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SUMMER OF SPIKE: Do the Right Thing (1989)
120 min
1989
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 17

2:15 PM

Jul 18

4:00 PM

Jul 22

7:30 PM

Jul 23

4:30 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: Mo' Better Blues (1990)
129 min
1990
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 17

4:45 PM 10:00 PM

Jul 18

1:15 PM

Jul 22

4:45 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: School Daze (1988)
121 min
1988
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! At historically black Mission College, the activist-minded Dap (Larry Fishburne) immerses himself in a world of political rhetoric and social movements -- one day he hopes to rally the students as a united front. At the other end of the spectrum, Julian (Giancarlo Esposito), the head of the biggest fraternity on campus, is more concerned with maintaining a strict social order. In between, Dap's conflicted cousin, Half-Pint (Spike Lee), spends most of his time rushing the fraternity.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 17

7:30 PM

Jul 23

2:00 PM
The Odyssey
172 min
2026
United Kingdom, United States of America
Christopher Nolan
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 17

2:00 PM 5:30 PM 9:00 PM

Jul 18

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Jul 19

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 22

2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 23

2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Jul 24

2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Jul 25

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Jul 26

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 29

2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 30

2:00 PM 5:45 PM

Jul 31

2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Aug 1

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM 9:15 PM

Aug 2

10:45 AM 2:15 PM 5:45 PM

Aug 5

2:15 PM 6:00 PM

Aug 6

2:00 PM 5:45 PM
Pajama Party: Superman II (1980)
127 min
1980
United Kingdom, United States of America
Richard Lester
Join us for our family matinee series on select Saturday and Sunday mornings. Come cozy in your PJs and from 10am - 2pm and enjoy light breakfast options for the whole family, plus a Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar for the grown-ups. Film Synopsis: Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 18

10:30 AM

Jul 19

10:30 AM
The Popcorn List Pop Up Series: The Fisherman (One Night Only)
108 min
2025
Ghana, South Africa, United States of America
Zoey Martinson
A traditional Ghanaian fisherman forced into retirement teams up with a sarcastic talking fish and his GenZ associates on a whimsical adventure to Accra, chasing their dream of owning a boat while learning to navigate the modern world. Filled with laughter, magic, and the vibrant culture of Ghana, The Fisherman made history as Ghana’s first official selection at the 81st Venice Film Festival, winning the Fellini Medal from UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Prize.
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Jul 18

6:30 PM
SUMMER OF SPIKE: Jungle Fever (1991)
132 min
1991
United States of America
Spike Lee
Join Sidewalk Cinema for the Summer of Spike, where we will be showcasing films by filmmaker Spike Lee all summer long! A married black lawyer named Flipper (Wesley Snipes) begins an affair with Angie (Annabella Sciorra), his white secretary. When the news is leaked through an acquaintance, Flipper's wife (Lonette McKee) kicks him out of the house. Flipper decides to begin courting his mistress, only to be greeted by disapproval from friends, family and even strangers. The relationship continues to be strained in a society not ready to accept it, and people are hurt during its inception.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 18

8:45 PM

Jul 22

2:00 PM
Sidewalk Film 101: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
166 min
1968
Italy, United States of America
Sergio Leone
There's a single piece of land around Flagstone with water on it, and rail baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) aims to have it, knowing the new railroad will have to stop there. He sends his henchman Frank (Henry Fonda) to scare the land's owner, McBain (Frank Wolff), but Frank kills him instead and pins it on a known bandit, Cheyenne (Jason Robards). Meanwhile, a mysterious gunslinger with a score to settle (Charles Bronson) and McBain's new wife, Jill (Claudia Cardinale), arrive in town.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 19

1:00 PM
Cinema All’Italiana: Rocco and His Brothers (1960) with post-film discussion
178 min
1960
France, Italy
Luchino Visconti
Rosaria Parondi (Katina Paxinou), an impoverished Italian mother, moves to Milan with her close-knit family of five sons to find opportunity in the big city. A heated rivalry begins when two of Rosaria's boys -- Rocco (Alain Delon) and Simone (Renato Salvatori) -- fall for Nadia (Annie Girardot), a beautiful prostitute with whom each has an affair. As soft-spoken Rocco and brutal Simone both pursue Nadia in their own way, tension between them threatens to tear the family apart. Each one of our Cinema All'Italiana screenings will be preceded by an intro from film scholar Kate Burney and followed by a post-film talkback.
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

Jul 19

6:00 PM
AUGUST 24-30, 2026

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