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The films by and inspired by David Lynch, plus visits from two filmmakers
The BSR April 2025 repertory movie roundup
Stephen Silver
David Lynch passed away in mid-January, and the repertory tributes are finally starting to roll in for the filmmaker who once lived in and was inspired by Philadelphia. Ritz Five is having a five-week Lynch retrospective throughout April, titled Filmmaker Focus: David Lynch, starting with the documentary about his artwork, and then four of his films.
The Philadelphia Film Society, meanwhile, has announced that a full-on Lynch retrospective will arrive later this year, but in the meantime, they will spend the spring showing films that inspired aspects of Lynch’s work, called In Dreams: David Lynch, which will continue through June.
Meanwhile, the Ambler Theater will feature Lynch’s Blue Velvet, at the perfect-for-that-film time of 9:45pm as part of its 35mm film festival. Then, while it’s not an old film, PhilaMOCA will host a 35th anniversary celebration for Lynch’s Twin Peaks on April 8, with Deputy Hawk (Michael Horse) in attendance. The same theater will show a new documentary called I Know Catherine, the Log Lady on April 9, with an encore on April 17.
David Lynch: The Art Life
Tuesday, April 1, 7pm
Eraserhead
Tuesday, April 8, 7pm
Blue Velvet
Tuesday, April 15, 7pm
Lost Highway
Tuesday, April 22, 7pm
Mulholland Drive
Tuesday, April 29, 7pm
Ritz Five
214 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
The Wizard of Oz in 4K (as part of In Dreams: David Lynch)
Saturday, April 5, 3pm
Saturday, April 12, 2pm
Sunday, April 13, 4pm
Film Society Center
Laura (as part of In Dreams: David Lynch)
Saturday, April 5, 6pm
Thursday, April 10, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 13, 6:15pm
Film Society Center
Blue Velvet
Saturday, April 26, 9:45pm
The Ambler Theater
Whit Stillman…
Love & Friendship, with Whit Stillman
Thursday, April 17, 7pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr
Director Whit Stillman has come to town several times in the last couple of years to host screenings of his films, and this time he’ll be presenting 2016’s Love and Friendship, his most recent film to date, and hosting a post-film Q&A.
…and Tommy Wiseau
Tommy Wiseau brings his never-ending Love is Blind tour back to town, to introduce screenings of both The Room and his follow-up, Big Shark, on two straight nights.
The Room
Friday, April 25, 10pm
Big Shark
Saturday, April 26 10pm
Ritz Five
More cinema screenings
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tuesday, April 1
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
The Mummy (1999)
Wednesday, April 2
Watertower Cinema
Paris, Texas
Wednesday, April 2
Ambler Theater
Scanners
Thursday, April 3
Saturday, April 5
Wednesday, April 16
Film Society Center
Fight Club
Friday, April 4
Ambler Theater
Lawrence of Arabia
Sunday, April 6
County Theater
Sunday, April 13
Ambler Theater
Sorcerer
Sunday, April 6
The Colonial Theater
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Thursday, April 10
Film Society Center
Palindromes
Friday, April 11
PhilaMOCA
Maxx Bloodd: Vampire Spy
Monday, April 14
PhilaMOCA
Heathers
Thursday, April 19
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Night of the Lepus
Friday, April 20
The Colonial Theater
Double Indemnity
Sunday, April 20
County Theater
Risky Business (Cinema Classics Seminar)
Wednesday, April 23
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Nightshift
Wednesday, April 23
Lightbox Film Center
Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill!
Friday, April 25
Ambler Theater
2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 26
Sunday, April 27
Monday, April 28
Videodrome
Saturday, April 26
Wednesday, April 30
The Crazy Family
Wednesday, April 30
Lightbox Film Center (Bok)
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