Summer of Soul
August 27, 2026 | SOPAC Cinemas
Welcome to the
Maplewood Film Society!
We are a community of film-lovers who believe the best way to see a movie is with others on big a screen.
Support Us!
The Maplewood Film Society creates unforgettable cinema events that bring our community together to celebrate movies, conversation, and the arts. From Movie Night Outs at local theaters to special, one-night only screenings of independent, documentary or classic movies, we gather at the movies. We are working to ensure that there is consistent, community-centric film programming available in the SOMA area — especially as our historic theater prepares to reopen. Your donation helps preserve Maplewood’s vibrant cinema-loving character.
The Maplewood Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and your donation is tax deductible.
Movie News Not To Miss
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Rejoice! The cinemas at SOPAC are open, thanks to Box Office Cinemas. The same team is also renovating the Maplewood Movie Theater. Support them! See a movie this weekend!
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Read co-founder Angela Matusik’s essay Why Moves Matter More Than Ever. Because New Jersey’s boom in production will be bittersweet if all our local cinemas die.
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It’s not often you leave a vampire movie feeling smarter but that’s exactly what happened at the “Sinners and Its Wild Ride through Black History.” Over 300 people attended.
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Hear MFS founders Angela Matusik and Lisa Cohen talk about why movie theaters are crucial to the culture of small towns on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show.
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Don’t miss the 64th New York Film Festival, just a short train ride (or two) away. The opening film is Paper Tiger, filmed mostly in, you guessed it, New Jersey!
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More than 220 guests filed into the Woodland for the sold-out screening of Lynch’s film, Wild at Heart, on a big screen.