What we’re about
Wanted: all Nashville movie lovers! We meet ~15 minutes prior to showtime at the historic Belcourt Theater, then afterwards grab a table at a restaurant nearby for drinks & discussion. You need not be in “the Biz”— armchair aficionados who just love good storytelling are welcome! Meetings are free; movie tickets must be purchased separately through Belcourt (~$12.50 for non-members). There is complimentary parking at the lot next door when you pickup/purchase your ticket. Screening suggestions are encouraged!
The Belcourt Theater
2102 Belcourt Ave
Nashville, TN 37212
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Kurosawa series: Stray Dog (1949)Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
Belcourt is showcasing a Kurosawa series, including 14 of his very best, throughout the month of August. I have not seen most (i.e. 13 🤪) of them. It feels like film-ic destiny that I get to experience them for the first time on the big screen. In 4K! (well, most of them).
If you plan to watch more than 5 movies, I would recommend buying a 5-ticket pass ($45, $35 for Belcourt members) or a full series pass (14 total tickets for $98, $70 for Belcourt members). $7 for a Kurosawa flick on the big screen (most of which are 4k restorations!) - that's the best movie deal of the year! (and no, I do not work for the Belcourt Theatre) If you buy a pass, please keep in mind that you still need to reserve tickets for your showtime. Let me know if you have any questions.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa | Japan (in Japanese with English subtitles) | 1949 | 123 min. | NR | New 4K DCP Restoration
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side. Starring Toshiro Mifune as the rookie cop, and Takashi Shimura as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, STRAY DOG goes beyond a crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.
The screening will be introduced by Yoshikuni Igarashi, professor of history specializing in Japanese cultural studies at Vanderbilt University.
If folks are up for it, we can chat about the movie afterwards over a bite nearby.
—Purchase your tickets at Belcourt or online for the showtime below, and see you there!
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 1:00 PM - Kurosawa series: Rashomon (1950)Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
Belcourt is showcasing a Kurosawa series, including 14 of his very best, throughout the month of August. I have not seen most (i.e. 13 🤪) of them. It feels like film-ic destiny that I get to experience them for the first time on the big screen. In 4K! (well, most of them).
If you plan to watch more than 5 movies, I would recommend buying a 5-ticket pass ($45, $35 for Belcourt members) or a full series pass (14 total tickets for $98, $70 for Belcourt members). $7 for a Kurosawa flick on the big screen (most of which are 4k restorations!) - that's the best movie deal of the year! (and no, I do not work for the Belcourt Theatre) If you buy a pass, please keep in mind that you still need to reserve tickets for your showtime. Let me know if you have any questions.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa | Japan (in Japanese with English subtitles) | 1950 | 88 min. | NR | 2K DCP Restoration
A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, RASHOMON is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema — and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune — to the Western world.
If folks are up for it, we can chat about the movie afterwards over a bite nearby.
—Purchase your tickets at Belcourt or online for the showtime below, and see you there!
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 5:25 PM - Kurosawa double-header (1/2): Yojimbo (1961)Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
Belcourt is showcasing a Kurosawa series, including 14 of his very best, throughout the month of August. I have not seen most (i.e. 13 🤪) of them. It feels like film-ic destiny that I get to experience them for the first time on the big screen. In 4K! (well, most of them).
If you plan to watch more than 5 movies, I would recommend buying a 5-ticket pass ($45, $35 for Belcourt members) or a full series pass (14 total tickets for $98, $70 for Belcourt members). $7 for a Kurosawa flick on the big screen (most of which are 4k restorations!) - that's the best movie deal of the year! (and no, I do not work for the Belcourt Theatre) If you buy a pass, please keep in mind that you still need to reserve tickets for your showtime. Let me know if you have any questions.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa | Japan (in Japanese with English subtitles) | 1961 | 111 min. | NR | New 4K DCP Restoration
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic YOJIMBO. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage. Remade twice, by Sergio Leone and Walter Hill, this exhilarating genre-twister remains one of the most influential and entertaining films of all time. Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa’s oeuvre, YOJIMBO surpassed even SEVEN SAMURAI in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, SANJURO (Aug 10, 12) matches YOJIMBO’s storytelling dexterity yet adds a layer of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.
If anyone’s down, we could meet up for a drink at a bar nearby before the movie.
—Purchase your tickets at Belcourt or online for the showtime below, and see you there!
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 6:40 PM
