Full Circle

A brief rundown of what’s happening at the Circle Cinema

OPENING JULY 7

The Exception
Stationed in Holland at the home of Kaiser Wilhelm during the start of World War II, a German soldier seeks to find a resistance spy and falls for a young Dutch Jewish woman in the process—but can she trust him? Starring Lily James, Jai Courtney, and Christopher Plummer. Rated R.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Real Genius (1985)
A Graveyard Shift presentation of the cult comedy classic about teenage prodigies who develop a high-powered laser and then work to foil the plans of the military that seeks to use it as a weapon. One of the films that propelled Val Kilmer to stardom. Fri., July 7 & Sat., July 8, 10pm

Laurel & Hardy Comedy Shorts Double Feature
Second Saturday Silents presents two early Laurel & Hardy shorts. “Putting Pants On Philip” (1925) sees the duo looking to get a Scottish nephew out of his kilt and into slacks, and in “Angora Love” (1929) they struggle to bathe their smelly goat to keep it hidden from their suspicious landlord. Sat., July 8, 11am

Buster Keaton Short / Live Music Starlight Concert
Free event on the lawn at Guthrie Green downtown. Organist Bill Rowland will play live music for the 45 minute Buster Keaton film “Double Whoopee.” Tue., July 11, 8pm

Summer Kids Films Series
Free special Wednesday kid matinees all summer long, with screenings of “Sing” on July 12 and “Trolls” on July 19, both at 1pm.

Wait Until Dark (1967) / Circle Cinema’s 89th Birthday
Circle Cinema celebrates its 89th birthday with a golden anniversary screening of the 1967 Audrey Hepburn thriller about a blind woman terrorized by criminals. The Tulsa Voice film critic Jeff Huston will introduce this special event, and concession prices will be reduced to 1967 prices: $1 popcorn and $1 soda. Sat., July 15, 7pm

Stop Making Sense (1977)
The classic Talking Heads documentary that elevated the concert film to an art form. A post-screening Q&A will follow of an archived discussion with director Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, moderated by New York Times
film critic Janet Maslin. Wed.,
July 19, 7pm

Angels in America: Part 1 – Millennium Approaches (NT Live)
A brand new 2017 staging of Tony Kushner’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the 1980s AIDS crisis, from the Tony Award-winning director of “War Horse” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane. A 5:45pm pre-show is hosted by Theatre Tulsa’s Nick Cains. Thu., July 20, 6pm. Part 2 will screen Thu., July 27, 6pm