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126 min
2025
United Kingdom, United States of America
Chloé Zhao
William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece "Hamlet."

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 17

4:15 PM

Jan 18

3:45 PM 6:30 PM

Jan 22

2:00 PM 4:30 PM
187 min
Soda Jerk | Ian Bell
How did we get here? Join us at Sidewalk for a special double feature presentation of two films that examine that question: the archival documentary about the "Battle in Seattle," WTO/99 and the kaleidoscopic contemporary political fable Hello Dankness. These films will be presented with a 15-minute intermission.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 17

7:00 PM
139 min
2025
France, South Korea
Park Chan-wook
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 17

1:15 PM 4:15 PM 7:15 PM

Jan 18

10:30 AM 1:15 PM 4:15 PM 7:15 PM

Jan 22

2:15 PM 5:15 PM 8:15 PM

Jan 23

2:15 PM 5:15 PM 8:15 PM

Jan 24

10:45 AM 1:45 PM 4:45 PM 7:45 PM

Jan 25

10:45 AM 1:45 PM 4:45 PM 7:45 PM

Jan 29

2:15 PM 5:15 PM 8:15 PM
109 min
2006
United Kingdom, United States of America
Alfonso Cuarón
When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth's population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope from danger.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 17

1:30 PM

Jan 18

10:45 AM 1:15 PM
136 min
1959
United States of America
Alfred Hitchcock
This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 22

7:00 PM

Jan 25

1:00 PM
180 min
Join us for a "good evening" in celebration of Sidewalk’s very first Filmmaker Focus of 2026 for the Master of Suspense. 🐦‍⬛ 🔪 😱 We're having a HITCHCOCK cocktail 🍸 party....and you are invited! Enjoy specialty cocktails + mocktails available for purchase at the bar, door prizes + giveaways, hair-raising photo ops + a costume contest! And for one hour (from 9-10 pm), enjoy a series of interactive Jackbox mystery games 🔍 with plenty of Hitchcocky 💀 vibes. Guests are encouraged to dress up for the occasion. * This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. *

Sidewalk Cinema Lobby

Jan 22

7:00 PM
120 min
Some hack
All we can tell you is that it's a movie and it's bad. Join us for our celebration of bad cinema. Surprises + Fun and it's free! Grab a drink at our bar, you're going to need it. *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Registering is strongly recommended to help with the check in process but does not guarantee a seat, and due to the popularity of this event seats can not be saved for folks who have not arrived yet. As always, our lobby bar & concessions are open to the public so if you arrive after the theatre has hit capacity please feel free to stick around for some food, drink, and board games. Also please note that these screenings often have audience engagement occurring during the film.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 23

7:30 PM
109 min
1960
United States of America
Alfred Hitchcock
Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 23

2:00 PM

Jan 25

3:45 PM

Jan 29

4:30 PM
128 min
1958
United States of America
Alfred Hitchcock
An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems.

Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jan 23

4:30 PM

Jan 24

12:30 PM

August 24-30, 2026

Sidewalk Film Festival

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