Celebrating Over 45 years as Long Island’s Premiere Not-for-Profit, Member-Supported, Independent Community Cinema

This week at the Cinema Arts Centre we are opening the new film from acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, 'Benediction'. The sumptuous biopic explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon. We also have some great special events at the cinema this week include a Saturday night screening of Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas', a very rare silent film, a documentary about the Bungalows of Rockaway, and a new political satire written and produced by Huntington native, Daniel Moya, who will be in attendance to discuss the film with us.

Make sure to check out our calendar for all of the screenings and special events coming up!

Benediction
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, BENEDICTION explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion.

Show times
Fri: 3:30; 6:30; 9:30
Sat: 12:20; 3:20; 6:25; 9:25
Sun: 1:00; 4:00; 7:00
Mon: 4:20; 7:25
Tues: 4:25; 7:25
Wed: 4:25; 7:25
Thurs: 4:25; 7:25

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Crimes of the Future
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed… Their mission – to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

Show times
Fri: 6:40; 9:10
Sat: 6:40; 9:10
Sun: 2:55; 5:25; 7:55
Mon: 7:20
Tues: 7:40
Wed: 7:40
Thurs: 7:40

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Memoria

Shooting outside of Thailand — in faraway Colombia — for the first time in his career, Apichatpong Weerasethakul makes his English- and Spanish-language debut with Memoria, co-winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2021. This latest masterpiece is mysterious and unique, even by the director’s standards, with an international cast of renowned actors including Tilda Swinton, Jeanne Balibar, and popular Colombian TV star Elkin Diaz.

Taking place in an atemporal, apolitical space, Memoria centres on Jessica (Swinton), a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá. One morning at daybreak, Jessica is torn from sleep by a loud bang reverberating like a large stone falling on metal. This haunting sound dispels her sleep for days, calling her identity into question and guiding her from recording studios to secluded villages.

All screenings of Memoria will be preceded by a 10-minute silent pre-show to bring audiences into the proper mindset for the film. Ads/trailers will be brief so please come on time!

NPR: 'Memoria' is a marvelously strange sonic detective story

Show times
Fri: 3:35; 8:45
Sat: 12:10; 3:25
Sun: 4:05; 7:15
Mon: 4:25
Tues: 4:30
Wed: 4:30
Thurs: 4:30

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The Automat
Americans once sipped coffee and ate pie around communal tables, sharing their struggles and dreams with strangers at Horn & Hardart’s iconic Automat. Lifetimes ago, these working-class palaces nourished a sense of unity that bridged the diversity of class, language, gender and race in the urban melting pots of the East Coast. Travel back in time to experience this unique piece of America's history, an exciting story and one that may seem strangely familiar. More than just entertainment, THE AUTOMAT is a parable of how we once dined happily together before turning to the isolated and unhappy experience offered by fast food, a bad deal that no amount of advertising can disguise.

Director Lisa Hurwitz will be joining us for another in-person Q&A, next Saturday, June 11th for the 6:20PM screening!

Show times
Fri: 6:40
Sat: 6:20 - With director Lisa Hurwitz
Sun: 12:50
Mon: 7:35
Tues: 4:40
Wed: 4:20
Thurs: 4:40

Downton Abbey: A New Era
From Academy Award winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event, DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess' newly inherited villa. In addition to the original cast, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West will co-star. The screenplay is written by Downton creator Julian Fellowes, with Emmy and BAFTA winner Gareth Neame and Emmy-winning Liz Trubridge producing with Fellowes. With BAFTA and Emmy nominated director Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) directing the sequel.

Show times
Fri: 3:50
Sat: 12:15; 3:05
Sun: 1:10
Mon: 4:20