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May
May 17National Theatre Live: PRESENT LAUGHTER (NR) · UK – 2 hr 30 min – Performed at The Old Vic in London
May 17 – 22THE PENGUIN LESSONS (PG-13) · USA/UK/Spain/Ireland – 1 hr 50 min
May 17 – 21THE FRIEND (R) · USA – 2 hr
May 17 – 22SINNERS (R) · USA/Australia/Canada – 2 hr 17 min
May 17 – 22BONJOUR TRISTESSE (R) · USA/UK/France – 1 hr 50 min 
May 17 – 21ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO (R) · UK – 1 hr 41 min
May 17 – 21THE WEDDING BANQUET (R) · USA – 1 hr 43 min
May 17 – 21THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE (NR) · France/USA/Belgium – 1 hr 32 min – with subtitles
May 19 – Jun 9Film History Discussion Series: 1975 · 6 Mondays, April 28 to June 9, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (no session on May 26)
Instructor: Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Deputy Director, BMFI and Jacob Mazer, Director of Programs and Education, BMFI
May 19Cinema Classics Seminar: The Stepford Wives · Monday, May 19, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Amy Corbin, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
May 19THE STEPFORD WIVES (PG) · USA – 1 hr 55 min 
May 20 – Jun 17The Building Blocks of the Screenplay · 8 Tuesdays, April 29 to June 17, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Marty Leicht, M.F.A., Author and Screenwriter
May 21 & 28Fast Talkin': The Films of Howard Hawks · 4 Wednesdays, May 7 to May 28, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Jennifer Fleeger, Ph.D., Ursinus College
May 21RED RIVER (NR) · USA – 2 hr 13 min 
May 22MIAMI CONNECTION Presented by Viva Video (R) · USA – 1 hr 27 min 
May 22 – 29MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (PG-13) · USA/UK – 2 hr 49 min
May 22 – 29FRIENDSHIP (R) · USA – 1 hr 40 min
May 24 & 25JAWS (PG) · USA – 2 hr 4 min
May 28GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (R) · USA – 1 hr 31 min 
May 29Cinema Classics Seminar: Blue Velvet · Thursday, May 29, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Jacob Mazer, Director of Programs and Education, BMFI
May 29BLUE VELVET (R) · USA – 2 hr
May 31Exhibition on Screen – DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM: PARIS 1874 (NR) · UK – 1 hr 30 min 

June
Jun 1THE BIG SLEEP (NR) · USA – 1 hr 54 min 
Jun 2OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
Jun 2SHELTER ME: THE CANCER PIONEERS (NR) · USA – 1 hr 22 min   
Jun 3Cinema Classics Seminar: The Virgin Suicides · Tuesday, June 3, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Nathanson, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Jun 3THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (R) · USA – 1 hr 37 min 
Jun 8National Theatre Live: DR. STRANGELOVE (NR) · UK – 2 hr 12 min – Performed at the Noël Coward Theatre in London
Jun 9Cinema Classics Seminar: Parasite · Monday, June 9, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Paul Wright, Ph.D., Main Line Classical Academy
Jun 9PARASITE (R) · South Korea – 2 hr 12 min – with subtitles
Jun 13 – 16LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (NR) · UK – 3 hr 38 min 
Jun 17Free Member Exclusive: GRAND THEFT HAMLET (R) · UK/USA – 1 hr 29 min 
Jun 18Short Attention Span Cinema 21 · Wednesday, June 18, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Gary M. Kramer, Author and Film Critic
Jun 21WUTHERING HEIGHTS (NR) · USA – 1 hr 44 min
Jun 22PERUGINO: ETERNAL RENAISSANCE (NR) · Italy – 1 hr 20 min
Jun 232025 Summer Filmmaking Workshop · Mondays-Thursdays, June 23 to July 31, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Jun 25Cinema Classics Seminar:
Picnic at Hanging Rock
· Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Rachel McCabe, Ph.D., LaSalle University
Jun 25PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (PG) · Australia – 1 hr 55 min 
Jun 28National Theatre Live: HAMLET (NR) · UK – 3 hr 37 min – Performed at the National Theatre in London
Jun 29 & Jul 1SHADOW OF A DOUBT (PG) · USA – 1 hr 48 min
Jun 30 & Jul 14MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (R) · UK – 1 hr 34 min 

July
Jul 1Cinema Classics Seminar:
Shadow of a Doubt
· Tuesday, July 1, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Ray Saraceni, Ph.D., Eastern University
Jul 6 & 8REAR WINDOW (PG) · USA – 1 hr 52 min
Jul 7OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
Jul 7 & 28COMING TO AMERICA (R) · USA – 1 hr 57 min 
Jul 8Cinema Classics Seminar: Rear Window · Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Alice Bullitt, M.A., BMFI Board Member
Jul 12WAR AND PEACE (NR) · Russia – 4 hr 21 min – with subtitles
Jul 13 & 22PSYCHO (R) · USA – 1 hr 49 min 
Jul 15Cinema Classics Seminar: The Birds · Tuesday, July 15, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Andrew Owen, Ph.D., Lebanon Valley College
Jul 15 & 20THE BIRDS (PG-13) · USA – 1 hr 59 min
Jul 19 & 30NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (NR) · Japan – 1 hr 57 min  – with subtitles
Jul 19Exhibition on Screen – FRIDA KAHLO (NR) · UK – 1 hr 30 min
Jul 21HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (NR) · USA – 1 hr 48 min
Jul 22Cinema Classics Seminar: Psycho · Tuesday, July 22, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Elizabeth Nathanson, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Jul 26Cinema Classics Seminar: Seven Samurai · Saturday, July 26, 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Instructor: Paul Wright, Ph.D., Main Line Classical Academy
Jul 26 & Aug 10SEVEN SAMURAI (NR) · Japan – 3 hr 27 min – with subtitles
Jul 27National Theatre Live: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (NR) · UK – 3 hr – Performed at the National Theatre in London

August
Aug 2UNDERGROUND Presented by Viva Video (NR) · Yugoslavia/France/Germany/Bulgaria – 2 hr 47 min – with subtitles
Aug 2 & 17CATVIDEOFEST 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Aug 3Exhibition on Screen – HOPPER: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY (NR) · UK – 1 hr 30 min
Aug 4OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
Aug 4Cinema Classics Seminar: The Thin Man · Monday, August 4, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Jennifer Fleeger, Ph.D., Ursinus College
Aug 4 & 11THE THIN MAN (NR) · USA – 1 hr 31 min 
Aug 635MM DREAMS Presented by The Secret Cinema (NR) · 2 hr
Aug 9 & Sep 6SATURDAY AFTERNOON CARTOONS · 1 hr 51 min
Aug 13BE REEL MICHEAUX SCREENING: ACTION AUGUST
Aug 14Cinema Classics Seminar: Mulholland Dr. · Thursday, August 14, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Paul Wright, Ph.D., Main Line Classical Academy
Aug 14 & 27MULHOLLAND DR. (R) · USA/France – 2 hr 27 min
Aug 16LES MISÉRABLES (NR) · France – 4 hr 39 min – with subtitles
Aug 18Cinema Classics Seminar: Modern Times · Monday, August 18, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Paul McEwan, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Aug 18MODERN TIMES (G) · USA – 1 hr 27 min
Aug 21AMERICAN GRAFFITI (PG) · USA – 1 hr 50 min
Aug 23Cinema Classics Seminar: The Leopard · Saturday, August 23, 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Instructor: Maurizio Giammarco, Ph.D., Temple University
Aug 23THE LEOPARD · Italy/France – 3 hr 6 min – with subtitles  
Aug 24WRITING IN WATER (NR) · China – 1 hr 55 min – with subtitles
Aug 25 & Sep 1BEST IN SHOW (PG-13) · USA – 1 hr 30 min 
Aug 28Cinema Classics Seminar: Casablanca · Thursday, August 28, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Amy Corbin, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Aug 28 & Sep 7CASABLANCA (PG) · USA – 1 hr 42 min
Aug 30 & Sep 4THE GREAT ESCAPE (NR) · USA – 2 hr 52 min 

September
Sep 8PITCH PERFECT (PG-13) · USA – 1 hr 52 min 

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