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.

We’ve added encores of the deliciously catty 1930s gem The Women, a glammed-up showcase of all-out social warfare!

Society wife Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) seems to have it all, until whispers start circulating that her husband is having an affair with a predatory perfume clerk. What follows is a cluster-mess through high society circles as Mary navigates the uniquely cutthroat support system of her all-female friend group, including the sharp-tongued Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell) and the endlessly naive Peggy (Joan Fontaine).

Directed by George Cukor, The Women is famous for its entirely female cast—no men appear on screen—and its dazzling blend of biting dialogue and high-fashion spectacle, including a legendary Technicolor fashion show sequence. Adapted from Clare Boothe Luce’s hit play, the film remains a masterclass in ensemble performance and unapologetic melodrama, where every line lands like a perfectly aimed dart.

Our documentary pick for our Art House for Families series is For All Mankind, Al Reinert’s thrilling portrait about the twenty-four men who went to the moon!

Constructed entirely from restored NASA footage and accompanied by a hypnotic score from Brian Eno, the film immerses audiences in the experience of the Apollo missions, transforming historic events into something deeply human. Rather than focusing on technical milestones or political history, For All Mankind captures the surreal beauty of space travel itself.

Few documentaries evoke the scale of discovery quite like this one. Projected on the big screen, its images of Earth floating silently in darkness still inspire the same awe they did more than fifty years ago.

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. 

Did somebody say…”more Audrey, please”?

Join us for some encores of 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.

Love is a force of nature.

We’re headed back to Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee’s heartbreaking American epic starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The film is about Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, two young ranch hands whose chance summer tending sheep on Wyoming’s Brokeback Mountain sparks a lifelong, impossible romance. What begins as a brief encounter deep in the wilderness grows into a decades-spanning bond shaped by the harsh realities of the world around them.

With luminous cinematography capturing the staggering beauty of the American West, a mournful score by Gustavo Santaolalla, and deeply vulnerable performances from Ledger, Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain remains a landmark of Queer Cinema.