The Historic
​Artcraft Theatre

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See what's on sale now, and what's in store!
Keep your eye on this page for the most recent activity and title announcements!
Yes, 35mm film is STILL our preferred movie format! 

We will be announcing movies as dates approach.

Movies will be on sale about 18 days prior for our members, and 16 days prior to the shows for non-members.
Film being inspected by our projectionist, Steve Blair
All films subject to change. Trust us, we don't like that situation any more than you, and we do our best to avoid it.
Midweek Music Movie Series
Wednesday movies featuring memorable music moments and performances

Amy

September 29
7:30 p.m. - Wednesday
​​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
2015- 2  hours, 8 minutes - Music, Documentary
Rated R
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Starring: Amy Winehouse (archival footage), Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson

Hocus Pocus

October 1 and 2
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday
October 3
2 & 5:30 p.m. - Sunday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
1993 - 1 hour, 36 minutes - Comedy
Rated PG
​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film
A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
Sponsored by: D.W. Planker Home Services

The Masque of the Red Death

October 8 and 9
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
1964 - 1 hour, 29 minutes - Horror
Not Rated
​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe
Starring: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher
Sponsored by: The Criminal Defense Team
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

Alien on Stage

5 p.m. Monday, October 11
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
2020 - 1 hour, 25 minutes
Documentary - Comedy, Sci-Fi
Not Rated
Bus drivers from rural England make an amateur stage show of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” accidentally taking it to London’s West End theatre district.
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

Escape from Pretoria

7:30 p.m. Monday, October 11
​(Doors open ~25 minutes after conclusion of previous show)
2020 - 1 hour, 47 minutes
Feature - Drama, Thriller
Rated PG-13
Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, this race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa stars Daniel Radcliffe.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

For the Left Hand

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 12
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
​2021 - 1 hour, 14 minutes
Documentary - Music
All Ages
A pianist is paralyzed at the age of 10. Over the next several decades, he masters the left-hand repertoire. At age 78 he performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto for Left Hand.
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

Peace By Chocolate

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 12
​(Doors open ~25 minutes after conclusion of previous show)
2021 - 1 hour, 14 minutes
Narrative Feature - Comedy, drama
Not Rated
Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Candian small-town life, caught between his dream to become a doctor and preserving his family’s chocolate making legacy.
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

The Incredible Lamont

5:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 13
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
2020 - 47 minutes
Documentary - illusions
Mature Themes
Described as “Houdini with a sunnier disposition,” illusionist Lamont Ream extends his magic beyond cards and coins to his work as a live-in caregiver.
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

See You Next Christmas

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 13
​(Doors open ~25 minutes after conclusion of previous show)
​2021 - 1 hour, 40 minutes
Feature - Holiday, romance, comedy
Not Rated
Chronically single Natalie and Logan continue to run into each other at friends’ annual holiday party year after year. They begin to wonder if they’re meant to be together.
All tickets sold through Heartland International Film Festival only.
Advance tickets will not be available at The Artcraft.

Heartland International Film Festival

West Side Story

6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 14
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
​​2021 - 2 hours, 33 minutes
Feature - Musical, Drama
Rating: "Approved"
​​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. 
Starring: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris
Members: NOW
General Public: Sept. 29

The Shining

October 15 and 16
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
1980 - 2 hours, 26 minutes - Horror
Rated R
​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Sponsored by: The Criminal Defense Team
Members: NOW
General Public: Sept. 29

Mayberry Man

October 17
2 p.m. - Sunday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
2021 - 1 hour, 38minutes - Comedy
Filmed around Indiana!
An arrogant movie star is sentenced by a small town judge to attend a week-long festival celebrating The Andy Griffith Show.
Starring: Brett Varvel, Allan Newsome, Rik Roberts
Members: Oct. 4
General Public: Oct. 6

The Monster Squad

October 22 and 23
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
1987- 1 hour, 19 minutes - Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Rated PG-13
​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film courtesy of the Chicago Film Society
A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.
Starring: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht
Sponsored by: Henn, Haworth, Cummings, and Page
Members: Oct. 11
General Public: Oct. 13

Beetlejuice

October 29 and 30
2 & 7:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday
​(Doors open ~45 minutes prior to showtime)
1988 - 1 hour, 32 minutes - Comedy, Fantasy
Rated PG
​​​Scheduled to show in 35mm film
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton
Sponsored by: Swartz Family Community Mortuary