The Cinema Club

Formerly known as the Key Sunday Cinema Club, The Cinema Club is the nation’s exciting new sneak preview film society. On select Sunday mornings this fall (starting September 19), we will preview and discuss the best American independent and foreign films of the season. The movies — always kept secret until the day of the screening — are shown before their local release, letting our members view and respond to them with true surprise and spontaneity.

After each screening, our distinguished moderator, Hollywood Reporter Critic Peter Brunette, will lead a forty-five minute discussion with club members right in the Avalon’s large theater. At many of our showings, our moderators are joined in discussion by fellow film scholars, esteemed film critics and occasionally filmmakers themselves.

Our distinguished group of programmers, led by new owner and Avalon Theatre Program Director Andrew Mencher, have been guiding film societies, art-theaters, academic programs and even popular film festivals for over a decade. We attend dozens of leading festivals around the globe, always keeping our eyes open for the next Cinema Club gem.

Stay ahead of the curve in Washington DC! See exciting and award-winning films first here at The Cinema Club.

Fall 2010 dates: Sep 19, Oct 3 & 17, Nov 7 & 21, Dec 5 & 19
Time: 10:30 a.m. (doors open at 10:00 a.m.)
Price: $125 (discount to $120 if paying by check)
Website: www.thecinemaclub.com
Address: The Cinema Club, P.O. Box 42126, Washington DC, 20015
Membership Line: (202) 679-FILM

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