Regal is rolling out the red carpet for a slate of heavy-hitting titles this September with its Month of Masterpieces program, a daily showcase of films that defined eras, genres and careers. For 30 straight days, audiences can catch a different classic back on the big screen at select Regal locations, with tickets priced at $8.99.

The lineup reads like a crash course in film history. Coppola’s The Godfather (Sept. 6), Scorsese’s Goodfellas (Sept. 9), Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (Sept. 26) and Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan (Sept. 20) sit alongside timeless standards such as Casablanca (Sept. 24) and Citizen Kane (Sept. 7). More recent favorites also get the spotlight, from Nolan’s Interstellar (Sept. 5) and Inception (Sept. 13) to Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (Sept. 30).

With a mix that spans from Hitchcock’s Vertigo (Sept. 25) to Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth (Sept. 17), the lineup is stacked with heavyweight titles and marquee directors. But it is also notable for what it leaves out. The roster is entirely drawn from a canon of male filmmakers. Absent are names like Jane Campion, Agnieszka Holland, or Ava Marie DuVernay, just to name a few, whose works have been critically acclaimed and have been celebrated on the festival circuit and beyond. 

See it on the Big Screen

The program comes at a time when exhibitors are trying new tactics to pull audiences back into theaters. AMC has introduced half-price tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while other chains have leaned on live events, concert screenings and marathon programming. 

Regal is sweetening the deal for Crown Club members with weekly concessions promotions throughout the month. The roster includes half-off candy on Mondays, half-off popcorn on Tuesdays, $2 hotdogs on Wednesdays, buy-one-get-one soft drinks on Thursdays and Fridays, and buy-one-get-one popcorn on Saturdays and Sundays.

So slide your iPhone back into your pocket and take a seat in front of the big screen for Regal Movie Masterpieces. Great films (most films, really) demand more than a swipe and a tap.