2023 Arthouse Film Festival

Those of a “certain age” will remember the “After School Specials” that aired on TV on Wednesday afternoons featuring stories showing the many paths from childhood to adulthood. There’s no one true marker of when the switch happens: it could be brought on by a first love (or first heartbreak), a loss of innocence, or the acquisition of a newfound responsibility. But no matter how it happens, the bittersweet nostalgia that goes along with coming-of-age stories is always one that stirs up big feelings. 3Below has curated some of the best movies about growing up just in time for summer lovin’.

The Breakfast Club​ | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | Almost Famous​ | Eighth Grade
Boyhood | Moonrise Kingdom | The Graduate | To Sir with Love
Lady Bird | Juno | Stand By Me | Say Anything
Akeelah and the Bee | Moonlight | The Man in the Moon | An Education
To Kill A Mockingbird | Rebel without A Cause
Booksmart | Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Perks of Being a Wallflower | ​The Diary of a Teenage Girl​

Following celebrations at the Academy Awards® and the BAFTAs, the 60th Anniversary celebration continues at 3Below with screenings of the 12 best of 25 Bond titles all summer long. The films will screen in stunning 4K and will screen chronologically starting with Dr. No through Skyfall.

The British superspy first hit the big screen on Oct. 5, 1962, when “Dr. No ” opened in theaters, introducing Ian Fleming’s suave 007 to the masses. Now, sixty years and six Bond actors later, the series is one of the longest running in history. It’s Bond Night at 3Below and we are celebrating with six double features curated just for you.

Dr. No | From Russia With Love | Goldfinger | Thunderball
You Only Live Twice | The Spy Who Loved Me | For Your Eyes Only 
Octopussy | Goldeneye | Tomorrow Never Dies | Casino Royale | Skyfall

Every year more people visit art galleries than football stadiums. Rare collections result in queues longer than working days and museums keep their doors open into the wee, small hours to accommodate throngs of visitors. Working with top international museums and galleries, this monumental series will take you into the world’s biggest art exhibitions and on location to enjoy, marvel and delight at the stories and works of history’s greatest artists: Mary Cassatt, Johannes Vermeer, Paul Cezanne, Edward Hopper, Edgar Degas, and Claude Monet. Immerse yourself into the world’s best loved art, accompanied by insights from the world’s leading historians and arts critics. 

Tokyo Stories | Cezanne: Portraits of A Life
Vermeer: The Blockbuster Exhibition | Hopper: An American Love Story
Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman | Degas – Passion for Perfection
I, Claude Monet

Fifty years ago people may have imagined the future as being quite different than it is today but remarkably, so much is the same: the country watches intently as a disgraced former president faces allegations of covering up illegal activities, inflation is completely out of control, and the Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the state of abortion. That’s 1973 America AND 2023 America. This summer, go back in time with an eye on the future as you watch movie masterpieces those turbulent times helped produce — and the art this generation might create to help us process the challenges we face today.  This retrospective on 1973 features 18 films celebrating their golden anniversary. While some of our favorites are absent from the lineup because they’re either out of release or slated for restorations and anniversary screenings later in the year, this outstanding assortment of some of the most memorable and representative films of the era has a little bit of something for everyone. From canonical masterworks to under-appreciated gems, from cult oddities to family friendly fare, this cinematic survey of a pivotal year in American culture seeks to offer a glimpse into an incredibly exciting moment in motion picture history.

Serpico | Mean Streets | Paper Moon | Sleeper | Enter the Dragon
Cleopatra Jones | Day for Night | Cries and Whispers
Westworld | High Plains Drifter | The Sting | The Long Goodbye
Badlands | The Last of Sheila | The Last Detail | Save the Tiger
Soylent Green | Fantastic Planet | Don’t Look Now
Papillon | The Day of the Jackal | Coffy

Gathering the whole family together for movie night can be a wonderful experience – or it can be downright daunting. A successful family movie day really comes down to the movie itself because finding a film that satisfies every age group represented is no easy task. But don’t fret: we’re here to help. Among the films curated for our Family Film Fest, you’ll find a mix of animated masterpieces, enduring classics, live-action adventures stretching across generations, and comedies that’ll make both grade schoolers and grandparents laugh at the same time. 

The Lion King | Toy Story | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter​ and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Hook | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Encanto | Inside Out | Star Wars: The Phantom Menace | Star Wars: A New Hope
Despicable Me | Despicable Me 2 | Queen of Katwe | The Baby-sitters Club 
Finding Nemo | Up | Kiki’s Delivery Service | Spirited Away
The Goonies | The Sandlot | Mrs. Doubtfire | Jumanji

Every Sunday young and old alike can enjoy the company of others who appreciate this high art…the art of slapstick comedy! With origins dating all the way back to Ancient Greece and Rome, the slapstick genre has charmed audiences throughout time: commedia dell’arte, Punch and Judy, American and English vaudeville. Across time and geography, audiences have been treated to these hilarious actors performing acrobatics and intentionally harming themselves, all in the name of laughs. Thankfully, the physical blows were not damaging; the comedians you’ll see in our Slapstick Sunday celebrations are most definitely masters of timing and comedic illusion. Curated just for you, Slapstick Sundays this summer will bring Charlie Chaplain, Edgar Wright, Jerry Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Buster Keaton, Jackie Chan, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Carrey, Laurel & Hardy, Wes Anderson, Rowan Atkinson, and the Marx Brothers to the big screen for big laughs.

Charlie Chaplin: City Lights | Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times
Edgar Wright: Hot Fuzz | Edgar Wright: Shaun of the Dead
Jerry Lewis: The Nutty Professor | Eddie Murphy: The Nutty Professor
Buster Keaton: The General | Laurel & Hardy: Laughing 20’s
Jackie Chan: Supercop | Jackie Chan: Police Story
Melissa McCarthy: Identity Thief | Melissa McCarthy: Bridesmaids
Jim Carrey: Ace Ventura | Jim Carrey: Dumb & Dumber
Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection Part 1
Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection Part 2
Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel | Wes Anderson: Rushmore
Rowan Atkinson: Bean | Rowan Atkinson: Johnny English
The Marx Brothers: Duck Soup | The Marx Brothers: Animal Crackers