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174 min
1994
United States of America
Steve James
Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible—professional basketball glory—in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams, by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of their home lives and neighborhoods. This revelatory film continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 12
161 min
2025
Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting. Winner of two Golden Globes, including best actor in a motion picture, drama.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 12
98 min
1993
United States of America
Jon Turteltaub
Four Jamaican bobsleighers dream of competing in the Winter Olympics, despite never having seen snow. With the help of a disgraced former champion desperate to redeem himself, the Jamaicans set out to become worthy of Olympic selection, and go all out for glory.
113 min
2000
United States of America
Boaz Yakin
In Virginia, high school football is a way of life, an institution revered, each game celebrated more lavishly than Christmas, each playoff distinguished more grandly than any national holiday. And with such recognition, comes powerful emotions. In 1971 high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the local school board was forced to integrate an all black school with an all white school, the very foundation of football's great tradition was put to the test.
117 min
2018
United States of America
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Join us for our family matinee series on select Saturday and Sunday mornings. Come cozy in your PJs and from 10am - 2pm and enjoy light breakfast options for the whole family, plus a Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar for the grown-ups.
Film Synopsis: Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
258 min
Head to the end zone at the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema for the Big Game! Root for your favorite team while enjoying the BIG Championship game on all of our lobby screens and in lounge areas. We will have specialty cocktails + mocktails on the menu along with free party essentials (while supplies last). *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
106 min
Kick off the holiday season with us for a special Membership Night! Whether you’re here for the movies, the drinks, or to mingle, there’s something for everyone. Happy Hour with complimentary La Vielle Ferme wine, Cahaba Brewing Company beer, and Stella Artois; plus specialty cocktails and concessions for purchase.
Sidewalk Cinema A +B
Feb 10
97 min
1999
United States of America
Gil Junger
Welcome to Sidewalk's new Monthly Student Movie Night! Join us in the lobby before the film for board games, Wii, and a social hour from 5pm - 6pm. The screening is open to the public, but students get discounted tickets with a Valid Student ID (must present in box office for discount). Film Synopsis: Kat Stratford is beautiful, smart and quite abrasive to most of her fellow teens, meaning that she doesn't attract many boys. Unfortunately for her younger sister, Bianca, house rules say that she can't date until Kat has a boyfriend, so strings are pulled to set the dour damsel up for a romance. Soon Kat crosses paths with handsome new arrival Patrick Verona. Kat may let her guard down enough to fall for the effortlessly charming Patrick.
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Feb 12
120 min
For the month of February during Black History Month, Soundtrack Karaoke is turning “upside down” 🙃 for Motown…the Sound of Young America. 🌃 🎶 🎤 With over 200+ songs to choose from the iconic Motown catalog including Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men, the Jacksons, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, DeBarge and many more! Including movie soundtracks Woman in Red, The Last Dragon, The Big Chill, The Wiz, Jungle Fever, Lady Sings the Blues, Cooley High and others. Hosted by J Matthew Cobb. This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
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Feb 12
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