Film Series
100 Years of Mel Brooks
7 Films on Screen Mel Brooks, one of the most influential comedians of the twentieth century will celebrate his 100th birthday this June. He began his career after World War II as a drummer and pianist in the resorts and nightclubs in the Catskills when he filled in for a sick comedian by doing stand-up and impressions.
A Summer Trip through Europe(an Cinema)
16 Films on Screen Join the Dryden for your summer vacation, travelling from Sweden through Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Italy, and France to Spain, stopping for cinematic delights along the way.
Lose Yourself
10 Films on Screen What does it mean to lose oneself? Can you get caught up in your own lies? Or find yourself in a drug-addicted spiral? You can find yourself in a completely alien world or give yourself completely up to a job. Can you get caught up in seeking new pleasure? Or is that simply an excuse because you’ve already lost who you were?
George Award Winners
Ongoing One of the ways we’re celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Dryden Theatre is to highlight each of our George Eastman Award recipients with a three-film retrospective. With seventy-one recipients since 1955, the series will expand beyond 2026, but each has their own qualities to celebrate.