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Hard Truths
Dir. Mike Leigh!
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Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh (SECRETS AND LIES) returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us.

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The Room Next Door
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar!
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Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Separated by the circumstances of life, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

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A Complete Unknown
8 Oscar Noms
including Best Picture!
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New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
One Show Only!
Sun, Jan 26 at 10:30AM
Bonus Show Added!

One of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time, the film stars the angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve, who was launched to stardom by this dazzling heart-tugger from Jacques Demy.

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Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
One Show Only!
Wed, Jan 29 at 8PM
New Polish Cinema!

A biopic about Jerzy Kulej, a two-time Olympic champion and one of Poland’s greatest fighters, and his wife Helena. The film is set between the Olympics, when Kulej wins his first gold and goes for a second.

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The Wild Robot
Opening Sat, Feb 1
3 Oscar Noms!
Feb 1 & 2 at 10:30AM

Coming Soon

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
One Show Only!
Wed, Feb 5 at 8PM
Best Doc Oscar Nom!

Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba.

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John Henry England Celebrates the Little Holidays
One Show Only!
Sat, Feb 8 at 10:30AM


Join us as we celebrate all the Little Holidays with a live concert from John Henry, The Guitar Playing Man! With 20 years of childhood education and performance experience, John Henry’s program engages children as they dance and sing during this memorable concert.

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Human Nature
One Show Only!
Wed, Feb 12 at 7:30PM
Film and discussion!

A scientific breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. Join us for a Science on Screen® program, exploring the development of CRISPR gene therapy, the fallout over the technology’s rapid development, and the ethics of gene editing.

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Flow
Opening Sat, Feb 15
2 Oscar Noms!
Feb 15-17 at 10:30AM

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A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, FLOW follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.

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Emilia Pérez
One Show Only!
Wed, Feb 19 at 8PM
13 Oscar Nominations!

The fearsome cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. EMILIA PÉREZ is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations.

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March of the Penguins
One Show Only!
Sat, Feb 22 at 10:30AM
20th Anniversary!

This breathtakingly beautiful documentary chronicles the heroic and harrowing journey that emperor penguins make amid subfreezing temperatures and violent snowstorms at the South Pole in order to mate.

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The Importance of Being Earnest
Opening Sun, Feb 23
Feb 23 & 25 at 10:30AM
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While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

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Admission: $15.00 Adults, $11.50 Matinee Bargain Shows, $11.75 Seniors (62+), $10.00 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $10.50 Avalon Members, $9.50 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series and Science on Screen programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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