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We are so excited to welcome you back to the movies and will be following all of the recommended safety measures put in place by the the state, the CDC, OSHA and CinemaSafe! Click our Safety Protocol tab up above for more detailed information.
no coupons, passes or CineBucks are currently being accepted for ticket purchases
click on Pay monthly and select the amount you'd like to send...when you choose $39 or more you will be entered into a drawing to win two movies a month for all of 2022!
We have had a lot of requests from patrons wanting to set up a monthly contribution to Salem Cinema and we are able to offer that service now!
Please consider what amount of money you would normally spend at Salem Cinema each month on tickets and treats and set up an auto payment for that amount until we've made it through the repurcussions of this pandemic. Be sure to click on "Pay monthly" if you want to set up an automated, recurring payment!
We have heard from so many of you about all of the ways in which Salem Cinema has enhanced our community and your lives. Thank you for those stories and for your fervent hope that we can make it up this big hill. Your love and loyalty has been reflected in the donations that you've sent up to this point and we appreciate each and every one of you!
Our wonderful friends and long-time customers, Bruce and Heather Johnson, set up a GoFundMe for Salem Cinema very quickly after we had to shut our doors in March. We are thankful for every one of you who have donated in the past 8 months! Go, little, GoFundMe, go!
We are so excited to be able to continue to offer a virtual screening room of options each week! Studios have been so very generous in the ways in which they've offered their movies to independent movie theaters. Watching our movies from home is as much about supporting Salem Cinema as it is about the movies themselves.
If you value this beloved, community and cultural asset, please consider supporting us during this time by making a donation.
Salem Cinema has been a cultural hub of our thriving city since 1982, dedicated to enriching our community by providing year-round films, educational programs, and a venue for engaging activities. We present the richness of American and world cinema, including live-filmed performances such as theatre, dance, opera and other musical events and see film as a source of cultural literacy, learning and vision for the future as well as a place for discovery, community and delight.
In addition to broadening horizons and cultural awareness and understanding through the art of film, we are proud to offer a fundraising asset to our many local non-profit organizations by way of hosting movie benefit nights in partnership with their own missions.
TIMES & DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Nobody United States. 2021. Directed by Ilya Naishuller. (92 mins.) Rated R. [CC,AD]
Pure fun, pure adrenaline, NOBODY is an action packed free-for-all and an absolute blast from start to finish!
Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, NEBRASKA) stars as Hutch Mansell, an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life's indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son is disappointed in him and his wife seems to pull only further away. The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch's long-simmering rage, triggering dormant instincts and lethal skills. In a fun-fueled barrage of fists, gunfire and squealing tires, Hutch is determined that he will never be underestimated as a nobody again. At its heart, NOBODY is a raucous, old-style vigilante romp!
Land United States. 2020. Directed by Robin Wright. (89 mins.) Rated PG-13. [CC,AD]
A visually striking and deeply affecting tale, LAND is an emotionally rich examination of the ways love and grief are intertwined.
From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND, the poignant story of one woman's search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. Edee (Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter (Demián Bichir) brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again. Wright shows an incredible grip on both the visual and storytelling duties that come with the director's chair and has delivered an emotionally beautiful, moving and powerfully-performed tale that any viewer can resonate with.
Oscar Nominees!Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films 2020. (130 mins.) Treat as R.
One of our most anticipated offerings each year is when the OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS roll out!
ALSO AVAILABLE IN OUR VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM!
The Present one of our 2020 Manhattan Short Festival films!
Directed by Farah Nabulsi (Palestine, 25 min.)
On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?
Feeling Through
Directed by Doug Roland (USA, 19 min.)
FEELING THROUGH, the first film to feature a DeafBlind actor in a lead role, is a coming-of-age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of assistance getting to a bus stop. Out of an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek.
Two Distant Strangers
Directed by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (USA, 25 min.)
In TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, cartoonist Carter James’ repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to re-live the same awful day over and over again.
White Eye one of our 2020 Manhattan Short Festival films!
Directed by Tomer Shushan (Israel, 21 min.)
A man finds his stolen bicycle, which now belongs to a stranger. While attempting to retrieve it, he struggles to remain human.
The Letter Room
Directed by Elvira Lind (USA, 33 min.)
When an empathetic corrections officer gets transferred to the prison’s letter room, he soon finds escape in the deeply personal letters written to an inmate on death row.
Oscar Nominees!Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films 2020. (99 mins.) Treat as PG-13.
One of our most anticipated offerings each year is when the OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS roll out!
ALSO AVAILABLE IN OUR VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM!
Burrow
Directed by Madeline Sharafian (USA, 6 min.)
In Disney and Pixar’s new short film BURROW, a young rabbit embarks on a journey to dig the burrow of her dreams, despite not having a clue what she’s doing. Rather than reveal to her neighbors her imperfections, she digs herself deeper and deeper into trouble. After hitting rock bottom, she learns there is no shame in asking for help.
Genius Loci
Directed by Adrien Mérigeau (France, 16 min.)
One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide.
Opera
Directed by Erick Oh (USA, 9 min.)
Driven by the spirits of Bosch, Michelangelo, Botticelli and more, Erick Oh portrays, in his own signature whimsical and surreal way, the human society and history, filled with beauty and absurdity. Viewers will experience the range in-depth emotions through this epic reflection of human life: it is hopeful, comical, thoughtful.
If Anything Happens I Love You
Directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA, 12 min.)
Grieving parents struggle with the loss of their daughter after a school shooting. An elegy on grief.
Yes-People
Directed by Gísli Darri Halldórsson (Iceland, 8 min.)
One morning an eclectic mix of people face the everyday battle, such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope.
PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL SHORTLISTED ANIMATED SHORTS:
Kapaemahu
Directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (USA, 8 min.)
Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders. The stones still stand on Waikiki Beach, but their true story has been hidden - until now.
The Snail and the Whale
Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snadden (UK/Germany, 26 min.)
A tiny snail goes on an amazing journey by hitching a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
To Gerard
Directed by Taylor Meacham (USA, 7 min.)
A sprightly elderly man brightens the day of a little girl through magic.
French Exit United States/UK. 2020. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. (110 mins.) Rated R. [CC,AD]
Wry and beguiling, FRENCH EXIT is an earnest portrait of a bizarrely aimless woman, perfectly played by the lovely Michelle Pfeiffer!
With her plan having been to die before the money ran out, 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) discovers things haven't quite gone as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris. She is accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) and a cat named Small Frank – who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances's dead husband. Pfeiffer delivers a sly, elegant performance in FRENCH EXIT, which provides the chief pleasure of Azazel Jacobs' film, a melancholy farce adapted by Patrick DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers) from his novel of the same name.
Long Weekend United States. 2021. Directed by Stephen Basilone. (91 mins.) Rated R. [CC,AD]
A smart, endearing romantic comedy with a twist, LONG WEEKEND is filled with unexpected surprises!
When down-on-his-luck Bart (Finn Wittrock) has a chance encounter with the enigmatic Vienna (Zoe Chao), the two fall fast and hard. An enchanted weekend courtship leads to unexpected revelations, but the secrets they each carry could be their undoing or the chance for a fresh start. The couple has a lively, appealing natural chemistry in LONG WEEKEND, a wistful, escapist romance that subverts expectations in the subtlest of ways, evolving into something utterly rare and sweet.
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