By Design
It’s the actors and directors who get the most attention for films, but it takes so many people to make one. In this series, we highlight the equally important crafts of production design and art direction that don’t get nearly the attention they deserve. Their work is often so good that it literally fades into the background. As you watch these titles, pay particular attention to the stellar work on the sets by these artists: Ken Russell’s The Devils (11/6 & 11/7), production design by Derek Jarman and art direction by Robert Cartwright; The Grand Budapest Hotel (11/20), production design by Adam Stockhausen and art direction by Gerald Sullivan and Steve Summersgill; Desperate Living (12/5), featuring a recorded Q&A with production designer Vince Peranio; The Day of the Locust (12/12), production design by Richard Macdonald and art direction by John J. Lloyd; 2001: A Space Odyssey (12/13), production design by Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, and Anthony Masters and art direction by John Hoesli; and The Poseidon Adventure (12/19 & 12/20), production design by William J. Creber and art direction by Raphael Bretton.
Ken Russell’s The Devils
- Fri, Nov 6
- Sat, Nov 7
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Ken Russell Run Time: 114 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2026
Starring: Oliver Reed, Venessa Redgrave
An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, Ken Russell’s The Devils (originally released in...
The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Fri, Nov 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Wes Anderson Run Time: 100 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2014
Starring: Adrien Brody, F. Murray Abraham, Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Willem Dafoe
A murder case of Madam D. with enormous wealth and the most outrageous events surrounding her sudden death!
Desperate Living
- Sat, Dec 5
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Waters Run Time: 106 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1977
Starring: Edith Massey, Liz Renay, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe
It isn't very pretty…
The Day of the Locust
- Sat, Dec 12
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Schlesinger Run Time: 145 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1975
Starring: Burgess Meredith, Donald Sutherland, Geraldine Page, Karen Black, William Atherton
By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.
2001: A Space Odyssey
- Sun, Dec 13
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 149 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1968
Starring: Daniel Richter, Douglas Rain, Gary Lockwood, Keir Dullea, William Sylvester
An epic drama of adventure and exploration.
The Poseidon Adventure
- Sat, Dec 19
- Sun, Dec 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Ronald Neame Run Time: 117 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1972
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Jack Albertson, Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens
Hell, upside down.
Buddy
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Casper Kelly Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Bennie Taylor, Caleb Williams, Delaney Quinn, Eric Bauza, Patton Oswalt
It's Buddy!