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Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — September 19, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s J-Horror Film Series begins on September 22 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham.  J-Horror is a weekend-long event from September 22-24 featuring Japanese horror films.  Japanese horror films are steeped in existential dread and comprise of frightening and suspenseful stories […]

The Carolina Theatre of Durham’s Annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival a Success DURHAM, September 14, 2023—Approximately 4,000 people attended the Carolina Theatre of Durham’s annual OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival in August. The festival was August 10-13 with re-screenings August 14-17.  OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of LGBTQ+ life through a diverse array of entertaining and sophisticated […]

Nancy Buirski’s “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” Starts on August 26. DURHAM, NC — August 22, 2023 — Full Frame Film Festival Founder, Nancy Buirski will screen her documentary, “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” at the Carolina Theatre August 26-27 and August 30-31. Buirski will […]

Tickets to the Film Festival on Sale Now  DURHAM, August 4, 2023 — The Carolina Theatre of Durham presents the OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival August 10-13. An après-fest will follow the festival with re-screenings August 14-17.  OUTSOUTH celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today’s LGBTQ+ life through a diverse array of entertaining and sophisticated shorts, documentaries, […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — July 18, 2023— “(Not So) Bad Girls,” a new season of the MovieDiva Film Series, starts July 19 at the Carolina Theatre. MovieDiva’s (Not So) Bad Girls will screen classic films led by strong female characters on select Wednesdays until November 29, 2023.   This installment of the series […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — July 17, 2023 — Retro: The Criterion Collection Film Series begins on July 21 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham. The weekend-long series, ending July 23, features films that are part of Criterion’s archive.  The Criterion Collection is an American home-video distribution company that restores, preserves, and distributes […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — July 10, 2023— Retro Rocks! Film Series, comes to the Carolina Theatre of Durham on July 16. The new film series,  Retro Rocks! runs one Sunday a month, from July through December.   The series will include music documentaries and biopics, concert films and musicals, and movies with generation-defining […]

DURHAM, NC — July 10, 2023— The Carolina Theatre of Durham will host Free Retro Family Days during Summer 2023. The film series features free screenings of animated films on select Saturdays in July and August for the whole family to enjoy.   The four films in the series include “The Muppet Movie,” “The Emperor’s New […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — July 6, 2023— Kaiju-Quest Film Series returns with a new season at the Carolina Theatre of Durham. Kaiju-Quest runs on select Wednesdays, from July 12 through December 6.   The series will screen movies that belong to the kaiju genre, a type of Japanese film which features giant monsters […]

Tickets On Sale Now  DURHAM, NC — June 27, 2023— Disney-Quest Film Series returns to The Carolina Theatre of Durham, starting July 1. Disney-Quest features classic animated Disney films on select Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. The series will run July through December 2023.  The seven films in the series feature kind and courageous protagonists […]