We are pleased to announce that we will reopen on May 21, ready to celebrate our 90th anniversary. 

To celebrate, we will be offering free popcorn with each ticket purchase on May 21-23, when movie tickets will be only $5. Come join us for free organ music at 12:30 p.m. on May 22nd. 

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced it is launching a new program, Stories Matter, in partnership with and led by best-selling author, actress, writer and award-winning documentarian, Leslie Zemeckis.

4/1/20 Update:

The Arlington Theatre will be closed until further notice. We hope things will be back to normal soon!

It is common for ooh’s and aah’s to follow when one is asked where they live and the answer is, Santa Barbara. 

The film Parasite, directed by Korea’s Bong Joon Ho, has made a lot of lists. It’s currently on the Academy Awards nominee list six times over.

And on the seventh day, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 35th edition reached its crescendo, with the Maltin Modern Master Award - arguably the event’s centerpiece attraction - bestowed upon iconic actor/producer Brad Pitt.