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Film being inspected by lead projectionist, Steve Blair
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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.
Members on sale: June 3
General public on sale: June 10 |
Summer Break - all 10 a.m. Tuesday showtimes are just $6 and include admission, a small popcorn, and small beverage!
BabeJuly 14
10 a.m., Tuesday (Summer Break admission) (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1995 - 1 hour, 31 minutes - Comedy, Fantasy, Family Rated G Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he, too, can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him? Starring: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh Sponsored by: Johnson County Community Foundation Franklin Parks and Recreation Franklin Community Schools |
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Wild Geese Bookshop presents
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Wild Geese Bookshop presents
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Wild Geese Bookshop presents
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Ma and Pa Kettle at homeJuly 16
1:30 p.m., Thursday Swartz Senior Series A special showing for the more experienced movie lovers, 55 and over! Free admission and concessions. Tickets for this showtime available day of show ONLY when doors open at 12:30 p.m. Free admission courtesy of: Swartz Family Community Mortuary Free concessions provided by: Astral at Franklin July 17 and 18
2 & 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1954 - 1 hour, 20 minutes - Comedy Rating: Approved The Kettles return to their Arkansas home to make numerous improvements in hopes that it will impress scholarship judges reviewing their son Elwin's application and increase his chance of winning. Starring: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Alan Mowbray Sponsored by: Harold and Cathy Sisson |
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Wild Geese Bookshop presents
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Summer Break - all 10 a.m. Tuesday showtimes are just $6 and include admission, a small popcorn, and small beverage!
Monster houseJuly 21
10 a.m., Tuesday (Summer Break admission) (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 2006 - 1 hour, 31 minutes - Suspense, Fantasy Rated PG A pioneering event in motion-capture films featuring stylish animation for all ages! Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. Starring: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke Sponsored by: Johnson County Community Foundation Franklin Parks and Recreation Franklin Community Schools |
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Bingo NightJuly 21
First game: 7 p.m., Tuesday (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Enjoy a fun night of BINGO at the Artcraft. Admission is $20 and includes a six-face card. Ten games plus at least one bonus game. >> $1,000 in cash and prizes! Additional cards will be $5. 18-and-over only. Concessions stand and bar will be open! Limited table seating will be available. Tickets will be available at the Artcraft office or at the doors on the day of the event. Gaming license 15532 Reference number 161652 Sponsored by: Humana |
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Back to the Future: Part IIIJuly 24 and 25
2 and 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1990 - 1 hour, 58 minutes - Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy Rated PG Scheduled to show on 35mm film Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered. Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen Sponsored by: Larry and Nancy VanArendonk |
Members on sale: June 17
General public on sale: June 24 |
Summer Break - all 10 a.m. Tuesday showtimes are just $6 and include admission, a small popcorn, and small beverage!
The Swan PrincessJuly 28
10 a.m., Tuesday (Summer Break admission) (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1994 - 1 hour, 30 minutes - Family, Fantasy Rated G A power-hungry sorcerer curses a princess to live as a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love. Starring: Jack Palance, Howard McGillin, Michelle Nicastro Sponsored by: Johnson County Community Foundation Franklin Parks and Recreation Franklin Community Schools |
FREE admission.
Tickets are available first-come, first-serve at the door starting one hour prior to showtime. |
Smoke signalsA FREE showing courtesy of JCPL to celebrate America's 250th anniversary
July 28
6 p.m., Tuesday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1998 - 1 hour, 29 minutes - Comedy, Drama Rated PG-13 A coming-of-age film set on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, it follows two friends growing up in the wake of a traumatic house fire as they grapple with their Native American identities. Smoke Signals is the first feature film written, directed and produced by Native Americans to receive wide distribution, to great acclaim. Starring: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer An FHI rental event hosted by: Johnson County Public Library |
Members on sale: June 17
General public on sale: June 24 |
sorry, wrong numberStaff Picks series - selected by Beth Guerrettaz
July 29
7:30 p.m., Wednesday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1948 - 1 hour, 29 minutes - Film Noir, Thriller, Drama Rating: Approved When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play. Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards Staff Picks Series Sponsored by: Walt and Janette Koon |
Members on sale: June 17
General public on sale: June 24 |
captain america: The First AvengerJuly 31 and August 1
2 and 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 2011 - 2 hours, 4 minutes - Action, Adventure Rated PG-13 Scheduled to show on 35mm film Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization. Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson Sponsored by: Leugers Insurance |
Members on sale: June 24
General public on sale: July 1 |
Arthouse 101 series focusing on top-level cinema from around the world.
The Hidden FortressAugust 6
7:30 p.m., Thursday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1958 - 2 hours, 6 minutes - Drama, Adventure Not Rated Scheduled to show on 35mm film Akira Kurosawa's film that served as a major inspiration for George Lucas to create Star Wars. Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki Sponsored by: Jon and Laura Baugh |
Members on sale: June 24
General public on sale: July 1 |
jurassic parkAugust 7 and 8
2 and 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1993 - 2 hours, 7 minutes - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Rated PG-13 Scheduled to show on 35mm film courtesy of the Branigin Film Library at The Artcraft Theatre What could possibly go wrong when scientists clone dinosaurs in the modern world? An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger. Starring: Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum Sponsored by: Alsip Law Office |
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Bingo Night
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Torchfire Flm FestivalAugust 27
7 p.m., Thursday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) Independent Film Festival The Torchfire Film Festival is a celebration of independent filmmaking nestled in the charming town of Franklin, Indiana! Torchfire shines a light on our hometown, Indiana WINNERS, by illuminating the silver screen with their work at The Historic Artcraft Theatre. This film festival showcases the work of independent filmmakers, and will include a feature film, several short films, prize giveaways, and Q&As with featured guests. We'll be screening as many Indiana Student Short Films and Short Films as our schedule allows - leading up to the winning Indiana feature film. It's a full evening of celebrating local storytelling, creativity and cinematic passion. Sponsored by: Builder Resource Group Hoffman and Newcomb Trial Lawyers Songbird Media Group |
Members on sale: June 24
General public on sale: July 1 |
Arthouse 101 series focusing on top-level cinema from around the world.
Days of HeavenSeptember 3
7:30 p.m., Thursday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 1978 - 1 hour, 34 minutes - Drama, Romance Rated PG Scheduled to show on 35mm film In the mid-1910s, a Chicago steelworker (Richard Gere) accidentally kills his supervisor, and flees with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and his little sister (Linda Manz) to the Texas panhandle, where they find work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer (Sam Shepard). A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating a timeless American idyll that is also a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor. Featuring Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard Sponsored by: Jon and Laura Baugh |
Members on sale: June 24
General public on sale: July 1 |
Arthouse 101 series focusing on top-level cinema from around the world.
in the mood for loveNovember 5
7:30 p.m., Thursday (Doors open ~60 minutes prior to showtime) 2000 - 1 hour, 38 minutes - Drama, Romance Rated PG Scheduled to show on 35mm film Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung Man Yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. Starring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai Sponsored by: Jon and Laura Baugh |