Best Picture Nominee

I'M STILL HERE

Rated PG-13 • Length 137 min

Dir. by Walter Salles

A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil, 1971.
4:30 PM & 8:00 PM
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A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: 'HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (1987)'

8:00 PM
Best Picture Nominee

NICKEL BOYS

Rated PG-13 • Length 140 min

Dir. by RaMell Ross

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
5:10 PM
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BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'LIVE FLESH'

5:00 PM
Best Picture Nominee

THE BRUTALIST

Rated R • Length 215 min

Dir. by Brady Corbet

When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.
7:20 PM
February 12 & 14

CHARADE (1963)

Rated Approved • Length 113 min

Dir. by Stanley Donen

Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.
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February 13

KAN-KAN AT THE VOGUE: 'MAGIC MIKE XXL' WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES

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Starts February 14

2025 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS - ANIMATION

• Length 90 min

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Starts February 14

2025 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS - LIVE ACTION

• Length 104 min

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Starts February 14

2025 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS - DOCUMENTARY

• Length 165 min

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Coming Soon

NO OTHER LAND

Rated NR • Length 96 min

Dir. by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal

This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
February 15

'MARCH OF THE PENGUINS' WITH VANITY REX

With host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Sylvia Thomas who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia! CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT.
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February 15 & 16

WILD AT HEART (1990)

Rated R • Length 125 min

Dir. by David Lynch

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
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February 17

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'BELLE EPOQUE'

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February 17

A/V CLUB: RABID GRANNIES (1988)

Half-priced drafts and $3 select well spirits. Film starts at 8pm. Films shown at the A/V Club are not suitable for all audiences. B-movies are often unrated, but would likely earn the MPAA equivalent of NC-17 or very R. Unless otherwise noted, no one under the age of 17 will be admitted.
February 18 /// $10 Tuesday

'STAR TREK II : THE WRATH OF KHAN' WITH 8TH DAY DISTILLERY BAR TAKEOVER

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February 19

'ADULT BEST FRIENDS' W/ DELANEY BUFFETT

Rated NR • Length 90 min

Dir. by Delaney Buffett

Inseparable since childhood, levelheaded Katie takes her codependent best friend Delaney on a girls' trip to break the news that she is getting married. Things do not go as planned.
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February 20

'THE MATRIX' VHS SCREENING

Rated R • Length 136 min

Dir. by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

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Starts February 21 /// Tickets Coming Soon

PARTHENOPE

Rated R • Length 136 min

Dir. by Paolo Sorrentino

Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters.
February 22

'BLACK BARBIE' FREE SCREENING : PART OF THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BLACK HISTORY SERIES

There will be a post-screening virtual Q&A with writer/director Lagueria Davis.
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February 23

'ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL' : ADVANCE MEMBERS ONLY SCREENING

Rated PG-13 • Length 99 min

Dir. by Rungano Nyoni

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February 24

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'BROKEN EMBRACES'

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February 24

A/V CLUB: GAMERA 2 - ATTACK OF THE LEGION (1996)

Half-priced drafts and $3 select well spirits. Film starts at 8pm. Films shown at the A/V Club are not suitable for all audiences. B-movies are often unrated, but would likely earn the MPAA equivalent of NC-17 or very R. Unless otherwise noted, no one under the age of 17 will be admitted.
February 25

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003)

Rated PG-13 • Length 116 min

Dir. by Donald Petrie

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.
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February 27

'TIME PASSAGES' WITH POST-SCREENING Q&A WITH KYLE HENRY

Rated NR • Length 86 min

Dir. by Kyle Henry

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THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Rated PG-13 • Length 167 min

Dir. by Mohammad Rasoulof

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
February 28

'HAUGHVILLE USA' + Q&A WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR BEN ROSE : PART OF THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BLACK HISTORY SERIES

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March 1 & 2

FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981)'

Rated G • Length 97 min

Dir. by Jim Henson

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March 3

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'MARSHLAND'

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March 5

EARTHREELS BY EARTH DAY INDIANA

Presenting four short films about environmental ethics, sustainable agriculture and the interconnectedness of land and people. Engage in discussion with the filmmakers. Enjoy a workshop and an environmental humanities speaker.
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March 6

THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF INDUSTRIAL MUSICALS

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Starts March 7 /// Tickets Coming Soon

MICKEY 17

Rated R • Length 137 min

Dir. by Bong Joon-ho

An “expendable” employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.
March 7 & 8

DINNER IN AMERICA (2020)

Rated NR • Length 106 min

Dir. by Adam Rehmeier

An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.
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March 9

'GONE GIRL' : PART OF THE BOOK TO FILM CLUB PRESENTED WITH TOMORROW BOOKSTORE AND INDY READS

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March 10

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: 'THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES (1968)'

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March 12

CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'BOTTLE ROCKET'

Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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March 17

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'THE SILENCE OF OTHERS'

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March 20

'THE TERMINATOR' VHS SCREENING

Rated R • Length 107 min

Dir. by James Cameron

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ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

Rated PG-13 • Length 99 min

Dir. by Rungano Nyoni

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
March 22

'FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES' WITH VANITY REX

Join us for FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969) with host, Vanity Rex. There will be no commentary paired with this screening.
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March 22

'LOVE ON A LEASH' WITH VANITY REX

Join us for LOVE ON A LEASH (2011) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Maurice Mantini who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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March 24

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'PARALLEL MOTHERS'

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March 28 & 29

THE VORTEX

Rated NR • Length 81 min

Dir. by Richard Zelniker

In 1980 Las Vegas, a cleaning lady enters a slots room at the MGM Grand Casino, setting off a chain of events. Meanwhile, the in-house comic (Billy Gardell) plays shrink to a host of colorful misfits while dodging mobsters and "collectors."
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March 31

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'CARMEN'

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April 5 & 6

FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'MONSTERS, INC. (2001)'

Rated G • Length 92 min

Dir. by Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich

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April 7

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'ALCARRÀS'

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April 9

CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'BABETTE'S FEAST'

Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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April 13

'ARRIVAL' : PART OF THE BOOK TO FILM CLUB PRESENTED WITH TOMORROW BOOKSTORE AND INDY READS

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April 13

TALES OF THE FOUR SEASONS : 'A TALE OF SPRINGTIME (1990)'

A young girl reaching adulthood takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and becomes determined to match her off with her father, despite him already having a lover of his own.
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April 14

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'THE BEASTS'

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April 14

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: 'DEADBEAT AT DAWN (1988)'

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April 19

'BURLESQUE' WITH VANITY REX

Join us for BURLESQUE (2010) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Kitt St. Clair who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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April 28

BUTLER RACE, GENDER & SEXUALITIES STUDIES SERIES: 'DO THE RIGHT THING'

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May 3 & 4

FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'SHARK TALE (2004)'

Rated PG • Length 90 min

Dir. by Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman

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May 12

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: 'SKIDOO (1968)'

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May 14

CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'MAMMA MIA!'

Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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May 17

'FREEWAY' WITH VANITY REX

Join us for FREEWAY (1996) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Dahlia Desire who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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May 18

'THE HUNGER GAMES' : PART OF THE BOOK TO FILM CLUB PRESENTED WITH INDY READS

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June 7 & 8

FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES (2021)'

Rated PG • Length 114 min

Dir. by Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe

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June 9

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: RAY HARRISON'S 'ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972)' & 'WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1963)'

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June 11

CORK-CORK AT THE KAN-KAN: A WINE AND FILM SERIES - 'SIDEWAYS'

Once a month, we will be pairing a film with a special pre-film wine mini-class taught by Jan Bugher, Certified Sommelier in the theater.
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June 21

'FRANKENHOOKER' WITH VANITY REX

Join us for FRANKENHOOKER (1990) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Pancha La Flor who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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July 5 & 6

FAM-FAM AT THE KAN-KAN: 'SHREK (2001)'

Rated PG • Length 90 min

Dir. by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson

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