Coolidge Corner Theatre Releases Fall 2022 Big Screen Classics Lineup

BROOKLINE, MA — The Coolidge Corner Theatre has released the fall lineup for its 2022 Big Screen Classics series.

The theme of this year’s series is Groundbreaking Films, a nod to both the independent cinema’s long track record of showcasing innovative, boundary-pushing films and the start of construction on its expanded space.

The fall series continues on Thursday, Sept. 15 with a screening of Killer of Sheep, Charles Burnett’s landmark 1978 portrayal of everyday life in a working-class black community in Los Angeles.

Additional titles include a 20th anniversary screening of Real Women Have Curves on Wednesday, Sept. 21, a new restoration of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s Infernal Affairs trilogy, two enduring classics, They Live and Halloween, by cult auteur John Carpenter, and a 35mm screening of Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending breakthrough film Memento on Thursday, Nov. 10.

“In addition to representing some of the best and most innovative films of the past century, these titles are all going to look fantastic on our big screen,” Director of Special Programming Mark Anastasio said in a statement. “They are the perfect way to celebrate our expansion groundbreaking and to amplify some of cinema’s most essential—and in some cases, underrepresented—voices.”

In June 2021, the theatre announced The Campaign for the Coolidge, a $12.5 million expansion project that will add 14,000 square feet to the existing building, including two new, state-of-the-art screens and a new Community Education and Engagement Center.

The theatre has raised over 90 percent of its campaign goal, and began construction on the expansion in November 2021. The expanded Coolidge is expected to open in early 2023.

A full schedule for Sept.-Dec. 2022 can be found here. All screenings take place at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. For tickets and showtimes, visit coolidge.org.