Magic Lantern Films

Magic Lantern Films takes its name from the old Magic Lantern Theater, now called the Isla Vista Theater. In the 1970s, the Magic Lantern was an art house that screened classic, independent and foreign films.

The new Magic Lantern picks up where the old one left off by screening critically acclaimed films as well as cult classics. The diverse selection of films will appeal to a variety of audience tastes.

Films screen every Monday night and Thursday night at 8pm during the school year, and every Friday night at 8pm during the summer! Check our schedule for the date and location. Free for UCSB students/$6 for general admission.

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SUMMER 2024 SCHEDULE

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday August 23

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: ROBERT ZEMECKIS
1985 / 116MIN

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents’ first meeting and attracting his mother’s romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents’ romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

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WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday August 30

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: MEL STUART
1971 / 98MIN

Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday September 6

8:00pm

DIRECTORS: CLYDE GERONIMI, HAMILTON LUSKE, WILFRED JACKSON, BEN SHARPSTEEN
1951 / 75MIN

On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice’s journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards!

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JURASSIC PARK

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday September 13

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: STEVEN SPIELBERG
1993 / 127MIN

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

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LA LA LAND

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday September 20

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: DAMIEN CHAZELLE
2016 / 128MIN

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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WALL-E

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday September 27

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: ANDREW STANTON
2008 / 98MIN

WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he’s finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE

Anisq’Oyo Park

Friday October 4

8:00pm

DIRECTOR: CHRIS COLUMBUS
2001 / 150MIN

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle’s house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he’s a powerful wizard – with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school’s kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents’ deaths – and about the villain who’s to blame.

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Location

Isla Vista Theater
960 Embarcadero del Norte
Isla Vista, CA 93117

Theater and Dance West 1701
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Anisq’Oyo Park
Goleta, CA 93117