BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, 1821 2nd Ave. N., has a full Halloween week on its screens, from John Carpenter’s Halloween to Ken Russell’s The Devils, capped by a free Halloween Ball on Saturday night.
Halloween plays Wednesday at 2:30 and 9:15 p.m., Thursday at 2:15, 4:30 and 9:15 p.m., Friday at 10:15 p.m., and Saturday at 4:30 and 10:30 p.m.
The Devils plays Wednesday at 2:00, 4:45 and 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 2:00, 4:45, 7:30 and 10:15 p.m. Wednesday screenings before 4 p.m. carry membership pricing.
Thursday night brings SHOUT night at 8 p.m., with Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film The Babadook, free on a first-come, first-served basis. Thursday also brings a free American Horror Story season 13 finale watch party in the cinema lobby; reservations are strongly recommended, with seating first come, first served.
Saturday’s Halloween Ball, free, runs 7–11 p.m., with costume-contest sign-up from 7–8 p.m., Scaryoke and dance parties, zodiac and tarot readings from 8–11 p.m., costume contest rounds at 9 and 9:40 p.m., and a Michael Myers “Thriller” dance-off at 10 p.m.