
Film on Film: Experience These 35mm Prints at Cornell Cinema
Cornell Cinema is proud to regularly feature 35mm prints in its programming, an increasingly rare filmgoing experience…
/news/film-film-experience-these-35mm-prints-cornell-cinemaCornell Cinema is proud to regularly feature 35mm prints in its programming, an increasingly rare filmgoing experience…
/news/film-film-experience-these-35mm-prints-cornell-cinemaJoin Cornell Cinema as we celebrate 100 Years of Disney with weekend matinees with family friendly films from most decades…
/news/disney-through-decadesThe cinema's fall schedule includes "Rocky Horror Picture Show," as well as some of the British Film Institute’s top movies of all time.
/news/cornell-cinemas-season-showcases-cult-classics-disney-greatest-films-all-timeRachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/07/dean-jayawardhana-named-provost-johns-hopkins“From the Big Red to the Red Carpet” featured Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83, Emmy-winning producers of HBO’s “Succession” and PBS' “American Masters” series.
/news/dr-fauci-succession-peek-lives-two-alumni-filmmakersA film series at Cornell Cinema celebrating 50 years of Jewish Studies at Cornell
/news/filming-jewish-lifeProducers of "Succession" and "American Masters" on PBS will screen films and talk about their careers.
/news/alumni-filmmakers-share-stories-big-red-red-carpetIt's an exciting week at Cornell Cinema with three, unique special events…
/news/nanny-nomon-and-man-movie-camera-live-music-montopolisThis week at Cornell Cinema, we are thrilled to revisit last year’s hit, The Green Knight…
/news/colorful-titles-and-leonard-cohen-weekCome out in costume Monday night for a special Halloween screening of Ringu…
/news/halloween-fun-indigenous-shorts-french-films-patricia-highsmith-weekThis is one of those weeks where All-Access Passholders really get their money’s worth…
/news/celluloid-experiments-electronic-musical-tribute-rrr-and-halloween-weekendThis Wednesday is our marquee event for the Fall semester—a special centenary screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu…
/news/nosferatu-live-music-highlight-diverse-week-filmsWe are thrilled to host co-director, and Cornell alumna, Tia Lessin ’89 on Thursday for our screening of the timely documentary The Janes…
/news/filmmaker-tia-lessin-89-presents-janes-35mm-prints-weekCornell Cinema welcomes its new director, Molly Ryan…
/news/international-films-cat-videos-and-classic-silent-highlight-weekA regular feature of Cornell Cinema screenings is the opportunity to engage directly with filmmakers and film professionals…
/news/2-filmmaker-visits-highlight-weekCornell Cinema starts the week off with a Situationist bang this Wednesday…
/news/diva-blue-velvet-and-hollywood-vs-real-hawaii-weekOctober & November Films Announced
/news/october-november-films-announcedFilms playing at Cornell Cinema week of August 29–Sept 4, 2022.
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Classes are in session, and so is Cornell Cinema!
New students at Cornell can enjoy free movies from now until Friday…
A new director, Molly Ryan, will take the helm of Cornell Cinema this fall, succeeding Mary Fessenden, who has led the organization for 35 years, eight years as 8 manager and 27 as director.
/news/celluloid-recollections-cornell-cinema-names-new-directorCornell Cinema wrapped its Spring ’22 season on May 5 with a screening of a beautiful 35mm print of Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity (1944), introduced by author David Lehman, who signed copies of his new book, The Mysterious Romance of Murder: Crime, Detection, and the Spirit of Noir, published by Cornell University Press, after the show. An...
/news/cinema-director-mary-fessenden-says-farewellAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. As of April 11, masks and proof of vaccination are no longer required, but are strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance is available here.This is it, folks! Our final week of the Spring semester.We’re leaving you with three excellent...
/news/drive-my-car-experimental-landscape-films-double-indemnity-wrap-cornell-cinemas-season AnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. As of April 11, masks and proof of vaccination are no longer required, but are strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance is available here.Monday night Cornell Cinema hosts a FREE screening of A Shape of Things to Come, with...
/news/hamaguchis-drive-my-car-and-jia-zhang-kes-still-life-jane-campions-piano-35mmAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. As of April 11, masks and proof of vaccination are no longer required, but are strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance is available here.It's the home stretch of the semester with only three more weeks of screenings left!We start...
/news/oscar-nominated-films-south-ernest-shackleton-and-endurance-expedition-new-restorationAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. As of April 11, masks and proof of vaccination are no longer required, but are strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance is available here.___________________________________________________Announcing Temple of Zeus at the Concession Stand!!We are thrilled...
/news/multi-projector-performance-headlines-varied-weekAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. If a patron does not have a current Cornell ID, they must provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. As of March 14, masks are no longer required, but are strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance, including acceptable proof of...
/news/looking-ahead-spring-breakAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. If a patron does not have a current Cornell ID, they must provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. As of March 14, masks are no longer required, but strongly encouraged. Up-to-date guidance, including acceptable proof of...
/news/live-projection-performance-ukrainian-films-highlight-weekOn Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
/news/more-12m-donated-support-students-24-hoursAnnouncementsAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events. If a patron does not have a current Cornell ID, they must provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. As of March 14, masks are no longer required, but encouraged nonetheless. Up-to-date guidance, including acceptable proof of vaccination...
/news/silent-film-live-music-world-cinema-and-more-weekGiving Day is Wednesday, March 16th!Cornell’s one-day fundraising marathon, Giving Day, is this Wednesday, and we’d greatly appreciate any donation you can afford to give. Your support helps ensure we can continue providing high-quality film presentations worthy of any city thirty times our size! Though it won’t be active until Wednesday, the...
/news/anvil-orchestra-von-sternberg-silent-highlights-full-weekAll patrons must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events which include wearing high-quality (N95 or equivalent) masks while indoors, and, if a patron does not have a current Cornell ID, provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. Up-to-date guidance, including acceptable proof of vaccination or test, is...
/news/filmmaker-visits-psychedelic-japanese-cinema-and-docsGifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
/news/support-arts-sciences-giving-day-march-16AnnouncementsThe artists involved with the upcoming show, (X)-trACTION (Mon, March 7), a meta mash-up of short films concerned for the climate, workers, history and the future—the beauty and the failures—seek your 20-60 second one-take submissions to include in the program. No previous film experience required. Submissions due by Tues March 1...
/news/oscar-shorts-fellini-international-films-kick-marchCALL TO THE ITHACA COMMUNITYWE WANT YOUR ONE-TAKE VIDEO to be included in (X)-trACTION a March 7, 2022 Cornell Cinema Visiting Artist Program EventLETTERS FROM ITHACA: UNDER THE SURFACEWHAT:We want your 20-60 second one-take videos, captured on any device at hand. Consider showing us that which might not be seen by or sold to...
/news/call-video-submissions-x-tractionAnnouncementsThe artists involved with the upcoming show, (X)-trACTION (Mon, March 7), a meta mash-up of short films concerned for the climate, workers, history and the future—the beauty and the failures—seek your 20-60 second one-take submissions to include in the program. No previous film experience required. Submissions due by Tues March 1...
/news/guest-filmmaker-great-docs-intntl-features-encanto-shang-chi-more"These awardees represent the best of what New York's vibrant communities have to offer," said Governor Kathy Hochul.
/news/cornell-cinema-receives-grant-announces-spring-lineupAnnouncementsWe're hiring!! Come join our amazing student staff! We have both paid & volunteer positions. Work-study students can apply for our box office positions, and anyone can join as a volunteer usher to watch FREE MOVIES! Fill out an application and drop it off at our office or email cinema@cornell.edu. All patrons must adhere...
/news/power-dog-and-dune-headline-stellar-lineThis is the week! We’re opening for in-person screenings in the historic Willard Straight Theatre starting Monday, with an astounding eleven films this week! We’ll try to highlight why you should see each one (a prospect made quite economical with an All-Access Pass!).But first, an announcement of our COVID policy:All patrons must...
/news/person-screenings-start-weekStarting this Wednesday, Cornell Cinema launches its Spring ’22 schedule with four exquisite foreign language films offered on demand via our virtual cinema platform from January 26–February 6 to coincide with Cornell’s remote teaching schedule for the first two weeks of the semester.Then, a thrilling schedule of in-person screenings &...
/news/spring-2022-schedule-announcedWe’re done for the semester! We’re closing up shop a little early this month to make some needed repairs in the theatre, but we’ll be back in late January with another semester full of excellent cinema. Thank you so much for coming out. It was a thrill to witness so many people re-discover the power of a theatrical presentation after a year and a...
/news/its-wrap-fall-2021Welcome back from Thanksgiving! We’re in the final stretch of the semester, with just a few more films before we close up shop for 2021. Although we'll be dark from Dec 4–Jan 24, we’ll be hard at work preparing a great line-up for the Spring semester.But we’re getting ahead of ourselves—we still have movies this week, starting Tuesday night! We’...
/news/david-byrne-hitchcocks-rear-window-coda-wrap-semesterWe’re off this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, but we’ll be back next week for a few final shows before wrapping up for the semester! Hope you watch some great films with your family after the Thanksgiving meal. And speaking of Thanksgiving, we’re tremendously thankful to all of you who came to our screenings this semester,...
/news/enjoy-thanksgiving-breakHave you filled out our Spring 2022 Programming Survey yet? Your input on these questions will help us guide not only our film selection for next semester, but also what we do with our All-Access Pass in coming years. Hurry, responses are due Tues Nov 16 by midnight!It’s the penultimate week of screenings for the Fall semester! We kick...
/news/classic-thrillers-hitchcock-wenders-2-great-docs-miyazakis-ponyoA Fool There Was (1915)Directed by Frank Powellwith Theda Bara, Edward JoséSaturday, November 13 at 7:15pmSpecial pricing: $12 general/$10 students ($2 off for All-Access Pass holders)Buy your tickets here! Theda Bara is probably the most famous American silent film star whose reputation is based on films that are irretrievably lost....
/news/silent-filmlive-music-featuring-theda-bara-and-live-chamber-ensembleCornell Cinema’s final silent film/live music event of the semester is this Saturday night: the 1915 drama A Fool There Was! The film stars Theda Bara (pictured), one of the most prolific silent film actresses of the 1910s, whose work has been almost entirely lost to the sands of time, save for three extant films. This is one of...
/news/silent-filmlive-music-2-french-knock-outs-psycho-daughters-dustWe’re thrilled to announce some extra films this November & December!! If you haven’t yet purchased an All-Access Pass, you now have 6 more reasons to pick one up! Also, a reminder: we’re still hiring for student projectionists for next semester! We’re interviewing and training staff this month, so get your application in now.One of our...
/news/new-fall-titles-announcedWelcome to November! We begin the month tonight with a FREE screening of The State of Texas vs. Melissa, sponsored by the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide. This documentary is about the first Hispanic woman to be sentenced to death in the state of Texas, documenting her last appeal. Following the screening, there will be a...
/news/2-filmmaker-visits-3-classic-films-big-screenCornell Cinema is hiring! Ever come see a movie and wonder how it is we get such a nice, beautiful image on the screen every night? Well it’s thanks to our head projectionist and his student projectionists, who are trained in the fine art of projection! We’re hiring projectionists for next semester—so consider joining our amazing team!! Fill...
/news/shaun-dead-treats-2-film-restorations-dash-shaws-cryptozooHaven't purchased your All-Access Pass yet? Do so today and you'll gain FREE access to ALL the films listed below plus about 15 more this semester. Wow!You have two more chances to catch Todd Haynes’ elusive, impressionistic documentary, The Velvet Underground this week, starting Monday! Tuesday evening, Judith Peraino (Music) will introduce The...
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