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Orange County firefighters are called to a popular theater.

Everyone’s heard of the “Dark Side of the Rainbow” or “the Wizard of Floyd” — the enduring high-dea that Pink Floyd’s psych opus Dark Side...

Back for a 24th year, the Central Florida Jewish Film Festival takes over the Enzian Theater and the OSC Digital Adventure Theater to showcase cinematic...

Halloween falls on a Monday this year, so revelers will have plenty of options to enjoy some spooky fun. TAILS OF TERROR HAUNTED TRAILTails of Terror: Haunted Trail will happen all weekend at 4603 W. Colonial Drive. Here’s who they’re forTIM BURTON’S COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEENTim Burton’s Countdown to Halloween kicks off 7 p.m. Sunday at Cocktails and Screams, the year-round Halloween bar. HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTSDon’t miss your last chance to attend this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort, happening through Monday. READ: 9 things to know before attending this year’s Halloween Horror NightsExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 16 Universal Studios Florida HHN TM Preview Team Member Preview Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Florida (JAMES KILBY)MONSTER JAMFor monsters of a different variety this Halloweekend, Monster Jam returns Saturday at Camping World Stadium.

The Enzian and Come Out With Pride are teaming up for a 'Meet the Filmmaker' event early next week with a powerful piece of local-centric...

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Oi! The Enzian Theater in Maitland is putting on a double-feature of punk-themed music documentaries next week for one night only. The evening's bill of...

The Enzian Theater has unveiled this year's '13 Films of Halloween' set for October — a slate of spooky cinema that runs the gamut from...

The Enzian Theater is celebrating the impending release of the new David Bowie doc Moonage Dream with a week of Bowie-centric cinematic fare. Yes, Moonage...

Maitland’s Enzian Theater is calling all cat people to two separate, upcoming movie events celebrating both our feline friends and late pop legend David Bowie in August and September.

It’s time for filmmakers all over the world to reel in their excitement because the 2023 Florida Film Festival is now accepting entries for its 32nd annual event.

CALENDAR GIRLS Directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen, Calendar Girls tells the buoyant story of Florida’s “most dedicated dance team for women over 60.”...

Central Florida is preparing to host the 31st annual Florida Film Festival, an Academy Award-accredited competition which announced its bigger-than-before lineup last week.

Maitland's Enzian Theater and the Asian Cultural Association are bringing back the South Asian Film Festival for a landmark 27th year, and it's only a...

From your smartphones to the big screen, Enzian Theater in Maitland is bringing back the CatVideoFest for another year, showing off the best of the...

Enzian theater in need of donations to keep silver screen shining Enzian theater in need of donations to keep silver screen shining (wftv.com)MAITLAND, Fla. — If you’re looking for a frightfully good time or a little liquid courage to get you through the spookiest time of the year, Enzian Theater has exactly what you need. Enzian will be celebrating Halloween all month long in October with various horror movies for any taste, young and old. Here at Enzian, Halloween isn’t just one day—it’s the entire month of... Posted by Enzian Theater on Friday, August 27, 2021For the little ones in your family, there will be a children’s Halloween party featuring “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Oct. 24. It all leads up to the Enzian Halloween Party on Oct. 30. READ: Enzian theater in need of donations to keep silver screen shining©2021 Cox Media Group

The Enzian Theater in Maitland this month rolls out the ongoing program "Meet the Filmmaker" and — COVID willing — there are going to be some high profile...

Outré cinema purveyors Uncomfortable Brunch are hosting a screening of Spike Lee's Bamboozled this Sunday. So why don't you skip church and/or drag yourself out of bed...

Enzian Theater and Travel + Leisure Co. are bringing back the Reel Representation: Diversity in Film showcase for all the movie lovers of the Orlando...

Film made in Florida follows strict COVID-19 safety guidelines to recreate Hurricane Charley.

click image Phtoo courtesy Enzian/InstagramThe Enzian Theater in Maitland has installed a new HVAC unit with UV filtration for added safety at their indoor screenings.This type of air handling unit is designed to more effectively reduce air pollutants, bacteria and (yes) viruses. Other Orlando venues, including the Winter Park Playhouse and the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, have already invested in this safeguard measure. "As more vaccines become available, and Oscar contenders such as(opening this Friday),, androll out this month and next, we hope to see more attendees, and are very pleased the installation of our new HVAC coincides with the arrival of these award-winning films. "It's also worth mentioning that the annual Florida Film Festival presented by and at the Enzian is scheduled to kick off on April 9.The Enzian is currently operating at 50 percent capacity with socially distanced seating. The Theater is also running an outdoor series, Fountain Features, though their February FF programming is currently sold out.

click to enlarge Photo via Magic 107.7Picture sitting under the stars with a glass of chilled white wine and Marilyn Monroe on the big screen. Thanks to the creative folks at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, you'll be able to enjoy the classics under the stars staring this week. – LINK Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency over the weekend as Central Florida braces for a possible midweek hit from Eta. – LINK We're smack dab in the middle of Orlando's Burger Week, that time of year where you can find delicious burgers all over Central Florida for just five bucks!

click to enlarge Photo courtesy EnzianMaitland movie house Enzian Theater is launching a new outdoor film series this week, Fountain Features, in the attractive environs of their Eden Bar Fountain Features kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the Marilyn Monroe vehicleand will continue weekly through the holiday season.Fountain Features will be a strictly limited (capacity) affair, with a $50 reservation netting you an outside table that seats up to four people, plus a free order of popcorn for the table. Solid option for those of us still a little anxious about the cinema experience.The next two films afterare(Nov. 18) and depressive classic(Nov. 25). Unfortunately, all three of these screenings are already sold out. That's how the cookie crumbles.So you should sign up for their e-newsletter , because that's the only way to get the inside line on the reservation links and announcements (or if you're an Enzian member, you'll get even more advance-advance notice) for the next month's screenings.

click image Photo courtesy the EnzianMaitland arthouse cinema Enzian Theater and downtown Orlando's Ace Cafe are teaming up for a screening of post-apocalyptic thriller – or if Trump wins: handy instructional video –next week.The film screening will be indoors at Ace, with the cafe's full menu on offer. The Friday-night event is a fundraiser for the Enzian.And there couldn't be a better place see this movie (or movie to see in this place), given that "the original Ace Cafe opened in 1938 as a transport cafe for truck and lorry drivers, but quickly became a place where motorbike riders gathered." Two properties joined by a reverence for the internal combustion engine!Back in 2015, Orlando Weekly gave the Charlize Theron- and Tom Hardy-starring Mad Max remake a full five stars and raved that it was "beautiful mayhem." How can that not entice you?Mad Max hits the Ace Cafe in downtown Orlando on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.

click image Photo courtesy the Enzian/FacebookAs a tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Enzian Theater will be screening the 2018 documentarythis weekend.Ginsburg – who passed away last week – was the subject of Julie Cohen and Betsy West's affectionate and exhaustive cinematic portrait, which our own Cameron Meier lauded as "the documentary she deserves. ""The film is nothing less than a life-defining document of the Supreme Court justice, but it also illuminates the entire gender-equality movement that Ginsberg has championed since the 1960s." RBG screens at the Enzian in Maitland from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 25-27. Information on timing and ticketing can be found here Check out the film and get ready for the fight over appointing her replacement.

click image Photo courtesy the EnzianPahokeeStraight Up, The Perfect Nanny, Pahokee, and The Etruscan SmileMaitland's Enzian Theater's "Enzian On Demand" streaming service is offering a slate of four new films starting today, running the gamut from a poignant documentary about small-town Florida teens to French psychological horror:"Enzian On Demand" is a partnership between the local art-house theater institution and a number of independent film distributors to provide top-shelf cinema to Enzian supporters in the comfort of their own homes. A percentage of the proceeds from each virtual ticket/rental purchase goes towards the Enzian to help keep them afloat during the ever-lengthening "shelter-in-place" process due to the coronavirus pandemic.Check out all of Enzian On Demand's current bounty of film and get the popcorn ready.

Although the work week can be pretty ruff, Enzian Theater is showing you that anything is paw-sible when you have a four-legged friend to ease your worry. Bow Wow Film Festival screens a selection of short films on all things doggy, allowing you to marvel at how these lovable companions touch the lives of so many. All proceeds from this event are donated to Greyhounds in Motion, an organization that transitions retired racers into family pets. The nonprofit organization also offers raffle items, interactions with the greyhounds and greyhound merchandise as well as the featured films. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida.

Did you find yourself lost during this falls Ewan McGregor-starring supernatural thriller? Maybe its time to reacquaint yourself with, Stanley Kubricks 1980 prequel, starring Jack Nicholson as a recovering alcoholic writer stuck in a haunted hotel with only a weird kid and a battered wife for company. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Unlike many newspapers, ours is free and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press

After nearly 40 years in existence, pioneering synth-pop band Depeche Mode is still able to sell out venues specifically, the Enzian. The Thursday screening of Anton Corbijns documentary about the Modes 2017 world tour sold so quickly that a second date had to be added to accommodate demand. Spirits in the Forest contains plenty of concert footage from the final two shows of the tour taking place at Berlins Waldbhne amphitheatre but it also tells the story of six everyday fans who won the chance to take over Depeche Modes social media feeds for a day that year. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press

click to enlarge Photo via Enzian Theaterclick to enlarge Photo via Orlando Museum of ArtThe Orlando Museum of Art will host Jen Vargas's FilmSlam starting in January. January will mark a new beginning for Orlandos film slam programs both of them.The Enzian Theater will continue its slam (a showcase and competition for student, independent, low-budget and no-budget short movies from Florida filmmakers) on January 19, but it will now be known as Central Florida Film Slam (CFFS). In addition, the Enzian has formed a CFFS advisory board that will include nearly a dozen industry professionals, including former Florida Film Festival programming coordinator Clementine Leger.Perhaps the biggest change is that one film from among the six monthly winners will now automatically be accepted into the Florida Film Festival. The fact that a film can now move directly from CFFS to the Florida Film Festivals Florida Shorts program is huge. Each months audience-vote winner will win an automatic screening during the 15th annual Central Florida Film Festival, a cool trophy and other opportunities to screen with our local film-festival partners!For more information about the Enzians slam, visit Enzian.org .

Though Uncomfortable Brunch, the purveyors of cinematic cringe, have screened Nagisa Oshimasbefore, back when the film series was hosted by Wills Pub, this screening at their new base of operations, Enzian Theater, is worth seeing, especially if you missed the last one. Best paired with mimosas and eggs.Noon Sunday, Nov. 3; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $9; enzian.orgConsider supporting local journalism. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Unlike many newspapers, ours is free and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press

Enzian screens a live taping of Phoebe Waller-Bridges one-woman stage show, the source material for her massive TV hit. The popularity ofis almost impossible to articulate sex addict runs slowly failing guinea-pig-themed caf while failing/being failed by her family? yet it seems to be universal, evidenced as much by Waller-Bridges recent Emmy win as by the torrent of social media adulation. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press

click to enlarge Photo courtesy Universal PicturesEnzian Theater and the City of Winter Park team up this week for a Halloween treat in Central Park. Abbott and Costellos 1948 comedy-horror masterpiece,, gets screened under the stars for all to see. The movie sees the comedy duo play a pair of North Florida baggage handlers who get embroiled in a plot involving Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman. You may not be able to bring a pitcher like in the days of Enzians beloved Wednesday Night Pitcher Shows, but there are plenty of bars and restaurants serving before or after the film.8 p.m. Thursday; Central Park, 150 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; free; enzian.org

click to enlarge Photo via Concorde PicturesWe've already mentioned how Enzian's monthlong schedule of horror movies this year is on point. But this week's Midnight Movie the first of four playing this month is a real treat. A movie about teenagers who stay late at the mall to bone at a furniture store only to find that the mall's security robots (not a real thing, '90s babies) have malfunctioned and are out for blood, Chopping Mall is a veritable checklist of '80s horror. Don't expect any subtlety unless you pair the movie with the Eden Bar's themed "Kill Bots Attack!" Thaddeus McCollumSaturday, Oct. 5 at 11:59 p.m. | Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland | 407-629-0054 | enzian.org | $12

click to enlarge Photo via FilmSlam/Facebookclick to enlarge Cameron MeierEnzian Programming Coordinator Tim Anderson and FilmSlam host and programmer Jen Vargas address attendees at a 2015 Slam. But because it was not created by the Enzian and has always been a volunteer-run event, ownership of the FilmSlam name has been disputed. We are going to continue calling ours FilmSlam, and we are doing a rebranding just so that its clear that its Enzian FilmSlam. As Orlandos local art-house theater, Enzian and its film slam [sic] program is the perfect setting for students to gain experience in the independent film industry. )The 2020 dates for Enzians FilmSlam will be Jan. 19, March 8, May 17, June 14, August 9 and Oct. 11.

click to enlarge Image courtesy of Nickelodeon MoviesAlthoughhas been around for 20 years, only the first three seasons of the show, along with the 2004 feature film that the Enzian is showing this week, were under the direct supervision of show creator Stephen Hillenburg. Hillenburgs sense of absurd humor is one of the reasons the show garnered a cult following from ostensible adults in the early 2000s, and it probably peaked with this feature. Parents may grumble that a so-called kids movie is scheduled for way after bedtime, but this screening isnt really geared toward the younguns as much as those who were young when it first debuted.9:30 p.m. Tuesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $9; enzian.org