Upcoming Films at Giant Screen Theater
Art of Film at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
Guest curator of film Carlos Valladares is back at the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater for a special series of films that will have you smiling all evening long.
Join us for our newest cycle of Art of Film with Happy Hour: The Cinema of Joy
This multi-month series curated by Carlos Valladares spotlights films which leave one in a state of exuberance, bliss, joy: musicals, romantic comedies, and even a concert film. These films are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, will look dazzling on the Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater, and will have you and your friends and family talking into the night and beyond. Featuring films by Robert Altman, Nancy Meyers, Michael Roemer, Mike Leigh, Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme, and Jacques Demy, among many others.
Film comes in many forms, from terrifying to side-splitting, and this cycle focuses in on the films that leave their audience more hopeful, more optimistic, and connected to each other in a way that only joy can connect us.
Sponsored by Drs. Jane and Darrel Gumm, Kathy and Harry Puterbaugh, Nancy Snowden, America 250 donors and Film Society.
Meet Guest Curator of Film: Carlos Valladares
Carlos Valladares is a writer and critic from Los Angeles, currently residing in New York. Valladares studied film at Stanford University and began his PhD in History of Art and Film & Media Studies at Yale University in fall 2019. He contributes regularly to the Gagosian, Art in America, n+1, and Frieze.
Valladares will be writing a series of essays for newest cycle of Art of Film Happy Hour: The Cinema of Joy. Get new insights into every film before it screens by subscribing to the free Film Society E-Newsletter
Previous film cycles with Valladares at the Peoria Riverfront Museum include Frame to Frame: Where Film Meets Art and a special Art of Film showing with the 1973 film by Jerry Schartzberg: Scarecrow.
The Screen
At five by seven stories (52-ft high and 70-ft wide), our Giant Screen Theater's screen extends beyond your field of vision, for a completely lifelike experience. This makes our screen the LARGEST Film Society screen in America, home to to a dedicated Film Society.
A Film Society is an ever-growing circle of film lovers, who come together to watch screenings of films not otherwise shown in a mainstream cinema. The Peoria Riverfront Museum's Film Society is over 4,000 strong, with access to exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming movies, and more!
The Technology
Lifelike dual 4K 36,000-lumen laser projection and 21-speaker 65,000-watt surround sound provide visitors with an unsurpassed, immersive viewing experience.
New ultra-bright dual Barco 3-DLP 36,000 lumen 4K laser video projectors deliver exceptionally rich color and depth for lifelike 2D and 3D content. The twin projectors, dedicated to right and left vision fields, allow true 3D projection.
The upgraded Dolby 21-speaker surround sound system packs more than 65,000 watts of powerful, balanced, crystal-clear sound aided by JBL speakers, Crown amplifiers, Biamp and Dolby Cinema processing, Shure wireless microphones, Alchemy video servers, and Crestron automation.