Festival Schedule

The Great Dictator

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard

Rated: NR

Sponsored by AARP El Paso

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To Be Or Not To Be

Hollywood Goes to War 

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Cabaret

Signature Classic 

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Plaza Days I

Plaza Family 

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase

Rated: NR

Sponsored by El Paso Community Foundation

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Sergeant York

Hollywood Goes to War 

Rated: NR

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The Muppets Take Manhattan

Plaza Family 

Rated: G

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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

40th anniversary Plaza Family 

Starring: Pee-Wee Herman

Rated: PG

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From Here to Eternity

Hollywood Goes to War 

Rated: NR

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Lecture: La Bamba

Lecture 

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La Bamba

With Luis Valdez Signature Classic 

Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto

Rated: PG-13

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Concert: The Pie Sisters

Concert 

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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

(re)Discovery 

Rated: R

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The Wedding Singer

Plaza Outdoor 

Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore

Rated: PG-13

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Wild at Heart

(re)Discovery 

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe

Rated: R

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Idiocracy

Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard

Rated: R

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Dumbo

Signature Classic 

Rated: G

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Why We Fight: War Comes to America

80th anniversary Propaganda Wars 

Rated: NR

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Sands of Iwo Jima

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara

Rated: NR

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Latino G.I.s and the Fight for Equality: The Mexican American WWII Experience

Lecture 

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The Men of Company E

Plaza Docs 

Rated: NR

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Fort Bliss on the Mesa

Lecture 

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Zoot Suit

With Luis Valdez Signature Classic 

Starring: Edward James Olmos, Danny Valdez

Rated: R

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The Battle of Midway/The Memphis Belle

Propaganda Wars 

Rated: NR

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Mrs. Miniver

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright

Rated: NR

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Film Lecture: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Lecture 

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Signature Classic 

Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody

Rated: PG-13

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Concert: Saving Bandit

Concert 

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Say Anything

Modern Classic 

Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye

Rated: PG-13

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PCFF Screenwriting Pitch Fest

Pitch Fest 

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

17th annual Plaza Outdoor 

Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick

Rated: R

Sponsored by El Paso Community Foundation

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Boogie Nights

Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore

Rated: R

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The Fog

4K restoration Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis

Rated: R

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The Way We Were

Signature Classic 

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford

Rated: PG

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Twelve O'Clock High

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill

Rated: NR

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Escuadron 201

Spanish, no English subtitles Plaza Docs 

Rated: NR

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The Freshman

100th anniversary Silent Classic 

Starring: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict

Rated: NR

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Run Silent, Run Deep

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster

Rated: NR

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Lecture: The Godfather Part II

Lecture 

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The Godfather Part II

Signature Classic 

Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall

Rated: R

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Punch-Drunk Love

Modern Classic 

Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Luis Guzman

Rated: R

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

It Came From… 

Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal

Rated: G

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Happy Feet

Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman

Rated: PG

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Patton

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young

Rated: PG

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Black Beauty

Plaza Family 

Starring: Sean Bean, David Thewlis

Rated: G

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I'm Just a Girl Dinner

Dinner 

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Lecture: Notting Hill

Lecture 

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Notting Hill

Modern Classic 

Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans

Rated: PG-13

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Life Is Beautiful

Italian with English subtitles Never Forget 

Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini

Rated: PG-13

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My Man Godfrey

Signature Classic 

Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady

Rated: NR

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All Dogs Go to Heaven

Plaza Family 

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Loni Anderson

Rated: G

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The Diary of Anne Frank

Never Forget 

Starring: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut

Rated: 1959

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Matilda

Plaza Family 

Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman

Rated: PG

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Lecture: Saving Private Ryan

Lecture 

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Saving Private Ryan

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore

Rated: R

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King Creole

Signature Classic 

Starring: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau

Rated: PG

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National Velvet

Plaza Outdoor 

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp

Rated: NR

Sponsored by Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park

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Going My Way

Signature Classic 

Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Jean Heather

Rated: NR

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Free Willy

Plaza Family 

Starring: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Michael Madsen

Rated: PG

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins

Rated: PG

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Despicable Me

Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

Rated: PG

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Lecture: Toy Story

Lecture 

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Toy Story

30th anniversary Modern Classic 

Starring: Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts

Rated: G

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Rush

Modern Classic 

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brűhl, Olivia Wilde

Rated: R

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The Producers

Signature Classic 

Starring: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn

Rated: PG

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An American Tail

Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn

Rated: G

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The Longest Day

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: John Wayne, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan

Rated: G

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Adventures in Babysitting

Plaza Family 

Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan

Rated: PG-13

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Lecture: Schindler's List

Lecture 

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Schindler's List

Proceeds to the USC Shoah Foundation Never Forget 

Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley

Rated: R

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Diego Muñoz Holguin Showcase

Local Flavor 

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

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Big Hero 6

Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung

Rated: PG

Sponsored by La Nube

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Plaza Days II

Plaza Family 

Starring: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard

Rated: NR

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MouseHunt

Plaza Family 

Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis

Rated: PG

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The Great Escape

Hollywood Goes to War 

Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Rated: NR

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The Book of Life

Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum

Rated: PG

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Lecture: Alien

Lecture 

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Alien

With Veronica Cartwright Signature Classic 

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright

Rated: R

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Concert: Bloomwave

Concert 

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The Birdcage

Modern Classic 

Starring: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Gene Hackman

Rated: R

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Spaceballs

Plaza Outdoor 

Starring: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks

Rated: PG

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City of God

Portuguese with English subtitles Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele

Rated: R

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The Royal Tenenbaums

Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow

Rated: R

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Castle in the Sky

English dubbed version Plaza Family 

Starring: Voices of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Mark Hamill

Rated: PG

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The Negro Soldier/The Battle of San Pietro

Propaganda Wars 

Starring: Carlton Moss

Rated: NR

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Notorious

Signature Classic 

Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains

Rated: NR

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Until He's Back

Plaza Docs 

Starring: Ahmed Tchichi, Maria Angeles Colsa Herrera, Faisal Bouhafs

Rated: NR

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Abuelita's Kitchen: Stories from the Borderland

Plaza Docs 

Starring: Leticia Hernandez, Yolanda Chavez Leyva, Elisa Licona Southern

Rated: NR

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The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

Plaza Docs 

Starring: Lola Weixel, Margaret Wright, Lyn Childs

Rated: NR

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The Birds

With Veronica Cartwright Signature Classic 

Starring: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright

Rated: PG-13

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Red Sands

Plaza Docs 

Starring: Ramiro Bernal, Enrique Cisneros, Rosa Gonzalez

Rated: NR

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Night and Fog

French with English subtitles Never Forget 

Starring: Michel Bouquet

Rated: NR

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Long Shadows

With producer Allen Gilmer and others El Paso Premiere 

Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jacqueline Bisset, Dominic Monaghan, Blaine Maye, Sarah Cortez, Grainger Hines

Rated: NR

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Concert: Jenna Ivey

Concert 

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9th Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase

Local Flavor 

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

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Mamma Mia!

Plaza Outdoor 

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters

Rated: PG-13

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Better Than the First? 

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick

Rated: R

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Hellboy

Plaza After Dark 

Starring: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair

Rated: PG-13

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Filmmakers Brunch: On Location with Jacob Cena

Brunch 

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Her Husband's Trademark

Premiere of new digital restoration (re)Discovery 

Starring: Gloria Swanson, Richard Wayne, Stuart Holmes

Rated: NR

Sponsored by El Paso Community Foundation

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Gran Hotel

Spanish with English subtitles Signature Classic 

Starring: Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno, Jacqueline Dalya, Josefina Martinez

Rated: NR

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Local Flavor Showcase and Awards

Local Flavor 

Starring: Various

Rated: NR

Sponsored by El Paso Film and Creative Industries Commission, Texas Film Commission

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A League of Their Own

Modern Classic 

Starring: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell

Rated: PG

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Local Flavor 2025 Reception

Local Flavor 

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Lecture: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Lecture 

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Signature Classic 

Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams

Rated: PG

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