Ceremonial Groundbreaking & Press Conference at Real Art Ways

November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025

 Please join us as we break ground on our expansion and celebrate the future of Real Art Ways.Program:10:30 a.m. Light Refreshments11:00 a.m. Press Conference and Ceremonial Ground Breaking 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Tours and other activities (more announcements coming soon)Enjoy an open house that features what Real Art Ways does best: movies, art, music and community!Registration is not required, but it will help with our planning. Please take a moment to RSVP. —Details:Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Speaker of the House Matt Ritter,… Find out more

November 17, 2025 - November 19, 2025

“If anyone has the right to make a revenge fantasy, it’s Jafar Panahi. And yet, this movie isn’t that. Panahi doesn’t make statement films; he makes question films, designed to instigate soul-searching and debate.” – Washington Post“Once you arrive at the ultimate destination — a primal, furious cinematic scream at all the injustices that have happened in Iran and throughout the globe — you will never forget it. This is essential viewing and essential filmmaking.” – San Jose Mercury News“It… Find out more

November 14, 2025 - November 20, 2025

“Rather than leaning on caricatures or stereotypes, the film gives each person’s perspective a respectful hearing. The added element of Wang’s subterfuge is what keeps it all fresh.” – The New York Times“It’s about the mysteries of the human heart. Its exploration of these subtle depths is sensitive, as are its conclusions.” – RogerEbert.com“Mistress Dispeller is a bittersweet take on bittersweet feelings that is also a fascinating showcase of the familial, cultural and societal rules and rituals in China.” –… Find out more

November 14, 2025 - November 20, 2025

“Sachs presents his characters’ intellect and emotion, their artistic energy, as inseparable from physicality: he avoids the cliché of talking heads and realizes the idea of talking bodies.” – The New Yorker“The result is a charming experiment that should delight those who like their pleasures both nostalgic and voyeuristic.” – The New York Times“Peter Hujar’s Day doesn’t ask big questions – it creates an ephemeral, meditative space that invites them.” – Filmspotting“The film is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute… Find out more

November 14, 2025 - November 20, 2025

“Bugonia is one of the best films in recent memory to capture what it feels like to be alive right now. Because of that, it is Yorgos Lanthimos’s darkest and most timely work.” – The Independent (UK)“Lanthimos’s hand is steady as he spins us deeper into chaos, always withholding just enough to keep us questioning what’s real.” – Chicago Reader“Proof that not every new movie is a cookie-cutter audience pleaser. Expect the unexpected in a sublimely ridiculous corporate kidnap caper… Find out more

November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025

 The series takes place in person on the second Wednesday of the month from September 2025 through May 2026. Each night begins with an open mic featuring readers with one poem (one page) and continues with a poetry reading featuring regionally or nationally known poets.Riverwood Poetry Series @ Real Art Ways will host Michelle Phương Hồ and Scott Frey on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7pm. There will be an open mic this month for the first ten poets who sign up.… Find out more

November 12, 2025 - November 13, 2025

“Linklater understands how to use his camera in confined spaces to keep a talkie movie visually arresting. And he’s helped by the snap of Robert Kaplow’s screenplay and by an immaculate cast that nails every line.” – NPR“In an often remarkable career, Hawke has never embraced that truth so completely as he does here.” – LA Times“Linklater has crafted one of his finest dramedies, a consistently fascinating exploration of the frailty of the artist, buoyed by one of Ethan Hawke’s… Find out more

October 31, 2025 - November 6, 2025

“Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” Reinvents the Heist Movie” – The New Yorker “O’Connor is one of the most exciting younger actors to have emerged in recent years, with an expressive breadth and depth that reveal new layers with each performance.” – The New York Times “This is O’Connor at his finest yet, and The Mastermind is the slinkiest, most satisfying piece of “mood cinema” you’re likely to have seen for a long while.” – London Evening Standard “The Mastermind is… Find out more

October 22, 2025 - October 23, 2025

“June Squibb is brilliant in Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut.” – Mashable “This was a heartfelt, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we’ve left this world. Take someone you love and see it.” – The Film Maven “[Squibb’s] performance is her own story, and it’s enthralling and heartwarming.” – Austin Chronicle After seventy years with her best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh… Find out more

October 22, 2025 - October 23, 2025

“There’s never been a movie more vital this year than The Librarians. If you prize literature, intelligence, independent thought, safe spaces for children, it’s a necessary watch.” – The Film Maven “From its superb opening-credits sequence paying tribute to card catalogs of yore to its sharp selection of vintage clips and intimate reportage, “The Librarians” is as well-crafted as it is profoundly alarming.” – New York Times “Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder’s illuminating documentary offers a rattling look at coordinated efforts to… Find out more