| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | | Sundance Film Festival 2013 | Sundance Institute | 01/17/13- 01/27/13 | Provo |
NewsiesPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre September 7, 2012 A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are meet by the ruthlessness of big business. | SCERA | 09/07/12 | Orem |
2001: A Space OdysseyPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre August 24-August 26, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. | Salt Lake Film Society | 08/24/12- 08/26/12 | Salt Lake City |
Racing DreamsPresented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Fine Arts August 22, 2012 Racing Dreams is an award-winning coming-of-age story about three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR. This exciting and often humorous film takes us into the lives of Annabeth, Josh, and Brandon as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association's National Series, widely considered the Little League for professional racing. | Utah Film Center | 08/22/12 | Salt Lake City |
China HeavyweightPresented by Utah Film Center at The City Library August 21, 2012 In southwestern China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls hope to become China's next Olympic heroes, but as they decide whether to fight for the collective good as amateurs or for themselves as professionals, their struggle becomes a metaphor for the choices that everyone faces in the New China. | Utah Film Center | 08/21/12 | Salt Lake City |
The Princess PridePresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre August 17-August 19, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, The Princess Bride. A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing. | Salt Lake Film Society | 08/17/12- 08/19/12 | Salt Lake City |
HugoPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts August 13-August 16, 2012 Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. | SCERA | 08/13/12- 08/16/12 | Orem |
Green LanternPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II August 13-August 16, 2012 A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. | SCERA | 08/13/12- 08/16/12 | Orem |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre August 15, 2012 The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. | SCERA | 08/15/12 | Orem |
RobocopPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre August 10-August 12, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Paul Verhoeven's Robocop. In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him. | Salt Lake Film Society | 08/10/12- 08/12/12 | Salt Lake City |
The Adventures of TintinPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts August 6-August 9, 2012 Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. | SCERA | 08/06/12- 08/09/12 | Orem |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II August 6-August 9, 2012 A retired spy is called back into action, and to bond with her new step-children, she invites them along for the adventure to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world. | SCERA | 08/06/12- 08/09/12 | Orem |
The MuppetsPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre August 8, 2012 Walter, a man born as a Muppet, lives with his human brother Gary in Smalltown. They became Muppet fans when they watched The Muppet Show in their youth. Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend Mary to celebrate their tenth anniversary, and he invites Walter along so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary feels that Gary's devotion to Walter is detracting from their relationship. | SCERA | 08/08/12 | Orem |
The Forgotten BombPresented by Utah Film Center at The City Library August 7, 2012 In a globetrotting journey through various perspectives on nuclear weapons, this film takes us from the Peace Museums of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to the Nuclear Science museums of the United States, to the place that birthed the atomic bomb, the state of New Mexico. | Utah Film Center | 08/07/12 | Salt Lake City |
The GooniesPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre August 3-August 5, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, The Goonies. A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map. | Salt Lake Film Society | 08/03/12- 08/05/12 | Salt Lake City |
Magna Music In The Park ConcertPresented by Arts Council of Magna at Pleasant Green Park August 3-August 4, 2012 Arts Council of Magna will present Magna Music In The Park Concert featuring live music by Wolf Gang, MollyDrive, and Alandria. They will also be showing all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies. | Arts Council of Magna | 08/03/12- 08/04/12 | Magna |
Kung Fu Panda 2Presented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts July 30-August 2, 2012 Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past. | SCERA | 07/30/12- 08/02/12 | Orem |
Dolphin TalePresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II July 30-August 2, 2012 A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. | SCERA | 07/30/12- 08/02/12 | Orem |
Hello, Dolly!Presented by Murray City Cultural Arts at Murray Park Amphitheater July 26-August 1, 2012 A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. | Murray City Cultural Arts | 07/26/12- 08/01/12 | Salt Lake City |
The Towering InfernoPresented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 30, 2012 This star-studded Oscar-winning actioner, produced by Irwin Allen, is one of the greatest disaster films ever made. Architect Doug Roberts and builder James Duncan are celebrating their latest success: the world's tallest building. | Utah Film Center | 07/30/12 | Salt Lake City |
Seven SamuraiPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre July 27-July 29, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. | Salt Lake Film Society | 07/27/12- 07/29/12 | Salt Lake City |
The RacePresented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Fine Arts July 28, 2012 With no money, no help from her father and only her fiery determination to build a go-kart in time to compete in a championship race, 11-year-old Mary braves torment from her peers to dream beyond her poor community in Northern Ireland. | Utah Film Center | 07/28/12 | Salt Lake City |
Puss in BootsPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts July 23-July 26, 2012 A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends. | SCERA | 07/23/12- 07/26/12 | Orem |
Big MiraclePresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II July 23-July 26, 2012 In small town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. | SCERA | 07/23/12- 07/26/12 | Orem |
The Poseidon AdventurePresented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 23, 2012 Before there was Titanic there was The Poseidon Adventure. This multiple Oscar-nominee set the standard for seagoing disaster films. As the luxury liner Poseidon charts its course on New Year's Eve, disaster strikes when an undersea earthquake causes a titanic tidal wave and capsizes the vessel, leaving just 10 survivors. | Utah Film Center | 07/23/12 | Salt Lake City |
GhostbustersPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre July 20-July 22, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd. Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. | Salt Lake Film Society | 07/20/12- 07/22/12 | Salt Lake City |
The SmurfsPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts July 16-July 19, 2012 When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City. | SCERA | 07/16/12- 07/19/12 | Orem |
Mr. Popper's PenguinsPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II July 16-July 19, 2012 The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel. | SCERA | 07/16/12- 07/19/12 | Orem |
E.T.: The Extra-TerrestrialPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre July 18, 2012 A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet. | SCERA | 07/18/12 | Orem |
The Andromeda StrainPresented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 16, 2012 In this Oscar-nominated sci-fi classic based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name, a satellite crashes in New Mexico, prompting a team of scientists to race against the clock to stop a deadly virus from spreading the alien illness that sprang from the probe and has already killed most of those living near the crash site. | Utah Film Center | 07/16/12 | Salt Lake City |
ChinatownPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre July 13-July 15, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Roman Polanski's Chinatown. A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water. | Salt Lake Film Society | 07/13/12- 07/15/12 | Salt Lake City |
Silent MoviePresented by Sandy City Amphitheater at Sandy City Amphitheater July 12, 2012 Join them for an eventful evening of cinema. Come see classic silent movies set to live organ music. Listen to the remarkable talents of Blaine Gale as he sets the perfect mood for these film treasures. There'll be plenty of popcorn to go with the thrills, chills and laughter. | Sandy City Amphitheater | 07/12/12 | Sandy |
Happy Feet TwoPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts July 9-July 12, 2012 Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home one that will take everyone working together to save them. | SCERA | 07/09/12- 07/12/12 | Orem |
We Bought a ZooPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II July 9-July 12, 2012 Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. | SCERA | 07/09/12- 07/12/12 | Orem |
Three Amigos!Presented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre July 11, 2012 Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing. | SCERA | 07/11/12 | Orem |
AirportPresented by Utah Film Center at The Gallivan Center July 9, 2012 Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this engaging and glitzy drama spawned a new film genre - the disaster movie. In 12 harrowing hours at a major Midwestern airport, airport manager Mel Bakersfield must deal with a powerful blizzard, a blocked runway, a failing marriage, and a mentally disturbed passenger carrying a bomb. | Utah Film Center | 07/09/12 | Salt Lake City |
The Royal TenenbaumsPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre July 6-July 8, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness. | Salt Lake Film Society | 07/06/12- 07/08/12 | Salt Lake City |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II July 2-July 5, 2012 Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond. | SCERA | 07/02/12- 07/05/12 | Orem |
PredatorPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre June 29-July 1, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator. A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior. | Salt Lake Film Society | 06/29/12- 07/01/12 | Salt Lake City |
Noorda Theatre Summer CampPresented by Utah Valley University School of the Arts at UVU Noorda Theatre June 6-June 29, 2012 The Noorda Theatre Center for Children and Youth will be hosting its annual month long Theatre Summer Camp for kids June 4-29 in the Noorda Theatre complex on the Utah Valley University campus. The camp is for students from pre-school thru high school. Class subjects include acting, production, puppetry, public speaking, Shakespeare, and playwriting. Students can also participate in a month rehearsal process to perform the world stage premiere of Shannon Hale’s Newberry Honor Book,... | Utah Valley University School of the Arts | 06/06/12- 06/29/12 | Orem |
| Film Screening: Young Mr. Lincoln | Orem Public Library | 06/29/12 | Orem |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Presented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II June 25-June 28, 2012 Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. | SCERA | 06/25/12- 06/28/12 | Orem |
Monty Python and the Holy GrailPresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre June 22-June 24, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles. | Salt Lake Film Society | 06/22/12- 06/24/12 | Salt Lake City |
Film Screening: Written On The WindPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 22, 2012 Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister. | Orem Public Library | 06/22/12 | Orem |
RioPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts June 18-June 21, 2012 When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. | SCERA | 06/18/12- 06/21/12 | Orem |
The Pink PantherPresented by Peery's Egyptian Theater at Peery's Egyptian Theater June 20, 2012 Bumbling and conceited French police inspector Clouseau tries to catch The Phantom, a daring jewel thief whose identity and features are unknown and is acting right under his nose. See The Pink Panther on the big screen at Peery's. | Peery's Egyptian Theater | 06/20/12 | Ogden |
HugoPresented by SCERA at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre June 20, 2012 Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. | SCERA | 06/20/12 | Orem |
48 Hour Film Project Salt Lake CityPresented by 48 Hour Film Project at Megaplex 12 June 8-June 20, 2012 The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Salt Lake City on the weekend of June. Filmmakers from all over the state of Utah will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world. | 48 Hour Film Project | 06/08/12- 06/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
Le MansPresented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Fine Arts June 20, 2012 Steve McQueen stars an American driver at the 24-hour Le Mans Grand Prix who is locked in an intense grudge match with his German counterpart, even as he wrestles with his guilt over causing an accident that cost the life of a close friend. McQueen comes through with a penetrating, stoic performance in this classic film, and the racing sequences through the French countryside are nothing less than breathtaking. | Utah Film Center | 06/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
Joffrey: Mavericks of American DancePresented by Utah Film Center at Salt Lake City Library - Main Branch June 19, 2012 Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance tells the story of this groundbreaking cultural treasure, known as the first truly American dance company. Narrated by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules, the film documents how The Joffrey Ballet revolutionized American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet technique, combining art with social statement and setting ballets to pop and rock music scores. | Utah Film Center | 06/19/12 | Salt Lake City |