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Time to
VOTE for YOUR FAVORITE THEATER!

(Voting closes 6pm WED, Feb 19th)

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( ( ( Opening This Week ) ) )  
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New Films COMING SOON
in FEBRUARY

( ( ( Special Events ) ) )   

YOUR Special Public Event can appear HERE!
Go to EVENTS & RENTALS to BOOK YOUR EVENT.

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On Saturday, February 8th, we host
LAUGHING GNOME COMEDY SHOW!!

Laughing Gnome brings a night of
satire, sarcasm & a touch of sassy.


Headliner Andrew Frank,
named One of theBest Undiscovered Comedians
in America by Thrillist Magazine.


Doors Open at 6:30 pm, 18+ ONLY
Show at 7:00 pm

Tickets are $15. On Sale Now!

( ( ( Continuing This Week ) ) ) 
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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. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
R | 2h 21m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_complete_unknown

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Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth (Adrian Brody) Yarrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pierce) recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.
R | 3h 35m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_brutalist

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. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community.
PG | 1h 24m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/flow_2024

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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. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
PG-13 | 1h 47m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_room_next_door

( ( ( Coming Soon ) ) ) 
 

Dates subject to change.
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Opens 2/14

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Oscar Nominated ANIMATED Shorts Screening at Magic Lantern

Oscar Nominated LIVE-ACTION Shorts Screening at Magic Lantern

 

Oscar Nominated DOCUMENTARY Shorts (Screening TBD)

David Lynch Tribute!!

With the recent passing of legendary director David Lynch,  Magic Lantern will be remembering & celebrating this local icon with deep Washington roots. He was was born in the Pacific NW, spent his childhood as a Spokane resident, and created the cult classic TWIN PEAKS, filmed and set in Western WA.  
We'll be screening 2 of Lynch's masterpieces:
WILD AT HEART on WED, 2/19
BLUE VELVET on WED, 2/26

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!!

Opens 2/21

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A documentary based on the half decade Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, spent filming his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with a journalist from the other side who joins his fight.
NR | 1h 36m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_other_land

Opens 2/28

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Original Title: Ainda Estou Aqui

A mother (Fernanda Torres) is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil, 1971. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.
(In Portuguese with English subtitles)
PG-13 | 2h 15m

Reviews:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_still_here_2024

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25 W Main

Inside the Saranac Common Building)

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Freshly Popped Popcorn
Concessions
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T-shirts, Hoodies
& Hats
Senior Wednesdays
$7.50

25 W Main    Spokane    WA    99201    (509) 209-2383

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