A look back on the career of pioneering black model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison
Starting September 29th
STOP MAKING SENSE
The new 4K restoration of what is considered the best concert film ever.
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Indy’s only locally owned arthouse cinema and restaurant.
Cinema opens 30 min before first film.
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INVISIBLE BEAUTY
Rated NR • Length 115 min
Dir. by Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng
Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.
2:10 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:50 PM
'THE WIZ' WITH VANITY REX
• Length 134 min
Dir. by Sidney Lumet
Join us for THE WIZ (1978) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest Miss Thang who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
9:00 PM
One Week Only Starting September 22
CONTEMPT (1963)
Rated NR • Length 103 min
Dir. by Jean-Luc Godard
Screenwriter Paul Javal's marriage to his wife Camille disintegrates during movie production as she spends time with the producer. Layered conflicts between art and business ensue.
4:40 PM & 6:35 PM
BOTTOMS
Rated R • Length 92 min
Dir. by Emma Seligman
Two unpopular, queer high school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation.
2:00 PM, 4:20 PM, 6:40 PM, 9:30 PM
CASSANDRO
Rated R • Length 107 min
Dir. by Roger Ross Williams
Follows the true story of Cassandro, the ''exotico'' character created by Saúl Armendáriz, gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom.
1:50 PM & 4:15 PM
September 24
'LABYRINTH' 451INDY FESTIVAL
Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.
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September 25
A/V CLUB: DAIMAJIN
$3 select drafts and well drinks. Film starts at 8pm.
September 26
ART HOUSE OF HORROR: 'BUBBA HO-TEP (2002)'
• Length 92 min
Elvis Presley and a black "JFK" stay in a nursing home where nothing happens - until an Egyptian mummy sucks out the old people's souls thru their anuses.
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September 28
'I AM SHE: THE MATRIARCH OF AMERICA' PRESENTED BY SHERRY HARRIS
Dir. by Sherry Harris
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STOP MAKING SENSE
Rated PG • Length 88 min
Dir. by Jonathan Demme
Considered as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
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Starts September 29
FLORA AND SON
Rated R • Length 97 min
Dir. by John Carney
It follows Flora, a single mom who is at war with her son, Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person's trash can be a family's salvation.
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September 30
'THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER PART V + PART I DOUBLE FEATURE' PRESENTED BY DARK SKY FILMS
October 2
A/V CLUB: DEAD OR ALIVE
$3 select drafts and well drinks. Film starts at 8pm.
October 3
'HERCULES': CLASSICS AT THE KAN-KAN WITH IUPUI CLASSICAL STUDIES
The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
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October 4 & 5
CURE (1997)
Rated NR • Length 111 min
Dir. by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
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October 5
THE MOVING IMAGE PLAYS ITSELF
• Length 86 min
Part film history, part educational and part experimental film, there is much to enjoy for anyone who loves the movies in their varied forms.
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October 7
BLACK IN AMERICA: THE HERITAGE SERIES - 'US'
Rated R • Length 116 min
Dir. by Jordan Peele
Free ticketsOctober 9
A/V CLUB: SCARY TALES
$3 select drafts and well drinks. Film starts at 8pm.
Starts October 12 /// Tickets Coming Soon
STRANGE WAY OF LIFE + THE HUMAN VOICE
Rated R • Length 91 min
Dir. by Pedro Almodóvar
After twenty-five years Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.
October 14
THE CRAFT (1996)
Rated R • Length 101 min
Dir. by Andrew Fleming
A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.
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October 19 & 21
SCOOBY-DOO (2002)
Rated PG • Length 86 min
Dir. by Raja Gosnell
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
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Starts October 20 /// Tickets Coming Soon
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Rated R • Length 206 min
Dir. by Martin Scorsese
Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.
October 20
'THE TINGLER' WITH VANITY REX
Rated NR • Length 82 min
Dir. by William Castle
Join us for THE TINGLER (1959) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest TBD who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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October 22
SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999): PART OF THE BOOK TO FILM CLUB PRESENTED WITH INDY READS
Rated R • Length 105 min
Dir. by Tim Burton
Buy ticketsOctober 24
ART HOUSE OF HORROR: 'NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)'
• Length 107 min
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
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October 25
'THREE CHAPLAINS' PRESENTED BY NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE
• Length 90 min
Dir. by David Washburn
FREE TICKETSOctober 27 & 28
A POSSESSION DOUBLE FEATURE: TALK TO ME + HEREDITARY
Rated R • Length 252 min
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October 27 & 28
HEREDITARY (2018)
Rated R • Length 127 min
Dir. by Ari Aster
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
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October 27 & 28
TALK TO ME
Rated R • Length 95 min
Dir. by Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
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October 29-31
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
Rated NR • Length 75 min
Dir. by William Castle
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
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November 4
BLACK IN AMERICA: THE HERITAGE SERIES - 'DOLEMITE IS MY NAME'
Rated R • Length 118 min
Dir. by Craig Brewer
Free ticketsNovember 7
'O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU': CLASSICS AT THE KAN-KAN WITH IUPUI CLASSICAL STUDIES
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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November 18
'TAMMY AND THE T-REX' WITH VANITY REX
Rated PG-13 • Length 82 min
Join us for TAMMY AND THE T-REX (1994) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest TBD who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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November 20
A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: THE VIOLENT YEARS (1956) & BAT PUSSY (1971)
Rated NR • Length 117 min
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November 28
ART HOUSE OF HORROR: 'SPIDER BABY (1967)'
• Length 81 min
A caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death.
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December 2
BLACK IN AMERICA: THE HERITAGE SERIES - 'DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS'
Rated R • Length 102 min
Dir. by Carl Franklin
Free ticketsDecember 11
'FEMALE TROUBLE (1974)' WITH VANITY REX
Rated NC-17 • Length 97 min
Dir. by John Waters
Join us for FEMALE TROUBLE (1974) with host, Vanity Rex, who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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December 16
'SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2' WITH VANITY REX
Rated R • Length 88 min
Join us for SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (1987) with host, Vanity Rex, and special guest TBD who will be providing commentary, jokes, and trivia!
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December 26
ART HOUSE OF HORROR: 'BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)'
• Length 98 min
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
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