PIGGY DUSTER is making its Indianapolis premiere on August 29 with a red carpet and a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. There will be an encore screening on August 30. Ticket link in bio.
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We've got the latest and greatest from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER is set in 16th century Japan, following a lord while besieged in his castle confronts mysterious crimes and allies with an imprisoned strategist to uncover the truth. It starts August 14th. Ticket link in bio.
Shot guerilla-style in the shadows of Brooklyn, TEENAGE GANG DEBS forges an essential juvenile delinquent gutter-noir. Filled with cinéma vérité fight scenes and gang leaders who wear cardigan sweaters, it's only a film Dylan Roahrig could bring to our screen. You can catch it Monday. 🔗 in bio
This Thursday for our weekly live music we've got: HEY JUDY LIU. Hey Judy Liu writes dreamy music for overthinkers with tender hearts. Hey Judy Liu started as a solo singer-songwriter project, but recently expanded into a full band lineup. Music is free from 7 - 9 p.m.
We've got two feminist period pieces coming to the Kan-Kan this Friday: the new 4k restoration of THE PIANO and READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN based on the bestselling memoir of the same name. We have both titles for one week only so get your tickets now. Link in bio.
What if David Lynch directed a Disney movie is not a what-if scenario, but an actual film starring Richard Farnsworth as a retired farmer determined to make an Odyssey-esque trek across the Midwest to get to his ailing brother. THE STRAIGHT STORY comes to Kan-Kan on August 8 & 12. 🔗 in bio.
The ever iconic, oft-parodied SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is coming to Kan-Kan. Even more iconic than the film itself may be its soundtrack, which was the best selling album of all time until Thriller cam around. Hear some disco and watch the drama unfold here this Thursday. Ticket link in bio.
We found all of these old J17 Magazines from 1998 and decided to have an arts and crafts day. This Monday you can see the teen comedy about a girl whose world flips upside down when she falls for a local rock singer. Dominique Swain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Tara Reid. Free screening. RSVP link in bio
Starting today you can catch the latest from Gregg Araki-- I WANT YOUR SEX. This new studio comedy has a star studded cast starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Charli XCX, and Chase Sui Wonders. Ticket link in bio.
"So what now? It's plain to see we're over and I hate when things are over when so much is left undone." Indy Reads, Golden Hour Books, and Kan-Kan Cinema are presenting BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S for August's Book to Film. Stick around for the brief book club afterward. Ticket link in bio.
This weekend, Kan-Kan belongs to the films of Christopher Nolan, Olivia Wilde and Gregg Araki. Plus our summer camp series is still going strong. Ticket link in bio.
We have got a screening of THE ODYSSEY coming up on August 7 with Indy Reads for a very special Book to Film Club! See the Christopher Nolan film taking over the world and talk about its source material and the film itself in a book club after the screening. Ticket link in bio.
This Thursday welcomes the finest of Indy's shoegaze movement with Vega & Jack Ziesemer. Catch Vega & Jack Ziesemer at the Kan-Kan with a slice of pizza from The Final Cut. Music is at 7:00 PM.
What if you could do an eclectic celebration of the dance, but could keep it on the outside? Catch the Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest and Gene Hackman comedy ensemble at the Indianapolis Art Center under the stars in one week! Doors open at 8 pm and the flick starts at sundown. 🔗 in bio
The film that made Makoto Shinkai a worldwide sensation, YOUR NAME is getting a 10th anniversary rerelease and it's coming here to the Kan-Kan starting August 14th for one week only! A cosmic event causes two complete strangers to swap bodies and they must meet together to figure out why. 🔗 in bio
Tonight catch the delightfully campy and colorful BATMAN AND ROBIN tonight screened directly from the VCR to our big screen. Ticket link in bio.
Jane Schoenbrun's latest and greatest TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is coming to the Kan-Kan starting August 21. Opening weekend tickets are now on sale. Is it a slasher film? Is it all a dream? Does it mean something more? Ticket link in bio.
"Cabin fever has ravaged all aboard/This once proud vessel has become/A floating psycho ward!" The film Robert Louis Stevenson always dreamed his iconic work would become: it's MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND coming to Kan-Kan Cinema this weekend on both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. 🔗 in bio.
Movies, trivia, a filmmaker mixer and live music all happening this week at Kan-Kan Cinema. Ticket link in bio.
"We saw the writing on the wall/As we felt this magical fantasy/Now with passion in our eyes." DIRTY DANCING is coming to the Kan-Kan this Thursday night! The movie that is. We don't have the room for all of that. Ticket link in bio.
With art direction by a young James Cameron, a score by James Horner, a screenplay by John Sayles and co-directed by Roger Corman himself, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS is a gem of the post-STAR WARS space boom in B-movie filmmaking. Ticket link in bio.
Six fledgling Hollywood hopefuls get the opportunity of a lifetime to burglarize a producer that screwed them over and steal his Best Picture awards. ABOVE THE LINE is coming to Kan-Kan this Monday with a post-film Q&A with writer/director Jeffrey Scott Collins and producer Cory Levin. 🔗 in bio
The new Nicolas Winding Refn film HER PRIVATE HELL starts today, joining our lineup of THE INVITE AND THE ODYSSEY. Plus our summer camp series is still going strong. Ticket link in bio.
Our outdoor series at Indianapolis Art Center is back once again! We've got three comedy classics for you this season: THE BIRDCAGE, LEGALLY BLONDE and GHOSTBUSTERS! Each film starts at sundown, check our ticketing page for when doors open for each film. Grab a blanket and some friends. Link in bio.
The 4K restoration of NETWORK is coming to the Kan-Kan on July 30 which happens to be Art House Theater Day, an annual program of Art House Convergence. See the 1976 Sidney Lumet classic for its 50th anniversary with themes that are perhaps even more relevant today. Ticket link in bio.
"It's the angel-man/I'm deranged/Cruise me" The David Lynch masterpiece LOST HIGHWAY is coming to the Kan-Kan this Saturday and then an encore screening on Tuesday. Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray. Ticket link in bio.
Batfans rejoice! We are showing the definitive superhero film BATMAN & ROBIN this Wednesday. Not only that, but we are screening it from a VCR onto our big screen for all of your analog dreams come true. If for nothing else, come for Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. Ticket link in bio.
Gregg Araki's newest movie in 12 years is here: I WANT YOUR SEX starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Daveed Diggs, Charli XCX, Mason Gooding, Margaret Cho & Johnny Knoxville. It's a sex comedy in the world of age gaps, HR violations, and high concept art. We've got it July 31. Ticket link in bio.
This Thursday for live music in the lounge we've got: John Gilmore! His songwriting encompasses a wide range of emotions, from poignant and introspective to lighthearted and whimsical. Music's free and starts at 7 p.m.