Winter Weekends
WINTER WEEKENDS
at the Philadelphia Film Center
Take a break from the throngs of holiday shoppers, awkward family and office parties, or simply a chance to catch any one of these beloved perennial favorites on the big screen for the first or twentieth time.
Tickets
$14 | $9 for PFS Members
BILLY WILDER | USA | 1960 | 125 MIN
December 2 | 6:15 PM | Film Center
An eyebrow raising arrangement by pencil pusher Bud (Jack Lemmon) may lead to him climbing the corporate ladder, but takes its toll on a potential romance with his coworker (Shirley MacLaine) in Billy Wilder’s endlessly charming and poignant holiday masterpiece.
December 2 | 6:15 PM | Film Center
An eyebrow raising arrangement by pencil pusher Bud (Jack Lemmon) may lead to him climbing the corporate ladder, but takes its toll on a potential romance with his coworker (Shirley MacLaine) in Billy Wilder’s endlessly charming and poignant holiday masterpiece.
GRETA GERWIG | USA | 2019 | 135 MIN | PG
December 3 | 3:30 PM | Film Center
With the help of a phenomenal cast, Filmmaker Greta Gerwig creates an ever-relevant adaptation of the literary classic that chronicles the evolving lives of the very different March sisters in the 19th century.
December 3 | 3:30 PM | Film Center
With the help of a phenomenal cast, Filmmaker Greta Gerwig creates an ever-relevant adaptation of the literary classic that chronicles the evolving lives of the very different March sisters in the 19th century.
JOHN MCTIERNAN | USA | 1988 | 132 MIN | R
December 3 | 6:15 PM | Film Center
You know the story. It’s Christmas Eve in L.A. and only NYPD Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) can stop a group of terrorists led by the ruthless and charming Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) from blowing up the top of Nakatomi Tower and killing all the hostages inside—including John’s estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia).
December 3 | 6:15 PM | Film Center
You know the story. It’s Christmas Eve in L.A. and only NYPD Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) can stop a group of terrorists led by the ruthless and charming Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) from blowing up the top of Nakatomi Tower and killing all the hostages inside—including John’s estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia).
BOB CLARK | CANADA | 1974 | 98 MIN | R
December 3 | 9:30 PM | Film Center
Inspired by urban legends and true events, this influential and clever slasher film finds a group of Sorority girls fielding threatening phone calls and an unexpected visitor during a fateful Christmas party.
December 3 | 9:30 PM | Film Center
Inspired by urban legends and true events, this influential and clever slasher film finds a group of Sorority girls fielding threatening phone calls and an unexpected visitor during a fateful Christmas party.
CHRIS COLUMBUS | USA| 1990 | 103 MIN | PG
December 4 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
December 8 | Quizzo 7:00 PM / Movie 7:30 PM | Film Center
Though the mystery remains how the McCallister clan could ever afford such a luxurious Parisian holiday trip, revisit the timeless classic of one home alone boy confronting two bumbling bandits getting in the way of his pizza and gangster classics.
December 4 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
December 8 | Quizzo 7:00 PM / Movie 7:30 PM | Film Center
Though the mystery remains how the McCallister clan could ever afford such a luxurious Parisian holiday trip, revisit the timeless classic of one home alone boy confronting two bumbling bandits getting in the way of his pizza and gangster classics.
BOB CLARK | USA | 1983 | 93 MIN | PG
December 4 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
Reminiscing on his childhood in 1940s Indiana, Ralphie Parker recounts the Christmas when all he wanted was a Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle despite ominous warnings from Santa Claus.
December 4 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
Reminiscing on his childhood in 1940s Indiana, Ralphie Parker recounts the Christmas when all he wanted was a Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle despite ominous warnings from Santa Claus.
STANLEY KUBRICK | UK, USA | 1980 | 146 MIN | R
December 9 | 7:30 PM | Film Center
All work and no play makes Jack a very, very disturbed man with an ax to grind in Stanley Kubrick’s masterful achievement in horror filmmaking and infuriating the King.
December 9 | 7:30 PM | Film Center
All work and no play makes Jack a very, very disturbed man with an ax to grind in Stanley Kubrick’s masterful achievement in horror filmmaking and infuriating the King.
CHRIS BUCK, JENNIFER LEE | USA | 2013 | 102 MIN | PG
December 10 | 12:00 PM | Film Center
December 10 | 12:00 PM | Film Center
December 29 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
The immediate international sensation finds Anna and the gang attempting to reach a snowed-in Elsa who has given up on the world after turning 21 and unable to just let it go.
The immediate international sensation finds Anna and the gang attempting to reach a snowed-in Elsa who has given up on the world after turning 21 and unable to just let it go.
JOE DANTE | USA | 1984 | 106 MIN | PG | 4K
December 10 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
A young man ignores the three very important rules for his brand new and extremely cute gift that turns his town upside down in Joe Dante’s groundbreaking horror comedy.
December 10 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
A young man ignores the three very important rules for his brand new and extremely cute gift that turns his town upside down in Joe Dante’s groundbreaking horror comedy.
TODD HAYNES | UK, USA, AUSTRALIA | 2015 | 118 MIN | R
December 10 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
An instant classic to swoon and shed tears over, Todd Haynes magnificently captures the wonderful Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara navigating a taboo relationship of the time with delicate restraint, stunning gazes, and passion.
December 10 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
An instant classic to swoon and shed tears over, Todd Haynes magnificently captures the wonderful Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara navigating a taboo relationship of the time with delicate restraint, stunning gazes, and passion.
JALMARI HELANDER | FINLAND | 2010 | 84 MIN | R
December 10 | 8:30 PM | Film Center
An instant classic to swoon and shed tears over, Todd Haynes magnificently captures the wonderful Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara navigating a taboo relationship of the time with delicate restraint, stunning gazes, and passion.
December 10 | 8:30 PM | Film Center
An instant classic to swoon and shed tears over, Todd Haynes magnificently captures the wonderful Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara navigating a taboo relationship of the time with delicate restraint, stunning gazes, and passion.
ROBERT ZEMECKIS | USA | 2004 | 100 MIN | G
December 11 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
On Christmas Eve, a boy who’s grown skeptical of the existence of Santa Claus awakens to find a mysterious train called the Polar Express parked outside his house.
December 11 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
On Christmas Eve, a boy who’s grown skeptical of the existence of Santa Claus awakens to find a mysterious train called the Polar Express parked outside his house.
JON FAVREAU | USA | 2003 | 97 MIN | PG | 4K
December 11 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
This infectious holiday favorite stars Will Ferrell as one of Santa’s not-so-little helpers who reunites with his human family and takes NYC by storm.
December 11 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
This infectious holiday favorite stars Will Ferrell as one of Santa’s not-so-little helpers who reunites with his human family and takes NYC by storm.
MARC CARO, JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET | FRANCE | 1995 | 112 MIN | R
December 16 | 8:30 PM | Film Center
AMÉLIE’s Jean-Pierre Jeunet crafts an enchanting, yet nightmarish world where a mad, old scientist enlists the aid of some not so jolly old souls to harvest the dreams of children.
December 16 | 8:30 PM | Film Center
AMÉLIE’s Jean-Pierre Jeunet crafts an enchanting, yet nightmarish world where a mad, old scientist enlists the aid of some not so jolly old souls to harvest the dreams of children.
GEORGE SEATON | USA| 1947 | 96 MIN
December 17 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
Much to the chagrin of his employer, the rosy cheeked and cherry nosed Kris Kringle proclaims to all that he is indeed Santa Claus in this perennial holiday classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
December 17 | 3:00 PM | Film Center
Much to the chagrin of his employer, the rosy cheeked and cherry nosed Kris Kringle proclaims to all that he is indeed Santa Claus in this perennial holiday classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
SEAN BAKER | USA | 2015 | 88 MIN | R
December 18 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
Fresh out of jail on Christmas Eve, a transgender sex worker, Sin-Dee, discovers her boyfriend has made the naughty list and embarks on an LA odyssey with her best friend, Alexandra, to make things right.
December 18 | 5:30 PM | Film Center
Fresh out of jail on Christmas Eve, a transgender sex worker, Sin-Dee, discovers her boyfriend has made the naughty list and embarks on an LA odyssey with her best friend, Alexandra, to make things right.