Manlius Cinema

08/31/2026

Manlius Cinema x CRG Syracuse.
Manlius Cinema is hosting the Great Outdoors film series in September and we are thrilled to support and sponsor their screening of Girl Climber with professional climber Emily Harrington .
Sunday, September 27
3:30pm
Tix: https://www.manliuscinema.com/great-outdoors/
Watch Emily’s journey to ascend El Cap in 24-hours and get the chance to win a FREE month membership at CRG Syracuse.
Breaking records. Breaking barriers.
Jon Glassberg Red Bull Studios Alex Honnold

08/28/2026

Practical Magic 2
Opens September 11

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/1000004679-practical-magic-2/

Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Practical Magic 2 returns to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem.

Rated: PG-13
Length: 2 hr 10 min
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Cassie Bradley

08/26/2026

Martyr Of Gowanus
9/11: 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵
One showing: Thursday, September 10 at 6:45PM

Tickets: https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/324068-martyr-of-gowanus/?date=2026-09-10

A troubled Brooklyn man who watches the attacks of 9/11 must choose between love and hate.

Several scenes filmed in Syracuse.

Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h 27m
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Meere
Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Holt McCallany, Dean Scott Vazquez

08/26/2026

Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru) SUBTITLED
One showing: Wednesday, September 2 at 6:45PM

https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/28615-battle-royale-batoru-rowaiaru-subtitled/?date=2026-09-02

Before The Hunger Games... THERE WAS BATTLE ROYALE! In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation's youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Length: 1 hr 53 min
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto

08/26/2026

This week only: celebrate the milestone anniversary of these classic movies at Manlius Cinema!

https://www.manliuscinema.com/anniversary-2026/

08/23/2026

If you missed out on the first two days of Blackbird Film Festival, you can still catch some great content and conversation today!

https://blackbird2026.eventive.org/schedule

08/18/2026

🎬 THE 2026 BLACKBIRD FILM FESTIVAL IS ALMOST HERE!

Three days. 50+ short films. Indie features. Filmmaker talks. Film trivia. Special events. And a whole lot of movies you probably won't see anywhere else.

🐦 Blackbird returns August 21–23, 2026, at the historic Manlius Cinema in Manlius, NY for a weekend celebrating independent film, filmmakers, and the people who love discovering something new.

And the best part? Most Blackbird screenings and events are FREE and open to the public!

Check out the official 2026 trailer below, then explore the lineup, build your schedule, and come join us for Blackbird's first year in Manlius.

🎞️ BLACKBIRD FILM FESTIVAL 2026
📅 August 21–23
📍 Manlius Cinema | Manlius, NY
🎟️ Most events FREE & open to the public
🌐 blackbirdfilmfest.com

COME FOR A FILM. STAY FOR THE FLOCK.

08/18/2026

Hadestown: The Musical
Wednesday, September 9 at 6:45PM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/1000045607-hadestown-the-musical/?date=2026-09-09

The live theater capture of the hit musical Hadestown, which won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, featuring the five original principals of the Broadway company. The genre-defying musical blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

Length: 2 hr 21 min
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Musical
Director: Brett Sullivan
Cast: Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page

08/18/2026

Ghost in the Machine (What 𝙞𝙨 AI?)
Sunday, September 6 at 5:00PM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/1000037195-ghost-in-the-machine/?date=2026-09-06

GHOST IN THE MACHINE is a gripping and urgently relevant investigative documentary that exposes the buried history of artificial intelligence, not as a neutral system of algorithms, but as a technology shaped by racism, misogyny, eugenics, and entrenched structures of power long before it entered everyday life. Rejecting the notion of AI as inevitable or objective, the film traces how myths of progress and efficiency have obscured deeper political and cultural agendas, revealing the ideological foundations beneath the systems now reshaping modern society. Structured as an eight-chapter inquiry, the film blends historical excavation with contemporary analysis to confront essential questions: who built these systems, whose values they encode, and who they benefit.

Directed by Valerie Veatch, whose Sundance-premiering films ME @ THE ZOO (HBO) and LOVE CHILD (HBO) examined how emerging technologies transform identity, power, and culture, GHOST IN THE MACHINE employs a bold yet accessible cinematic approach that is as unsettling as it is illuminating, offering a visceral understanding of a technology that now touches nearly every aspect of modern life. This is not a film about machines. It is a film about power. GHOST IN THE MACHINE interrogates who builds AI, who benefits from it, and who bears the cost.

Length: 1 hr 35 min
Rating: Not rated
Genre: Documentary
Director: Valerie Veatch

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08/17/2026

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Limited Engagement: August 31 at 6:45PM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
https://www.manliuscinema.com/movies/1000039934-peter-asher-everywhere-man/?date=2026-08-31

Peter Asher’s extraordinary life has intersected with some of the greatest artists and musical moments of the last six decades. A child actor who became a pop star and then a manager and producer to the likes of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, he is a Zelig-like figure who remains a vital creative force to this day. Featuring interviews with Paul McCartney, Carole King, and many more.

Length: 1 hr 58 min
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller