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Tampa Bay's longest-running monthly movie series. Unconventional and unforgettable cult films. Third Thursdays | Green Light Cinema | St. Pete

Launched in Feb. 2015 as a non-profit group by a collective of friends and film aficionados entrenched in the local arts scene, Second Screen Cult Cinema is an award-winning, curated monthly film series in the Tampa Bay area that has been presenting unconventional and unforgettable cult films geared towards adult movie-goers (18+) looking for a refreshingly unique cinematic experience. Though its

monthly in-person screening events are currently on hiatus to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Second Screen recently launched an entertaining podcast series, which is currently available on iTunes, Spotify, and Podbean. Grab a drink and join film curators Ann-Eliza Musoke Taylor, Michael Martz, and Tyler Martinolich every second Thursday of the month for a deep dive into the glorious technicolor world of cult cinema.

06/01/2026

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟏𝟖: If last month was community theater optimism, this month is pure downtown chaos. Join us at as we continue our twelfth season with Martin Scorsese’s cult-favorite neo-noir/black comedy 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒.

A delirious blend of black comedy, urban paranoia, and Kafkaesque misfortune, 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 follows mild-mannered office drone Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) as a late-night trip to downtown Manhattan spirals into an increasingly surreal odyssey of missed connections, bizarre encounters, and escalating bad luck.

Transforming 1980s New York into a labyrinth of anxiety and absurdity, the film is equal parts nightmare and screwball comedy, and it remains one of the most distinctive (and underrated) films of Scorsese’s career.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Beer/wine/concessions are available in Green Light’s lobby; you can also grab dinner next door at Green Light Lounge + Kitchen! Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the box office or the link below or in our bio.

Our Third Thursday screening events tend to sell out, so reserve your seats now!

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 (1985)
Thursday, June 18, 2026
7pm: Doors / 7:30pm: Showtime
Green Light Cinema: 221 2nd. Ave. N., Downtown St. Pete
Beer/Wine/Concessions Available
Tickets: tinyurl.com/2emzk2w8

05/28/2026

𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟏𝟖: He’s just a word processor, for Christ sake.

05/21/2026

𝟕𝐏𝐌 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 : Broadway has nothing to worry about. 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍. One night only.

Doors open at 7p. Beer, wine and concessions are available. Showtime is shortly after 7:30p. There are still some seats left, so grab ‘em at the link in our bio! See you all tonight!

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍 (1996)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
7pm: Doors / 7:30pm: Showtime
Green Light Cinema: 221 2nd. Ave. N., Downtown St. Pete
Beer/Wine/Concessions Available
Tickets: tinyurl.com/y8kx7psx

05/20/2026

𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 (𝟓/𝟐𝟏): ”I’ll always have a place at the Dairy Queen.”

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 place to watch 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍 during its 30th anniversary is at in downtown St. Pete! Dairy Queen is optional. Reserve your seats now at the link in our bio.

05/19/2026

𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟏: “Well then, I just HATE you, and I hate your ass FACE!”

THURSDAY NIGHT at : Delusion. Determination. Community theater. 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐦𝐚𝐧. One night only.

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍 (1996)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
7pm: Doors / 7:30pm: Showtime
Green Light Cinema: 221 2nd. Ave. N., Downtown St. Pete
Beer/Wine/Concessions Available
Tickets: tinyurl.com/y8kx7psx

05/18/2026

𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟏: Our pal Jesse from is back — this time heading backstage with 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍, where community theater dreams collide with ego, ambition, and the beautiful disaster of putting on a show. Curtain’s up, Jesse.

𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘮𝘢𝘯 gave theater kids of the 1990s something they rarely saw on screen: themselves — awkward, earnest, and endlessly devoted to putting on a show that might only matter within their small town, even if they believed it was destined for Broadway.

I was a junior at a performing arts high school in ’96, and when the film came out, my friends and I were obsessed. Christopher Guest’s mockumentary perfectly captured the quirks, hopes, and heartbreaks of community performers who dreamed big despite humble realities.

In my decade touring with Broadway productions, I’ve learned that theater people — students and professionals alike — often have an inflated sense of their own importance. But that confidence isn’t vanity; it’s survival. You need it to walk onstage every night and perform for a theater full of strangers. 𝘎𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘮𝘢𝘯 understands that tension, mocking the delusion while honoring the dignity behind it. For those of us obsessed with the stage, it was both satire and validation: the inside jokes, rehearsal meltdowns, and outsized ambitions were instantly recognizable, yet treated with warmth instead of ridicule.

Guest and his cast reminded us not to take ourselves too seriously while also showing that what we do matters. The final sequence — those lingering shots of the hometown audience smiling and applauding — captured that truth perfectly. Their joy validated the cast’s over-the-top enthusiasm and affirmed why we do theater in the first place: not for fame, but for connection, community, and the sheer love of performance.

05/17/2026

When we finalized our 2026 programming back in December, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚 was still very much with us; so neither 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍 nor 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 were selected as intentional tributes.

And yet, here we are.

The funny thing about truly great performers is how naturally their work becomes memorialized through the act of revisiting it. O’Hara had a rare gift: she could make absurdity feel completely human. Whether delivering a line with deadpan precision or spiraling into total comic chaos, she never played at the joke; she played the person. That sincerity is what made her unforgettable.

So while this month’s screening wasn’t planned as a tribute, it’s become a fitting reminder of just how much brilliance she gave to comedy, film and every scene lucky enough to feature her.

Come watch her shine on the big screen THIS THURSDAY at in one of her funniest performances. Tickets are available at the link in our bio.

05/13/2026

𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟏: ”𝘊𝘖𝘙𝘒𝘠, 𝘞𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌 𝘠𝘖𝘜, 𝘞𝘌 𝘞𝘈𝘕𝘛 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘛𝘖 𝘓𝘐𝘝𝘌!”

We’re only a little over a week away from our screening of 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐌𝐀𝐍, so grab your tickets at the link in our bio before they’re gone!

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221 2nd Avenue N
Downtown St. Petersburg, FL
33701

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