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10/16/2026

Now Playing at Somerville Theatre:
🍿 You Can See Everything
🍿 Ken Russell's The Devils
🍿 Primetime
📽️ Silents, Please! Frankenstein (1931) with live score, 10.18 at 2pm
🏄 Surf N***s Must Die, 10.19 at 7:30pm
📽️ Cult Cinema Tuesdays: Phantom of the Paradise with Repo Man in 35mm, 10.20 at 7pm
🎬 The Great Experiment with filmmaker Q&A, 10.21 at 7:30pm
🎬 Democracy Noir: A New Dawn with filmmaker Q&A, 10.22 at 6:30pm

The second half of our Cult Cinema Tuesdays' double feature is REPO MAN in 35mm! See it on 10.20 at 8:45pm. Alex Cox’s s...
10/14/2026

The second half of our Cult Cinema Tuesdays' double feature is REPO MAN in 35mm! See it on 10.20 at 8:45pm.

Alex Cox’s singular sci–fi comedy (with its ultimate early-eighties LA punk soundtrack) stars Harry Dean Stanton as a weathered repo man and Emilio Estevez as the nihilistic middle–class punk he takes under his wing. The job becomes more than either bargained for when they get involved in repossessing an otherworldly Chevy Malibu with a hefty reward attached to it.

Screening with Phantom of the Paradise (7pm).

Cult Cinema Tuesdays continue with Phantom of the Paradise on 10.20 at 7pm. Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks reveng...
10/14/2026

Cult Cinema Tuesdays continue with Phantom of the Paradise on 10.20 at 7pm.

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow’s music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan’s new rock palace, the Paradise.

The 1974 genre straddling horror-comedy-rock-opera musical was written and directed by Brian De Palma, with music by Paul Williams, who starred along with William Finley and Jessica Harper.

Phantom of the Paradise is screening with Repo Man (35mm) as part of our Cult Cinema Tuesdays.

10/14/2026

Next week! alum THE GREAT EXPERIMENT, a kaleidoscopic portrait of American civil society, identity, and polarization, returns to the Somerville Theatre for one night only.

Plus, stick around afterwards for a panel with co-director Stephen Maing and civil rights activist Ted Landsmark.

Next week we screen a film with one of the greatest titles in movie history: SURF N***S MUST DIE, screening Monday, Octo...
10/14/2026

Next week we screen a film with one of the greatest titles in movie history: SURF N***S MUST DIE, screening Monday, October 19th at 7:30pm as part of F**k the N***s (again!).

In the "gnarliest cult-comedy surf action-adventure ever," the once beautiful beaches of California are now ruled by ruthless gangs ...and the gangs are ruled by the dreaded Surf N***s! Only one person is powerful enough to stop them. And as long as she’s alive, the Surf N***s Must Die!

10/13/2026

Uncensored and restored for the first time ever, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is cinematic history 55 years in the making. At the Somerville Theatre beginning this Friday, 10.16.

Silents, Please!: FRANKENSTEIN (1931) with live scoreSunday, October 18 at 2pm at Somerville TheatreWhile this timeless ...
10/12/2026

Silents, Please!: FRANKENSTEIN (1931) with live score
Sunday, October 18 at 2pm at Somerville Theatre

While this timeless version of FRANKENSTEIN is not technically a silent film, like some other very early sound movies, it had virtually no score beyond the opening titles; for this screening, musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis will fill in those gaps, adding a special live improvised score.

Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley’s classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star and created a new icon of terror. Along with the highly successful Dracula, released earlier the same year, it launched Universal Studio’s golden age of 1930s horror movies.

Frankenstein was greeted with screams, moans, and fainting spells upon its initial release, obliging Universal to add a disclaimer advising the faint of heart to leave the theater immediately. If they didn’t: “Well…we’ve warned you.”

Cult Cinema Tuesdays continue with THE PRINCESS BRIDE in 35mm on Tuesday, October 13th at 7:30pm.A high-spirited adventu...
10/11/2026

Cult Cinema Tuesdays continue with THE PRINCESS BRIDE in 35mm on Tuesday, October 13th at 7:30pm.

A high-spirited adventure that pits true love against inconceivable odds, The Princess Bride has charmed legions of fans with its irreverent gags, eccentric ensemble, and dazzling swordplay. Directed by Rob Reiner from an endlessly quotable script by William Goldman, the film reigns as a fairy-tale classic.

“Over twenty years before Samantha first wiggled her nose on “Bewitched”, the adorable I MARRIED A WITCH pondered the di...
10/08/2026

“Over twenty years before Samantha first wiggled her nose on “Bewitched”, the adorable I MARRIED A WITCH pondered the difficulties of unholy matrimony.” — Entertainment Weekly

Screening Sunday at 5:20pm as part of a witchy double feature with The Love Witch in 35mm.

Blissfully hilarious and romantic, I MARRIED A WITCH features great chemistry between Veronica Lake and Fredric March. This fun romp from French master Rene Clair (LE MILLION) gives its seasoned leads a chance to break away from stereotypically serious roles and prove their comedic prowess.

Lake stars as an ancient Salem witch once burned at the stake, who returns to haunt descendants of the Puritans who let her smolder — namely aspiring politician March. Lake concocts a love potion, but things get complicated when said potion works on Lake instead and she falls for March!

See The Love Witch in 35mm this Sunday as part of a witchy double feature with I Married a Witch. Upon its release a dec...
10/08/2026

See The Love Witch in 35mm this Sunday as part of a witchy double feature with I Married a Witch.

Upon its release a decade ago, Anna Biller's The Love Witch was acclaimed by critics for its playful tribute to 1960s horror and Technicolor films. In the movie, a modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her...with deadly consequences.

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