AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

First Run

Opens Friday, October 16
New 35mm print sourced from the new 4K restoration

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption — and a defining work of art from a seminal filmmaker. This is the unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned.

“The restoration of the material is like cleaning the Sistine Chapel with saliva. It is insane, the epic size of the film.” — Guillermo del Toro

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Noir City DC

October 8–22

Film historian and Film Noir Foundation board member Foster Hirsch introduces shows Oct. 16–18.

This year’s lineup features musical legends like Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr. and Doris Day performing alongside film noir favorites including Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth and Kirk Douglas.

Upcoming highlights:
★ KING CREOLE (1958) — Oct. 16 (intro), 19 & 22
★ ANATOMY OF A MURDER — Oct. 17 (intro), 20 & 22
★ SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) — Oct. 17 (intro), 19 & 20

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NAZA

Now playing!

Directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the Oscar®-winning film NO OTHER LAND, and executive produced by Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST), NAZA reveals the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, as told by the people who designed and operated them.

“One of the most important films of our time.” – New York Magazine

“[A] brave and indispensable movie.” – The Hollywood Reporter

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THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE

Now playing!

Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary about concrete using the industry-approved Hallmark formula to increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble — literally and figuratively — as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry.

"I doubt any movie, especially not any documentary, will make me laugh harder this year […] Even with my high expectations, THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE is a small triumph." – Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter

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Halloween on Screen

October 23–November 5

Get in the Halloween spirit with AFI Silver’s annual celebration of scary movies! Highlights include a very special Count Gore De Vol presentation of THE EVIL DEAD (1981); the return of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with a live shadowcast by Bloody Mayhem Theatrical; a new restoration of the original cut of Masaki Kobayashi’s ghost story anthology KWAIDAN; a screening of THE RING (2002) in tribute to Daveigh Chase; 50th anniversary screenings of CARRIE and THE OMEN; and much more!

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Silent Cinema Showcase

October 23–November 15

The Silent Cinema Showcase returns with another selection of newly restored screen classics and rare gems from the silent era. Join us for annual presentation of F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU, a selection of films celebrating their 100th anniversaries, and more — and meet the talented musicians who bring these films to life with their inventive accompaniment!

Upcoming highlights:
★ NOSFERATU (1922) w/ THE CAMERAMAN'S REVENGE (1912) — Oct. 23 + live accompaniment by Silent Orchestra
★ FAUST (1926) — Oct. 30 + live accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson

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