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WCUW in conjunction with Cinema Worcester presents: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom!
The mission of Cinema Worcester is to inspire, entertain, and educate the Worcester community through innovative film programming. The cinema will show independent and foreign films, in addition to cult classics, family fare, and overlooked gems from cinema history. Programming will strive to appeal to the diversity of the city, and include local and regional films as featured presentations.
Cinema Worcester is committed to building a true community cinema, interactive with and responsive to the preferences of residents of Worcester and the surrounding area. (read more about Cinema Worcester)
The FrontRoom is a cozy environment for watching good films, seating about 50 patrons. Instead of driving to Cambridge, Brookline, Boston- or even NYC- enjoy the same types of films right here in Worcester. Popcorn and other movie refreshments are available, with a donation requested.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Gail Hunt interviews Andy Grigorov from Cinema Worcester. Originally aired February , 2026.
The language, visuals, music, ideas and opinions expressed at any event in the FrontRoom or Gallery is that of the event organizer and/or artist, and not that of WCUW, Inc., its station director, programmers and other volunteers, nor its board of directors.
Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3: Cinema Worcester at the Frontroom Presents “Ask E. Jean”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW Frontroom presents “Ask E. Jean”, a film by Ivy Meeropol.
Ask E. Jean is the thrilling story of E. Jean Carroll’s life, from her early days as Miss Cheerleader USA to her rise as a trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist.
Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice.
In recent years, she reignited public discourse by standing up to power, becoming the only woman to beat Donald Trump twice in court, and sparking a national conversation about truth, accountability, and resilience.
This film is a portrait of an indomitable woman who proved it’s never too late to reclaim your voice, rewrite your story, and change the world.
“… illustrates a cultural shift in attitudes toward women who make accusations against powerful men.” – New York Times
Run time is 1 hour and 31 minutes. NR.
Showtimes: Thursday, July 2, 7 pm, and Friday, July 3, 7 pm.
Purchase tickets online: . $14.64 general admission, $12.51 senior/student with ID, $11.44 for WCUW members (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $12 general admission, $10 senior/student with ID, $9 for WCUW members.
The WCUW Frontroom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Thursday, July 9, thru Sunday, July 12: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour”.
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a curated collection of six standout short films from this year’s Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. This 96-minute program offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers.
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour offers a mix of stories that highlight bold perspectives and next-gen storytellers, highlighting the depth of narrative possibilities explored in the short film format.
This tour invites audiences across the world to experience a collection of resonant, provocative, tender, and human-centered fiction, nonfiction, and animated shorts that showcase truly dynamic independent storytelling.
Featured shorts: Crisis Actor, Lily Platt, Director; The Boys and the Bees, Arielle Knight, director; Living with a Visionary, Stephen P. Neary, director; Marga en el DF, Gabriela Ortega, director; Pankaja, Anooya Swamy, director; and Sauna Sickness, Malin Barr, director.
Run time is 1 hour and 36 minutes. NR.
Showtimes: Thursday, July 9, 7 pm; Friday, July 10, 7 pm; Saturday, July 11, 1 pm; and Sunday, July 12.
Purchase tickets online: $14.64 general admission, $12.51 senior/student with ID, $11.44 for WCUW members (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $12 general admission, $10 senior/student with ID, $9 for WCUW members.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Thursday, July 16: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Summer Camp Nightmare”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Summer Camp Nightmare”, a film by Bert L. Dragin.
This July, Cinema Worcester and Nuclear Eye Fanzine are teaming up once again to bring you a weekend of fun and fright with the summer camp film series Camp Crystal Pond!
The well of summer camp movies is deep, and we’ve chosen a diverse mix of genre-spanning films from the 1980’s, when summer camp films ruled the screens. From an edgy teen drama, to a camp slasher classic, and a family-friendly juvenile delinquent comedy, there’s something for everyone at Camp Crystal Pond!
Our weekend begins with Summer Camp Nightmare, where at Camp North Pines, a seemingly normal summer of camp antics takes a hard turn into a violent revolution led by a sociopathic teenage counselor after the camp director is accused of molesting one of the young campers. With its punk-fueled script by Penelope Spheeris and an assembly of some of camp cinema’s most memorable characters, this special VHS presentation of a rarely seen gem is one not to be missed!
Run time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. PG-13 (sexual suggestiveness | mild violence/disturbing themes).
Showtimes: Thursday, July 16, 7 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this Camp Crystal Pond series: Purchase your three-film pass online: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Friday, July 17: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Sleepaway Camp”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Sleepaway Camp”, a film by Robert Hiltzik.
This July, Cinema Worcester and Nuclear Eye Fanzine are teaming up once again to bring you a weekend of fun and fright with the summer camp film series Camp Crystal Pond!
The well of summer camp movies is deep, and we’ve chosen a diverse mix of genre-spanning films from the 1980’s, when summer camp films ruled the screens. From an edgy teen drama, to a camp slasher classic, and a family-friendly juvenile delinquent comedy, there’s something for everyone at Camp Crystal Pond!
Our weekend continues with Sleepaway Camp. Welcome to Camp Arawak, where the shorts are really short, the kids are mean as hell, and someone is brutally murdering campers and counselors in the most horrific of ways.
One of the greatest slasher films of all time, with an ending that will haunt you forever, it also perfectly captures the awkward confusion of adolescent sexuality like few films have done, let alone in the gutters of exploitation. Still controversial. Still weird. A must see for all horror fans!
Run time is 1 hour and 24 minutes. R (violence and gore | moderate sex/nudity/profanity).
Showtimes: Friday, July 17, 7 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this Camp Crystal Pond series: Purchase your three-film pass online: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Saturday, July 18: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Ernest Goes to Camp”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Ernest Goes to Camp”, a film by John R. Cherry III.
This July, Cinema Worcester and Nuclear Eye Fanzine are teaming up once again to bring you a weekend of fun and fright with the summer camp film series Camp Crystal Pond!
The well of summer camp movies is deep, and we’ve chosen a diverse mix of genre-spanning films from the 1980’s, when summer camp films ruled the screens. From an edgy teen drama, to a camp slasher classic, and a family-friendly juvenile delinquent comedy, there’s something for everyone at Camp Crystal Pond!
Our weekend ends with Ernest Goes to Camp. we head over to Kamp Kikakee, where a group of juvenile delinquents are taken under the wing of the wacky, yet good-hearted maintenance man-turned counselor, Ernest P. Worrell.
Will Ernest and the gang save Kamp Kikakee from being demolished by the evil mining corporation that wants to pillage the native land for its natural resources? Bring the family and find out at this Saturday afternoon matinee!
Run time is 1 hour and 33 minutes. PG (mild violence/gore/profanity).
Showtimes: Saturday, July 18, 1 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this Camp Crystal Pond series: Purchase your three-film pass online: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Thursday, July 23, thru Saturday, July 25: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World”, a film by Sasha Waters Freyer.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This line from a poem by Mary Oliver continues to resonate across generations — and lies at the heart of this intimate and illuminating portrait.
A fiercely private yet profoundly influential voice, Oliver crafted poems that transformed quiet observation into something transcendent. Openly lesbian and deeply devoted to the natural world (and her beloved dogs), she built a life of intention, privacy, and creative clarity.
Saved by the Beauty of the World weaves Oliver’s own words through rare archival materials and candid reflections from those who knew and admired her, including John Waters, Stephen Colbert, and Oprah Winfrey.
From her formative years marked by hardship to her quiet life in Provincetown with her longtime partner, the film traces the journey of a poet who found salvation in attention — to nature, to language, and to love. Tender, contemplative, and deeply human, this documentary invites us not only to understand Mary Oliver’s life, but to reflect on our own.
Run time is 1 hour and 31 minutes. NR.
Showtimes: Thursday, July 23, 7 pm; Friday, July 24, 7 pm; and Saturday, July 25.
Purchase tickets online: $14.64 general admission, $12.51 senior/student with ID, $11.44 for WCUW members (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $12 general admission, $10 senior/student with ID, $9 for WCUW members.
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Thursday, July 30: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Don’t Look Back”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Don’t Look Back”, a film by D. A. Pennebaker.
Join us for a trip to the late 60s with three fantastic musical films, beginning with Don’t Look Back.
In 1965, the iconic troubadour Bob Dylan toured the United Kingdom at the age of 23, and director D.A. Pennebaker was allowed behind the scenes to provide one of the most intimate glimpses of the private and frequently cantankerous songwriter.
The film chronicles Dylan’s concert appearances, hotel room conversations, and transportation downtime, pulling back the curtain on the folk messiah at the end of his relationship with Joan Baez and on the cusp of his creative shift toward rock music.
Run time is 1 hour and 36 minutes. NR.
Showtimes: Thursday, July 30, 7 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this series: Purchase your three-film pass, available online only: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission (single tickets only).
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Friday, July 31: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Monterey Pop”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Monterey Pop”, a film by D. A. Pennebaker.
Our trip to the late 60s continues with the second of three fantastic musical films: Monterey Pop.
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival.
Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Hendrix’s post-performance antics–lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience—are captured.
Run time is 1 hour and 19 minutes. NR.
Showtimes: Friday, July 31, 7 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this series: Purchase your three-film pass, available online only: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission (single tickets only).
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
Saturday, August 1: Cinema Worcester at the FrontRoom Presents “Gimme Shelter”
Cinema Worcester in conjunction with the WCUW FrontRoom presents “Gimme Shelter”, a film by Charlotte Zwerin, Albert Maysles, and David Maysles.
Our trip to the late 60s concludes with Gimme Shelter.
Theis is the landmark documentary about the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969.
Only four months earlier, Woodstock defined the Love Generation; now it lay in ruins on a desolate racetrack six miles outside of San Francisco.
Run time is 1 hour and 31 minutes. R (language | brief nudity | graphic violence).
Showtimes: Saturday, August 1, 1 pm.
Save money with a pass for all three films in this series: Purchase your three-film pass, available online only: $23.18 general admission (processing fees included).
Purchase individual tickets online: $10.38 general admission (processing fees included).
Tickets at the door: $8 general admission (single tickets only).
The WCUW FrontRoom is located at 910 Main St., Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
You can take two different WRTA buses to WCUW and the FrontRoom: