Movies Coming Soon

This groundbreaking documentary explores our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics to human health. These microscopic particles infiltrate air, water, and soil—now, scientists are finding them in our bodies. What are the consequences, and can we stop them? Acclaimed author Ziya Tong investigates firsthand, undergoing experiments and speaking with experts worldwide, in collaboration with award-winning director Ben Addelman, to deliver an urgent call to action.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH traces the life and career of legendary performance artist Andy Kaufman, exploring the enigmatic legend’s gonzo, boundary-shattering comedy which provoked and often outraged audiences. The film reveals a nuanced understanding of what drove the mercurial performer, who inspired an entire generation of offbeat comedians and entertainers after him. The film includes rare, never before seen footage and audio recordings that shed new light on Kaufman’s creative process; including newly uncovered archival footage and intimate recollections of friends, colleagues, and family members, and interviews with Kaufman’s closest collaborators such as Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, Steve Martin, Danny DeVito, and Marilu Henner. THANK YOU VERY MUCH excavates the all-too-short life and career of a comedy iconoclast whose impact is felt all the more today with the blurring of artifice and reality that defines our present age.

No hope. No future ... until a football season united a team and revealed the character that turned them into heroes. UNDEFEATED, an Academy Award-winning documentary, is the inspiring and moving tale of three underprivileged student athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach, Bill Courtney, trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Left Behind tells the powerful story of a group of passionate mothers who unite to establish New York City’s first public dyslexic school, challenging an education system that fails thousands of children. Despite dyslexia affecting 1 in 5 people, many students—particularly in underserved communities—lack access to essential support. Featuring activist Kareem Weaver, this powerful documentary is a call to action for educational equality. A Q&A follows the screening.

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected expert crafter. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative … the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

What happens when the safety net disappears? Raising Bar sheds light on "the cliff"—the moment when young adults with intellectual disabilities lose school support at age 22, leaving many isolated at home. For Bar Swain and his parents, this harsh reality sparked a transformative journey. After discovering the Camphill School, where Bar thrived in ways they never imagined, they set out to create something revolutionary: High Spirit Community Farm, a place offering stability, purpose, and true community. This inspiring documentary follows their fight to redefine what adulthood can look like for individuals like Bar. A Q&A follows the screening.

After years away, theater director Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) re-enters the opera world to stage her former mentor’s most famous work. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as her personal and professional lives begin to unravel. Renowned director Atom Egoyan reunites with Seyfried in this visually stunning, propulsive work, filmed on location during the staging of Egoyan's acclaimed production of "Salome."

Roberto Rossellini’s harrowing drama of Nazi-occupied Rome follows the brave resistance fighters who risked everything. With Aldo Fabrizi as a determined priest and Anna Magnani in her breakthrough role, Rome Open City (Roma città aperta) was shot amid the ruins of WWII, capturing raw authenticity and urgency. A landmark in Italian cinema, this powerful film won global acclaim and helped launch a new film movement. Presented in Italian and German with English subtitles.

Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary, PORCELAIN WAR is a powerful portrait of resilience and hope. As war engulfs Ukraine, three artists stay to fight—armed with their art, cameras, and, for the first time, guns. From the award-winning producers of The Cove, Chasing Ice, and Quincy, PORCELAIN WAR is one of 2024’s most celebrated documentaries.

Dr. Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson) is close to a breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang, led by the sadistic Robert G. Durant (Larry Drake), destroys his lab. Burned beyond recognition and altered by an experimental procedure, Westlake tries to rebuild his work and reconnect with his girlfriend Julie (Frances McDormand). But torn between love and revenge, the man known as Darkman assumes alternate identities in this fast-paced action thriller from director Sam Raimi.

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves. Presented in English and Bemba with English subtitles.

This beloved classic of innocence and wonder comes to life on screen, set against the sweeping sands of the Sahara and carried by the unforgettable songs of Lerner & Loewe. The Little Prince tells the magical story of a stranded pilot and a mysterious child from another world, whose journey together is filled with whimsical encounters and timeless lessons. Along the way, they meet a wise fox, a vain rose, a faraway king, and a cunning snake — each offering insights about love, loss, and what truly matters. This is a film that reminds us all of the beauty of seeing the world through the eyes of a child.

From filmmaker Whit Stillman comes another witty comedy in the vein of Metropolitan. Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman star as two Americans navigating romance, mix-ups, and political flare-ups in Barcelona, alongside Mira Sorvino. Expect sharp dialogue, offbeat charm, and a continental take on love. Stay after the screening for a Q&A with writer/director Whit Stillman and former NY Times film critic Janet Maslin!

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. When free-spirited petty crook Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. He's on one side of a brewing war, soft-spoken, cooly monstrous Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) on the other. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. This electrifying adaptation of Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller swept all five major 1975 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director and Adapted Screenplay. Raucous, searing and with a superb cast that includes Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd in his film debut, it soars.

The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie, an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kind-hearted widow and venomously angry son, while making an increasingly surprising—and ultimately beneficial—friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest. In Guiraudie’s quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations. Presented in French with English subtitles.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. Joining us for this screening will be Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, Executive Director of the Edward Hopper House. Edward Hopper’s work is the most recognizable art in America. But who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This film takes a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships. From his early career as an illustrator; his wife giving up her own promising art career to be his manager; his critical and commercial acclaim; and in his own words – this film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush.

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved baseball field, two New England recreational teams face off one last time. Named for a rare pitch, this poignant comedy is an ode to sports, community, and the passage of time.

New York adman Jim Blandings is ready to say goodbye to his cramped city apartment and build from the ground up a Connecticut home with room enough for his growing family and dreams. All it will cost him is his time and money ... and perhaps his job, marriage, happiness and what's left of his sanity. Goodbye, Manhattan. Hello, comedy. Following the film, renowned actress and author Illeana Douglas will discuss her book “Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia” and take questions from the audience. A copy of the book is included with each ticket.

Two-time Best Actor Oscar winners Spencer Tracy and Fredric March face off in this gripping courtroom drama about one of the most famous trials of the 20th century. When a teacher is put on trial for teaching evolution, attorney Henry Drummond (Tracy) and fundamentalist leader Matthew Harrison Brady (March) engage in a fierce battle of opposing beliefs. As the town watches, sparks fly in this powerful clash over science, faith, and freedom.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. The first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston. A chance meeting with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and she realizes she must make an impossible choice for her future.

The Trail Running Film Festival (TRFF) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 2025 tour. Films included are Elite Heart, The Pointe Pessey, Our Terrain, Talk to Frank, We Are Here. We Run Long, and Halfway to Crazy. Curated to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide, these films embody the adventurous spirit and triumph of trail running.

Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. Joining us for this screening will be Howard Godel, President of Godel & Co. Fine Art. Emmy-winning journalist Bill Moyers tells the story of the mighty Hudson River, whose 315-mile course travels from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to its outlet at New York harbor—and runs through so much of the nation’s history, literature, and art. In a journey that alternates between the wonders of nature and the handiwork of man, Moyers examines both the beauty that attracted the Hudson River school painters and the potential that lured America’s early industrialists. Along the way, he draws on the insights and experiences of those whose lives have been inextricably linked with this American Eden and who have fought to make it a second-chance wilderness, a paradise lost and then regained.

Here is the murderously funny movie based on the world-famous Clue board game. Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You'll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes.

When Naveen (Karan Soni), a soft spoken doctor, finally brings his charming white-artist boyfriend Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, misunderstandings and emotional revelations put everyone on edge. Despite facing uncomfortable truths about their own ideas of love and marriage, the family attempts to plan the big Indian wedding of Naveen and Jay’s dreams.

The Bedford Playhouse Movie Club is hosted by educator Vic Messick.  The theme for the series is literary adaptations / local Hudson Valley connections.  Read the book, watch the film, then stay for the discussion afterwards. This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. Inspired by A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway.

Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff "Method Man" Smith lead a hilarious ensemble cast in the award-winning comedy BAD SHABBOS, winner of the Audience Award at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival!! When David and his fiance Meg gather for his family's traditional Shabbat dinner on New York's Upper West Side, things spiral faster than you can say “hamotzi” when an accidental death (or...murder?) derails the evening entirely. With Meg’s devoutly Catholic parents due any moment to meet David’s very Jewish family, soon Shabbat becomes a comedy of biblical proportions.

One of the most beloved stage musicals of all time makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen. Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz: misunderstood Elphaba and popular Glinda. The two meet as students at Shiz University and forge an unlikely friendship. But when they meet the Wizard of Oz, their friendship is tested as their lives take very different paths toward becoming Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

The famed lunch scene at the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table of the 1920s was home to a circle of mutually supportive young artists that defined the heyday of New York sophistication and a literate era of wit and intellect. At the heart of the round table sat Mrs. Dorothy Parker (Jennifer Jason Leigh), one of the sharpest, most biting wits of the past century. But beneath the raucous laughter is a darker and richer tale filled with passionate affairs, friendship and tragedy, all captured in this striking masterpiece of unrequited love and self-destructive impulses. A Q&A with Campbell Scott follows the film.

A WWII transport ship equipped with non-functioning lifeboats and inadequate lifebelts was sunk by one of the first radio-guided missiles ever used in war. 1,015 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack that remains the greatest loss of life at sea in the history of any U.S. war. Uncovered classified documents reveal that neglect and oversight contributed to the large number of casualties. The government deflected responsibility by declaring the disaster classified indefinitely while ordering all survivors to remain silent. The casualty families were stonewalled and most of them went to their own graves never knowing what happened; their boys just never came home. A Q&A with the filmmaker follows the screening.

An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert. Featuring mind-blowing music newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seismic revelation that will challenge pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.

Folks in Black Rock have their own way of welcoming mysterious, one-armed stranger John J. Macreedy. He's welcome to leave. Or they'll make sure he leaves in a pine box. Spencer Tracy plays World War II veteran Macreedy, who keeps his own counsel about why he's come to Black Rock and who keeps his wits about him when confronted with threats and violence. Director John Sturges ramps up the tension while revealing Macreedy's mission and the town's grim secret. "I'm half horse, half alligator," one says. They'll find Macreedy is even tougher stuff.

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

Backbeat is an energetic, musical drama chronicling the pre-fame Beatles as they head to Hamburg in search of success. As they gain popularity, the "fifth Beatle," bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe, falls in love and ultimately must choose between his best friend John Lennon, his new love and the greatest rock and roll band in the world. Full of vitality and heart, with a soundtrack that includes rock classics, featuring music from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), David Pirner (Soul Asylum) and Mike Mills (R.E.M.), "Backbeat is a thrilling spectacle that rocks the house… Defiant, raucous, erotic." - Rolling Stone. In our Listen To The Movie series, local musician Rob Cavenagh leads a post-film Q&A, diving into the soundtrack that shapes and defines each film.

Spencer Tracy heads a hilariously zany cast that stars Hollywood's greatest comedians (Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas and Jonathan Winters) and features cameo appearances by every joker and jester in the business from Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis to The Three Stooges. On a winding desert highway, eight vacation-bound motorists share an experience that alters their plans - and their lives! After a mysterious stranger divulges the location of a stolen fortune, they each speed off in a mind-bending, car-bashing race for the loot - and the most side-splitting laughfest in history. 

Part road movie, part living biography, part documentary, Paul Anka: His Way is a remarkably candid film, offering an intimate look at one of the most prolific artists in music history and his seventy-year journey through stardom. The film goes behind-the-scenes with Paul Anka today as he continues to perform in sold-out concert venues around the world, cut against stunning archival footage of his historic career and including performances by the legendary artists who have recorded his music. A Q&A with the filmmakers follows the film.

From the guy who brought you Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes SUPERBAD. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) want nothing more than to lose their virginity before they head off to college. To do that, though, they need to get liquor for the big party that night. With the help of their friend Fogell, a.k.a. McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), and his fake I.D., the three of them go on a hilarious chase for that elusive booze, dodging incompetent cops (Knocked Up's Seth Rogen and "Saturday Night Live's" Bill Hader), angry neighbors and jealous boyfriends. Hailed as an "iconic comedy...a true classic of its times" (Pete Hammond, Maxim), SUPERBAD is a laugh-out-loud masterpiece!"

Arts patron Mrs. Claypool intends to pay pompous opera star Lasparri $1,000 per performance. Hey, maybe that's why they call it grand opera! This is grand comedy, too, as Groucho, Chico and Harpo cram a ship's stateroom and more with wall-to-wall gags, one-liners, musical riffs and two hard-boiled eggs - all while skewering Lasparri's schemes and helping two young hopefuls get a break. To save the opera, our heroes must first destroy it. They must also gain ocean passage as stowaways, pull the wool (if not the beards) over the eyes of city hall, shred legal mumbo-jumbo down to a sanity clause, pester dowager Claypool and unleash so much glee that many say this is the best Marx Brothers movie. Seeing is believing. 

Stalled in his company's pecking order, ad man David Howard (Albert Brooks) failed to land the Senior VP slot he wanted. He quits, convinces wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) to do the same, sells their house and stocks and buys a Winnebago to roam the USA. Though they feel they're easy riders, they're actually Born to Be Mild. With their $145,000 nest egg tucked reassuringly within reach, they make their first stop: Las Vegas. Goodbye, nest egg. Greetings, hilarity. Director/co-writer Brooks memorably bonds with Hagerty as a couple spinning along on wheels of misfortune. Their comic plight speaks to anyone who's ever dreamed of chucking it all.