Previous Events:

Chinese Movie Night

Monthly Screenings

Thursday every month

1/5, 2/2, 3/2

Sponsored by Ding Ding TV and the San Francisco Chinese Consulate.  

"Tickets Free! with purchase of one concession item minimum. "Chinese Movie Night" is sponsored by Ding Ding TV every first Thursday night of the month. Reserve Tickets

School Fundraiser-Embrace

Thursday, January 5th, 2017

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips.

Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

Saturday, January 21st, 2017 - 2:00pm-4:00pm   Dot Com Mom Marathi Movie

Sunday, January 22nd , 2017 - 2:00pm-4:00pm    Dot Com Mom Marathi Movie

A Dot Com Mom is a story of a simple middle class mother from a small town. Like any other Indian house wife she works hard to raise her son. Her smart son goes to the USA and becomes super rich and successful. He invites his parents to visit him and his wife to share their success. Only mother manages to go to the USA. Her son is excited and wants to show her the whole country. But this simple mother cannot cope with the modern ways of the new country and gets in trouble. The daughter in law cannot bear mother-in- law's presence in her house. Finally, instead of staying for 4 months she decides to come back to India early. Months pass by and a situation rises, when her son wants the mother to go back to the USA. Mother is reluctant but her husband insists that she goes.    BUY TICKETS 

Monday, January 23rd, 2017- 7:00pm-9:00pm   

Private Screening  of  DESERT MIRAGE: A live-action/animation hybrid

Aspiring cartoonist and middle-aged gumbuster Cliff Morelli spends his days at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk performing minimum wage janitorial duties. When he is put on suspension after harassing a teenager and his parents threaten to throw him out of the house, Cliff decides to actively pursue his lifelong animation dreams by reconnecting with his rich brother Jack. After a failed attempt and a string of bad luck, Cliff finds himself at the mercy of the animated characters he has created, and together, they form a devilish plan to exact revenge on all those that have wronged him. WATCH TRIALER

Friday, January 27th, 2017

BEACON POINT

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A group of hikers lost on the Appalachian Trail stumble across an ancient secret that threatens their survival.

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Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 - 7:00pm-9:00pm   Hard to Believe:  Is a serious investigation into one of the most horrifying medical crimes of our time: forced live organ harvesting from tens of thousands of Chinese prisoners of conscience, and the response-or lack of it-around the world. 

Register for Tickets (first 50 get free medium drink)

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Thursday , Febrary 9th, 2017  1:15pm-3:15pm Noir Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholor who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening.  Learning and Entertainment Special! 

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Wednesday, February 9th, 2017 - 7:30pm-9:30pm  Time to Choose Documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions. Reserve Tickets

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 Thursday , March 2nd, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Noir Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholor who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening.  Learning and Entertainment Special!

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Monday, March 6, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District Reserve FREE  ticket  for Twelve Angry Men

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District   Reserve FREE  ticket for Scenes of a Crime

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Thursday , March 9th, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Noir Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholor who teaches at Santa Clara University has a repambel and Q&A at each screening.  Learning and Entertainment Special!

Sunday, March 12th, 2017  12-9pm  Iranian Film Festival: Atlan  12 noon   BUY TICKETS

Atlan is the story of Ali, a young Turkman horse trainer who plans on using the prize money from his award-winning horse Ilhan to pay for his wedding. But when unexpected problems arise, Ali needs to fight for Ilhan and for his own future. This film highlights the importance of horses in the life of Iranian Turkmen, where horse races are often highly significant social events. Cast includes Ali Bagheri.  

Ice Water 12 noon    BUY TICKETS

Ice Water, Screening with Atlan, Showtime, 12 noon.  This short film tells the story of an old man whose life is closely tied to an endlessly repeating cycle of collecting water from melting ice, and making ice from the collected water.  Cast includes Jahangir Osmanpour  and Chiako Khorshidi.

The Buffalo  2pm     BUY TICKETS

The Buffalo Showtime 2:00 pm. Tragedy strikes a couple, Shokufeh and Iman, when their plan to flee Iran is cut short by Iman’s accidental drowning in a lagoon. A diver called Bahram the Buffalo is assigned to find Iman’s body and a relationship begins to develop between him and Shokufeh. Cast includes Parviz Parastui, Soheila Golestani, Pantea Panahiha and Hooman Seyedi.      

Oblivion Season   4pm    BUY TICKETS

Oblivion Season Showtime, 4:00 pm.  An ex-prostitute starts a new life by marrying her loved one but leaving the shadow of her dark past is not as easy as it seemed before. Suddenly she finds herself a prisoner and must earn her freedom by fighting fight back against a male-dominated society. Cast includes Sareh Bayat, Amin Zendegani, Shahin Taslimi and Abbas Shoja.

Azar Shahdokht, Parviz & Others 6pm BUY TICKETS

The wife of a famous actor takes on a role as his playmate in his latest movie. Neither of them expect all the attention she receives by the critics, and their marriage is damaged by her husband’s increasing jealousy. The wife leaves home, but when she returns their daughter, the couple faces some even more challenges. Cast includes Amirali Danaei, Azadeh Esmaeilkhani, and Mehdi Fakhimzadeh.

The Sinners   8pm  BUY TICKETS

A tightly plotted Iranian film noir, The Sinners opens on the streets of Tehran, where a beautiful woman who developed an independent streak during seven years in the United States meets a violent end. Many people wished her dead—the young lover she spurned, the married boss she blackmailed, the human trafficker she knew too much about, her angry father who felt disrespected—but who could be sinner enough to kill this woman? Cast includes Mohsen Afshani, Hooman Barghnavard, Siavash Cheraghipoor and Homayoun Ershadi.

Monday, March 13, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District   Reserve FREE  ticket for The Central Park 5

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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017  10:30-1:15  School Field Trip, Cupertino Union School District

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Monday, March 15, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District   Reserve FREE  ticket for Witch Hunt

Sunday, March 19th, 2017  3:00-5:00 LUNAFEST 2017 Tickets on Sale Soon. Hosted by TWIGS of Cupertino

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Monday, March 20, 2017  7pm-9pm PREMIER PRIVATE SCREENING OF "STRANGE RITUALS"   Watch TRAILER
After a night of heavy drinking, Jeanne and Deb take an empty road through the backwoods to avoid traffic where they unexpectedly hit a mysterious woman that quickly vanishes into a field. Plagued with guilt and unable to go to the police, the girls decide to investigate with the help of some friends. But when their peers start to die or inexplicably vanish, it becomes clear that a bigger, sinister force is at work as Jeanne is thrown into a bizarre conflict with the undead and a sinister voodoo priest with malicious intentions.

Monday, March 20, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District   Reserve FREE  ticket for American Denial

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017  6pm-8pm Silicon Valley Reads Film Festival Theme:  AND JUSTICE FOR ALL  Sponsored by the Cupertino Library Foundation, Cupertino Library and Santa Clara Library District   Reserve FREE  ticket for Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

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Birthday Party

Friday, March  25, 2017, 3pm-5:30pm

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips.

Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

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Birthday Party

Friday, March  31, 2017, 5:30pm-8pm

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips.

Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

Birthday Party

Saturday, April 8th, 2017, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips.

Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

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Saturday & Sunday , April 15th  & 16th , 2017  1pm-4pm 

 Indian Marathi Movie  "Dhynionani"   BUY TICKETS

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Wednesday, April  19th, 2017  7:00-9:30pm School Movie Screening, Beyond Measure.  Palo Alto Bowman School

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Friday, April  21st, 2017  8:00am-11:30am  Onsite Movie Shoot (Cisco)  Redfitz Productions

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Thursday , April 20th, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Woman's Director's Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening. Learning and Entertainment Special!

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Sunday, April 23rd, 2017  2:00pm - 5:00pm  8th Annual Adaptive Arts Film Festival - Sponsored by the College of Adaptive Arts   Film Festival featuring local and international films by, for and about individuals of all abilities.

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Thursday , April 27th, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Woman's Director's Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening. Learning and Entertainment Special!

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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017  7:30pm-9:30pm Special Screening of "Screenagers" - School Program Screenings Series

Thursday, May 5th, 2017  7:30pm-9:30pm  Chinese Movie Night!  Sponsored by Ding Ding TV and Bluelight Cinemas along with the San Francisco Chinese Consulate

Monday, May 8, 2017  7pm-9pm PREMIER PRIVATE SCREENING OF

"THE REDEMPTION OF VINCENT YOUNG"   After the sudden death of his twin brother, aging slacker Vincent Young returns to his hometown to look over his nephew, Greg and sister-in-law, Cate. But suburban life proves to be too much for the puerile gamer as he struggles to hold a job and pursue his dreams of creating a virtual reality console while fighting for the affection of his new family when Cate's revered co-worker moves in. After a string of disastrous confrontations and on the verge of a mental breakdown, Vincent befriends a mysterious homeless man and re-unites with his best friend in a frantic attempt to connect with his nephew and prove himself as a worthy successor to his late sibling in this outrageous comedy.  

Watch TRAILER

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017  7pm-9pm

Project Wild Thing Film Screening - Fundraiser for Wild Child Free School

A revolutionary, award-winning feature doc about the fragile connection between children and nature… David Bond is a father. Things have really changed since he was a kid. His children are hooked on screens and don't want to go outdoors. They want iPads, TV and plastic toys. The marketing departments of Apple, Disney and Mattel control his children better than he can. Determined to get them up and out, David appoints himself as the Marketing Director for Nature. With the help of branding and outdoor experts, he develops and launches a nationwide marketing campaign to get children outside. PROJECT WILD THING is the hilarious, real-life story of one man's determination to get children out and into the ultimate, free wonder-product: Nature. Contributors include naturalist CHRIS PACKHAM, writer and environmentalist GEORGE MONBIOT, scientist JAAK PANKSEPP, writer JAY GRIFFITHS, advertising guru MICHAEL WOLFF, and brain scientist Prof. Baroness SUSAN GREENFIELD.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS 

AWARDS

WINNER 2014 CinemAmbiente Film

Festival SPECIAL AWARD (“The House Of Tomorrow”)

WINNER 2014 San Francisco Green Festival-

INSPIRING LIVES AWARD

WINNER 2014 Japan Prize

CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARD & GRAND PRIX WINNER

Thursday , May 11th, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Woman's Director's Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening. Learning and Entertainment Special!

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 7:30pm - 8:30pm  Private Screening of  "Fever Dream" - Seraphilm.com

Thursday , May 18th, 2017  1:15pm-3:30pm Woman's Director's Film Series sponsored by Cuperitno Library Foundation and Cuperitno Library.  Reserve ticket  Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University has a preamble and Q&A at each screening. Learning and Entertainment Special!

Women's Film Festival  

Saturday and Sunday , May 20th & 21st , 2017

5pm- 10:00pm each day!    

Hosted by: Voices of Women For Change.  Visit www.voicesofwomenforchange.com for additional information.  

Thursday, June 1st, 2017  7:30pm - 9:30pm Chinese Movie Night!  Monster Hunt (simplified Chinese: 捉妖记; traditional Chinese: 捉妖記; pinyin: Zhuō Yāo Jì) is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong 3D fantasy action comedy adventure film directed by Raman Hui and starring Bai Baihe and Jing Boran.[8] The film was released in China on 16 July 2015 in 3D[1][9] and in countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Korea. Upon release, it became a huge commercial success, breaking numerous box office records, including as the highest-grossing film in China,[10] before The Mermaid took the crown in 2016. It opened in North America on January 22, 2016 in 2D and 3D by FilmRise. A sequel, titled Monster Hunt 2, is scheduled for release in China in 2018.[11]

Sunday, June 4th, 2017  3pm - 5pm  Private Screening  

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017  9:00am - 11:30pm  School Field Trip, Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School  

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017  9:00am - 11:30pm  School Field Trip, Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School  

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017  10:00am - 1:00pm  School Field Trip, Sunyvale Middle School  

Monday, June 19th, 2017  10:00am - 12:00pm  Private Screening, Bill Wilson Center

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017  10:00am - 12:00pm  Private Screening, FUSHD School Field Trip Educational Community Experience

Birthday Party

Saturday, June24th, 2017, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

Birthday Party

Saturday, July 22nd , 2017, 1:30pm-4:00pm

Bluelight Cinemas is host to many different private screenings including school field trips. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a field trip or any other event.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017  10:30am - 12:45pm  School Field Trip, EDCDC School 

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017  

The Ancient Magus' Bride

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again Buy Tickets   7pm and 9:30pm

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Chinese Movie Night 

Thursday, August 3rd, 2017  7:30 - 9:30pm  Sponsored by Ding Ding TV and San Francisco Chinese Consulate.  

Movie Feature: 

Lady of the Dynasty

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.    

Saturday,  August 12, 2017  4:00pm - 7:00pm  Private Screening, No Jjiang Lovers, "Our President"

FAIRY TALE: DRAGON CRY

Saturday, August 19th, 2017 DOUCHEAHOLICS 

6:30pm, 8:00pm & 9:00pm

Friday-Sunday, August 25th-27th, 2017

3rd Annual DITR Film Festival - Sponsored by Diamond in the Rough (DITR)   Organized by independent film production company Diamond in the Rough Films, our 3rd annual film festival wants to highlight the TRULY independent film. Even if it is "rough around the edges" or just plain out there. The filmmakers who scrape and sweat to put a good movie together against all odds. We want films that take risks, not hollow 4K mirages. If the names Cassavettes, Araki and Korine mean anything to you (and if they don't, then you should look them up on imdb immediately), then we might be the festival you're looking for.  

Buy Tickets NOW:    Friday-Sunday Pass

Chinese Movie Night 

Thursday, September 7th, 2017  8:30- 10:30pm  Sponsored by Ding Ding TV and San Francisco Chinese Consulate.  

Movie Feature: 

Ballet in the Flames of War 

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017  7:00-9pm  Premier Screening:  BLOOD RELATIVE

After a botched robbery, a local crime syndicate sends a rookie enforcer to take care of a loose end. When the hit goes sideways and his civilian girlfriend ends up missing, her brother, Rodd, a mild-mannered guidance counselor, conducts an exhaustive search through the city to find her. With the support of a martial artist instructor, Bruce, the pair consistently becomes overwhelmed by a violent outfit of criminals looking to silence them. However, Rodd has a mysterious and dangerous past of his own, and with the help of his friend, they formulate a plan to take on the organization in this nail-biting action thriller.  

Watch the Trailer!
Trailer:  https://youtu.be/h988SR12fy0

Sponsored by Cupertino Library Foundation

Summer Film Series: PreCODERS  

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August 25th 2017 thru September 28th

Make your Reservations early!  

Thursdays 1:15-3:30

Presented FREE through the Cupertino Library Foundation *ALL events are hosted by Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University.  Preamble before film starts and Q&A at every screening! 

Saturday, November 11th, 2017 2:00pm - 4:00pm at the Cupertino Hotel   Cocktails,  Meet and Greet and Autograph Signing with Star Trek actors     Tickets are FREE sponsored by Cupertino Library Foundation: Seats Limited!  To reserve your seat:    CLICK HERE!

Saturday, November 11th, 2017 7:30pm - 9:30pm at Bluelight Cinemas. Video and Meet and Greet with Star Trek actors about How To Launch an Entertainment Startup.  Tickets are FREE sponsored by Cupertino Library Foundation:  Seats Limited!  

To reserve your seat:  CLICK HERE!

Sunday, November 12th, 2017 1:00pm - 3:30pm at the Cupertino Community Hall (Across from Cupertino Library)   Discussion of Earth Invasion, and Characters Backgrounds, Q&A, Meet and Greet with Star Trek actors about How To Launch an Entertainment Startup.  Tickets are FREE sponsored by Cupertino Library Foundation:  Seats Limited!  

To reserve your seat:  CLICK HERE!

Cupertino Library Foundation

Winter Film Series Starting January 12th 2017 thru March 2nd !* 

Make your Reservations early!  Every Thursday 1:15-3:30

Presented FREE through the Cupertino Library Foundation *ALL events are hosted by Mark Larson, film maker and scholar who teaches at Santa Clara University.  Preamble before film starts and Q&A at every screening! Feb 23rd screening has been rescheduled for March 2nd, 2016.