Film

Promotional image from The Lost Boys featuring the vampire cast against a red background.

Lost (Boys) Weekend

June 9, 2026

Santa Cruz celebrates 40 years since The Lost Boys filmed on local shores, with a free Boardwalk screening, a Jamison Newlander signing at Atlantis Fantasyworld and vampire-themed festivities at the Blue Lagoon.

Secret Projections

The Del Mar’s annual Secret Film Festival invites Santa Cruz movie lovers to spend the night watching mystery films, fueled by coffee, snacks and the shared thrill of discovering something unexpected.

Who Needs Friends?

From ’80s film icon to introspective author, Andrew McCarthy brings his cross-country search for friendship to Santa Cruz.

Movie From the Sky

A script falls from the sky in Matt & Ben, a clever comedy imagining how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck created Good Will Hunting. The two-woman show runs March 13–22 at Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre.

100 Years of Suspense

Artist Rich Karat Hitchcock draws inspiration from coastal villages and historic harbors like Polperro, England, where landscape, architecture and sea converge in quiet beauty.

A Golden Egg

Melania documents Melania Trump’s last 20 days leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration. I feel deep anguish that this groundbreaking film is not...

Raw Talent

In Freaky Tales, Watsonville native Sedrick Cabrera is cast alongside actor Pedro Pascal, known for Game of Thrones.

Tales of the City

Set in Oakland and Berkeley, Freaky Tales is an ode to the grittier aspects of urban life in the East Bay.

Dog Stars

Top Dog Film Festival is a series of short inspirational films ranging from heartwarming human interest stories to heart-racing adventure-based features. March 22 at the Rio Theatre

Freewheelin’

The amazing career of Oscar nominated Hollywood costume designer Arianne Phillips, ever a Santa Cruz girl at heart, told in a feature entertainment story.

Out and Outdoors

the screen at the Rio Theatre will be filled with breathtaking, gravity-denying, death-defying footage of skiers, climbers, cyclists, hikers and other outdoor adventurers