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Ruth E. Carter honored with 2023 Coolidge Award
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, we were honored to present legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter with the Coolidge Award. This award recognizes a film artist whose work advances the spirit of original and challenging cinema.
Liv Ullmann honored with the Coolidge Award
On Monday, July 10, 2023, the Coolidge presented legendary actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian Liv Ullmann with the Coolidge Award, recognizing her film artistry and inspiring, decades-long career.
Announcing the first ever Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award
The Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award was created to spotlight the next generation of filmmaking talent. As we look to our future—which we are doing a lot of, with our theatre expansion slated to open later this year—we want to spotlight the bold and innovative film artists who represent the future of cinema.
Our 2022 Student Deals Are Here
Welcome back, students! This October, we're offering our best deals ever on expanded special student ticket pricing and memberships.
Our 2021 Student Deals Are Here
Welcome back, students! While we offer special student pricing on tickets and memberships throughout the year, in September and October we expand those even further.
Welcome to Wes World
In celebration of the release of his latest, The French Dispatch (opening Friday, October 22), we present this five-film 35mm retrospective of some of Wes Anderson's most delightful creations.
Lists
Spielberg x Nolan | June & July 2026 Limited Series 12 films
Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan are two of the most influential directors of all time. They will both be releasing…
Bleak Week 2026 13 films
Each year, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles screens a week-long program of the greatest films from around the world…
Take Two: Filmmaking in the Movies | May 2026 Series 16 films
Lights! Camera! Ah sh*t… Take Two: Filmmaking in the Movies rolls on the messy, hilarious, and occasionally disastrous business of…
Big Screen Classics 2026 24 films
The 2026 lineup of our signature program that celebrates some of our favorite movies the way they were meant to…
Rewind! 2026 8 films
2026 Rewind! is here, bringing your favorite throwbacks that you loved to watch over and over again back to the…
Mira Nair | March 2026 Limited Series 4 films
Trailblazing director Mira Nair made her mark on the international film scene when she won the best first feature prize…
Recent reviews
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Followed by a panel discussion about tackling race, racism and US History in American classrooms. Participants included filmmaker Rachel Boynton; Museum of African-American History's L’Merchie Frazier; Boston Latin School's Cate Arnold; and Civil War historian and educator Kevin Levin (moderator).
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Cinematographer Alexander Dynan joined us for a Q&A moderated by DigBoston's Jake Mulligan.
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Liked reviews
During Henry's standup routine I was like "this is awful, lol, what a funny joke about bad artsy white dude standup" and then after the movie I learned it's explicitly parodying Bo Burnham, whose work I have never seen, and now I find it even funnier.
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This influence this had on Star Wars is just staggering. Truly a masterpiece by Kurosawa.
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I've seen this film thrice before, so going to see it on 35mm didn't reveal anything thematically new to me. What was beautiful was the experience of a.) seeing an actual tangible film containing Seven Samurai fill a wall in front of me and b.) experiencing everyone's reaction around me.
I always knew there was some humor in Seven Samurai, but to hear the packed house flood with roucous laughter really surprised me. There is something extremely universal with Kurosawa's…
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Since 2000, these are the 50 highest-grossing films at the Coolidge.