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Now Playing!Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is now playing at the Avalon. Following the Trojan War, Odysseus begins th...
07/17/2026

Now Playing!

Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is now playing at the Avalon. Following the Trojan War, Odysseus begins the long journey home to Ithaca, facing impossible odds every step of the way.

Get your tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-odyssey/

Our Summer 1980s continues this Sunday with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT!In 1930s Los Angeles, cartoon film star Roger Rabbit...
07/16/2026

Our Summer 1980s continues this Sunday with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT!

In 1930s Los Angeles, cartoon film star Roger Rabbit hires private eye Eddie Valiant to snoop on Roger’s wife Jessica, who may be playing pattycake with someone else. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/who-framed-roger-rabbit

07/15/2026

Opening Friday!

Christopher Nolan’s OdysseyMovie is an epic adaptation of Homer’s saga, charting the long and perilous journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home to his wife Penelope and son Telemachus following the conclusion of the Trojan War.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-odyssey

French Cinemathèque returns to the Avalon Wednesday!After years of exile, pianist Mathias returns to France when his for...
07/13/2026

French Cinemathèque returns to the Avalon Wednesday!

After years of exile, pianist Mathias returns to France when his former mentor Eléna invites him to perform a series of concerts. But soon after his arrival, a chance encounter with a child who looks just like him throws Mathias into turmoil.

Get your tickets for TWO PIANOS: https://www.theavalon.org/films/two-pianos

Kino Lorber

"Klapisch is brilliant at directing an ensemble piece, in which the relationships between the characters weave the story...
07/10/2026

"Klapisch is brilliant at directing an ensemble piece, in which the relationships between the characters weave the story, but he also takes the opportunity to pay homage to those who lived...before us." -Roger Salvans, Fotogramas

Tickets for COLORS OF TIME: https://www.theavalon.org/films/colors-of-time/

Go back to the greatest decade for summer cinema! Join us Sunday mornings this July through September for Summer 1980s: ...
07/09/2026

Go back to the greatest decade for summer cinema! Join us Sunday mornings this July through September for Summer 1980s: Blockbusters, Big Laughs, and Timeless Classics, featuring 9 iconic films on the big screen!

We kick things off this Sunday with the ultimate adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Watch Indy and Marion dodge booby-traps, outrun snakes, and fight N***s in their worldwide quest for the mystical Ark of the Covenant.

Get your tickets now: https://www.theavalon.org/films/raiders-of-the-lost-ark

Czech film returns to the Avalon Wednesday with FRANZ! Visionary director Agnieszka Holland brings to life one of litera...
07/07/2026

Czech film returns to the Avalon Wednesday with FRANZ!

Visionary director Agnieszka Holland brings to life one of literature’s most enigmatic figures in this visually rich and unconventional portrait of legendary 20th-century writer Franz Kafka.

Get your tickets now: https://www.theavalon.org/films/franz

National Theatre Live returns Sunday for two shows only. BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (PHANTOM THREAD) joins Aidan...
07/03/2026

National Theatre Live returns Sunday for two shows only.

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (PHANTOM THREAD) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.

Get your tickets for LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES: https://www.theavalon.org/films/les-liaisons-dangereuses/

Opening Friday! From the director of L'Auberge Espagnole comes COLORS OF TIME.Brought together by the unexpected inherit...
07/02/2026

Opening Friday! From the director of L'Auberge Espagnole comes COLORS OF TIME.

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. It’s 1895 and their ancestor Adèle leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris…

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/colors-of-time

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