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This month's Secret Screening with the BLACK LAGOON HORROR FILM CLUB happens this weekend on SUNDAY, June 21st at 7pm

For info on TICKETS/answers to questions, please email:
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NOW PLAYING at Magic Lantern Theatre
thru Thursday, June 18th

Adam Rehmeier's romantic crime thriller CAROLINA CAROLINE
with knock-out performances & steaming hot chemistry between stars &

20-year-old Kane Parson's break-out psychological thriller BACKROOMS
with riveting performances by stars &

Daniel Roher's musical crime thriller
TUNER with stunning lead performances by &

OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH 🍿 🎥 🍿
at Magic Lantern Theatre

Michael Sarnoski's
THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD
with , ,

"It’s an inventive take on Robin Hood to strip away the merry men, nasty sheriffs, and pining love interests. This presentation is much more somber, yet in a way that conveys a far greater significance." ~ Josh Parham, Next Best Picture

NOW PLAYING 🍿 🎥 🍿
at Magic Lantern Theatre,
from TODAY, Friday, June 5th thru Thursday, June 11th

TUNER -- OPENS TODAY & plays thru Thursday, June 11th

SILENT FRIEND -- LAST SHOWS!! Saturday, June 6th, & Sunday, June 7th, ONLY

BACKROOMS -- LAST WEEK!! Playing ONLY thru Thursday, June 11th

See 🔗 in bio for
TICKETS & SHOWTIMES

OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH 🍿🎥🍿
at Magic Lantern Theatre

meet the tuner. 🎹

listen closely… he already is.

starring as niki. a piano tuner with an ear for every detail, and academy award® winner dustin hoffman. written by & robert ramsey & directed by academy award® winner .

See 🔗 in bio to get tickets now 🎟️

NOW PLAYING 🎥 🍿
at Magic Lantern Theatre
thru Thursday, June 4th

Kane Parson's Sci-fi/Horror BACKROOMS

Ildikó Enyedi's Nature-oriented Drama
SILENT FRIEND

Carl Deal's & Tia Lessin's Amy Goodman Documentary
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!

Raj Saint Paul's Musical Film Performance
THE FIRST SOUNDS -- Special Event on Monday, June 1st at 7pm

See links in our bio for TICKETS & SHOWTIMES and our website for more info

In celebration of the one year anniversary of the album, join Raj Saint Paul for the debut of his THE FIRST SOUNDS Music Film on the big screen with a live musical performance.

MONDAY, June 1st, 7-9pm
See our website link in bio or visit Raj Saint Paul
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"It was as though I was hearing your songs for the first time. Mezmerizing"

If you've ever thought to jump the train to go see the county, this film might be the closest thing without leaving home.

The film will include a live musical performance by Raj, with a Q&A with the filmmaker and creators afterwards.

Get your FREE tickets now! bit.ly/thirdact-spokane (🔗 in bio or scan QR code)⁠
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Join us at the Closing Reception of Asian American Heritage Month as we celebrate the Spokane-premiere of the award-winning documentary feature, Third Act—an exploration on art, activism, grief, and fatherhood about the godfather of Asian American media, Robert Nakamura, through the lens of his son, Tadashi.⁠
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📅 Friday, May 29, 2026⁠
⏰ 6:00pm, doors at 5:30pm, with a special Lion Dance performance from GĐPT La Hầu La (Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association) at 5:40pm⁠
📍 Magic Lantern Theatre (25 W Main Ave)⁠
🎤 Q&A with filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura after the screening, moderated by EWU archivist Steven Bingo⁠
☕ Free tea and treats from Lunarium until supplies last⁠
🎟️ Free admission with registration at bit.ly/thirdact-spokane (🔗 in bio or scan QR code)⁠
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🎥 From Tadashi Nakamura:⁠
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My father is called the “godfather of Asian American media” for his pioneering work in the field, but it took me years to see him as such, because to me he was just Dad. At first, I thought people called him that because he was old. He was 44 years old when I was born, twice the age of most of my friends’ fathers.⁠
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When I finally grasped how much he has done, I was more intimidated than proud. Perhaps if I hadn’t followed in his footsteps – the fledgling filmmaking son of a bona fide filmmaking legend – I wouldn’t have been so petrified. I remember after making my first film, my mother – who has written and produced many of my father’s films – introduced me as “the new and improved Robert Nakamura.” She meant that as a compliment but I was mortified. How could I ever live up to what he has done?⁠
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It has taken me awhile – over the course of making four films of my own – to realize that I don’t have to be him. He taught me better than that. Like the others he mentored over thirty years of teaching, he helped me develop my own voice, my own vision. He has passed on two things: the privilege, as well as the responsibility to tell our own stories – he, his generation’s, and me, I realize, my own.