


Join us for a very special film event as the producers of HURT: A MISSISSIPPI INSPIRATION (an upcoming short documentary about bluesman Mississippi John Hurt) present a trailer & informational session about their film, followed by a 16mm presentation of Terry Zwigoff's LOUIE BLUIE sourced from the TAMIS collection and projected by Bradley Reeves.
Wednesday 3/29 |
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7:00 pm |

A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare. Evoking the feeling of discovering a reel of never-before-seen celluloid unspooling in a haunted movie palace, this provocative and masterful vision of horror asserts Mark Jenkin as one of the U.K.’s most exciting and singular filmmakers.
Wednesday 3/29 | Thursday 3/30 | Friday 3/31 | Saturday 4/1 | Sunday 4/2 | Monday 4/3 | Tuesday 4/4 | Wednesday 4/5 |
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9:15 pm | 7:00 pm | 9:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 9:00 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:30 pm |

A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force - Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.
Thursday 3/30 | Friday 3/31 | Saturday 4/1 | Sunday 4/2 | Monday 4/3 | Tuesday 4/4 | Wednesday 4/5 | Thursday 4/6 |
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9:00 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:00 pm | 4:00 pm | 6:30 pm | 9:00 pm |

Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Daniels' transcendent infinite-quadrant blockbuster returns for a Central Cinema victory lap... catch it one last time on the big screen at Central Cinema beginning February 17.
Saturday 4/1 | Sunday 4/2 |
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2:00 pm | 1:00 pm 6:00 pm |

Our April Late Show slate kicks off with this wild Japanese horror fantasy concoction, the first in a series known for its inventive visuals and unforgettable creature designs.
Saturday 4/1 |
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9:00 pm |

Join us for our FREE monthly live standup engagement, showcasing the best comics from Knoxville and elsewhere, courtesy of our friends at Tiny Stage Comedy!
Tuesday 4/4 |
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7:30 pm |

Join us every month for a celebration of ass-kicking chopsocky cinema, with a trailer reel and a handpicked feature presentation. Just $5!
Thursday 4/6 |
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7:00 pm |

Darren Aronofsky's bracing, one-of-a-kind debut returns to the screen for its 25th anniversary in a brand new restoration courtesy of A24.
Friday 4/7 | Saturday 4/8 | Sunday 4/9 | Monday 4/10 | Tuesday 4/11 |
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6:00 pm | 5:30 pm | 9:00 pm | 6:30 pm |

Join local activists the Scruffy City Sisters as they debut their Queer Movie Night with this fierce, essential document of ecstatic joy and deep melancholy.
Friday 4/7 | Saturday 4/8 | Sunday 4/9 | Monday 4/10 |
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8:00 pm | 2:45 pm | 8:45 pm |

After proving his chops in 1987’s MOONSTRUCK and RAISING ARIZONA, Nicolas Cage puzzled critics and audiences alike with his unhinged performance as a yuppie bloodsucker in this vampiric sex comedy... little did they know that VAMPIRE’S KISS would be a spiritual ground zero for the big swings that made him Hollywood’s most lovable maniac. With a full-fledged Cage Dracula on the way in RENFIELD, the Late Show is flashing back to its patron saint’s first taste of blood, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
Friday 4/7 | Saturday 4/8 | Sunday 4/9 | Monday 4/10 | Tuesday 4/11 |
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10:00 pm | 6:45 pm | 6:30 pm | 8:30 pm |

We've literally been waiting years for Rex Manning Day (April 8) to fall on a Saturday so we could throw a party. Join us for ultra-90s classic EMPIRE RECORDS April 8 & 9, complete with a 90s karaoke jam Saturday night!
Saturday 4/8 | Sunday 4/9 |
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3:30 pm 7:30 pm | 4:40 pm |

The long-running Knoxville Poetry Slam has a new home at Central Cinema... come join them on the second Tuesday of every month for recitations, slam poetry and other crowd-pleasing fun!
Wednesday 4/12 |
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7:00 pm |

Join us for the season premiere of our ongoing sing-along series, presented by Appalachian Equality Chorus and benefiting Bryant's Bridge! April's selection is this endlessly sunny, much-requested 2008 jukebox musical spotlighting ABBA's timeless catalog of hits. One screening only... don't miss out!
Thursday 4/13 |
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7:00 pm |

No one would have pegged 1992's ENCINO MAN as an awards incubator, but Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan's 2023 Oscar glory is a wonderful excuse to revisit this profoundly 90s teenage caveman comedy. (Fun fact: Sean Astin also has an Oscar, for producing/directing a 1994 Best Short Film winner; as of press time Pauly Shore has received 0 Academy Awards.)
Saturday 4/15 | Sunday 4/16 |
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4:30 pm 8:40 pm | 2:45 pm 7:00 pm |

Join us for a very special mid-month spinoff of our FREE Central Cinema Comedy Night as Los Angeles standup Rivers Langley comes to town, backed by a lineup of local favorites led by host Keith Marcell.
Tuesday 4/18 |
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7:30 pm |

Our exclusive lock-in celebration of cult cinema and togetherness returns for a second year with the Late Show's Up All Night movie marathon, presenting six wild feature films plus a hand-picked mix of wild short films, commercials, music videos and other fun! Running from 6pm Saturday evening until 6am Sunday morning, Up All Night is a brain-melting endurance test designed with adventurous film fans in mind... do you have what it takes to stay up?
Saturday 4/22 |
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6:00 pm |

Roll for hilarity! Stand-up comedy crosses swords with Dungeons & Dragons and myth meets mirth. Join an amusing adventuring party of intrepid comedians as they explore a realm both fanciful and funny while playing the world’s greatest role-playing game live on stage. With a show called Catacombs & Comedians, it’s bound to get weird.
Wednesday 4/26 |
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7:30 pm |

Shoe Game and RheaSunshine present Collectively Speaking, hosted by Knoxville poet laureate RheaSunshine.
Thursday 4/27 |
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7:00 pm |