Coolidge Corner Theatre Presents PRINTS OF DARKNESS: A CENTURY OF DEVIL CINEMA — Preview

Coolidge Corner Theatre PRINTS OF DARKNESS
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"...Prints of Darkness: A Century of Devil Cinema looks back at 100 years of movie demons, infernal bargains, possessions, and portrayals of Lucifer himself. From the early occult spectacle of Häxan and the Faustian comedy of Heaven Can Wait (1943), to the nightmares of Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Omen, the Devil has taken many forms and filmmakers have rarely resisted giving him the last word.

...a centennial presentation of F.W. Murnau’s Faust featuring a live score performance by the Invincible Czars...The Devil’s Advocate, Constantine, Angel Heart, Legend, Disney’s Fantasia, and more..."

A full schedule is listed below

Prints of Darkness: A Century of Devil Cinema

Häxan

Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages and early modern era suffered from the same ills as psychiatric patients diagnosed with hysteria in the film's own time. Screening with the short film The Merry Frolics of Satan (1906), a rare color gem from French cine-magician Georges Méliès!

Runtime: 1h 45m
Format: DCP

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm

Deceased playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) presents himself to the outer offices of Hades, where he asks a bemused Satan (Laird Cregar) for permission to enter through the gates of hell.

Runtime: 1h 52m
Format: DCP

Jennifer’s Body

Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm

When a gorgeous cheerleader is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a small Minnesota farming town, her "Plain Jane" best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the satan-worshipping rock band responsible for the horrible transformation.

Runtime: 1h 42m
Format: DCP

Little Nicky

Thursday, October 8 at 9:45pm

When somebody's mother is an angel and his father is the devil, life can be really confusing. For a sweet boy like Little Nicky, it just got a whole lot worse. His two evil brothers Adrian and Cassius have just escaped from Hell and are wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting earth. His dad is disintegrating and it's up to Nicky to save him and all of a humanity by midnight before one of his brothers becomes the new Satan.

Runtime: 1h 30m
Format: 35mm

Rosemary’s Baby

Tuesday, October 13 at 7pm

This wildly entertaining nightmare, faithfully adapted from Ira Levin’s bestseller and produced by the legendary William Castle, stars a revelatory Mia Farrow as a young mother-to-be. She grows increasingly suspicious that her overfriendly elderly neighbors (played by Sidney Blackmer and an Oscar-winning Ruth Gordon) and self-involved husband (John Cassavetes) are hatching a satanic plot against her and her baby.

Runtime: 2h 17m
Format: 35mm

The Devil’s Advocate

Wednesday, October 14 at 7pm

Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax’s 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn’t what it seems. The Devil is in the details. In this gleeful, modern gothic fable, Keanu Reeves plays eager Lomax and Al Pacino is the charismatic firm founder who knows there are cases to be won… and souls to be lost.

Runtime: 2h 24m
Format: 35mm

Faust with The Invincible Czars

Thursday, October 15 at 7pm

Centennial screening, featuring a live original score by the Invincible Czars! The Invincible Czars celebrate 100 years of FW Murnau's silent masterpiece Faust (1926). Their brand new electrifying score marries new and old elements of classical music, bossa nova and even a touch of heavy metal to bring the movie to life for contemporary audiences and incorporates a mix of instruments like flute, violin and electric guitar.

Runtime: 1h 46m
Format: Digital

Fantasia

Sunday, October 18 at 2pm

The third animated feature released by Disney is still considered the studio’s most experimental work. In Fantasia, a series of eight vignettes set to classical music demonstrate the remarkable potential of feature film animation. The segments range from the lighthearted antics of Mickey Mouse in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to the sinister, epic imagery of Night on Bald Mountain.

Runtime: 2h 04m
Format: 35mm

Science on Screen: Prince of Darkness

Monday, October 19 at 7pm

This program will feature an introduction by Dr. Christopher Grant, Associate Professor of Physics at Boston University. Dr. Grant will explore the connections between Prince of Darkness's fictionalized particle physics and his own work unlocking the mysteries of neutrinos, messenger particles that may help us understand the origins of the Universe.

Runtime: 1h 42m
Format: 35mm

Constantine

Thursday, October 20 at 7pm

Just beneath the streets of modern-day Los Angeles lies a world of demons ... and angels. Globetrotting misfit and renegade occultist John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), a man who has literally been to hell and back, enters this world to help a skeptical policewoman investigate the mysterious suicide of her twin sister.

Runtime: 2h 01m
Format: 35mm

Angel Heart

Wednesday, October 21 at 7pm

Informants and witnesses are being murdered one by one. The bodies are piling up, time is running out and Harry Angel is being kept awake at night by strange satanic visions. From the mean streets of New York to the backwoods of New Orleans, Harry suddenly finds himself being dragged into a world of sex, murder, voodoo and death. This is no ordinary case, and Harry is no ordinary detective.

Runtime: 1h 53m
Format: 35mm

Legend

Sunday, October 25 at 2pm

Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns, and mortals, this fantastic story stars Tom Cruise as a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily (Mia Sara) and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry), or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

Runtime: 1h 34m
Format: 35mm

The Exorcist (Theatrical Cut)

Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm

William Friedkin’s absolute classic of the horror genre, presented in its original theatrical version. Based on a true exorcism performed in Maryland and filled with some of the best special effects (that Roger Ebert said should have earned the film an 'X' rating) and subliminal imagery, this is a film from which nightmares are born.

Runtime: 2h 02m
Format: 35mm

The Omen (1976)

Wednesday, October 28 at 7pm

Two thousand years ago his birth was foretold. He's now five years old and his time has come.

Runtime: 1h 51m
Format: DCP

The Prophecy

Thursday, October 29 at 9:45pm

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget (Elias Koteas) discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on Earth. Yet in his fight to stop the forces of evil—led by the powerful angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken)—Dagget finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher (Virginia Madsen). Together they race against time and terror to save the world as we know it.

Runtime: 1h 38m
Format: DCP

WHEN:

September 29 – October 29, 2026

WHERE:

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA

TICKETS:

For more information and tickets visit the Coolidge Corner Theatre website.

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