Columbia’s independent cinema brings science to the movies with expert-led film events The Nickelodeon Theater has been selected as one of 41 independent cinemas, museums, and community film organizations across the country to receive a 2025–26 Science on Screen® grant, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Now […]
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The Nickelodeon Theater Awarded National Science on Screen® Grant
October 8, 2025
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Perilous Parents and Problem Children: The Nickelodeon’s October Series Unveils Freakishness of Family Life
October 8, 2025
By Elliott Catoe-Griffis, Kaitlyn Rivers, and Madison Wyatt How frightening can being a parent truly be? In October 2025, The Nickelodeon will explore this question with Spooky Spawn: Reproductive Body Horror and Perverse Parenthood, a three-film series that presents reproduction and parenthood in their most grotesque and haunting forms. Each film exhibits a uniquely terrifying […]
Events
The Brutalist meets brutalism in Columbia
February 19, 2025
For our special screening of The Brutalist, we were honored to feature a video essay from Tom Savory, FAIA—Clemson University Architecture Professor and Founding Principal of Watson Tate Savory Architects (1996-2021). In this short presentation, Tom explores the history of the Brutalist Movement and its lasting influence on modern architecture in Columbia and beyond. The Brutalist, directed by Brady […]
Events, Programming
Her Body, Their Vessel: The Nickelodeon’s Upcoming Trilogy Explores Possession and the Monstrous-Feminine
September 26, 2024
by Ava Triano, Pranesh Rajesh Kannan, and Nicole Craft (USC Honors College students in Gender and Monstrosity in Horror) Are you ready to get possessed, movie lovers? The Nick presents its newest thrilling attraction: Possession: Contested Bodies and the Monstrous-Feminine. A daring exploration of gender, identity, and power, this series features a terrifying trilogy of […]
Events
How we’re filling pantries, seats, and hearts this season.
December 20, 2023
When we come together to make a difference, everyone wins. That’s why we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to help make the holiday season a little brighter for those who need it most. For the first time, The Nick is hosting a food drive to benefit the Brookland Community Food Bank. We’re offering 10% […]
Announcement, Events, Programming
The Nick and SC Pride to present Paris is Burning
October 9, 2023
The Nick and South Carolina Pride Movement (SC Pride) will present Paris Is Burning as part of The Nick’s Pride Night celebration on October 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Both organizations are excited to collaborate to bring this film to Columbia for Famously Hot SC Pride. About the film – Where does voguing come […]
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The Nick and National Organization for Women (NOW) Columbia, SC Chapter to present Bella! This Woman’s Place Is in the House
October 2, 2023
The Nick and National Organization for Women (NOW) Columbia, SC Chapter will present Bella! This Woman’s Place Is in the House, as part of The Nick’s ReelTalk Docuseries, on October 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. The event will feature a talkback after the film with panelists provided by NOW and moderated by Heather Bauer, a […]
Announcement, Events, Programming
ReelTalk series pulls community together
August 26, 2023
We don’t just show movies at The Nick. We pull the community together to talk about them, in ways that enrich the whole community. You’ll see that happen Monday night, Aug. 28, with the next installment of a series of programs we’re calling “ReelTalk.” On that night, we’ll have a one-time showing of “Stay Awake,” […]
Events, Education
Global ‘INPUT’: Xavier Blake’s Trip to Taipei
May 23, 2023
Over 50 years ago the public broadcasting service (PBS) was created to champion the principles of diversity and excellence of programming, responsiveness to local communities, and service to all. Before I joined The Nick in January, I spent over two decades as a content creator in the public media industry. One of the great joys […]