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/grandillusionhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvvucl6w522dVanishing Seattle's short documentary about us plays tonight at 730pm in the "Like a Local" program at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social's Local Sightings Fest! https://nwfilmforum.org/films/local-sightings-2026-like-a-local/19 Sep 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvucl6w522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvlrlfx2d22rPULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? captures PULP during their 2025 tour, combining footage from their ingenious live show with four decades of never-before-seen archival material. Presented by us at @siffnews.bsky.social Cinema Uptown on 9/24! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore/15 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrlfx2d22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvlrkkxva22rA rare double feature of pioneering media artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang’s 90-minute director’s cut of I.K.U. and its seldom-screened 2023 follow-up UKI, co-presented by @secsfest.org! *No one under 18 admitted* Sept. 28, 7pm, NW Film Forum https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/shu-lea-cheang-double-feature/15 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrkkxva22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvga5pw37c2zSee the new restoration later this month here in Seattle! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/dont-play-with-fire-new-restoration/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvga5pw37c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvg77ppo3k25The @grandillusioncinema.org & @siffnews.bsky.social present a brand new 35mm print of Tsai Ming-Liang’s THE HOLE. September 18 & 20 at the SIFF Film Center. “Impressive a quarter century ago, it seems even more so today.” J. Hoberman, The New York Times https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/the-hole-in-35mm/13 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg77ppo3k25https://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvg76xskos25“Fast, fierce and gleefully tasteless…” Dennis Harvey, Variety The new 4K restoration of Ringo Lam's FULL CONTACT plays at NWFF tomorrow! Special live intro from local Hong Kong genre film connoisseur @pattymcf.bsky.social of the Seattle Film Society! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/full-contact/13 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg76xskos25https://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvdlkfuud22a"True to its title, there are nightmares that lurk on the edges of the frame, but from the opening to the fantastic finale, Ford creates plenty of breathtaking dreams worth going along with." @eclectichutch.bsky.social See DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES 9/15 at NWFF! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-in-nightmares/12 Sep 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdlkfuud22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mvauwbfb4c2kSpike Lee directed the first major motion picture to acknowledge the September 11th attacks with 25TH HOUR. We present a 35mm print at @siffnews.bsky.social this weekend. 9/11 @ 7pm 9/12 @ 445pm 9/13 @ 2pm “A superb film.” Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-hour-in-35mm/11 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvauwbfb4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mv6fo2bz6s2e“BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT is a reminder that the most punk thing an artist can do is reject conformity and simply be themselves.” @smallmind.bsky.social See it Sunday, Sept. 13 at 7pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Cinema Uptown! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/butthole-surfers-the-hole-truth-and-nothing-butt/10 Sep 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6fo2bz6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mv3tdc47ec2d35MM PRINT! 25TH HOUR features outstanding cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, a riveting lead performance by Edward Norton, & a brilliant supporting cast. See it 9/11-13 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-hour-in-35mm/09 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3tdc47ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3muvlapdcjc2p“It’s a trippy, ballsy, and genuinely entertaining package that shouldn’t work at all. But it does, and I can’t believe it exists.” @tomilaffly.bsky.social BUDDY plays this Tuesday at NW Film Forum at 730pm! From the writer/director of “Too Many Cooks”. grandillusioncinema.org/film/buddy/07 Sep 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvlapdcjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3muzfi3ipvc2wCritic’s Pick! “A nifty new spin on the American road trip movie, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.” Kate Erbland, IndieWire We present DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES 9/15 at NW Film Forum. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-in-nightmares/08 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzfi3ipvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3munnbb6g7227See a 35mm print of Spike Lee's 25TH HOUR Sept. 11-13 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, presented by us! Named the 3rd best movie of the 21st century by The Big Picture podcast. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-hour-in-35mm/03 Sep 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3munnbb6g7227https://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mupimoftnc2q📼 The Strange & Found Live Video Show is coming! 📼 VHS all-stars Joe Pickett (Found Footage Fest) & Scott Miller (Strange Tapes Zine) bring their favorite VHS finds from 2025 (all VHS, nothing from the internet). 9/12 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/strange-and-found-live-video-show/04 Sep 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupimoftnc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3muzfi3ipvc2wCritic’s Pick! “A nifty new spin on the American road trip movie, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.” Kate Erbland, IndieWire We present DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES 9/15 at NW Film Forum. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-in-nightmares/08 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzfi3ipvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3muvlapdcjc2p“It’s a trippy, ballsy, and genuinely entertaining package that shouldn’t work at all. But it does, and I can’t believe it exists.” @tomilaffly.bsky.social BUDDY plays this Tuesday at NW Film Forum at 730pm! From the writer/director of “Too Many Cooks”. grandillusioncinema.org/film/buddy/07 Sep 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvlapdcjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3musp3ctsck2sWe’re co-presenting a few shows of the new 35mm print of THE HOLE! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3musp3ctsck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mupimoftnc2q📼 The Strange & Found Live Video Show is coming! 📼 VHS all-stars Joe Pickett (Found Footage Fest) & Scott Miller (Strange Tapes Zine) bring their favorite VHS finds from 2025 (all VHS, nothing from the internet). 9/12 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/strange-and-found-live-video-show/04 Sep 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupimoftnc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3munnbb6g7227See a 35mm print of Spike Lee's 25TH HOUR Sept. 11-13 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, presented by us! Named the 3rd best movie of the 21st century by The Big Picture podcast. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-hour-in-35mm/03 Sep 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3munnbb6g7227https://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mumqvxtgnc2sOne more chance to see IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES in 35mm tonight! 715pm at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center, co-presented with @secsfest.org. “An undeniably powerful, stylish & impressive piece of work.” David Parkinson, Empire *No one under 18 admitted* https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/in-the-realm-of-the-senses-in-35mm/03 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumqvxtgnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mukm74hnrk26With their sophomore feature, Shatara Michelle Ford (TEST PATTERN) puts their singular stamp on the American road movie. We present DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES on September 15 at NW Film Forum. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/dreams-in-nightmares/02 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukm74hnrk26https://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mu5py6cf6k2dWe present a 35mm print of Spike Lee’s post-9/11 set 25TH HOUR, Sept 11-13 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! Named the 3rd best movie of the 21st century by The Big Picture podcast. https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/25th-hour-in-35mm/28 Aug 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5py6cf6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grandillusioncinema.org/post/3mui33zhio22g“This is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous.” Time Out Wed & Thur IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES screens in 35mm for its 50th anniversary at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! Co-presented by @secsfest.org! https://grandillusioncinema.org/film/in-the-realm-of-the-senses-in-35mm/01 Sep 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:moia3k6m4vrowtyncxvfrm2t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui33zhio22g