All scheduled dates:
- September 7, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm (ended)
- September 14, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm (ended)
- September 21, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- September 28, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 5, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 12, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 19, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 26, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 2, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 9, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 16, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 30, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 7, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 14, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 21, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 28, 2023 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 4, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 11, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 18, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 25, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 1, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 8, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 15, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 22, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 29, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 7, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 14, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 21, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 28, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 4, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 11, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 18, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 25, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 2, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 9, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 16, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 23, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 30, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 6, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 13, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 20, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 27, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 4, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 11, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 18, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 25, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- August 1, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- August 8, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- August 15, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- August 22, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- August 29, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- September 5, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- September 12, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- September 19, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- September 26, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 3, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 10, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 17, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 24, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- October 31, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 7, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 14, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 21, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- November 28, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 5, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 12, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 19, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- December 26, 2024 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 2, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 9, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 16, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 23, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- January 30, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 6, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 13, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 20, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- February 27, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 6, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 13, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 20, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- March 27, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 3, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 10, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 17, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- April 24, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 1, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 8, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 15, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 22, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- May 29, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 5, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 12, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 19, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- June 26, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 3, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 10, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 17, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 24, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
- July 31, 2025 - 2:30pm-6:00pm
Super Cinema Is Back! September 2023
Note!!!: After a nearly three year hiatus, In-Person Super Cinema is returning!
The tentative start date is Thursday September 7, 2023.
The location where free movies will be shown will be the Community Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Central branch in downtown Berkeley.
This and all following Super Cinemas will be enjoyed every Thursday, and the time will be 2:30pm.
Thursday, September 7
Belfast 2021 / 99 min. / PG-13
Set at the beginning of “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland in 1969, Belfast takes the point of view of writer-director Kenneth Branagh as a boy—in the film he’s called “Buddy,” played by endearing child actor Jude Hill. Buddy is at the center of his Protestant extended family, which includes Granny and Pop (Judi Dench and Ciaran Hinds), living in a mixed Protestant / Catholic neighborhood while Pa (Jamie Dornan) commutes to London to work. Sectarian tension and violence even on their own street, makes Pa want to move the family out of Belfast, but Ma (Catriona Balfe) does NOT. Belfast’s writing, acting and directing make it a standout personal slice of history.
Thursday, September 14
Ratatouille 2007 / 111 min. / G
Our own Pixar cooked up this brilliant computer-animated food fantasy. The main character, Remi, is a rat with heightened senses of smell and taste whose hero is the late Auguste Gusteau, a world famous chef whose Paris restaurant Remi seeks out and finds. With the help of Linguini, a ‘garbage boy” who can follow Remi’s instructions, Remi’s culinary ideas find a rapt audience. The tale’s twists and turns are wholly satisfying, with New York Times critic A.O. Scott calling it “a nearly flawless piece of popular art.” We’re in for a treat!
Thursday, September 21
Elvis 2022 / 139 min. / PG-13
Elvis is a blast to watch because director Baz Luhrmann’s signature is over the top stylistic flourishes, and then there’s newcomer Austin Butler’s spot-on performance as Elvis. Most everyone knows the facts of Elvis Presley’s life, so Luhrmann’s style along with the predominance of Colonel Tom Parker’s point of view serve to freshen the myth. Against type, Tom Hanks plays Parker. Most critics like Elvis, which has received nominations for quite a few awards.
Thursday, September 28
She Said 2022 / 129 min. / R
In the same vein as Spotlight and All the President’s Men, this film is about breaking a shocking public scandal—in this case, the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse in Hollywood scandal. Two young female reporters played by Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan relentlessly pursue the story until they fear no informant will go public, but Director Maria Schrader brings women’s courage into bold relief. Nominated for many awards but not commercially successful as a salacious film would have been.