This Month The Philadelphia Film Society Is Hosting Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie, After Hours, & Film Essentials
This Month The Philadelphia Film Society Is Hosting Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie, After Hours, & Film Essentials
The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) is excited to announce the full lineup of curated programming for August taking place at PFS venues; PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard (Admiral Peary Way &, League Island Blvd), Philadelphia Film Center (1412 Chestnut Street), and PFS Bourse Theater (400 Ranstead Street, Intersection of Ranstead & S 4th). The lineup includes a 20th Anniversary screening of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY in 4K, and cult classic THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE.
August’s programming includes the return of Philadelphia Film Society’s popular series, Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie and Film Essentials at the Philadelphia Film Center with After Hours and Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie – Encore at the PFS Bourse Theater.
Tickets to individual screenings are currently available to purchase on Filmadelphia.org, prices range from $13 to as low as $5.
Full Curated Programming for August Lineup
20th Anniversary Series at the Drive-In: In honor of the Philadelphia Film Society’s 20th Anniversary, PFS is celebrating films that debuted on the big screen in 2001, and have entertained audiences for two decades.Enjoy this exciting lineup at the PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard.
- AMÉLIE | Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet | August 3 | PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
- SPY KIDS | Director Robert Rodriguez | August 10 | PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
- BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY | Director Sharon Mcguire | August 17 | PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
- ZOOLANDER | Director Ben Stiller | August 24 | PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
- HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE | Director Chris Columbus | August 31 | PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
Tickets:
$12 / $8 for PFS Members | $7 for children 12 & under
For more information please visit:
Filmadelphia.org/Anniversary-Series-at-the-Drive-In
Blockbuster in 4K Series at the Film Center: Whether it’s your first time seeing it or your hundredth, these films have thrilled audiences for decades. Join the Philadelphia Film Society as we revisit the films that keep us on the edge of our seats, all screening in stunning 4K on the largest screen in Center City.
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY | Director James Cameron | August 5 – 8 | Philadelphia Film Center
Tickets:
$13 | $9 for PFS Members
For more information please visit:
Filmadelphia.org/Blockbusters-in-4K-Series
Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie: Put your movie and pop culture knowledge to the test with this pairing of trivia and nostalgic films.
- STEEL MAGNOLIAS | Director Herbert Ross | August 12 | Philadelphia Film Center
- STEEL MAGNOLIAS – Encore! | August 19 | PFS Bourse Theater
If you missed PFS’s Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie at the Philadelphia Film Center, catch the encore screening at the Bourse. Enjoy a nostalgic favorite, plus on screen trivia. You’ll laugh; you’ll cry; and you may just win bragging rights if you know your pop culture trivia!
Tickets:
$13 | $9 for PFS Members
For more information please visit:
Filmadelphia.org/PFSQuizzo
After Hours at the Bourse: Bringing together the odd, eerie, thrilling, and downright weird, this is the home of cult classics.
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE | Director Amy Holden Jones | August 20 & 27 | PFS Bourse Theater
Tickets:
$9 | $5 for PFS Members
For more information please visit:
Filmadelphia.org/After-Hours
Film Essentials at the Film Center: Cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the biggest screen in Center City.
THE BIRDS | Director Alfred Hitchcock | August 25 | Philadelphia Film Center
Tickets:
$9 | $5 for PFS Members
For more information please visit:
Filmadelphia.org/Film-Essentials
