Fall is upon us and we have a stellar lineup of films coming your way!

Starting in September, we will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of Friends of The Ross with classic films from 1981: THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, TIME BANDITS, THIEF, SCANNERS, and BLOW OUT. October brings our annual Ross Fright Fest with more movies and a special Classic Horror Week, and Anvil Orchestra returns to perform live accompaniment for the silent films THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED and UNDERWORLD. See you at the movies!

GESKE SHOWCASE WELCOMES NEIL DIAMOND & JOANNE ROBERTSON

Writer/Directors Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson will join the audience for a Q&A following the 7:30 p.m. screening of their film SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS on Friday, September 4. Presented by Friends of The Ross and the Norman A. Geske Cinema Showcase. Tickets for the screening are at regular Ross prices.

CLOSED ON HOME FOOTBALL SATURDAYS

Due to home football games, The Ross will be closed with no screenings on September 5, September 12, September 19, October 3, October 10, October 31, and November 21.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Keep an eye out for special screenings in September, October, and November including: TAXI DRIVER 50TH ANNIVERSARY (Sept 13), WHITE NIGHTS 4K RESTORATION (Sept 16), GRANITE RAPIDS MOON supporting Campus Rec’s Outdoor Adventures Program (Sept 17), and RENT presented by The Lied Center and The Ross (Oct 4).

OPERA AND THEATER BROADCASTS

The 2026-27 Met: Live in HD season kicks off with a special presentation of 20 YEARS OF THE MET IN CINEMAS on September 20, featuring highlights from twenty years of great Met productions. New opera broadcasts begin October 11 with Mozart’s COSÌ FAN TUTTE.

For theater lovers, NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE continues with a new production of THE MISANTHROPE starring Sandra Oh. See this dark comedy on the big screen September 22 and 27.

Ross Fright Fest 2026

ROSS FRIGHT FEST returns with a month of horror films on the big screen! Presented with support from Friends of The Ross, our fourth annual festival features even more spooky, campy, scary, and thrilling movies for the Halloween season.

This year’s festival includes a special week of classic horror films featuring Little Shop of Horrors (1960), House of Wax (1953), The Haunting (1963), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Psycho (1960), and The Shining (1980). We will also be bringing back the popular STUDENT NIGHT VIEWER’S CHOICE with voting happening now through September 15.

THE ANVIL ORCHESTRA

The crowd-favorite music duo returns to perform live accompaniment for THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (Oct 29) and UNDERWORLD (Oct 30). Featuring musicians Terry Donahue (Alloy Orchestra, Concussion Ensemble) and Roger Clark Miller (Alloy Orchestra, Mission of Burma, Trinary System), The Anvil Orchestra – formerly The Alloy Orchestra – performs unique live musical accompaniment to silent films, transforming the viewing experience for audiences across the United States and abroad.

NEW MOVIES

It’s not just special screenings that will be on screen this fall – we also have a great line-up of first-run films to look forward to, including TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (Sept 11-17), TONY (Sept 18-Oct 1), THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER (Sept 18-24), THE INCOMER (Oct 2-15), THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK (Oct 30-Nov 12), and more!