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On Thursday, May 21, we’re screening John Waters’s CECIL B. DEMENTED! In the film, a ragtag crew of underground filmmakers who abhor conventional cinema rebel against the tenets of mainstream Hollywood in this send-up of filmmakers who take themselves too seriously. Come to the screening and grab a filmmaker tattoo! coolidge.org/taketwo 🎞️ Sponsored by @mubiusa .
Tattoo collage via @john_waters_divine_trash_page
New class alert! This May and June, explore the style and themes of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films spanning all three decades of his noteworthy career at our five-week class instructed by Andre Puca! The class begins Tuesday, May 26, and registration is open at coolidge.org/education! ✏️
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BLUE HERON, the film that Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson calls one of the best films of the year, continues screening this week at the Coolidge!
Shut UP! Tickets are going fast for our Rewind! screening of THE PRINCESS DIARIES and the themed afterparty on Thursday, May 21! She rocks. She rules. She reigns. Get tickets now at coolidge.org/rewind 👑
Can you spot the difference? Our double feature presentation of ED WOOD and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is on Sunday, May 17! From cult chaos to cinematic infamy, follow the lovable disaster behind the camera in films that prove ambition trumps talent. Get tickets now at coolidge.org/taketwo 🎬 Sponsored by @mubiusa !
Join us for an immersive, early screening of director Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA in the Rocky Woods on Saturday, July 18! Their newest, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, is a blood-soaked love letter to the summer camp slasher genre, and we’re thrilled to pair it with the original SLEEPAWAY CAMP in this perfect outdoor summer camp setting! Get tickets at coolidge.org/events/camp-rocky-woods 🏕️
Hot nights, cold drinks, and a movie series for people whose favorite genre is “all of them.” 🍿🎬
The 2026 @thecoolidge at The Speedway Summer Movie Series is here:
😮💨May 27 — Dazed and Confused
📣June 17 — But I’m A Cheerleader
🛒July 15 — Jackass: The Movie
🏴☠️August 19 — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
🫏September 16 — Shrek
🎢October 14 — Final Destination 3
From pirates to stoners to shopping carts flying into bushes, we’ve got your Wednesday nights covered.
Grab dinner from @pizzaprojectboston or @dosmanoskitchen , snag a drink from @notchbrewing , @linger.boston , or @the.koji.club_ , and settle in under the stars with Coolidge Corner Theatre at The Speedway.
As promised, here is part two of how a film gets to our screens! coolidge.org/behindthescreens
#historictheaters #classichollywood #partone #filmprojector #projection #parttwo
The Anvil Orchestra returns to the Coolidge for a live original score for Buster Keaton’s silent comedy era classic THE GENERAL! The screening is on Tuesday, May 26, and tickets are available now at coolidge.org/films/general. 🎻🎼✨
Have you ever wondered how a film gets to our screen? We'll take you on the journey! coolidge.org/behindthescreens
#historictheaters #classichollywood #partone #filmprojector #projection
