Get ready for an exciting night of video gaming on the BIG SCREEN at The Historic Howell Theater!

Friday May 16th 5pm to 9pm

Not only will there will be a selection of 4-player communal games playable on the theater screen but there will be plenty of retro and new school games available on the stage from start to finish! There is a game out there for everyone, so bring friends and family!

Theater Screen Game Schedule:

5:00pm - 4 Player Tetris (Puzzle Game)
6:00pm - 4 Player Super Smash Bros (Party Game)
7:00pm - 4 Player Mario Kart (Racing Game)
8:00pm - 4 Player Gang Beasts (Party Game)

Admission: $10 per person

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Showtimes:

• Saturday May 17th at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 37m

Rated R

Plot: David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.

Wolfen (1981)

Showtimes:

• Saturday May 17th at 9pm

Running time: 1hr 55m

Rated R

Plot: New York City police investigator Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) is trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals. He teams up with expert criminologist Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora), and together they stumble upon a band of inner-city Native Americans, led by the streetwise Eddie Holt (Edward James Olmos), who warns Wilson and Neff about a wolf-like, mythical creature that could offer a shocking solution to this disturbing case.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday June 2nd at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 32m

Rated PG

Plot: After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice, a rambunctious spirit whose help quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.

Double Feature

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Showtimes:

• Sunday June 15th at 4pm

Running time: 1h 45m

Rated R

Plot: After his childhood buddy is murdered while visiting Detroit, rebellious cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) follows the leads to Beverly Hills, Calif., under the auspices of a vacation. He checks in with old friend Jenny Summers (Lisa Eilbacher) and starts to believe her boss, art dealer Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), might somehow be involved in the murder. However, Lt. Bogomil (Ronny Cox) of the Beverly Hills Police Department does not trust Foley, and hinders his search for evidence.

RoboCop (1987)

Showtimes:

• Sunday June 15th at 7pm

Running time: 1h 43m

Rated R

Plot: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

Return Of The Living Dead 40th Anniversary Event Featuring Linnea Quigley

Grand Finals Entertainment and The Historic Howell Theater have teamed up to bring you an unforgettable day of horror in late June!

The theater will be welcoming Linnea Quigley who stars in the film ‘Return Of The Living Dead’ (1985).

+ DOORS AT 3:30PM
+ SIGNING WITH LINNEA GUIGLEY AT 4:30PM
+ Q&A AT 6PM
+ RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1hr 35m, 1985) AT 7PM

TICKET & CELEBRITY INFORMATION:

ADVANCED TICKETS: $25 until Saturday June 28th.

DAY OF TICKETS: $30 can be purchased online or at the door.

Ticket purchase includes admission to the Q&A and screening of ‘Return Of The Living Dead’ (1985). NOTE: Admission to the event does not include price of autograph or photos!

Celebrity Pricing: $60 Autograph / $20 Picture / $80 Autograph & Photo Combo - CASH ONLY

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday July 7th at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 48m

Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar

Plot: A young girl when she first visited magical Underland, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) is now a teenager with no memory of the place -- except in her dreams. Her life takes a turn for the unexpected when, at a garden party for her fiance and herself, she spots a certain white rabbit and tumbles down a hole after him. Reunited with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Cheshire Cat and others, Alice learns it is her destiny to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday August 4th at 7pm

Running time: 2hr 7m

Rated R for some strong language

Plot: Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast and crew of show-business misfits who believe in Ed's off-kilter vision, the filmmaker is able to bring his oversize dreams to cinematic life. Despite a lack of critical or commercial success, Ed and his friends manage to create an oddly endearing series of extremely low-budget films.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday September 8th at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 27m

Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images and action

Plot: Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday October 6th at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 50m

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality

Plot: A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan) that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday November 3rd at 7pm

Running time: 2hr 6m

Rated PG-13 for brooding, dark violence

Plot: The monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito), who lives in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with wicked shock-headed businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) to topple the Batman (Michael Keaton) once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant, Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer), finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she is transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday December 8th at 7pm

Running time: 1hr 45m

Rated PG

Plot: A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving the young man with a freakish appearance accentuated by the scissor blades he has instead of hands. Loving suburban saleswoman Peg (Dianne Wiest) discovers Edward and takes him home, where he falls for Peg's teen daughter (Winona Ryder). However, despite his kindness and artistic talent, Edward's hands make him an outcast.