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Animal Farm
A satirical allegory of revolution and power that traces how a movement for equality is systematically corrupted. As the pigs consolidate control, truth is erased, dissent is crushed, and the farm descends into a ruthless dictatorship.
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Big Screen Bucket List: 1917
At the height of World War I, two young British soldiers are given a seemingly impossible mission: cross enemy territory to deliver a message that could save 1,600 men, including one soldier's brother. Sam Mendes's harrowing war film is staged to appear as one continuous shot, putting the viewer in lockstep with its heroes.
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Big Screen Bucket List: 2001- A Space Odyssey
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Alien
The crew of the commercial towing ship Nostromo answers a distress signal on a desolate planetoid—and unknowingly carries a lethal organism back on board. Ridley Scott's slow-burn sci-fi horror masterpiece introduced Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley and one of cinema's most terrifying creatures. Claustrophobic, industrial, and endlessly influential.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Back to the Future
Teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his eccentric friend Doc Brown. Stranded in 1955, he must ensure his teenage parents-to-be fall in love—without disrupting the future—before he can return home. A perfect blend of science fiction, comedy, and heart.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
In a perpetually rain-soaked Los Angeles of 2019, burned-out detective Rick Deckard is pulled back into service to hunt four escaped 'replicants'—bioengineered humans who have returned to Earth searching for their maker. Ridley Scott's 1992 Director's Cut strips the studio narration and restores the unicorn sequence, sharpening the ambiguity at the film's core.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Brazil
Terry Gilliam's dystopian satire imagines a bureaucratic future society buried in paperwork, ducts, and Orwellian absurdity. A low-level government clerk escapes through dreams of flight and heroism—until a literal clerical error pulls him into a conspiracy. Darkly funny, visually baroque, and fiercely anti-authoritarian.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
After an Indiana lineman's close-range encounter with a UFO, he becomes obsessed with a mysterious shape he cannot explain—as scientists around the world track similar signals toward a remote rendezvous. Steven Spielberg's awestruck 1977 vision of first contact remains one of cinema's most humane and wondrous science fiction films.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ang Lee's lyrical wuxia epic follows two master warriors in Qing Dynasty China as the theft of a legendary sword draws them into conflict with a mysterious young thief and a vengeful outlaw. Blending gravity-defying action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping with a sweeping, melancholy love story, it became the highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Days of Heaven
Terrence Malick's hauntingly beautiful 1978 drama follows a young laborer, his lover, and his younger sister who flee Chicago for the Texas panhandle, where they become entangled in a love triangle with a wealthy, dying wheat farmer. Shot almost entirely during 'magic hour,' Néstor Almendros's Oscar-winning cinematography turns the film into a moving painting.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Gravity
A routine spacewalk becomes a nightmare when debris destroys the shuttle and strands medical engineer Ryan Stone and veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in orbit with dwindling oxygen and no communication with Earth. Alfonso Cuarón's technical marvel won seven Academy Awards and is a near-perfect demonstration of what the big screen can do.
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Big Screen Bucket List: Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir's Napoleonic naval adventure follows Captain Jack Aubrey and the crew of HMS Surprise as they pursue a superior French warship across the Atlantic and around Cape Horn. Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany anchor a rare grown-up blockbuster about duty, friendship, and command on a wooden ship in a wooden-ship world.
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Big Screen Bucket List: The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's operatic crime saga finds Batman, Lieutenant Gordon, and DA Harvey Dent pushing back against Gotham's organized crime—until a demonic anarchist called the Joker throws the city into chaos. Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning performance anchors a genre-defining meditation on order, escalation, and the cost of heroism.
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Big Screen Bucket List: The Matrix
Hacker Neo discovers that reality as he knows it is an elaborate simulation controlled by machines that have enslaved humankind. Recruited by the enigmatic Morpheus and the warrior Trinity, he must decide whether to accept his role as the prophesied savior. The Wachowskis' reality-bending action classic rewrote the blockbuster rulebook.
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Big Screen Bucket List: The Mission
In 18th-century South America, a Spanish Jesuit priest and a reformed mercenary-turned-missionary try to protect a community of Guaraní from being sold into slavery by colonial powers. Roland Joffé's sweeping drama pairs Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons with Ennio Morricone's immortal score, and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Big Screen Bucket List: The Revenant
In the 1820s American frontier, fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly and left for dead by his own expedition. Driven by grief and vengeance, he crawls, swims, and claws hundreds of miles through brutal wilderness to settle the score. Alejandro G. Iñárritu's immersive survival epic, shot almost entirely in natural light, won Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar.
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Cinema for the Very Young
Every Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 10:30am, please join us with your little ones in the Studio Theatre for a free sensory-friendly Rated G or All Ages screening of a short film/series.
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Dreamland Comedy: Brian Glowacki
Nantucket native and nationally touring comic Brian Glowacki is back at The Dreamland this summer for two incredible nights of comedy. Taking a break for island fans in between touring some of the best comedy clubs and venues around the country, this is a night of laughter you won’t want to miss.
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Film for Thought: Horseshoe
All families are mad, not least the Canavans. A drama comedy with a twist, set in the wild West of Ireland. When Colm, the head of the family, dies, there are few who mourn his passing, not even his four estranged adult children. But, the legalities of his will must be observed, and more than one Canavan sibling is harbouring secrets. As the Canavans return to the family home, the fate of the family unit, their sanity, and the Canavan estate all hang in the balance.
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Film for Thought: Spacewoman
Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving the way for the next generation of female space explorers.
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Film for Thought: The Christophers
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.
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Golden Age Films: Bad Day at Black Rock
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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Golden Age Films: Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
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Golden Age Films: Casablanca
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
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Golden Age Films: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
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Golden Age Films: Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
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Golden Age Films: Duck Soup
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Golden Age Films: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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Golden Age Films: Judgment at Nuremberg
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
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Golden Age Films: Lust for Life
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
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Golden Age Films: North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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Golden Age Films: Notorious
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
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Golden Age Films: On the Waterfront
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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Golden Age Films: Our Town
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.
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Golden Age Films: Peyton Place
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
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Golden Age Films: Roman Holiday
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
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Golden Age Films: Spellbound
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
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Golden Age Films: Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
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Golden Age Films: Suspicion
A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
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Golden Age Films: Sweet Smell of Success
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
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Golden Age Films: The Apartment
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
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Golden Age Films: The Big Sleep
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
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Golden Age Films: The Hustler
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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Golden Age Films: The Magnificent Ambersons
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
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Golden Age Films: The Searchers
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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Golden Age Films: Touch of Evil
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
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Golden Age Films: Vertigo
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Harborview Concert Series: FOGGY ROOTS
Join us for the first time ever as Foggy Roots performs live from the Harborview Deck on two sure to beautiful summer evenings – Monday, July 13th and Monday, August 24th. The much-loved island reggae/rock band will be performing your favorite songs and greatest hits from a variety of artists and genres over the decades, featuring their own arrangements and (very) catchy danceable beats. Cash Bar available throughout the evening.
The whole family is welcome and children 12 and under enter for free, but be sure to secure your tickets soon!
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Michael
Discover the story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.
Mon, May 4 1:30 PM7:00 PM
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Mortal Kombat II
The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
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Obsession
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
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Red, White & Blues: A Celebration of America at 250
Join us for a very special celebration of our country’s 250th anniversary at a one-of-a-kind party on the Dreamland’s beautiful second floor featuring live music and dancing with the Jamie McLean Band, a barbecue buffet - and if the weather cooperates - distant views of the 4th of July fireworks at Jetties Beach.
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Special Screening: The 2026 International Fly-Fishing Film Festival
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing. She faces off against Emily Charlton, her one-time assistant, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group, with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.
Mon, May 4 1:00 PM4:00 PM7:30 PM
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The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz.
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The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.
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The Sheep Detectives
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
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