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SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE
2025 | D: SCOTT COOPER
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, SCOTT COOPER, ODESSA YOUNG
On the cusp of global superstardom, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past as he records the album "Nebraska" in the early 1980s.
SAT 11/8 | 4:30pm, 7:10pm
SUN 11/9 | 4:30pm
MON 11/10 | 4:30pm
TUE 11/11 | 4:30pm
WED 11/12 | 4:30pm, 7:10pm
THUR 11/13 | 2:00pm
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 | 7:30 PM
7TH HEAVEN
1927 | D: FRANK BORZAGE
JANET GAYNOR, CHARLES FARRELL
ALL SEATS:
$20.00 - in person$20.75 - online
In 1910s Paris, Chico (Charles Farrell) works in the sewers and dreams of a better life. Diane (Janet Gaynor) falls head over heels for Chico after he saves her from being murdered by her tyrannical older sister. When the police arrive to arrest Diane for prostitution, Chico claims that she's his wife to keep her out of jail. The pair finds happiness in their own "7th heaven," until the outbreak of World War I tests the limits of their transcendent love. 7th HEAVEN paired Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in the first of a dozen films they made together from 1927 to 1943, three with director Frank Borzage. Borzage, Farrell, and Gaynor (who edged out Mary Pickford and Joan Crawford for the role) were all nominated for Academy Awards. 7th HEAVEN was an exuberant commercial success upon its initial release and is still widely regarded as one of the most beautiful silent films of all time.
With live accompaniment by THE POOR NOBODYS!
This screening is co-presented by Archives on Screen, Twin Cities.
DCP courtesy MOMA.
With live accompaniment by THE POOR NOBODYS!
This screening is co-presented by Archives on Screen, Twin Cities.
DCP courtesy MOMA.
MARRIAGE IN THE SHADOWS - EHE IM SCHATTEN
1947 | D: KURT MAETZIG
PAUL KLINGER, ILSE STEPPAT
ALL SEATS
$15.00 - in person$15.75 - on line
Hans Wieland is a brilliant actor, a leading figure in German cinema. When the Nazis pressure him to divorce his Jewish wife, Elisabeth, he refuses. Finally, political pressure becomes too much, and, realizing that he will be arrested, his wife to be sent to a concentration camp, he faces the ultimate test of his love. Based on the real-life story of actor Joachim Gottschalk, Kurt Maetzig’s Marriage in the Shadows was the first movie (produced under Soviet auspices) to confront Germans about their treatment of Jews, and the only postwar film to be released simultaneously in both the East and West Germany. A brilliant and heartbreaking film, shot like a noir but filled with the rarefied emotions of a melodrama, this rare screening should not be missed.
In German with English subtitles.
DCP courtesy of the DEFA Film Library
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
1952 | D: GENE KELLY & STANLEY DONEN
GENE KELLY, DONALD O'CONNOR, DEBBIE REYNOLDS, JEAN HAGEN
ALL SEATS
$13.00 - in person$13.75 - on line
Singin' in the Rain is one of our most popular events and sells out year after year! Considered by many to be the greatest screen musicals of all time, Singin’ is also a hilarious look at the chaos and turmoil that the switch from silents to talkies cast upon Hollywood in the late 1920's. This film is on everyone’s top ten lists and was named the 10th greatest film of all-time in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll. Dig all that glorious TECHNICOLOR!
DCP - Warner Bros.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 17 | 7:30 PM
HAROLD AND MAUDE
1971 | D: HAL ASHBY
RUTH GORDON, BUD CORT
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person$15.75 - online
In conjunction with the publication of local writer John Gaspard's book, HELD OVER: HAROLD AND MAUDE AT THE WESTGATE THEATER, the Heights presents a special screening of the beloved cult film, always a sell-out in our theater. Did you know that HAROLD AND MAUDE screened for TWO STRAIGHT YEARS at Edina's Westgate theater, where Heights volunteer Randy Greene managed? Gaspard will be on hand to sell and autograph copies of his book and discuss the HAROLD AND MAUDE phenomenon, and maybe Randy will even answer questions about the experience.
Hal Ashby's poignant black comedy about anti-social Harold (Bud Cort) and his geriatric girlfriend Maude (Ruth Gordon) has to be one of the classic misfit love stories of all time.
DCP - Paramount.
Hal Ashby's poignant black comedy about anti-social Harold (Bud Cort) and his geriatric girlfriend Maude (Ruth Gordon) has to be one of the classic misfit love stories of all time.
DCP - Paramount.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19 | 7:00 PM
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS IN 35MM
2009 | D: QUENTIN TARANTINO
BRAD PITT, ELI ROTH, CHRISTOPHER WALTZ
ALL SEATS
$16.00 - in person$16.75 - on line
Lieutenant Aldo Raine is a battle-tested solider in the U.S. Army during World War II. His goal: recruit a commando group of Jewish-American soldiers to do “one thing, and one thing only: kill Nazis!” This is Quentin Tarantino’s World War II, full of blood, brilliant dialogue, great actors, all the while referencing spaghetti Westerns and Italian action films. Inglourious Basterds was a tremendous hit and introduced the world to the amazing Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his slimy performance.
35mm print - Lionsgate
35mm print - Lionsgate
ROBERT REDFORD TRIBUTE SCREENING! THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 | 7:30PM
THE STING
1971 | D: GEORGE ROY HILL
PAUL NEWMAN, ROBERT REDFORD
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person$15.75 - online
To commemorate the life of Robert Redford, one of our favorite actors, the Heights brings back THE STING. When small time con men Luther (Robert Earl Jones), Kelly (Robert Redford) and the Erie Kid (Jack Kehoe) rob a money drop for noted Chicago numbers-runner Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), the gangster has Luther killed. So Kelly approaches Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to pull the wool over the gangster's eyes and fleece him for millions. Reuniting the BUTCH CASSIDY team of director George Roy Hill and stars Redford and Newman, THE STING was the number one box office film of 1973, and won seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
DCP - Universal Pictures.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 | 4:00pm 7:30 pm (SOLD OUT)
Live on stage comedy with VHS!!
BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2025!
Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show With David Letterman) have over 14,000 VHS tapes in their cluttered office in Brooklyn and will take viewers on a guided tour of their latest/greatest finds in this brand new Volume 11 show for 2025. Highlights include a psychotic dollar store salesman, a video catalog of frightening porcelain dolls, two wonderfully homemade Bigfoot videos and a new age “miracle” treatment from the 80s called “Psychic Surgery.” (90 mins - contains nudity, language, clowns)
“I think I speak for fans everywhere when I express gratitude for their continued hunt for hilariously bad videos. I hope the search never ends.”-Steven Hyden, Uproxx
BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2025!
Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show With David Letterman) have over 14,000 VHS tapes in their cluttered office in Brooklyn and will take viewers on a guided tour of their latest/greatest finds in this brand new Volume 11 show for 2025. Highlights include a psychotic dollar store salesman, a video catalog of frightening porcelain dolls, two wonderfully homemade Bigfoot videos and a new age “miracle” treatment from the 80s called “Psychic Surgery.” (90 mins - contains nudity, language, clowns)
“I think I speak for fans everywhere when I express gratitude for their continued hunt for hilariously bad videos. I hope the search never ends.”-Steven Hyden, Uproxx
FOUND FOOTAGE FEST: PORCELAIN VHS TREASURES
BONUS SCREENING ADDED AT 4:00PM!!
ALL SEATS:
$20.00 - in person.
$20.75 - on line.
WHITE CHRISTMAS - HEIGHTS HOLIDAY SHOW!
1954 | D: MICHAEL CURTIZ
BING CROSBY, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, DANNY KAYE, VERA-ELLEN
ALL SEATS:$20.00 - in person.$20.75 - on line.
A Heights Theater tradition! One of our most popular events! An event that sells out year after year. You will not want to miss the perennial TECHNICOLOR favorite, WHITE CHRISTMAS, on the big screen!
Plus.....ON OUR STAGE! The big show starts with a special 20 minute concert by the wonderful MAUD HIXSON, singing a stocking full of your favorite holiday classics! Accompanied by Rick Carlson on the piano.
Also... A fantastic pre show concert by ED COPELAND and LOU HURVITZ at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
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SAT 11/29 | 2:00pm
SUN 11/30 | 2:00pm
MON 12/1 | 7:00pm
TUE 12/2 | 7:00pm
WED 12/3 | 7:00pm
THUR 12/4 | 7:00pm
FRI 12/5 | 7:00pm
SAT 12/6 | 2:00pm
SAT 12/6 | 7:00pm
SUN 12/7 | 2:00pm
SUN 12/7 | 7:00pm
COAL OR CANDY: A 2025 XMAS! MONDAY DECEMBER 8 | 7:30 PM
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
1946 | D: FRANK CAPRA
JAMES STEWART, DONNA REED, LIONEL BARRYMORE
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person.
$15.75 - online.
A flop in its day, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE has since become a standard for holiday family viewing. George Bailey considers himself a failure: his Savings and Loan has lost a tremendous amount of money, and he has never achieved any "measurable" success, and so killing himself for the life insurance money seems to be the only remaining option. From this grim premise comes one of the most evocative pictures about small town life, friendship and humility ever to grace the screen.
DCP - Paramount Pictures.
DCP - Paramount Pictures.
COAL OR CANDY: A 2025 XMAS! THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 | 7:30 PM
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
1971 | D: WILLIAM FRIEDKIN
GENE HACKMAN, ROY SCHEIDER
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person.
$15.75 - online.
“Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman, who won an Oscar for this role) is obsessed: he wants to rid the dirty streets of New York of "H"—heroin, plaguing his city like never before. With his partner, "Cloudy" Russo (Roy Scheider, in a star-making turn), he’s a one-man wrecking crew, but his sights are set on nailing the top dealer, a wealthy man whose bringing in the stuff from France. Hackman was never better, and his exhausting foot chase after a dealer, while dressed as Santa!, makes this the perfect Coal or Candy confection.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
COAL OR CANDY: A 2025 XMAS! MONDAY DECEMBER 15 | 7:30 PM
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
1991 | D: BRIAN HANSON
THE MUPPETS, MICHAEL CAINE
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person.
$15.75 - online.
You know the story: cheapskate Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine) is a total drag at the holidays, until he’s visited by a bunch of ghosts who turn him into an old softie who loves to share his wealth. But Charles Dickens’ classic has never been better than this one, with the full Muppet treatment! Caine and the Muppets have a chemistry that just shines, and THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL is often regarded, by Muppet aficionados, as the finest of all their films
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
The Heights theater and moon palace books presents the jane addiction! TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 | 7:30 PM
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
1940 | D: ROBERT Z. LEONARD
GREER GARSON, LAURENCE OLIVIER
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person$15.75 - online
The Heights Theater and Moon Palace Books present THE JANE ADDICTION, featuring a screening of the classic Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier adaptation from 1940, with a book club discussion of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen at Arbeiter Brewery.
If there's one thing we know, it's that Janeites, as Jane Austen fans refer to themselves, are an obsessed bunch, poring over Austen's brilliant prose like it was scripture and devouring every cinematic adaptation. To celebrate the 250th birthday of arguably the greatest novelist in the English language, the Heights Theater and Moon Palace Books present THE JANE ADDICTION, a screening (on her birthday!) of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, the charming 1940 adaptation starring the greatest of all Darcys, Laurence Olivier, and, the next evening, a book club discussion sponsored by Moon Palace Books at Arbeiter (next door to the book store). Moon Palace will be on hand to sell copies of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Come celebrate your favorite author on her birthday!
If there's one thing we know, it's that Janeites, as Jane Austen fans refer to themselves, are an obsessed bunch, poring over Austen's brilliant prose like it was scripture and devouring every cinematic adaptation. To celebrate the 250th birthday of arguably the greatest novelist in the English language, the Heights Theater and Moon Palace Books present THE JANE ADDICTION, a screening (on her birthday!) of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, the charming 1940 adaptation starring the greatest of all Darcys, Laurence Olivier, and, the next evening, a book club discussion sponsored by Moon Palace Books at Arbeiter (next door to the book store). Moon Palace will be on hand to sell copies of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Come celebrate your favorite author on her birthday!
COAL OR CANDY: A 2025 XMAS! THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 | 7:30 PM
FEMALE TROUBLE
1974 | D: JOHN WATERS
DIVINE
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person.
$15.75 - online.
Dawn Davenport (Divine) wants it all: fame, fortune, adoration and, of course, cha-cha heels. After destroying her parents' home on Christmas, Dawn is knocked up while hitchhiking, and then raises her kid while going on a lengthy crime spree in order to prove that "crime and beauty are the same." Some Xmas message, huh, kids? FEMALE TROUBLE needs to be seen to be believed, is one of the most offensive films ever made, boasts a star-making turn by Divine, and is John Waters' flat-out masterpiece.
With the mighty disturbing short "Santa's Enchanted Village" and 1970s Ronald McDonald Mother Goose party intro on 35mm!
DCP - Warner Bros.
DCP - Warner Bros.
COAL OR CANDY? A 2025 XMAS!
MONDAY December 22 | 7:30 pm
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
1947 | D: GEORGE SEATONMAUREEN O'HARA, JOHN PAYNE, EDMUND GWENN, NATALIE WOOD
ALL SEATS: $15.00 - in person. $15.75 - online.
ALL SEATS: $15.00 - in person. $15.75 - online.
A single mom, a depressed child, a drunken Santa and a city full of cynical souls, this should be the stuff of one bleak motion picture. But Miracle on 34th Street is as sweet a holiday confection as Hollywood ever produced, as a group of harried but good-hearted New Yorkers run headlong into a very real Santa Claus, who offers them hope and affection. Touching on themes of divorce, faith and even capitalism, Miracle is both candy and coal in abundance. Winner of 3 Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Edmund Gwenn's Kris Kringle.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
DCP - Walt Disney Pictures.
COAL OR CANDY: A 2025 XMAS! MONDAY DECEMBER 29 | 7:30 PM
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LA LA LAND
2016 | D: DAMIEN CHAZELLE
EMMA STONE, RYAN GOSLING
ALL SEATS:
$15.00 - in person.
$15.75 - online.
On the day after Christmas, Mia (Emma Stone), a struggling actress, meets Seb (Ryan Gosling), a struggling jazz pianist, and the pair fall in and out and in and out of love, all the while navigating their perilous careers in modern day Los Angeles. LA LA LAND charmed audiences worldwide and is a modern musical classic. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Picture (for about five minutes).
DCP - Lionsgate.
THURSDAY January 1, 2026 | 1:00 pm
HOLIDAY INN - in 35MM
1942 | D: MARK SANDRICH
BING CROSBY, FRED ASTAIRE, MARJORIE REYNOLDS
ALL SEATS:
$16.00 - in person
$16.75 - on line
Ring in the new year with this all time classic holiday musical! IRVING BERLIN wrote the evergreen score, which includes Easter Parade, Lets Start the New Year Right, Lazy and of course, White Christmas.
We will be screening the original "unedited" 1942 theatrical release version of HOLIDAY INN.
This special screening will also feature EDWARD COPELAND at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
35mm print - Universal Pictures
We will be screening the original "unedited" 1942 theatrical release version of HOLIDAY INN.
This special screening will also feature EDWARD COPELAND at the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!
35mm print - Universal Pictures