Emagine Theatres Host Specialty Screenings This February – Including Black History Month Series, Sensory Friendly, and More
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JOIN EMAGINE ENTERTAINMENTFOR
SPECIALTY SCREENINGS THIS FEBRUARY
Providing Open Caption, Sensory Friendly, Dementia Friendly,
Winter Kids Film Series, Black History Month Film Series,
Secret Cinema, Mystery Monday Movie, and More
Join Emagine Entertainment this February as they host a variety of specialty screenings for their guests. Each month guests can watch some of the newest film releases with an enhanced experience. Open Caption screenings provide subtitles for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Sensory Friendly Screenings provide modifications to the theater atmosphere without modifying the film for those who experience sensory issues. Dementia Friendly screenings provide exclusively selected classic movies and musicals and encourage audience participation while providing guests with special door-to-door service. The Breakfast and a Movie and Lunch and a Movie allow guests to enjoy a full meal and concessions while they enjoy their film.
OPEN CAPTION FILM SCREENINGS
Select Emagine locations will host Open Caption showings of some of the newest film releases on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons all month long. Guests who are deaf or hard of hearing will be able to enjoy the movie-going experience with audio subtitles displayed on the big screen for all to see.
All open caption movies are shown in 2D. *Note: there are no modifications made to the film.
(Michigan) Emagine Birch Run, Canton, Hartland, Macomb, Novi, Palladium, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saline, Woodhaven, Quality 10 Powered by Emagine, Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine
(Wisconsin) Emagine Geneva Lakes
(Illinois) Emagine Frankfort, Batavia
(Indiana) Emagine Noblesville, Portage
Films:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for theaters and showtimes.
DOGMAN
Sunday, February 2
Wednesday, February 5
HEART EYES
Sunday, February 9
Wednesday, February 12
PADDINGTON IN PERU
Sunday, February 16
Wednesday, February 19
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
Sunday, February 23
Wednesday, February 26
SENSORY FRIENDLY FILM SCREENINGS
Select Emagine locations will host a unique, sensory friendly screening twice a month, with specific modifications made to ensure an enjoyable experience for individuals with sensory needs and their supporters. Their sensory friendly programing makes going to the movies a more enjoyable experience for families, children, and teens with sensory needs. All sensory friendly films will be shown in 2D. *Note there are no modifications made to the film.
What does Sensory Friendly mean?
First, it means sensory friendly experience (lights up a bit, sound down a bit). Second, if your child needs to get up, move, dance, sing…No problem. Third, guests are welcome to bring a safe snack for any food allergies or food avoidance/restrictions.
Locations:
(Michigan) Emagine Birch Run, Canton, Hartland, Macomb, Novi, Palladium, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saline, Quality 10 Powered by Emagine, Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine
(Wisconsin) Emagine Geneva Lakes
(Illinois) Emagine Frankfort, Batavia
(Indiana) Emagine Noblesville, Portage
Films:
First Showing of the Day. On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for theaters and showtimes.
DOGMAN
Saturday, February 1
PADDINGTON IN PERU
Saturday, February 15
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SCREENING
Dementia Friendly Screenings include exclusively selected classic movies and musicals presented in a unique setting with softer sound and ambient lighting. Guests are able to interact during the presentation and encouraged to talk back, clap, tap their feet, sway, sing along and get up and dance.
Emagine works with local organizations to provide guests with a special door-to-door experience guided by a team of dementia friendly “Purple Angels.” These staff and volunteers act as guides for the guests beginning the moment they arrive until the moment they leave.
More information can be found on Emagine’s website under Dementia Friendly Films.
Locations:
(Michigan) Emagine Saline, Emagine Canton, Emagine Rochester Hills, Emagine Novi
(Illinois) Emagine Batavia
(Wisconsin) Emagine Geneva Lakes
Film:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website for more information.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
Wednesday, February 12
DINE N’ VIEW
Emagine Royal Oak offers a one-of-a-kind feature that takes movie going to a whole new level of luxury. During Dine n’ View movies, there is no need to wait in the concessions line for food and drink, you can head right over to your select theater, sit back, relax, and be waited on by an Emagine employee. A full-service restaurant experience can be had from your theater seat featuring the newest and biggest movie releases. Movies are marked with “Dine n’ View” before the film title to designate a special feature.
Dine n’ View films are scheduled weekly at Emagine Royal Oak.
*Guests are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the film’s showtime to allow enough time to order.
Location: Emagine Royal Oak
Films:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for theaters and showtimes.
DOGMAN
Friday, January 31, 2025
LOVE HURTS
Friday, February 7, 2025
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
Friday, February 14, 2025
THE MONKEY
Friday, February 21, 2025
LAST BREATH
Friday, February 28, 2025
BREAKFAST AND A MOVIE SCREENING
Each month, Emagine hosts a Breakfast and a Movie showing, at select theaters, of one of the newest family-film releases. The breakfast and a movie screening package will include a full breakfast buffet, a 44oz. popcorn, and a 21oz fountain drink as well as a ticket to the showing for $24 for children and $30 for adults.
Location:
(Michigan) Emagine Royal Oak & Emagine Canton
Film:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for more information.
PADDINTON IN PERU
Sunday, February 16
10:00am Breakfast / 11:00am Movie
BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM SERIES
Emagine Entertainment invites you to visit select Emagine locations to Celebrate Black History Month. Throughout the month of February, Emagine will be showing a variety of African American influenced films for only $5. These films showcase some of the most influential black entertainers in modern history.
(Michigan) Emagine Canton, Emagine Royal Oak, Riviera Powered by Emagine
(Illinois) Emagine Frankfort
(Indiana) Emagine Portage
Films:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for theaters and showtimes.
AMERICAN GANGSTER
January 31 – February 2
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
February 7 – February 13
RAY
February 14 – February 20
HARRIET
February 21 – February 28
WINTER KIDS FILM SERIES
Winter Kids Film Series will take place from January 31, 2025 to March 20, 20225. The series will feature a new film each week. Films, Showtimes, and On-Sale Dates are subject to change. Tickets are only $3 per person and Magic Pack concessions are only $5.
(Michigan) Emagine Birch Run, Canton, Hartland, Macomb, Novi, Palladium, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saline, Woodhaven, Quality 10 Powered by Emagine, Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine
(Wisconsin) Emagine Geneva Lakes
(Illinois) Emagine Frankfort, Batavia
(Indiana) Emagine Noblesville, Portage
Films:
On-Sale dates vary. Check the website or the Emagine app for theaters and showtimes.
FLINTSTONES
January 31 through February 6
CAT IN THE HAT
February 7 through February 13
BABE
February 14 through February 20
BABE 2
February 21 through February 27
BEETHOVEN
February 28 through March 6
THE GREATEST MUPPET CAPER
March 7 through March 13
HOP
March 14 through March 20
MONDAY MYSTERY MOVIE
Emagine now offers “Error_MovieTitle_Unknown” Monday Movie Mystery at select Emagine locations! Catch an exciting new release for just $5 on select Mondays—before anyone else! The best part? You won’t know the movie until it starts. Tickets are Final Sale.
(Michigan) Emagine Birch Run, Canton, Hartland, Macomb, Novi, Palladium, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Saline, Woodhaven, Quality 10 Powered by Emagine, Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine
(Wisconsin) Emagine Geneva Lakes
(Illinois) Emagine Frankfort, Batavia
(Indiana) Emagine Noblesville, Portage
Monday Mystery Movie
Monday, February 24
Film Begins 7:00pm
SECRET CINEMA
Experience the all-new Secret Cinema event now at Emagine Palladium! Hosted by the renowned entertainment movie buff, Greg Russell. Guests will be treated to a carefully curated secret film screening, complete with engaging discussions led by Greg and a special guest. Tickets are $10.
Location: Emagine Palladium
Secret Cinema Date
Wednesday, February 19
Film Begins 7:00pm
ELEVATE YOUR WELL-BEING
Emagine and More presents Elevate Your Well-Being. Presented by the Co-Founders of Live Well Lead Well, Melissa Coulier and Melanie Samuels, this transformative event takes a holistic approach to wellness, equipping you with practical tools and insights to lead with clarity, purpose, and resilience. Through an engaging seminar and interactive Q&A, you’ll uncover strategies to balance the demands of leadership while prioritizing your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Whether you’re building a business, leading a team, shaping policies, or striving for personal growth, this event is designed to help you level up in every aspect of your life. Elevate Your Well-Being offers an inspiring and empowering experience tailored to leaders and entrepreneurs ready to prioritize their health, strengthen their impact, and take their business or career to the next level. If you’re ready to grow, thrive, and lead well, this event is for you. Tickets are $50.
Location: Emagine Palladium
Elevate Your Well-Being
Wednesday, February 19
Event Begins 5:30pm
WHERE:
Tickets are available at the box office, online at Emagine-Entertainment.com or through the Emagine App.
To purchase tickets and for a full list of showtimes visit Emagine-Entertainment.com
On-Sale dates vary.
All films, locations, dates, and times are subject to change.
Michigan Locations:
Emagine Birch Run / Emagine Canton / Emagine Hartland / Emagine Macomb / Emagine Novi / Emagine Palladium/ Emagine Rochester Hills, Emagine Royal Oak, Emagine Saline, Emagine Woodhaven / Quality 16 Powered by Emagine / The Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine / The Riviera Powered by Emagine
Illinois Locations:
Emagine Batavia / Emagine Frankfort
Wisconsin Locations:
Emagine Geneva Lakes
Indiana Locations:
Emagine Noblesville / Emagine Portage
FILM SYNOPSIS:
DOGMAN
From acclaimed director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Professional), DogMan tells the story of a man who, following a traumatic childhood, finds salvation and justice through his connection with dogs.
Rated R.
PADDINTON IN PERU
Full of Paddington’s signature blend of wit, charm, and laugh-out-loud humor, Paddington in Peru finds the beloved, marmalade-loving bear lost in the jungle on an exciting, high-stakes adventure. When Paddington discovers his beloved Aunt Lucy has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the wilds of Peru to look for her, the only clue to her whereabouts a spot marked on an enigmatic map.
Rated PG.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
Rated PG-13.
HEART EYES
For the past several years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe…
Rated R.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin and his 8-year-old son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie’s death. Eighteen months later Sam is still grieving and can’t sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite Sam having not even contemplated dating again. On Christmas Eve, Sam (on Jonah’s initiative) ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hear Sam’s story and fall in love with him solely because of it is Annie Reed, a Baltimore-based newspaper writer. Annie’s infatuation with Sam’s story and by association Sam himself is despite being already engaged. But Annie’s relationship with her straight-laced fiancé Walter is unlike her dream love life in the movie An Affair to Remember (1957).
Rated PG.
LOVE HURTS
No matter how hard you try, you can’t break up with your past. This Valentine’s Day, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Loki) rockets into his first major leading man role as an unlikely hero, a seemingly mild-mannered realtor with a dark secret that he is desperate to leave behind. Spoiler alert: He won’t.
Rated R.
AMERICAN GANGSTER
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Rated R.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Rated R.
RAY
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
Rated PG-13.
HARRIET
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Rated PG-13.
FLINTSTONES
In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can’t buy happiness.
Rated PG.
CAT IN THE HAT
Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.
Rated PG.
BABE
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Rated G.
BABE 2
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett’s farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Rated PG.
BEETHOVEN
A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen.
Rated PG.
THE GREATEST MUPPET CAPER
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It’s up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
Rated G.
HOP
E.B., the Easter Bunny’s teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band. In LA, he’s taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.
Rated PG.
THE MONKEY
When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.
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