Showtimes by Film
Louie Bluie

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
7:00 pm
Enys Men

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 3/29Thursday 3/30Friday 3/31Saturday 4/1Sunday 4/2Monday 4/3Tuesday 4/4Wednesday 4/5
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 3/30Friday 3/31Saturday 4/1Sunday 4/2Monday 4/3Tuesday 4/4Wednesday 4/5Thursday 4/6
9:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
4:00 pm
6:30 pm
9:00 pm
Everything Everywhere All At Once

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 4/1Sunday 4/2
2:00 pm
1:00 pm
6:00 pm
100 Monsters

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
9:00 pm
Tiny Stage Comedy Night

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
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
7:00 pm
Pi

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 4/7Saturday 4/8Sunday 4/9Monday 4/10Tuesday 4/11
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 4/7Saturday 4/8Sunday 4/9Monday 4/10
8:00 pm
2:45 pm
8:45 pm
Vampire's Kiss

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 4/7Saturday 4/8Sunday 4/9Monday 4/10Tuesday 4/11
10:00 pm
6:45 pm
6:30 pm
8:30 pm
Empire Records

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 4/8Sunday 4/9
3:30 pm
7:30 pm
4:40 pm
Knox Poetry Slam

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
7:00 pm
web Mamma Mia Singalong

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
7:00 pm
Encino Man

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 4/15Sunday 4/16
4:30 pm
8:40 pm
2:45 pm
7:00 pm
NACCCN

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
7:30 pm
up all night 2023

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
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
7:30 pm
Collectively Speaking

Shoe Game and RheaSunshine present Collectively Speaking, hosted by Knoxville poet laureate RheaSunshine.

Thursday 4/27
7:00 pm
KCFF3

Join Knox By Night productions for the long-awaited third installment of their FREE Knox Comedy Film Fest, featuring comedic short films from creator around the region.

Saturday 8/12
6:30 pm