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March
Mar 11 – 19ANORA (R) · USA – 2 hr 19 min
Mar 11Cinema Classics Seminar:
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
· Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Rachel McCabe, Ph.D., LaSalle University
Mar 11MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (R) · USA – 2 hr
Mar 11 – May 18A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (R) · USA – 2 hr 21 min
Mar 11 & 12THE BRUTALIST (NR) · USA/UK/Hungary – 3 hr 35 min
Mar 11 – 13I'M STILL HERE (PG-13) · Brazil/France – 2 hr 16 min – with subtitles
Mar 11 – 20MICKEY 17 (R) · USA/South Korea – 2 hr 19 min
Mar 11 – 13THE LAST SHOWGIRL (R) · USA – 1 hr 29 min
Mar 12PUNISHMENT PARK PRESENTED BY VIVA VIDEO (NR) · USA – 1 hr 31 min 
Mar 13 – 20BLACK BAG (R) · USA – 1 hr 33 min
Mar 15 & 29NEWSIES (NR) · USA – 2 hr 1 min 
Mar 16FRAGMENT (NR) · Performed at the Klaipėda Drama Theatre in Klaipėda, Lithuana – 1 hr 23 min – with subtitles
Mar 17 – 31Film History Discussion Series:
1945-Present
· 10 Mondays, January 27 to March 31, noon to 3:00 pm
Instructor: Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Deputy Director, BMFI and Jacob Mazer, Director of Programs and Education, BMFI
Mar 20Cinema Classics Seminar:
Paris, Texas
· Thursday, March 20, 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Instructor: Amy Corbin, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Mar 20PARIS, TEXAS (R) · West Germany/France/UK – 2 hr 25 min 
Mar 22THE LEGO MOVIE (PG) · USA – 1 hr 40 min 
Mar 24 – Apr 14What Am I Gonna Do with a Soul, Anyways?:
Succession, a Satire for a Post-factual Age
· 4 Mondays, March 24 to April 14, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Paul Wright, Ph.D., Main Line Classical Academy
Mar 26THE BEAST (NR) · France/Canada – 2 hr 26 min – with subtitles
Mar 27 & Apr 1RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (PG) · USA – 1 hr 55 min
Mar 30EXHIBITION ON SCREEN – DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM: PARIS 1874 (NR) · UK – 1 hr 30 min 
Mar 312025 Summer Filmmaking Workshop: Online Information Sessions

April
Apr 2THE FIVE DEVILS (NR) · France – 1 hr 43 min – with subtitles  
Apr 3Intro to Avant-Garde Cinema:
Postwar America
· Thursday, April 3, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Jesse Pires, Executive Director, Lightbox Film Center
Apr 5National Theatre Live: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (NR) · UK – 3 hr – Performed at the National Theatre in London
Apr 6Talk Cinema
Apr 7OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
Apr 8FREE MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: THE SNARE (NR) · USA – 1 hr 50 min 
Apr 9AÑIL/INDIGO (NR) · El Salvador – 1 hr 5 min – with subtitles
Apr 10From Philadelphia with Love Presented by the Secret Cinema (NR) · 2 hr
Apr 12 & 20PICASSO: A REBEL IN PARIS (NR) · Italy – 1 hr 30 min 
Apr 13WINGS OF LIFE (G) · USA/Mexico/Panama – 1 hr 21 min 
Apr 15THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (NR) · France/West Germany – 1 hr 31 min – with subtitles
Apr 16BANEL & ADAMA (NR) · France/Senegal/Mali/Qatar – 1 hr 27 min – with subtitles
Apr 17LOVE & FRIENDSHIP WITH WHIT STILLMAN (PG) · UK/Ireland/France/Netherlands – 1 hr 30 min 
Apr 19 & May 1HEATHERS (R) · USA – 1 hr 43 min 
Apr 22 – Jun 10The Building Blocks of the Screenplay · 8 Tuesdays, April 22 to June 10, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Instructor: Marty Leicht, M.F.A., Author and Screenwriter
Apr 22THE (M) FACTOR: SHREDDING THE SILENCE ON MENOPAUSE (NR) · USA – 56 min 
Apr 23Cinema Classics Seminar: Risky Business · Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Paul McEwan, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College
Apr 23RISKY BUSINESS (R) · USA – 1 hr 39 min 
Apr 25 – 282001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (G) · USA/UK – 2 hr 29 min 
Apr 28 – 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
Apr 30WHAT WILL BECOME OF US & WHATEVER DREAMS THEY HAD (NR) · USA – 1 hr 24 min 

May
May 1Cinema Classics Seminar: Heathers · Thursday, May 1, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Alice Bullitt, M.A., BMFI Board Member
May 3 & Jun 8NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: DR. STRANGELOVE (NR) · UK – 2 hr 12 min – Performed at the Noël Coward Theatre in London
May 4 & 7HIS GIRL FRIDAY (NR) · USA – 1 hr 32 min 
May 4Talk Cinema
May 5OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
May 62025 TRI-CO FILM FESTIVAL (NR) · 1 hr 30 min 
May 7 – 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 8THE BE REEL MICHEAUX SCREENING SERIES: THE BLACK FANTASTICAL
May 10FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY (G) · Italy – 1 hr 35 min 
May 11 & 19THE STEPFORD WIVES (PG) · USA – 1 hr 55 min 
May 14 & Jun 1THE BIG SLEEP (NR) · USA – 1 hr 54 min 
May 17NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PRESENT LAUGHTER (NR) · UK – 2 hr 30 min – Performed at The Old Vic in London
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 21RED RIVER (NR) · USA – 2 hr 13 min 
May 22MIAMI CONNECTION PRESENTED BY VIVA VIDEO (R) · USA – 1 hr 27 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

June
Jun 2OPEN SCREEN MONDAY
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 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 232025 Summer Filmmaking Workshop · Mondays-Thursdays, June 23 to July 31, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

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