Celebrating Alien Day / LV-426

Showtimes:

• Saturday April 26th at 7pm

Running time: 2hr 5m

Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language

Plot: In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.

Celebrating Alien Day / LV-426

Showtimes:

• Saturday April 26th at 9:15pm

Running time: 2hr 17m

Rated R for monster violence, and for language

Plot: After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one survivor, a nine year old girl named Newt (Carrie Henn). But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

Join us Saturday, May 3rd at the Historic Howell Theater for a night of unscripted, uncensored, and unbelievably funny improv comedy!

We’re serving up cold beer, wine, and classic concessions—you bring your sense of humor & a friend!

Doors open at 6:30pm / show starts at 7pm / 15 minute intermission.

Mature content – so leave the kiddos at home and come get weird with us.

Tickets on sale now – don’t miss it!

TIM BURTON RETROSPECTIVE

Showtimes:

• Monday May 5th at 7pm

Running time: 2hr 6m

Rated PG-13

Plot: Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself The Joker (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

Showtimes:

• Thursday May 8th at 7pm - ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Running time: 65 minutes

Rated NOT RATED

Plot: Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales – a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making. Landscapes of synth-pop, prog, dub, 70s synth, Joe Meek, Ivor Cutler, Library, kraut and classic Warp – Tall Tales sounds like musicians meeting in the Hinterland. Transmitted by Australian visual artist Jonathan Zawada, Tall Tales is a fairy tale for the modern world; depicting rising tides, kings & queens, amazon logistics and robotic arms under iridescent skies. We wanted computers to do our accounting – instead, they try to paint our pictures and sing our songs. Like all good fairy tales – this work edges light with the dark as Thom's echoed chants intertwine with Mark's shimmering electronics. On Tall Tales, we hear seasoned musicians continue down the path of experimentation. A prophetic visual album, Tall Tales has been years in the making, but delivered right on time. 

Showtimes:

• Friday May 9th 4pm • 7pm

• Saturday May 10th 4pm • 7pm

• Sunday May 11th 4pm • 7pm

• Tuesday May 13th at 7pm

• Wednesday May 14th at 7pm

• Thursday May 15th at 4pm

Running time: 1hr 36m

Rated R for bloody horror violence, language throughout and teen drinking.

Plot: Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. Welcome to Kettle Springs. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.

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.

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:

EARLY BIRD TICKETS: $20 until Saturday May 1st.

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.