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Detroit's Only ALL-Film Movie Theater

May-Aug 2026 16MM Program

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May - August 2026 16MM Schedule

Upcoming Shows

Batman Returns (1992) 5/4

Tim Burton’s bold follow-up to his beloved 1989 reboot of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader. Starring Michael Keaton again as Batman, this time facing TWO notorious Rogues Gallery villains: The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) as well as the devious

Max Shrek (Christopher Walken).


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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May - August 2026 Screening Schedule

May - August Season Pass

1 Ticket to all 15 screenings & a bag of popcorn for just $75!  A $150 value.

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Individual Tickets

Batman Returns (1992) 5/4

Tim Burton’s bold follow-up to his beloved 1989 reboot of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader.

Starring Michael Keaton again as Batman, this time facing TWO notorious Rogues Gallery

villains: The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) as well as the devious

Max Shrek (Christopher Walken).


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Lady Sings The Blues (1972) - 5/11

Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams share the big screen together for the first time (three years

before reuniting in Mahogany) in this moving biographical portrait of Billie Holiday. Directed by

Sidney J. Furie and featuring a superb supporting cast including Richard Pryor and Scatman

Crothers. Presented in widescreen CinemaScope with gorgeous AGFA color.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Nanami (1968) - 5/18

The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

Susumu Hani’s uninhibited and provocative tale of love and the loss of innocence, depicting the

tragic romance between a young goldsmith (Akio Takahashi) and a nude model and dancer

(Kuniko Ishii). Join us for a rare opportunity to see this important landmark in world cinema.

Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Originally rated X.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

SEE the murderous severed arm of a dead astronaut wreak terror! With Alan Hale Jr., Sirry

Steffen, Kent Tayor, Allison Hayes, and featuring The Rivingtons’ hit song The Bird’s The Word.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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The Crying Game (1992) 6/8

The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

The Crying Game (1992) 6/8

Fergus (Stephen Rae), a reluctant member of the IRA, forms a bond with Jody (Forest

Whitaker), a doomed British soldier whom he helps hold hostage, and promises to look after his

girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson- in one of only four of his screen roles). As the two fall in love, the

past comes back to haunt them and things are not what they se

Fergus (Stephen Rae), a reluctant member of the IRA, forms a bond with Jody (Forest

Whitaker), a doomed British soldier whom he helps hold hostage, and promises to look after his

girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson- in one of only four of his screen roles). As the two fall in love, the

past comes back to haunt them and things are not what they seem. Brilliant and timeless, with

an Oscar-winning screenplay written by the film’s director, Neil Jordan, this film is one of the

greatest achievements of the 90s. Presented in widescreen CinemaScope.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Laserblast (1978) - 6/15

The Crawling Hand (1963) - 6/1

The Crying Game (1992) 6/8

A towering monument in ‘B movie’ history, released during the height of Star Wars-fever, this

film chronicles a young man’s descent into homicidal mania as an alien weapon subsumes him.

Produced by Charles Band and featuring stop-motion animation by David W. Allen.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - 6/22

The fourth film in the original Planet of the Apes series (between Escape From… and Battle

For…) and a source of inspiration for ‘Rise’ (2011) ‘Dawn’ (2014) and ‘War’ (2017). Presented in

a rare Pan & Scan ‘Airline’ print.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Mommie Dearest (1981) 6/29

Faye Dunaway brings Hollywood Golden Age actress Joan Crawford infamously to life in this

film based on her real-life daughter Christina Crawford’s revealing book by the same name.

Come and witness the brilliance of Dunaway’s now-legendary performance of a movie star’s

unraveling madness.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Class Reunion Massacre (1978) - 7/13

Class Reunion Massacre (1978) - 7/13

Also known as The Redeemer, and The Redeemer: Son of Satan!, this unsettling film straddles a

line between laughably ‘cheesy’ and truly terrifying- without warning! See the “hand of the

redeemer punish those who lived in sin” and learn why it is one of the most hellish experiences

you might ever have watching a movie. Not for the faint of heart.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

George Lucas’ coming of age masterpiece set in The San Fernando Valley on the last day of

school in 1962. With a uniquely episodic story referred to as “a finely cut gem” by Paul Thomas

Anderson, this film was Lucas’ second feature, created to celebrate the ‘hot rod’ mating rituals

and rhythm & blues-based rock & roll of a bygone era. Starri

George Lucas’ coming of age masterpiece set in The San Fernando Valley on the last day of

school in 1962. With a uniquely episodic story referred to as “a finely cut gem” by Paul Thomas

Anderson, this film was Lucas’ second feature, created to celebrate the ‘hot rod’ mating rituals

and rhythm & blues-based rock & roll of a bygone era. Starring Ron Howard, Cindy Williams,

Harrison Ford, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Richard Dreyfuss, and Charles

Martin Smith. Presented in widescreen Adapted Scope, with chemically restored color.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Back Alley Broadcast Volume 1

American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

Two fun-filled hours of rare and wonderful ‘made for television’ artifacts collected from the far

reaches of the airwaves.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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The Wayward Girl (1957) 8/3

American Graffiti (1973) 7/20

The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

Marcia Henderson stars as an innocent convict forced to do hard time after being framed for

the manslaughter of her stepmother’s boyfriend. Presented in special Black & White

widescreen CinemaScope.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

A superb documentary on the subject of female artists and their inclusion into Art Historical

canon. Featuring the work of Sofanisba Anguissola and other great artists, as well as notable

scholars such as Linda Nochlin. Narrated by Jane Alexander.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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The Men (1950) - 8/17

The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

Superman III (1980) 8/24

Starring Marlon Brando (in his first feature picture) as a young paraplegic army vet adapting to

life and love after WWII. This single film captures Brando’s rise as the cherished apprentice of

Stella Adler to the pioneer of her new method of acting that would change the direction of

cinema.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Superman III (1980) 8/24

The Artist was a Woman (1980) - 8/10

Superman III (1980) 8/24

Christopher Reeve returns as Clark Kent and The Man of Steel in this, the third (and

penultimate) installment of what had become one of the messiest fiascoes in film franchise

history. We are pleased to bring you this outrageous film that costars Richard Pryor, Annette

O’Toole, and Robert Vaughn, with a candy-colored vintage CinemaScope print.


Door - 6:30pm

Show - 7:00pm

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Special 35MM Event

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) on 35MM - 6/12/26

Join "King" Arthur (Gray-ham chapped-man) and a miserable bunch of bastards: Jack Cheese, Eric Idle (by name and by nature), oh... and what's that dullard's name... you know- the one from that awful travel show? Oh, well, it'll come to me. Anyway, see what happens when Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd launder money by having two men named Terry direct a film about a grail (a large creature a bit like a dodo with a very big beak). PALIN! That's it! 'Something' Palin. Sarah?  


Presented on 35MM Film  

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) on 35MM - 6/12/26

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