cinema Arts Centre.

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Friday, 9/19 at 7 PM:

In-Person: Filmmaker Hal Hartley & Edie Falco

with WHERE TO LAND

Discussion moderated by David Schwartz, curator-at-large at the Museum of the Moving Image

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Saturday, 9/20 at 7 PM:

10th Anniversary Celebration

DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III

In-Person: Director Mike Rousselet

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Tuesday, 9/30 at 7:30 PM:

Movie/Discussion/Book Signing

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION

Join Author/Screenwriter/Director Nicholas Meyer IN PERSON (Time After Time, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Day After) for a very special screening of the classic 1974 adaptation of his bestselling novel about Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Sigmund Freud

(The Next Chapter will be at the Cinema w/ Nicholas Meyer’s new Sherlock Holmes novel)

CLICK HERE for details & tickets

Announcing: A Limited Series Presented by the Cinema Arts Centre Committee for Gender Awareness and Empowerment:

The Cinema Arts Centre Committee for Gender Awareness and Empowerment is dedicated to serving our entire community through inclusive programs and resources that educate, elevate, celebrate, and mobilize in support of transgender, non-binary, intersex individuals, and people of all genders. We believe that a society that recognizes the existence, dignity, and rights of all gender identities is one in which everyone is safer and more free.

We are presenting a special limited series for Fall 2025, featuring film screenings with discussions, live music, local artists, educational sessions, panel conversations, parties, and celebrations—all taking place right here at the Cinema Arts Centre.

Three of our programs are ON SALE NOW! The rest will be on sale soon. Watch our website!

On Wednesday, October 15th at 7 PM, don't miss your chance to see Juli Grey-Owens - Founder and Executive Director of Gender Equality New York Inc (GENY) - who will present The Language of Gender. Curious about what the term “transgender” really means? Wonder why some people feel their gender doesn’t match their birth sex? Or what the differences are between gender identity, gender expression, biological sex, and sexual orientation? Join us for a fact-filled, eye-opening presentation exploring gender diversity and the challenges faced by gender-expansive people. Juli will break down common myths, clear up confusion, and offer insight into living beyond the binary. Bring your questions - plenty of time will be set aside for open Q&A! CLICK HERE.

Also on sale now: Sunday, October 26th at 7 PM: EVERY BODY with director Julie Cohen in person - CLICK HERE; Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 PM: Co-Presented with Pride Cinema: THE PEOPLE'S JOKER Featuring a Zoom Q&A with director Vera Drew - CLICK HERE

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CLICK HERE for our homepage which includes links to resources and educational information.

Special thanks to our generous sponsors: Gender Equality New York and Ellen Hughey Reynolds

Calling All Students

Summer break should never end!

Make the Cinema Arts Centre your go-to spot to relax and recharge once the school year starts! Our Young Film Fan membership is available to anyone 25 and under for our low price of $35.

Young Film Fan members receive…

• All the benefits of an Individual membership — including $7 member tickets, special event presale access, and a complimentary ticket upon joining or renewing.
• An invitation every month for you and a friend to attend a select screening for FREE
• And if you’re heading away for college, our Arthouse Convergence partnership lets you receive member benefits from select cinemas nationwide! CLICK HERE to see our list of theatres and their neighboring universities.

Support your local cinema, save on great movies, and keep the summer fun rolling — all for only $35. Join or renew here.

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Dedicate a Seat in Theaters One, Two or Three with Your Tax-Deductible Gift of $750 or $500. CLICK HERE.

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Cinema Arts Centre programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.