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 27

'BOUND (1996)' PRESENTED BY THE INDY LGBT FEST

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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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Starts September 29

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

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October 2

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'WOMEN ON THE VERGE... (1988)'

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October 2

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

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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

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October 8

'THE AMERICAN BUFFALO (SNEAK PEEK)' WFYI LIVE AT THE KAN-KAN

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October 9

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'VOLVER (2006)'

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October 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 13

OUTDOOR SERIES: 'SHAUN OF THE DEAD' AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER

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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 16

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992)

Rated R • Length 81 min

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October 16

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'PARALLEL MOTHERS'

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October 17

'DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971)' PRESENTED BY THE INDY LGBT FEST

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October 18

'INHABITANTS' PRESENTED BY IUPUI ARTS & HUMANITIES INSTITUTE

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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

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October 23

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'IN A FOREIGN LAND'

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October 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

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October 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

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November 6

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

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November 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 13

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'WILAYA'

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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 27

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'WHEN A TREE FALLS'

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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

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December 4

BUTLER DIVERSITY SERIES: 'MY EMPTINESS AND I'

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December 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 18

A/V CLUB THEATER SPECIAL: RARE EXPORTS (2010)

Rated R • Length 84 min

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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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