Coronado Times

CIFF Monthly Classic Film: "Shakespeare in Love" (1998)
2025-08-27 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Island Film Festival’s monthly classic film for August is 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton; and directed by John Madden.
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare’s comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
5 pm THEATER DOORS OPEN*
5:30 pm PRESENTATION STARTS
*One Adult beverage is offered.
Please plan to be seated by 5:20pm
Due to the high demand and frequent sellouts of the screenings, CIFF strongly recommends purchasing tickets online in advance. Please arrive early to secure your seat and indulge in refreshments before the show begins.

Special screening of "JAWS"
2025-09-13 13:45 - 16:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join the Coronado Island Film Festival for a complimentary screening of “JAWS,” the 1975 classic, digitally restored film on the big screen.
Village Theatre Coronado
Saturday, September 13 1:45 pm
Sunday, September 14 1:45 pm
>> ARRIVE EARLY TO GET A SEAT <<<
Seating is first come, first serve and subject to availability.
Saving seats will not be allowed if there is a large crowd. Please make sure your whole group arrives at the same time.

Special screening of "JAWS"
2025-09-14 13:45 - 16:00 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join the Coronado Island Film Festival for a complimentary screening of “JAWS,” the 1975 classic, digitally restored film on the big screen.
Village Theatre Coronado
[Saturday, September 13 1:45 pm]
Sunday, September 14 1:45 pm
>> ARRIVE EARLY TO GET A SEAT <<<
Seating is first come, first serve and subject to availability.
Saving seats will not be allowed if there is a large crowd. Please make sure your whole group arrives at the same time.

Film Forum Coronado: "Mirage"
2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.

October 15: Mirage (1965, PG, 108min)
Gregory Peck headlines this tight and twisty puzzle box about a “cost accountant“ with memory gaps who stumbles into a sinister merry-go-round of danger and deception while trying to piece together his past. The top notch supporting cast: Diane Baker, Kevin McCarthy and Walter Matthau.

Locally-made "Serenity Now" movie screening
2025-10-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Cast, crew, family, friends and the public are invited to this complimentary screening.

Join the local cast and crew for the world premiere of “Serenity Now,” a short film about a frantic dog mom who hits up the local pet wellness spa for some wacky cures…with the hope of taming her humping hound before love slips away. The special screening will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 2 to 3:30 pm in the Winn Room.
The movie was written and created by a class of novice filmmaking students and produced entirely in Coronado. The class met at the Coronado Library this past summer for once a week production instruction.
After the classes concluded, the dedicated new filmmakers continued their learning experience during four weeks of production and three weeks of editing, post production and creation of the final cut of the movie.
The story revolves around an off-the-wall pet wellness spa and its owner Sage, who is convinced she can cure every dog’s ailments through new age potions and remedies.
But things get a bit complicated when Lila and her dog Wilbur pay a visit to the SERENITY NOW wellness spa with the hope of curing the pup of his boyfriend-repelling and amorous antics.
After repeated attempts, Sage and her chief canine therapist, Dr. Donatella, simply cannot cure Wilbur. Lila is devastated. She loves her dog – but wants a boyfriend.
In a last ditch effort to ‘fix’ Wilbur, Lila hatches a sure-fire plan which will not only help her and Wilbur, but change the lives of Sage and Dr. Donatella forever.
“Serenity Now” features incredible aerial views of Coronado, beach and downtown scenes, and talented local actors including some of your friends! For most of the cast and crew, this was their first movie production and a true learning experience.
The production team is excited to share their finished film with you, along with stories of their on-set experiences. Cast and crew will also answer questions and provide tips on how to make your own movie on your phone. Refreshments will be served.
Cast, crew, family, friends and the public are invited to this complimentary screening.

CIFF Classic Film "The Shining" (1980)
2025-10-29 17:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Scary Movie Coming Your Way October 29

So you say you want a really scary movie for Halloween? Well, do we have the perfect one for you! Join Coronado Island Film Festival if you dare for the 1980 psychological horror/ thriller “The Shining” on Wednesday, October 29, at Coronado’s Village Theatre. The work of the always difficult but groundbreaking director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), the film stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers. Written by Kubrick and Diane Johnson, it’s based on the 1977 novel by Stephen King and was largely unappreciated when it first came out. It was actually considered a “flop!” Since that time, however, “The Shining” has been reappraised by critics and audiences alike and is now considered to be a horror masterpiece and the second-best movie of 1980 (after “Raging Bull”). Doors open at 5 p.m. for complimentary wine, followed by a vintage cartoon and the feature at 5:30. Tickets are $15 and are on sale now at coronadofilmfest.com.
Nicholson plays writer and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrence, who travels with his wife (Duvall) and young son (Lloyd) to accept a caretaker position at the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rocky Mountains while it’s closed for the winter. Upon arrival, Jack is informed that a previous caretaker, Charles Grady, had killed his wife, two young daughters, and himself at the hotel a decade ago. Creepy enough for you? Well wait, there’s more! Son Danny, who it turns out is clairvoyant, starts having disturbing visions, Jack has writer’s block and violent outbursts and starts drinking again, then descends into complete insanity (as only Jack Nicholson can do).
Alert: THIS IS NOT A “FAMILY FILM”! But it IS a chilling, majestic piece of cinematic fright for the ages, brilliantly written, directed, shot and acted, and the perfect scary movie you asked for!
Next month: “Nobody’s Fool”, the comedy drama starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, and Jessica Tandy on Wednesday, November 26, the day before Thanksgiving. This is considered the ultimate “Thanksgiving movie.” Bring the fam. Tickets are on sale now.

In the meantime, we invite you to celebrate Ten Incredible Years of the Coronado Island Film Festival, November 5–9!
Experience over 130 films, from powerful documentaries to Oscar contenders, along with Tribute Awards, parties, and free screenings at the Coronado Public Library.
Learn more and get your tickets and passes at coronadofilmfest.com.

CIFF Student Classic Film: "Scrooge"
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:45 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7 at 1 pm, in the Library’s Winn Room, the Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) Student Classic Film Series presents a special Advent movie event for the entire family, screening Scrooge, the acclaimed 1951 British Renown Studios movie adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The screening will be followed by the first public announcement of the 2026 Student Classic Film Series “The Art of Adaptation” schedule of classic films. This Scrooge screening is a FREE event and open to the public of all ages.
Attendees are asked to please bring an unwrapped toy to the screening as part of Downtown Lions Club toy giveaway to underserved children.
Charles Dickens’ Christmas novella is, arguably, the single most adapted literary story in stage and cinematic history. A great many film critics insist that Brian Desmond Hurst’s 1951 film version has never been equaled. The screenplay by Hurst and Noel Langley (a The Wizard of Oz screenwriter) Hurst’s adroit direction, and C. M. Pennington-Richards’ haunting black and white cinematography, completely convince audiences of Scrooge’s spiritual transformation from bitter, friendless curmudgeon, into a man so overcome by gratitude and joy, simply to be alive on Christmas morning, that he finds himself gleefully shouting, “Merry Christmas!” to all within earshot; a man whose renovation of heart is so profound that many who knew, feared, or loathed him, suspect he has gone mad.
The lion’s share of credit for the film’s enduring power belongs to the extraordinary performance of Alastair Sim. Sim “inhabits” the title role, playing the miserly scenes with perfect notes of sarcastic humbug. Sim’s Scrooge is a man utterly alone and satisfied to be so; a man who has no use for other people. Sim never suggests Scrooge is an evil man, but, rather, a man whose spirit has been gravely, though not irreparably, warped by the vagaries of a difficult life. It is the subtlety and restraint Sim brings to the role that make Scrooge’s redemption in the final act believable, moving, and memorable. The final scenes of Scrooge radiating humility, warmth and delight reuniting with his family at his nephew’s Christmas party, and finally, walking the streets of London as Tiny Tim leaps into his arms are images to carry in your heart throughout the Christmas season. The entire community is invited to join us for the perfect “table setter” for Advent. As Tiny Tim reminded us, “God bless us, everyone!”
The screening will be followed by the first public announcement of the 2026 “The Art of Adaptation” schedule, screening two Golden Age classics monthly from February through May 2026. The Student Classic Series is designed to expose High School and Middle School Students to the greatest motion pictures made by the masters of the craft during The Golden Age of Hollywood (mid-30s to early 1960s). It provides a unique opportunity for Coronado’s young people to learn about the history of Hollywood’s Studio Era and the cultural legacy it bequeathed to us all.

Teen "Lord of the Rings" cosplay watch party
2025-12-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (rated pg-13) on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Come cozy or dressed as your favorite LOTR or fantasy character. Snacks provided. Costumes are encouraged, but no masks that completely cover your face, or weapons, fake or otherwise. Adults are welcome, only if accompanied by a teen.
For students entering or finishing 6th-12th grade.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "East of Eden" (1955)
2026-01-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
January 7: East of Eden (1955, PG, 115min)
James Dean’s electrifying screen debut highlights this feverishly poetic retelling of Cain and Abel. A rebellious son (Dean), along with his competitive brother, vie for the affection of their stern father (Raymond Massey). Co-starring Burl Ives, Julie Harris and Jo Van Fleet.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Last of Sheila" (1973)
2026-01-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
January 21: The Last of Sheila (1973, PG, 120 min)
Composer Stephen Sondheim and actor Anthony Perkins crafted a deliciously bitchy little bonbon that takes assault on Hollywood secrets. A nasty producer (James Coburn) lures a sordid group of friends to holiday on his yacht — aiming to unmask one of them as the hit-and-run killer of his wife Sheila. The star-studded cast includes James Mason, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Raquel Welch and Joan Hackett.

CIFF Monthly Classic Film: “Network” (1976)
2026-01-28 17:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight
Synopsis: When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Yellow Rose"
2026-02-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
February 4: Yellow Rose (2019, PG-13, 95 min)
An undocumented Texas teen and aspiring singer/songwriter (Broadway star Eva Noblezada) pursues her country music dreams when her mother is deported back to the Philippines. Co-starring Tony winner Lea Salonga and country music legend Dale Watson.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)
2026-02-22 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
On Sunday, Feb. 22, the Coronado Island Film Festival presents Director Robert Mulligan’s 1962 motion picture To Kill a Mockingbird in honor of Black History month and as part of its 2026 Educational Classic Film Program.
The event will take place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library from 1:30 to 4 pm. The screening is FREE and open to the public of all ages.
LEARN MORE HERE

Soroptimist program on human trafficking awareness and prevention
2026-02-23 17:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Children as young as eight years-old can fall victim to trafficking, and the average age is just thirteen. Trafficking has been reported in all schools in San Diego, and it happens in plain sight. The Center for Justice & Reconciliation at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) is fighting this attack on our youth with an outreach program showcasing in San Diego middle and high schools. Students in grades six through twelve learn to recognize grooming tactics and hear about practical tools designed to protect themselves and their peers from exploitation. Coronado Soroptimist invite middle/high school students and their families, CUSD faculty, as well as all interested community members to attend this important information session on Monday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 pm in the Winn Room.
PLNU’s outreach program, kNOwMORE, is a drama-based and student-centered human trafficking awareness and prevention curriculum grounded in the latest sex trafficking research in San Diego and developed in collaboration with leading experts. The main vehicle for presenting this information is a film that will be shared with attendees. The film features actors portraying various at-risk situations before participating in a follow-up panel discussion.
Ebony Robinson, kNOwMORE’s program manager and a survivor of exploitation herself, will be the evening’s speaker. She is a leader in the field of assisting survivors of trafficking with over ten years of experience in a number of different settings, including schools, the juvenile justice system, and survivor transition programs.

Please join the Soroptimists as they seek to strengthen our community’s awareness and expand understanding of the tools needed to protect local youth from the consequences of trafficking in the San Diego area.
kNOwMORE website link
Coronado Soroptimist

CIFF Monthly Classic Film: "To Have and Have Not" (1945)
2026-02-25 17:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
To Have and Have Not

Release date: 1945
Runtime: 1 hours 40 minutes
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael, Sheldon Leonard
Synopsis: A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Robot & Frank" (2012)
2026-02-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
PLEASE NOTE: this film will take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month.

February 25: Robot & Frank (2012, PG-13, 89 min)
A wily Frank Langella shines as a slightly dotty ex-jewel thief in this smart and snappy futuristic yarn. Worried about his father’s increasing state of disorientation, his son (James Marsden) hires a robot to act as his dad’s aide and life coach. Before long Frank and the robot carry out a series of daring neighborhood burglaries. With Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler and Peter Skarsgaard.

Movie on the Beach: Interstellar
2026-03-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Tonight’s Showing: Interstellar (2014)
Watch your favorite films under the stars with the ocean as your backdrop. From a relaxed seat in the sand to a private bonfire experience complete with s’mores, tailor your movie night exactly how you want it—simple, social, or indulgently unforgettable. Click to The Del’s website to purchase tickets.
General Admission
Enjoy the movie under the stars from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Family Roast Package
Your ultimate beach movie night for up to six guests.
Includes:

Six Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

Roast Family Package with Beach Daybed
Upgrade to the most luxurious setup on the sand.
Includes:

One Del Beach Day Bed
Four Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

Movie on the Beach: "Jumanji, Welcome to the Jungle" (2017)
2026-03-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Tonight’s Showing: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle “(2017)
Watch your favorite films under the stars with the ocean as your backdrop. From a relaxed seat in the sand to a private bonfire experience complete with s’mores, tailor your movie night exactly how you want it—simple, social, or indulgently unforgettable. Click to The Del’s website to purchase tickets.
General Admission
Enjoy the movie under the stars from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Family Roast Package
Your ultimate beach movie night for up to six guests.
Includes:

Six Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

Roast Family Package with Beach Daybed
Upgrade to the most luxurious setup on the sand.
Includes:

One Del Beach Day Bed
Four Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

Free film screening of "Three (Extra)Ordinary Women"
2026-03-08 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8), Soroptimist International of Coronado, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, is proud to host a free screening honoring three extraordinary women whose stories reflect courage, leadership, and resilience. This gathering aligns with Soroptimist’s mission to support and empower women and girls, while creating space for meaningful conversation and connection. When women come together, we lift one another higher — because reaching the top of any mountain is powerful, but sharing the view, the journey, and the lessons along the way is what truly transforms us all.

Through captivating images of Mount Kilimanjaro and eye-catching animation, Three (Extra)Ordinary Women tells the personal stories of three women of color who have collectively overcome poverty, abuse, systemic racism, and political occupation through practicing forgiveness, helping others, and immersing themselves in nature. As they brave their biggest physical obstacle yet – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – trekking up Africa’s tallest peak through arctic temperatures and some of the highest altitude on the planet, they discover they still have emotional hurdles to climb.
While centering women of color in nature (rarely seen as the outdoors have traditionally not been a safe place for POC), the film touches on themes of trauma, self-worth, sisterhood, empowerment, resilience, and nature as a healing agent that facilitates growth.
This film is timely in light of the conflict taking place between Israel and Palestine by exploring the Palestinian occupation and systemic racism in the United States and how both have equally disenfranchised people of color. But the message is not about more divisiveness, it is about how tough-yet achievable-forgiveness, healing, overcoming, and reconciliation can be.
RSVP TODAY: https://coronadofilmfest.com/three-extraordinary-women/
Please note: An RSVP or reservation does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first seated when doors open at 1:30 pm. Guests will not be admitted once the screening has begun.

Movie on the Beach: "Barbie"
2026-03-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Tonight’s Showing: Barbie (2023)
Watch your favorite films under the stars with the ocean as your backdrop. From a relaxed seat in the sand to a private bonfire experience complete with s’mores, tailor your movie night exactly how you want it—simple, social, or indulgently unforgettable. Click to The Del’s website to purchase tickets.
General Admission
Enjoy the movie under the stars from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Family Roast Package
Your ultimate beach movie night for up to six guests.
Includes:

Six Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

Roast Family Package with Beach Daybed
Upgrade to the most luxurious setup on the sand.
Includes:

One Del Beach Day Bed
Four Del Beach sand chairs
Private beach bonfire
Unlimited s’mores

CIFF Educational Classic Film: "Shane"
2026-03-22 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival’s 2026 Educational Classic Film Program presents the 1953 Classic Western “Shane” directed by George Stevens.
The screening is FREE and open to the public of all ages.

Shane: Hollywood’s Most Iconic Western?
Five short years before the release of Shane, Director George Stevens returned from a harrowing tour on active-duty during WWII in the Army’s European Film Unit, for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit. Stevens filmed both the D-Day Invasion and the liberation of the Nazi Death Camp at Dachau, experiences that profoundly changed him, for the man with the camera cannot avert his eyes. George Stevens understood death’s horrible finality as few other filmmakers ever have.
Stevens’ young son, George Jr., after reading Jack Schaefer’s huge 1949 bestselling novel, Shane, urged his father to bring the story to the big screen. In Stevens’ capable hands as both producer and director, A. B. Guthrie Jr.’s Oscar nominated screenplay adaptation of Shane yielded one of Hollywood’s most enduring Western classics. Set in the post-civil war homesteading era, Stevens’ movie never glorifies violence; it is shown sparingly and realistically. Set against the majestic Wyoming mountains, and based on an actual range war, Shane is a complex, multi-layered story of men reluctantly called to defend their homes, wives, children, and community by standing up to other men who have no qualms about violently imposing their will on homesteaders who are “inconvenient” to their way of life on what was once a vast Western open range.
Stevens’ masterpiece features an all-star cast, including two Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominees, 10-year-old Brandon DeWilde, then the youngest nominee ever for a competitive Oscar, and Jack Palance, in his first movie role, as Shane’s darkly menacing adversary. Loyal Griggs breathtakingly captures the splendor of the homesteader’s valley set against the majesty of the Grand Tetons, work for which Griggs won a Best Cinematography Oscar.
At the movie’s core is the unforgettable performance of one of Hollywood’s most unlikely stars, the diminutive Alan Ladd as Shane, the tale’s enigmatic Knight Errant. Few cinematic moments are more iconic than Shane riding toward the horizon, as a young boy’s call to the man he and his family will never forget, to “come back,” echo off the Wyoming mountains.
Shane is the fourth screening in the 2026 Educational Classic Film Program “The Art of Adaptation,” which continues to run through the end of May.
Don’t miss this chance to screen this milestone film in the chronicle of American cinema and participate in post-screening discussion of Shane’s significance cinematically, historically and culturally. The screener with “The Best Take” during discussion will receive a handsome hard-copy of the Jack Schaefer novel compliments of CIFF. The remaining 2026 “The Art of Adaptation” screening schedule is, in April: The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Double Indemnity (1944); and in May: A Tale of Two Cities (1937), and Les Misérables (1935).

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "The Birds"
2026-03-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
March 25: The Birds (1963, PG-13, 119 min)
Alfred Hitchcock’s elaborate tease bristles with terror as the peaceful town of Bodega Bay descends into chaos when a massive avian onslaught attacks without warning. A bored socialite (Tippi Hedren) and a self-righteous lawyer (Rod Taylor) are thrust into the thick of mother nature’s revolt. With Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy and Veronica Cartwright.
PLEASE NOTE this film will take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Movies on the Beach: "Hook" (1991)
2026-03-27 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Friday, March 27 – 8:00PM
Hook (1991)
Saturday, March 28 – 8:00PM
Spellbound (2024)
Friday, April 3 – 8:00PM
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Saturday, April 4 – 8:00PM
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Friday, April 10 – 8:00PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

Movies on the Beach: "Spellbound" (2024)
2026-03-28 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday, March 28 – 8:00PM
Spellbound (2024)
Friday, April 3 – 8:00PM
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Saturday, April 4 – 8:00PM
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Friday, April 10 – 8:00PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

Movies on the Beach: "Lilo & Stitch" (2025)
2026-04-03 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Friday, April 3 – 8:00PM
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
Saturday, April 4 – 8:00PM
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Friday, April 10 – 8:00PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

Movies on the Beach: "Peter Rabbit" (2018)
2026-04-04 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday, April 4 – 8:00PM
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Friday, April 10 – 8:00PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

Movies on the Beach: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)
2026-04-10 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Friday, April 10 – 8:00PM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

Movies on the Beach: "Frozen 2" (2019)
2026-04-11 20:00 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Snuggle up on Del Beach for favorite family movies and cult classics in a theater under the stars. Guests can cuddle up around a private bonfire with s’mores and relax in a beach daybed or enjoy seating in Del Beach sand chairs.

General Admission:
Enjoy the movie from a comfortable Del Beach sand chair.
Roast Family Movie Package:
Including sand chairs, a beach bonfire, s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Roast Bonfire Package with Beach Daybed:
Including a Del Beach daybed, sand chairs, a beach bonfire, unlimited s’mores, and tickets for up to six people.
Upcoming Schedule:
Saturday, April 11 – 8:00PM
Frozen 2 (2019)
Friday, April 17 – 8:00PM
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Saturday, April 18 – 8:00PM
50 First Dates (2004)
Friday, April 24 – 8:00PM
Mean Girls (2004)
Saturday, April 25 – 8:00PM
Clueless (1995)
Friday, May 1 – 8:00PM
Forrest Gump (1994)

CIFF Educational Classic Film "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
2026-04-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival presents Director John Huston’s 1941 Best Picture Oscar Nominated feature film, “The Maltese Falcon” on Sunday, April 12, 1:30-4 pm in the Coronado Public Library Ruby Room. The screening is free and open to the public of all ages and is part of this year’s Educational Classic Film Series – “The Art of Adaptation.”

John Huston’s Landmark Film Noir Classic: “The Maltese Falcon”
As darkness descended on Europe in the late 1930s and early ’40s, a new movie genre, (in retrospect) labeled Film Noir, emerged from Hollywood. It featured stories of the darker side of human nature and fatalistic themes of murder, crime, double-dealing, and corruption. The moral ambiguity of the genre appealed to the anxieties of audiences facing a world seemingly gone mad.
Warner Brothers long held the film rights to Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon, based on a story he serialized in the pulp fiction magazine Black Mask. The Warners produced a notorious pre-code version in 1931 and a later comedic version in 1936, “Satan Met a Lady,” starring Bette Davis that was a notable flop.
The Warners offered a young, promising screenwriter, John Huston, the opportunity to adapt and remake Hammett’s story for a third time as his directorial debut. The result: perhaps the most enduring, admired, and imitated detective mystery movie ever made. “The Maltese Falcon” is a definite must-see in the American film canon.
In addition to the story’s appeal with audiences, Bogart’s “hard-boiled” detective, Sam Spade, proved his breakout role as a leading man. The supporting ensemble cast includes an exceptional roster of Warner Brothers Golden Age contract talent: Mary Astor as the story’s femme fatale, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in their first of many screen pairings and the inimitable Elisha Cook, Jr. as Greenstreet’s gun-toting “boy” who Bogart’s Sam Spade continually delights in humiliating.
Featuring a roster of menacing, murderous, deceitful characters, and crackling, quotable dialogue, all wrapped in Arthur Edeson’s shadowy cinematography, its themes of betrayal, greed, and cynicism make “The Maltese Falcon” the quintessential example of the Film Noir genre. Don’t miss this timeless 1941 Warner Brothers Classic!
This screening is free and open to the public of all ages.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: "Philomena"
2026-04-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
April 15: Philomena (2013, PG-13, 98 min)
A subversive blend of righteous anger and comic road movie. A devout Irish woman (Judi Dench) and a world-weary journalist (Steve Coogan) set out to trace her son sold for adoption by the Catholic Church.
