Grand Illusion Cinema
@grandillusioncinema.org
We’re moving! Visit the link in our bio to see how you can help. Seattle's smallest & weirdest movie theater. Non-profit & 100% volunteer-operated. linktr.ee/grandillusion
BLKNEWS was named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times.
See it Jan 31 and Feb 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
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See it Jan 31 and Feb 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
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January 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
BLKNEWS was named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times.
See it Jan 31 and Feb 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/blknws-...
See it Jan 31 and Feb 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/blknws-...
Tonight’s screening of the new 4K restoration of HARD BOILED sold out super fast (we’ll still have a few tix at the door). So we added another show on 2/17!
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January 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Tonight’s screening of the new 4K restoration of HARD BOILED sold out super fast (we’ll still have a few tix at the door). So we added another show on 2/17!
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grandillusioncinema.org/film/hard-bo...
Join us for rare 35mm screenings of the Blaxploitation classic TRUCK TURNER! Feb. 5 & 9 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
“One of the best of the ’70s Blaxploitation films…” Ernest R. Dickerson, director of Juice & Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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“One of the best of the ’70s Blaxploitation films…” Ernest R. Dickerson, director of Juice & Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Join us for rare 35mm screenings of the Blaxploitation classic TRUCK TURNER! Feb. 5 & 9 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
“One of the best of the ’70s Blaxploitation films…” Ernest R. Dickerson, director of Juice & Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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“One of the best of the ’70s Blaxploitation films…” Ernest R. Dickerson, director of Juice & Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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CACTUS PEARS was the winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. See it Feb. 8 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
CACTUS PEARS was the winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. See it Feb. 8 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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Show added due to popular demand on 2/12 at 7pm!
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER plays next Friday & Sunday at the SIFF Film Center presented by us! Advance tickets for those screenings are all gone but we keep a small number of tickets to sell at the door.
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THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER plays next Friday & Sunday at the SIFF Film Center presented by us! Advance tickets for those screenings are all gone but we keep a small number of tickets to sell at the door.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Show added due to popular demand on 2/12 at 7pm!
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER plays next Friday & Sunday at the SIFF Film Center presented by us! Advance tickets for those screenings are all gone but we keep a small number of tickets to sell at the door.
grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER plays next Friday & Sunday at the SIFF Film Center presented by us! Advance tickets for those screenings are all gone but we keep a small number of tickets to sell at the door.
grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
"BLKNWS brings together every format of the moving image I’ve engaged with… It is a layered, multi-dimensional exploration of what the moving image can achieve…” director Kahlil Joseph
See it 1/31 & 2/1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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See it 1/31 & 2/1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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January 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"BLKNWS brings together every format of the moving image I’ve engaged with… It is a layered, multi-dimensional exploration of what the moving image can achieve…” director Kahlil Joseph
See it 1/31 & 2/1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/blknws-...
See it 1/31 & 2/1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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Hilarious, uncomfortable, & deeply strange, ROOM TEMPERATURE is a slow, disquieting meditation on control, longing, & the fantasies we force onto others.
Named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by John Waters! 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
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Named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by John Waters! 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
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January 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Hilarious, uncomfortable, & deeply strange, ROOM TEMPERATURE is a slow, disquieting meditation on control, longing, & the fantasies we force onto others.
Named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by John Waters! 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/room-te...
Named one of the ten best movies of 2025 by John Waters! 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/room-te...
OBEX, the new movie from director Albert Birney (Strawberry Mansion), is an audacious, uncanny, and delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy. See it Feb. 1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
OBEX, the new movie from director Albert Birney (Strawberry Mansion), is an audacious, uncanny, and delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy. See it Feb. 1 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/obex/
grandillusioncinema.org/film/obex/
Our 20th anniversary/Happy Bday David Lynch screening of INLAND EMPIRE is SOLD OUT in advance! We will have a small number of tickets available to purchase at the door, first come first serve. Doors will open about 30 minutes prior to the show. Good luck!
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Our 20th anniversary/Happy Bday David Lynch screening of INLAND EMPIRE is SOLD OUT in advance! We will have a small number of tickets available to purchase at the door, first come first serve. Doors will open about 30 minutes prior to the show. Good luck!
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album.
Presented by us at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center Jan 31 and Feb 1!
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Presented by us at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center Jan 31 and Feb 1!
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January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album.
Presented by us at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center Jan 31 and Feb 1!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/blknws-...
Presented by us at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center Jan 31 and Feb 1!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/blknws-...
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER is Kristen Stewart's feature-length directorial debut. See it 1/30 & 2/1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
“…reveals a deft directorial hand and a distinct, languid, echoing style…” @christinalefou.bsky.social
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“…reveals a deft directorial hand and a distinct, languid, echoing style…” @christinalefou.bsky.social
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January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER is Kristen Stewart's feature-length directorial debut. See it 1/30 & 2/1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
“…reveals a deft directorial hand and a distinct, languid, echoing style…” @christinalefou.bsky.social
grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
“…reveals a deft directorial hand and a distinct, languid, echoing style…” @christinalefou.bsky.social
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A WOMAN IN TROUBLE
Our 20th anniversary screening of INLAND EMPIRE is Tuesday at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social! Come see it with us on David Lynch's 80th birthday!
“Nobody else could have made this film; nobody else should try.” @moiraverse.bsky.social
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Our 20th anniversary screening of INLAND EMPIRE is Tuesday at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social! Come see it with us on David Lynch's 80th birthday!
“Nobody else could have made this film; nobody else should try.” @moiraverse.bsky.social
grandillusioncinema.org/film/inland-...
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A WOMAN IN TROUBLE
Our 20th anniversary screening of INLAND EMPIRE is Tuesday at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social! Come see it with us on David Lynch's 80th birthday!
“Nobody else could have made this film; nobody else should try.” @moiraverse.bsky.social
grandillusioncinema.org/film/inland-...
Our 20th anniversary screening of INLAND EMPIRE is Tuesday at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social! Come see it with us on David Lynch's 80th birthday!
“Nobody else could have made this film; nobody else should try.” @moiraverse.bsky.social
grandillusioncinema.org/film/inland-...
We’re screening Cherien Dabis’ Oscar Shortlisted ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU this weekend at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center.
“…nuanced and moving… Dabis has made her most confident and powerful work to date.” @briantallerico.bsky.social, RogerEbert.com
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“…nuanced and moving… Dabis has made her most confident and powerful work to date.” @briantallerico.bsky.social, RogerEbert.com
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January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
We’re screening Cherien Dabis’ Oscar Shortlisted ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU this weekend at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center.
“…nuanced and moving… Dabis has made her most confident and powerful work to date.” @briantallerico.bsky.social, RogerEbert.com
grandillusioncinema.org/film/all-tha...
“…nuanced and moving… Dabis has made her most confident and powerful work to date.” @briantallerico.bsky.social, RogerEbert.com
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Twenty-third encore screening! Here’s to the chew year!
@hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social is back for another round at @centralcinema.bsky.social this month!
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@hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social is back for another round at @centralcinema.bsky.social this month!
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January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Twenty-third encore screening! Here’s to the chew year!
@hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social is back for another round at @centralcinema.bsky.social this month!
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@hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social is back for another round at @centralcinema.bsky.social this month!
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ROOM TEMPERATURE was named one of the 10 best movies of 2025 by John Waters: “Just when you begin hating this film, you’ll suddenly realize—huh? I love it. It’s weird, creepy, & maybe… just maybe, great.”
See it 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/room-te...
See it 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
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January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
ROOM TEMPERATURE was named one of the 10 best movies of 2025 by John Waters: “Just when you begin hating this film, you’ll suddenly realize—huh? I love it. It’s weird, creepy, & maybe… just maybe, great.”
See it 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/room-te...
See it 1/28 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/room-te...
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of INLAND EMPIRE. Come watch it with us on Jan. 20th—David Lynch's 80th birthday—at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social!
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January 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of INLAND EMPIRE. Come watch it with us on Jan. 20th—David Lynch's 80th birthday—at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/inland-...
grandillusioncinema.org/film/inland-...
Tickets are selling fast for our Jan. 26 screening of HARD BOILED in a new 4K restoration! Don’t dilly dally. Mark your calendar and buy a ticket today!
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January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Tickets are selling fast for our Jan. 26 screening of HARD BOILED in a new 4K restoration! Don’t dilly dally. Mark your calendar and buy a ticket today!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/hard-bo...
grandillusioncinema.org/film/hard-bo...
Kristen Stewart's acclaimed feature-length directorial debut, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, plays Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
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grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Kristen Stewart's acclaimed feature-length directorial debut, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, plays Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-chr...
Here’s what some of our volunteers liked in 2025…
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Here’s what some of our volunteers liked in 2025…
Here’s what you all showed up for the most (meaning these made the most moolah) in 2025. You have good taste! Happy New Year and we’ll see you in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here’s what you all showed up for the most (meaning these made the most moolah) in 2025. You have good taste! Happy New Year and we’ll see you in 2026!
2025 was a very different year for the Grand Illusion. We had to move out of our home of 50+ years, but we kept screens bright across the city thanks to our volunteers and popup partners.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2025 was a very different year for the Grand Illusion. We had to move out of our home of 50+ years, but we kept screens bright across the city thanks to our volunteers and popup partners.
Deeply moving, multigenerational drama, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU, plays Jan. 17 & 18 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for International Feature Film.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Deeply moving, multigenerational drama, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU, plays Jan. 17 & 18 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for International Feature Film.
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grandillusioncinema.org/film/all-tha...
A new 4K restoration of John Woo's long-unavailable action masterpiece, HARD BOILED, plays Jan 26 at our NW Film Forum popup! Tix are on sale now!
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December 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A new 4K restoration of John Woo's long-unavailable action masterpiece, HARD BOILED, plays Jan 26 at our NW Film Forum popup! Tix are on sale now!
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE plays today, Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday at NW Film Forum, presented by us for our 55th consecutive engagement! Advance tix recommended!
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December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE plays today, Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday at NW Film Forum, presented by us for our 55th consecutive engagement! Advance tix recommended!
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