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MARCH / APRIL 2018 SCHEDULE ABOUT OUR THEATER The Roxie is your community nonprofit arthouse theater and the oldest continually-run cinema in the country! Our staff brings you the best / coolest / weirdest / most thought- provoking movies of the past, present and future. Whether in our historic 234-seat Big Roxie theater or our intimate 47-seat Little Roxie screening room, we showcase distinctive cinematic experiences that allow people to meet and connect through the power of film. $12 | BIG ROXIE $11 | LITTLE ROXIE $9 | MATINEE $8 | SENIOR $8 | FAN MEMBERS FREE! | PATRON MEMBERS AND ABOVE A Fantastic Woman Oscar Nominated: Best Foreign Film SAN FRANCISCO SHOWTIMES/TICKETS CONCESSIONS Visit www.roxie.com for showtimes, details Delicious organic popcorn, local beer Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames Purple Rain on upcoming events and added titles. selection, Salt & Straw ice cream, and more! Q&A with producer Ahmad Kiarostami Celebrating Prince in 35mm VOLUNTEER JOIN MEMBERSHIP DONATE /roxietheater @roxie_theater @roxietheater www.roxie.com/volunteer www.roxie.com/membership www.roxie.com/support 3117 16TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94103 (415)-863-1087 WWW.ROXIE.COM PRODUCED BY WWW.TM-DESIGNS.CO.UK | PRINTED BY A BRIGHT PRINTING COMPANY MARCH / APRIL 3/29 4/1 RoxCine MARCH 3/2 - 3/8 3/2 - 3/8 Starts 3/3 Starts 3/3 The Outhouse - The Film: RoxCine 1985 – 1997 3/30 - 4/1 La Soledad In the ‘80s, punk history was made in Legend of the Mountain Capturing the life of real people amidst the middle of a Kansas cornfield. A the Venezuelan crisis, this film follows a haven for bands other venues feared: New 4K restoration of the complete director’s cut! Time and space young father who begins a search for a Mary and 2018 Oscar® Nominated Fugazi, Melvins, H. 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