Hippodrome Cinema announces September lineup
Press release from the Hippodrome Theatre
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Hippodrome Theatre’s HippCinema kicks off September with films that span slapstick classics, a Florida premiere, and three of the year’s most talked-about independent dramas. Highlights include a month-long tribute to Mel Brooks marking his 100th birthday, timed to the Hippodrome mainstage’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You,” and the Florida premiere of the documentary “First They Came For My College,” screening with a filmmaker meet-and-greet and post-film Q&A.
“This is one of our most eclectic Septembers yet — we’re honoring a comedy legend, giving Gainesville audiences a first look at a documentary that speaks directly to what’s happening on our own campuses, and bringing in some of the best new independent films of the year,” said Naheed Mojadidi, Cinema Director at the Hippodrome Theatre. “There’s something on this calendar for everyone who loves seeing film the way it was meant to be seen — together, on the big screen.”
MEL BROOKS: THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN SERIES
In honor of Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday, HippCinema presents four of his most beloved comedies across three consecutive weekends, in the spirit of the Hippodrome mainstage’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You.”
Young Frankenstein
Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 PM
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Saturday, September 19 at 9:30 PM
Cocktails and Classics: Blazing Saddles
Saturday, September 26 at 8:30 PM
Specialty cocktail included in every ticket purchase
High Anxiety
Sunday, September 27 at 6:00 PM
More comedy classics with –
The Philadelphia Story
Saturday, September 19 at 3:00 PM
FLORIDA PREMIERE — SPECIAL EVENT
First They Came For My College
NR, 2026 — Documentary — 1h 45m
September 17–26
Special Event — Thursday, September 17
Meet the filmmakers: director Patrick Bresnan, producer Harry Hanbury, student filmmaker Calypso Camacho, and protagonist Lindsey Jennings.
5:30 PM — Meet and Greet
6:00 PM — Film Screening
8:00 PM — Film Discussion and Q&A.
ALSO SCREENING IN SEPTEMBER
Tony
SCREENING: September 10–20
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. Directed by Matt Johnson (Nirvanna: The Band, the Show, the Movie) and also starring Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, and Stavros Halkias.
Rose of Nevada
SCREENING: September 10–13
Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea along with its crew. Now it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign by citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn if the ship sails again. Joining the crew is Nick (George MacKay), desperate to provide for his young family, and Liam (Callum Turner), a mysterious drifter eager to escape his past. Shot on 16mm Bolex with all sound built in post, director Mark Jenkin crafts a haunting, hallucinatory time-travel mystery.
Olmo
SCREENING: September 24–26
From producers of Minari and Moonlight comes a coming-of-age journey. Fourteen-year-old Olmo and his family are struggling to make ends meet in 1979 New Mexico. With his father Nestor bedridden by illness, Olmo’s mother, sister, and Olmo himself must share caretaking duties — a responsibility Olmo, in the throes of selfish adolescence, would rather avoid in favor of his best friend Miguel and the girl next door, Nina. Chasing one night of freedom, Olmo embarks on a journey that leads him back to what matters most: his family.