Filmed in Metro Detroit, “Dinner in America” follows a punk rock singer (Kyle Gallner) and a sheltered outcast obsessed with his band (Emily Skeggs) as they forge an unusual connection. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020, it received critical acclaim for its energy and the performances. Also stars Mary Lynn Rajskub & Lea […]

In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tempers rise and simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record a set of jazz and blues standards. Fiery and determined, Ma Rainey fights to retain control over her music, while her cocky trumpet player Levee dreams of making his own name […]

In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tempers rise and simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record a set of jazz and blues standards. Fiery and determined, Ma Rainey fights to retain control over her music, while her cocky trumpet player Levee dreams of making his own name […]

In a rundown Chicago recording studio in 1927, tempers rise and simmering conflicts erupt when the “Mother of the Blues” and her band record a set of jazz and blues standards. Fiery and determined, Ma Rainey fights to retain control over her music, while her cocky trumpet player Levee dreams of making his own name […]

Perfect for Valentines Day, Casablanca (1942) is everyone’s favorite wartime romance featuring Humphrey Bogart as the cynical nightclub owner thrown for a loop when old flame Ingrid Bergman walks through his door. Also showing: Bugs Bunny in Carrotblanca (1995).

Ease on down the road for a screening of the 1978 musical “The Wiz” starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, Nipsey Russell and more! A Motown Productions film reimagining classic of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful WIzard of Oz.”

Citizen Kane (1941) examines the tumultuous life and career of newspaper owner Charles Foster Kane (played by Orson Welles). Told in flashback, the film pieces together a life, an attempt to explain a mystery from the recollections of a man’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Come early for the Organ Overture at 7:30 PM.

Silents at the Senate Presents: Hal Roach Comedy Shorts with live organ accompaniment by Lance Luce on the 1927 Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.

Laurel & Hardy in “Atoll K” (1951). Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with two other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise. Come early for an organ overture at 7:30.

Silents at the Senate presents Pandora’s Box (1929), a silent masterpiece from Austrian director G.W. Pabst, starring the American flapper icon Louise Brooks! Come see this impeccable example of pre-sound cinematic artistry, accompanied by organist Andrew Rogers on our Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ!