A heart-forward, crowd-pleasing lineup of fast-paced, emotionally resonant films that keep audiences cheering for characters as they find love, chase dreams, reconnect with family, or simply figure life out—united by a yearlong theme of connection, from cozy hometown tales to high-energy summer hits.
AUGUST
This month we focus on the sleeper summer hits of the 90s. Familiar names now, but not back then.
Aug. 12 *4 p.m. showing only*
"A League of Their Own"
Baseball/Drama
(1992, PG, 2h, 8m)
During World War II, a set of sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Aug. 12 *7 p.m. special screening* Movie to compliment alchemy + light exhibit
"The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography"
Documentary
(2016, R, 1h, 16m)
Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger–than–life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera.
Aug. 19
"The Fugitive"
Conspiracy Thriller
(1993, PG-13, 2h, 10m)
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
Aug. 26
"My Best Friend's Wedding"
Romantic Comedy
(1997, PG-13, 1h, 45m)
When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him and sets out to disrupt the wedding.
SEPTEMBER
Hotels have a magic all their own. Grab your room key and check in for a ride through quirky, heartfelt, nostalgic and just plain memorable stays.
Sept. 2
"Same Time, Next Year"
Romantic Comedy
(1978, PG, 1h, 59m)
Beginning in 1951, neurotic married accountant George and naive married homemaker Doris meet at the same place once each year.
Sept. 9
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Quirky Comedy
(2014, R, 1h, 39m)
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Sept. 16
"The Hotel New Hampshire"
Dark Comedy
(1984, R, 1h, 49m)
A New Englander and his odd family run a hotel in Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.
Sept. 23
"Always at the Carlyle: New York's Most Glamorous (and discreet) Hotel"
Documentary
(2018, PG-13, 1h, 32m)
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet-set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorkers.
Sept. 30
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Feel-Good Romance
(2011, PG-13, 2h, 4m)
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in a “newly” restored hotel.
OCTOBER
CARLSBAD HIGH SCHOOL FILM ACADEMY: Film & Lecture
*7 p.m. curtain*. Films and lectures discussing Cold War America and the culture that shaped American foreign policy in the 1960's.
Oct. 7
"Goosebumps"
Supernatural Fantasy/Comedy
(2015, PG, 1h, 43m)
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young-adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free.
Oct. 14 *4p.m. screening only*
"Weapons"
Dark Comedy
(2025, R, 2h, 8m)
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Oct. 14 *7 p.m. screening: Carlsbad High School Film Academy Film & Lecture*
"The Ugly American"
Cold War Drama
(1963, NR, 2h)
A naïve American diplomat is assigned to a South-East Asian nation where war is brewing.
Oct. 21 *4 p.m. screening only*
"Hocus Pocus"
Dark Fantasy
(1993, PG, 1h, 36m)
A teenage boy and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches.
Oct. 21 *7 p.m. screening: Carlsbad High School Film Academy Film & Lecture*
"China Gate"
Action/War
(1957, NR, 1h, 36m)
In 1954, during the French Indochina War, a Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.
Oct. 28 *4 p.m. screening only*
"Sinners"
Folk Horror
(2025, R, 2h, 17m)
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Oct. 28 *7 p.m. screening: Carlsbad High School Film Academy Film & Lecture*
"The Quiet American"
Political Thriller
(1958, NA, 2h, 2m)
A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1951 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
