Full Circle

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

OPENING OCTOBER 6

Battle of the Sexes
In 1973, male chauvinist provocateur Bobby Riggs challenged tennis great (and feminist) Billie Jean King to a tennis match in an outlandish attempt to validate his patriarchal biases. Best Actress winner Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in this retelling of the most-watched televised sports event of all time. Rated PG-13.

Victoria & Abdul
Judi Dench reprises her Oscar-nominated turn as Queen Victoria (in “Mrs. Brown”) in this touching drama about Her Majesty’s controversial late-in-life friendship with an Indian Muslim servant. Stephen Frears (“The Queen”) directs. Rated PG-13.

OPENING OCTOBER 13

Super Dark Times
Set in the era just prior to the Columbine High School massacre, this disturbing indie thriller is a tale of two teenage best friends driven apart by paranoia and violence following a gruesome accident. Not Rated.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Far Western
This Land Press and Producer Matt Leach present this feature documentary about American country music in post-WWII Japan from then to the present. Set in both modern Japan and the American South, the film explores how music can cross geographic boundaries, cultures, and time. Pre-show meet-and-greet with Leach and director James Payne begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10; for members, $6.50. (Thur., Oct. 5, 7 p.m.)

High Noon (1952)
Booksmart Tulsa and Magic City Books, along with the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities, present this special screening of the all-time 1952 classic Gary Cooper western “High Noon.” A pre-show interview with Pulitzer Prize winning author Glenn Frankel, discussing the Communist metaphors, begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. The talk is free. (Thur., Oct. 5, discussion at 7:30 p.m., film at 8:30 p.m.)

Psycho (1960)
A “mother” horror movie of a different sort, the Circle’s Graveyard Shift presents Alfred Hitchcock’s timeless thriller-chiller classic from 1960 about motel owner Norman Bates. Rated PG-13. (Fri. & Sat., Oct. 6 & 7, 10:00 p.m.)

Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two
A concert film chronicle of Pearl Jam’s legendary performances at Wrigley Field (led by Cubs fan frontman Eddie Vedder) during the historic 2016 World Series season for the Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $10. (Tues., Oct. 10, 7:00 p.m.)

3rd Annual Tulsa American Film Festival
This five-day festival showcases feature length and short films from across the U.S., with a special focus on Native American, Latino, and Oklahoma cinema. Film and industry panels are also presented, along with festival related parties. Films screen at Circle Cinema, Gilcrease Museum, and the Woody Guthrie Center. (Wed., Oct. 11 through Sun., Oct. 15.)

The Crazies (1973)
Legendary zombie director George Romero followed up his breakthrough classic “Night of the Living Dead” with his first color horror film “The Crazies”—an indictment of military authoritarianism. (Fri. & Sat., Oct. 13 & 14, 10 p.m.)

Broken Blossoms (1919)
Second Saturday Silents screens this drama from 1919. Lillian Gish stars as a frail young woman from London who’s abused by her boxer father. A friendship with a Chinese immigrant leads to tragic consequences. $5 Adults; $2 children. (Sat., Oct. 14, 11 a.m.)