Tom and Harry: The Boss and the President – Part of KC MAFIA FILM FESTIVAL

Opens December 7, 2024

Tom and Harry: The Boss and the President by Terence O’Malley explores the complex relationship between Harry Truman and Tom Pendergast. This documentary reveals the true story behind the corrupt Pendergast Political Machine and how it played a crucial role in Truman's political rise. It delves into Truman's unwavering loyalty to Boss Tom, shedding light on the political landscape of the era and the intricate ties between power and corruption. TICKETS: Advance - $10 , Day of Show- $12, Festival Pass On Sale at the Box Office- $40.

Gangland Wire – Part of KC MAFIA FILM FESTIVAL

Opens December 7, 2024

Gangland Wire tells the captivating story of how Kansas City artists and young entrepreneurs built a vibrant community known as the River Quay. As this area flourished, the shadow of organized crime crept in, leading to a fierce conflict over parking rights and liquor licenses that erupted into a full-scale mob war. The FBI, with a hidden microphone, stumbled upon an astonishing revelation during their investigation: a Midwest Mafia plot to defraud the Teamsters' pension fund and secretly take control of Las Vegas casinos. TICKETS: Advance - $10 , Day of Show- $12, Festival Pass On Sale at the Box Office- $40.

Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Cover Up – Part of KC MAFIA FILM FESTIVAL

Opens December 8, 2024

Ballot Theft by Gary Jenkins utilizes insights from local historians, headlines from the Kansas City Star, and recovered audio and video to unravel an election fraud story in Kansas City. Viewers discover how President Harry Truman enlisted his old political ally, Jim Pendergast, to secure a 1946 primary defeat for an uncooperative 5th District Congressman. This request inadvertently led to members of the Kansas City Organized Crime family blowing a safe, stealing ballots, murdering a witness, and covering up their crimes. TICKETS: Advance - $10 , Day of Show- $12, Festival Pass On Sale at the Box Office- $40.

The Union Station Massacre – Part of KC MAFIA FILM FESTIVAL

Opens December 8, 2024

Shooting Back in Time: The Union Station Massacre by Terence O’Malley Explores the infamous Kansas City Union Station Massacre, where lawmen escorting a captured escaped convict back to Leavenworth prison, became the target of a violent ambush by gangsters. The film delves into the intricate web of connections among the Pendergast political machine, organized crime, and the gangsters who found haven in Kansas City. It also highlights the role of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI in seeking justice, an effort that not only transformed Kansas City but also had a lasting impact on law enforcement across the United States. TICKETS: Advance - $10 , Day of Show- $12, Festival Pass On Sale at the Box Office- $40.

Queer – SNEAK – 12/12 – 5:30

Opens December 13, 2024

1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.

Babygirl

Opens December 25, 2024

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern. Starring Nicole Kidman.

A Complete Unknown

Opens December 25, 2024

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

Nosferatu – 2024

Opens December 25, 2024

Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

September 5

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

Bob Mackie, a six-decade costume designer, received a Lifetime Achievement award and Tony nomination for The Cher Show. His unique, unfiltered style has been showcased in a new documentary.

Dear England

Opens December 4, 2024

Dear England a new play by James Graham directed by Rupert Goold Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s (Sherwood) gripping examination of nation and game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Rupert Goold (Judy) directs this spectacular new play. TICKETS: Advance - $12, Day of show - $15.

Vanya

Opens January 8, 2025

Direct from a sold-out run in London, Andrew Scott (Ripley, All of Us Strangers) brings to life multiple characters in Tony Award® winner Simon Stephens' (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Comedic and tragic, Chekhov's examination of our shared humanity - our hopes, dreams, regrets - is thrust into sharp focus in this production co-created by acclaimed director Sam Yates. VANYA explores the kaleidoscope of human emotions, harnessing the power of the intimate bond between actor and audience to delve deeper into the human psyche.. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Florence And The Uffizi Gallery

Opens January 22, 2025

A Journey into the heart of the Renaissance ‘Florence and the Uffizi Gallery.: a journey into the heart of the Renaissance’ is much more than a classic Art documentary: it’s a multi-dimensional, multi-sensory journey into the Italian Renaissance through the most beautiful, representative works of art of the period. For the first time in cinema theaters worldwide comes an art film on the veritable open-air museum that is the city of Florence ensures a totally immersive, unprecedented viewing experience: works of art speak for themselves. A stimulating “emotional” commentary is given by a major, leading Renaissance figure, our guide Lorenzo the Magnificent, played by Simon Merrells. From a timeless limbo, he takes us through a tour of “his” Florence, the cradle of Renaissance culture, all to the splendid accompaniment of carefully selected music. Also featured are valuable artistic contributions made by experts such as Antonio Natali, the Director of the Uffizi Gallery for almost 10 years; Marco Ciatti, Superintendent of the ‘Opificio delle Pietre Dure’ and Arturo Galansino, Director of Palazzo Strozzi. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

The Immortals: The Wonders Of The Museo Egizio

Opens February 5, 2025

This documentary is a journey among the most beautiful archaeological finds Egypt has left us. Kha, architect and builder of tombs for the pharaohs, must undertake the journey to the Underworld. Telling us the story of his voyage is Jeremy Irons, in the guise of a narrator. His words take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology, religion and funerary culture, interweaving the story with the history of the oldest museum in the world, the Museo Egizio in Turin, founded in 1824 and will soon be celebrating its 200th anniversary. In fact, the Kha’s own Tomb is to be found in Turin along with the most complete and most valuable private collection of grave goods outside of Egypt. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Fleabag

Opens March 5, 2025

Fleabag Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge Directed by Vicky Jones ★★★★★ 'Witty, filthy and supreme.' Guardian Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Following a box-office record-breaking run in cinemas in 2019, the one-woman show returns to cinemas to the big screen this summer. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose. The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, was filmed live on stage in London’s West End in 2019. Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Importance Of Being Earnest

Opens April 9, 2025

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London. TICKETS: Advance - $12, Day of show - $15

Munch: Love, Ghosts And Lady Vampires

Opens April 23, 2025

The documentary film MUNCH. LOVE, GHOSTS AND LADY VAMPIRES strives to shed new light on Edvard Munch, a profoundly mysterious, fascinating man, a trailblazer and a master for everyone who came after him. At the same time, it is also a journey through Munch's Norway, in search of the roots and identity of a universal artist, who invites us to question the main theme of his multifaceted work: his idea of Time. Munch wrote, "I do not paint what I see, but what I have seen." And indeed, he repeated his subjects, painting and repainting the same images and storing them in his studio, laying the foundations for producing Multiples. His personal concept of Time is reflected in a delicate, original balance between past and present, a tool for living one's existence, a bridge across the dimensions of the universe in order to make contact with the world of ghosts and spirits. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Picasso: A Rebel In Paris

Opens May 21, 2025

Early one morning in the year 1901, Picasso arrived in Paris. And that’s the day his future began, in that city. Picasso was born in Spain in 1881 and would spend almost his entire life in Paris and yet, in the French capital, he would often feel like a stranger, an exile, under ‘special police surveillance’. PICASSO. A REBEL IN PARIS. Story of a life and a museum starts here. It tells the story of Pablo Picasso and takes an unprecedented, completely different look compared to the one we are used to. Made for the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Picasso (Malaga, 25 October 1881 - Mougins, 8 April 1973), - directed by Simona Risi and based on a subject by Didi Gnocchi and Sabina Fedeli, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Arianna Marelli - this docufilm focuses on the story of a young immigrant, poor but destined to become one of the most important icons of the 20th century. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Present Laughter

Opens June 11, 2025

Present Laughter by Noël Coward The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching. Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. TICKETS: Advance - $12, Day of show - $15.

The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874

Opens June 25, 2025

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever. What led to that first groundbreaking show 150 years ago? Who were the maverick personalities that wielded their brushes in such a radical and provocative way? The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion. The story is told not by historians and curators but in the words of those who witnessed the dawn of Impressionism: the artists, press and people of Paris, 1874. See the show that changed everything on the big screen. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.

Michelangelo – Love & Death

Opens July 9, 2025

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today. Spanning his 88 years, we take a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy. Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made. Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate this iconic artist’s 550th birthday. Sculptor, painter, architect, poet, genius - discover why Michelangelo is without a doubt one of the greatest artists of all time. TICKETS: Advance - $10, Day of show - $12.