Uptown Film Center

08/10/2026

We're BAAAACK!

Young audiences, aughts nostalgia and happy endings have been key to the turnaround.

08/06/2026

Tonight, the first of the Uptown's free outdoor films is playing in Morningside Park! Join us!

08/05/2026

Our Tales of Summer series has been selling out, and Moonrise Kingdom is next! 🎬

We're heading back to 1965 New England for Wes Anderson's tender, whimsical coming-of-age gem. Two misfit 12-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together -- setting off a frantic island-wide search as a massive storm rolls in. Praised for its symmetry, rich color palette, and balance of humor and emotion, it's widely considered one of Anderson's most perfectly realized films.

Followed by a conversation with film critic and author Matt Zoller Seitz -- if you've been meaning to grab tickets, now's the time 🚨

Join us on Tuesday, Aug 25 at 7PM, co-presented with Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from DYCD in partnership with the City Council and the office of Councilperson Shaun Abreu.

🎟️ $12 GA / $10 Seniors. Get your tickets now: https://uptownfilm.org/event/tales-of-summer-moonrise-kingdom/2026-08-25/

08/03/2026

How cool is this? artist Robert Beck is here, memorializing the gutted interior of the former Metro before we start the build-out!

08/03/2026

Here we go again! 🕺

Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him es**rt her down the aisle on her big day. ABBA's timeless songs and a radiant Meryl Streep still make for a pure, unapologetic, and contagiously joyful musical experience.

Join us for a FREE outdoor screening of MAMMA MIA! on Amsterdam Ave a summer night with the whole neighborhood.

Mark your calendars for Sat, Aug 22 at 8PM on Amsterdam Ave between 109th & 110th. FREE ADMISSION, just show up! 💃

Co-presented with Friends of Morningside Park, Columbus Amsterdam BID and W. 111th Street Block Association. Supported in part by public funds from DYCD in partnership with the City Council and the office of Councilperson Shaun Abreu.

Learn more: https://uptownfilm.org/event/tales-of-summer-mama-mia-free-outdoor-screening/

07/30/2026

Happy Art House Theater Day! 🎬

Today we celebrate the theaters that take chances on the films that move us--the independents, the classics, and the stories that don't get told anywhere else. We're building that home right here on the Upper West Side, and every screening, every sold-out night, every neighbor in the audience brings us closer.

Thank you for believing in what community cinema can be 🫶

Learn more at https://uptownfilm.org/

07/30/2026

Celebrate Art House Theater Day EVERY DAY, by supporting your local (or soon-to-be) arthouse cinema!

We can't wait to open the Uptown Film Center so we can welcome all arthouse cinema lovers to our theaters (there will be five in all!). You can help us stick to the timeline--with an opening in late 2028/early 2029-- by donating now! Every dollar helps. Join us in creating this new cultural destination on the UWS.

LIGHT UP THE UPTOWN! uptownfilm.org/donate
(Thanks to for this wonderful video!)

07/30/2026

It's Art House Theater Day!

We can't wait to open the Uptown Film Center so we can welcome all of our arthouse cinema lovers to our theaters! Hopeful opening is in late 2028; you can help make it happen by donating! Uptownfilm.org/donate

07/28/2026

Get ready to relive a summer like no other with a FREE screening of SUMMER OF SOUL outdoors in Morningside Park!

Questlove's debut film resurrects the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, featuring six weeks of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, and more. Filmed, forgotten and found 50 years later.

Join us next Thursday on Aug 6 at 8PM. FREE ADMISSION, just show up!

Co-presented with Friends of Morningside Park, Columbus Amsterdam BID, and W. 111th Street Block Association. Supported in part by public funds from DYCD in partnership with the City Council and the office of Councilperson Shaun Abreu.

Learn more: https://uptownfilm.org/event/tales-of-summer-summer-of-soul-free-outdoor-screening/