Did somebody say…”more Audrey, please”?

Witness the suffocating moral hypocrisies of mid-century America with The Children’s Hour, William Wyler’s haunting adaptation of Lillian Hellman’s scandalous stage play about the potentially devastating consequences of forbidden desire.

Reuniting screen legends Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine as Karen Wright and Martha Dobie, two women running a private girls’ school whose lives are destroyed after a malicious student accuses them of being lovers, the film unfolds as a quietly radical portrait of queer longing under siege.

Shot in stark black-and-white with Wyler’s elegant precision, and anchored by MacLaine’s extraordinary portrayal of self-recognition and heartbreak, The Children’s Hour remains a landmark of coded queer Hollywood cinema.

Our Art House for Families series is inviting you to Meet The Beatles!

Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.

Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which re-conceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.

Our Art House for Families series celebrates the magic of moviegoing across generations all summer long. From silent comedy and international classics to science fiction and fantasy adventures, the series invites longtime cinephiles and first-time art house audiences of all ages to discover some of cinema’s most enduring films together on the big screen. This event is sponsored in part by the City of Santa Ana. 

Mark Jenkin (Bait, Enys Men) is back with his latest mind-trip, Rose of Nevada, starring Callum Turner and George MacKay! 

A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.

One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary UK art cinema, Mark Jenkin has made quite the name for himself for his handmade aesthetic, and Rose of Nevada looks to be more of that strange, melancholy folk-horror hybrid that we continue to be fascinated by.

Just added: Joining us to introduce our June 27th screening of West Side Story is Actress, Author, Producer, and daughter of Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner!

Love finds a way…even in the middle of a war.

The third film in our four film Starring Natalie Wood tribute is West Side Story, where she shines as Maria alongside other screen icons Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, and George Chakiris!

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love. Featuring unforgettable songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, this landmark musical remains one of cinema’s most vibrant expressions of youthful hope and heartbreak.

This Summer, we are celebrating the unforgettable star power of Natalie Wood with a quartet of films that showcase the unique blend of charisma and emotional intensity that made her one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen icons. This series is co-presented by the amazing folks over at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton as part of their exhibit More Than Love: The Life & Art of Natalie Wood!

June Gloom is upon us, and our friends at Play It By Fear are sponsoring a Sunday Scaries screening of the 4K restoration screening of John Carpenter’s marine layer horror film The Fog! 

Starring the unbelievable cast of Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Hal Holbrook, the film centers on an unearthly fog that rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.

What you can’t see won’t hurt you…it’ll kill you! Don’t miss this spooky good time on the big screen!

Season 2, Episode 12 – “The Black Widow”
Original Air Date: January 12, 1991

The town’s romantic entanglements, family tensions, and private agendas continue to multiply. Norma and Ed remain caught between old feelings and present obligations, and Audrey struggles with the limits of what she can control inside the Horne family.

Season 2, Episode 13 – “Checkmate”
Original Air Date: January 19, 1991

A contest of wits begins to take shape as Cooper faces off against powerful figures working behind the scenes, and several residents of Twin Peaks pursue their own strategic moves. Andrew Packard’s return complicates life for Catherine Martell and Pete, while Ben Horne starts slipping further into a world of fantasy and self-reinvention.

Season 2, Episode 14 – “Double Play”
Original Air Date: January 26, 1991

As one storyline rooted in small-town intrigue and another veering into noir melodrama, the town’s overlapping schemes continue to collide as Cooper follows new leads, Audrey tries to prove herself in a world of adult secrets and business manipulations, and James, now far from home, finds himself drawn into a dangerous and emotionally complicated situation involving a mysterious older woman.

Play It By Fear is continuing their June Gloom programming as they present a Sunday Scaries screening of the black-and-white version of Frank Darabont and Stephen King’s The Mist! 

After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

What can we say about The Mist that won’t spoil one of cinema’s best endings ever? It combines pulpy monster-movie thrills with a savage critique of fear-driven groupthink, and also features a career-defining turn from Marcia Gay Harden as the terrifyingly self-righteous Mrs. Carmody. Come see the version that Darabont always wanted audiences to see, as the black-and-white version proves superior for many fans!