Slab Cinema Art House

Slab Cinema Art House Small audience arthouse cinema at Blue Star Arts Complex featuring foreign, independent and classic

The Conversation (1974), Francis Ford Coppola Monday, 7/20 at 7 pmTuesday, 7/21 at 7 pm and 10 pmSurveillance expert Har...
07/15/2026

The Conversation (1974), Francis Ford Coppola

Monday, 7/20 at 7 pm
Tuesday, 7/21 at 7 pm and 10 pm

Surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired by a mysterious client’s brusque aide (Harrison Ford) to tail a young couple, Mark (Frederic Forrest) and Ann (Cindy Williams). Tracking the pair through San Francisco’s Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan (John Cazale) manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple are in danger.

We are so excited to one of 133 (and counting) cinemas participating in Art House Theater Day  Art House Theater Day Jul...
07/14/2026

We are so excited to one of 133 (and counting) cinemas participating in Art House Theater Day  Art House Theater Day July 30. This day, audiences throughout the country (and world) celebrate all that art house theaters - and independent film - contribute to our cultural landscape. AHTD is an annual program of Art House Convergence Art House Convergence.

Once Upon a Time in A Cinema (2026), 7 pm

Set over the course of one eventful evening in an Irish cinema in 1984, a theater owner on the edge battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time while Breathless (‘84) screens in the cinema. Written and directed by David Gleeson, inspired by his own family history.

Sorry to Bother You (2018), 9 pm

Written and directed by Boots Riley, this surreal, satirical black comedy film stars LaKeith Stanfield as Cassius Green, a Black telemarketer in an alternate Oakland who finds success by using a “white voice”

Thank you to Kelly Persinger for getting us connected to this event!

Screening July 13 and 14Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner. Directed by John Waters.doting husband and two children, b...
07/12/2026

Screening July 13 and 14
Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner. Directed by John Waters.

doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

We’ve hosted marriage proposals on the big screens at Slab Cinema, but yesterday we hosted a wedding! It was lovely. Con...
07/11/2026

We’ve hosted marriage proposals on the big screens at Slab Cinema, but yesterday we hosted a wedding! It was lovely. Congratulations to the happy couple!

07/07/2026

What happens when you sleep?
Sunday, July 11, 8 pm
Abductee

Suffering from lifelong sleep paralysis, Andrew becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind his terrifying episodes, drawing his skeptical sister into a spiral that threatens both their lives and sanity.

This week at Slab Cinema Arthouse at BLUE STAR ARTS COMPLEX in SOUTHTOWN CULTURE Platoon (1986)July 6 at 7 pm, and July ...
07/04/2026

This week at Slab Cinema Arthouse at BLUE STAR ARTS COMPLEX in SOUTHTOWN CULTURE

Platoon (1986)
July 6 at 7 pm, and July 7 at 7 pm & 10 pm

Oliver Stone’s epic anti-war film, based on his own experiences, follows Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), a naive college student who volunteers for the Vietnam War. Thrust into the brutal realities of the jungle, Taylor’s idealism shatters as he finds himself caught between two conflicting father figures: the compassionate, moral Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe) and the ruthless, sadistic Staff Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger).

Upcoming films indoors at Slab Cinema Arthouse at BLUE STAR ARTS COMPLEX in southtown7|6 & 7|7Platoon (1986)7/11Metropol...
06/30/2026

Upcoming films indoors at Slab Cinema Arthouse at BLUE STAR ARTS COMPLEX in southtown

7|6 & 7|7
Platoon (1986)

7/11
Metropolis (1927) [live score by David DiDonato David L. DiDonato]

7/13 & 714
Serial Mom (1994)

7|20 & 721
The Conversation (1974)

7|26 (Cinephile Sunday)
TBD - Sci-Fi-Cry Series - Hosted by Permanent Night (Daecos Omoxi)

7|27 & 728
Crash (1996]

06/29/2026

Fritz Lang’s landmark silent film Metropolis (1927) screen July 11, with an original live score by David DiDonato. 7 pm. Tickets $10. Seating is limited.

06/29/2026

Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian body horror film written and directed...

Screening this week: Tangerine. This 2015 independent film is credited as the first major professional feature film shot...
06/20/2026

Screening this week: Tangerine. This 2015 independent film is credited as the first major professional feature film shot entirely on an iPhone. Directed by Sean Baker, Tangerine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shot using three iPhone 5s smartphones.

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