| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Film Screening: All That Heaven AllowsPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 1, 2012 An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers. | Orem Public Library | 06/01/12 | Orem |
"Who Likes Short Shorts?" Film Festival 2012Presented by Who Likes Short Shorts? Film Festival at Post Theatre June 1-June 2, 2012 The "Who Likes Short Shorts?" Film Festival will once again be held at the Post Theater at Fort Douglas. This year big changes are in store for the festival as it transitions into a yearly event as opposed to the biannual schedule it has followed previously. | Who Likes Short Shorts? Film Festival | 06/01/12- 06/02/12 | Salt Lake City |
1941's "Dive Bomber" ScreeningPresented by Brigham Young University at Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium May 25, 2012 The Brigham Young University Motion Picture Archive Film Series will show Dive Bomber, in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium on level one.
Dive Bomber stars Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy and Alexis Smith in the 1941 classic directed by Michael Curtiz. The film was nominated for best cinematography at the 1942 Academy Awards for its Technicolor aerial photography. | Brigham Young University | 05/25/12 | Provo |
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 |
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 |
Age of ChampionsPresented by Natural History Museum of Utah - Rio Tinto Center at The City Library June 12, 2012 Age of Champions is the uplifting story of a group of athletes - a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, octogenarian swimmers, and team of basketball grandmothers - all chasing gold at the National Senior Games. Meet these passionate and inspiring competitors and discover what makes them tick. Join Kevin Kohl, PhD. student in the Department of Biology at University of Utah, following the film for a discussion of the physiology of aging and what the latest science tells... | Natural History Museum of Utah - Rio Tinto Center | 06/12/12 | Salt Lake City |
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 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts June 11-June 14, 2012 Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems. | SCERA | 06/11/12- 06/14/12 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
CluePresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre June 15, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Clue. Starring Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery. | Salt Lake Film Society | 06/15/12 | Salt Lake City |
Crossing Midnight Presented by Burma Humanitarian Mission at The City Library June 19, 2012 The award winning documentary, Crossing Midnight, is set on the border of Thailand and eastern Burma. Crossing Midnight tells the story of a remarkable community of refugees from Burma working against incredible odds to help their own. | Burma Humanitarian Mission | 06/19/12 | 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 |
| Dirty Dancing | Peery's Egyptian Theater | 06/06/12 | Ogden |
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 |
Dr StrangelovePresented by Salt Lake Film Society at Tower Theatre June 8-June 10, 2012 Salt Lake Film Society presents as part of their Summer of 35 late night program, Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. | Salt Lake Film Society | 06/08/12- 06/10/12 | Salt Lake City |
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 |
Far West Ski Assn. Film FestPresented by Peery's Egyptian Theater at Peery's Egyptian Theater June 10, 2012 Preview three exciting ski films: Can Do: The Legacy of Jimmie Heuga, Ready to Fly and The Movement at the very first Far West Ski Association Film Fest at Peery's Egyptian Theater! | Peery's Egyptian Theater | 06/10/12 | Ogden |
Film Screening: Kiss Me DeadlyPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 4, 2012 A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious great whatsit. | Orem Public Library | 06/04/12 | Orem |
Film Screening: The FuriesPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 8, 2012 A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon; but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman. | Orem Public Library | 06/08/12 | Orem |
| Film Screening: The Importance Of Being Earnest | Orem Public Library | 06/15/12 | Orem |
Film Screening: The Night Of The HunterPresented by Orem Public Library at Orem Public Library June 11, 2012 A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. | Orem Public Library | 06/11/12 | Orem |
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 |
| Film Screening: Young Mr. Lincoln | Orem Public Library | 06/29/12 | Orem |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
HOPPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center for the Arts June 4-June 7, 2012 E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car. | SCERA | 06/04/12- 06/07/12 | Orem |
How to Die in OregonPresented by Utah Film Center at Salt Lake City Library - Main Branch May 29, 2012 In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. As a result, any individual whom two physicians diagnose as having less than six months to live can lawfully request a fatal dose of barbiturate to end his or her life. | Utah Film Center | 05/29/12 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Park City Film Music FestivalPresented by Park City Chamber Music Society at Egyptian Theatre May 25-June 3, 2012 The Park City Film Music Festival is an independent film festival, presenting film music competition for both Indie and studio-sponsored films, a performance showcase for composers with seminars for composers, musicians, songwriters and groups. | Park City Chamber Music Society | 05/25/12- 06/03/12 | Park City |
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 |
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 |
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 |
RangoPresented by SCERA at SCERA Center: Showhouse II June 4-June 7, 2012 Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. | SCERA | 06/04/12- 06/07/12 | 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 |
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 |