Network
- Thu, Jul 30
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Sidney Lumet Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 1976
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Ned Beatty, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, William Holden
The crown jewel in our Art House Theater Day 2026 lineup is a 50th anniversary 4K restoration of Sidney Lumet’s 1976 masterpiece, Network!
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Network feels less like satire and more like prophecy. Director Sidney Lumet and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky crafted a blistering critique of the commodification of outrage that remains startlingly relevant today. Powered by unforgettable performances from Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and William Holden, the film is as entertaining as it is incisive.
Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of AHC that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters, and independent film, contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires.