Film fest marks Circle Cinema’s 90th birthday

TULSA — An iconic Oklahoma movie house is marking a milestone with the Circle Cinema Film Festival and 90th Birthday Celebration on July 7-15 at the theater, 10 S Lewis Ave. The weeklong event will include new features, as well as classics and silent movies, documentaries, special guests, filmmaker discussions, receptions and more.

The festival will launch at 7 p.m. July 7 with The Tulsa Voice Kick-Off Event, which will include a screening of cult favorite “Almost Famous” (2000), followed by a panel with film writer Jeff Huston, film writer Charles Elmore and music writer Becky Carman.

Highlights of the celebration will include a “Grease” 40th anniversary screening with singalong at 2 p.m. July 8; the VIP event “An Evening With Tim Blake Nelson” at 6:30 p.m. July 8; a short film, live performance and Q&A of “Nanyehi” at 7 p.m. July 9; “Rock Stars: Pioneering Women In Petroleum Geology,” with guests in attendance including producer Vern Stefanic, at 7:30 p.m. July 11.

Additional highlights will include the Wilma Mankiller documentary “Mankiller,” with special guests and the short “Ronnie Bodean,” at 7 p.m. July 12; a VIP showing of the drama “We Only Know So Much,” with Q&A and Tulsa actress Jeanne Tripplehorn in attendance, at 7 p.m. July 13; a 4K restoration of the Italian horror classic “Deep Red” at 10 p.m. July 13-14.

General admission tickets are $10. VIP events are $35 for general admission and $30 for Circle Cinema members. For more information about the lineup or tickets, go to www.circlecinema.com or www.facebook.com/ CircleCinema.