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SUMMARY:HACKERS (1995) w/ '90s Techno pre-show
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It’s quite possibly the single greatest hacker film known to hackerkind. With its psychedelic visualizations of ‘Cyberspace\,’ absolutely banging soundtrack containing greats such as the Prodigy and Orb\, amongst others\, a completely hilarious plotline\, witty dialogue\, and penchant for not taking itself seriously whatsoever while also making multiple somewhat accurate references to hacker culture—it provides some excellent quality entertainment.” – Darren Martyn a/k/a pwnsauce\, legendary Lulzsec hacker \n\n\n\nHACK THE WORLD! A perfect time capsule of its era\, HACKERS has remained a cult favorite among hackers\, slackers\, and ’90s nostalgists. Both gloriously of its time and eerily prescient about the future of cyber-warfare\, HACKERS is stacked with actors on the cusp of stardom\, including Jonny Lee Miller as wunderkind cypherpunk Dade a/k/a Crash Override\, Angelina Jolie as Kate a/k/a Acid Burn\, and a pigtailed Matthew Lillard chewing up the scenery with aplomb as Emmanuel a/k/a Cereal Killer. This band of anti-establishment techies stumbles across a criminal plan to use a computer virus to capsize a fleet of oil tankers in a hip techno-thriller dripping with neon-soaked cyber-rave style. Oh\, and did we mention the pitch-perfect electronica soundtrack\, featuring The Prodigy\, Orbital\, Massive Attack\, Stereo MC’s and more? \n\n\n\nWe’ll be paying tribute to that legendary soundtrack with a ’90s Techno pre-show\, starting at 6 pm. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/hackers-1995-w-90s-techno-pre-show/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T204500
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SUMMARY:TRON (1982) w/ Retro CGI pre-show
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Here’s a technological sound-and-light show that is sensational and brainy\, stylish and fun.” – Roger Ebert \n\n\n\nExperience the original landmark motion picture that inspired a generation of digital filmmakers\, becoming a true cult classic for its groundbreaking digital effects. Jeff Bridges stars as a brilliant video game maker who hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer\, finding himself beamed inside an astonishing digital world in the process. TRON was borne of director Steven Lisberger’s passion for computer games\, and he and producer Donald Kushner spent two years researching the technology to make the film\, which was the first to make extensive use of computer imagery. TRON was the first film to use computer graphics to create a three-dimensional world. Powered by a pulsing synth score by electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos and featuring a delightfully cheesy epic adventure storyline\, TRON remains a genuine cult classic\, inspiring game developers\, animators\, and musicians like Daft Punk\, who went on to score the film’s first sequel\, Tron: Legacy. \n\n\n\nCome out before the film for a Retro CGI pre-show starting at 6 pm\, featuring selections from the legendarily trippy Mind’s Eye series. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/tron-1982-w-retro-cgi-pre-show/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T180000
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SUMMARY:Classic '80s techno-thriller WARGAMES (1983)
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Flirts outrageously with the sheer excitement of nuclear war…an exciting\, giddily entertaining movie!” – David Denby\, New York Magazine \n\n\n\nFlickering CRT maps\, screeching modems\, ominous command prompts\, a robotic computer voice asking\, “Would you like to play a game?” WARGAMES is a trip back to the Cold War ’80s\, when the threat of nuclear annihilation loomed over the world. Some of the tech may have changed\, but the paranoia remains all too timely. A fresh-faced Matthew Broderick stars as computer whiz David Lightman\, who inadvertently hacks his way into a NORAD supercomputer built to simulate nuclear war. What begins as mischievous curiosity quickly spirals into a national crisis when the military brass start to treat David’s shenanigans as a real international threat. Ally Sheedy co-stars as David’s on-again\, off-again romantic partner and begrudging moral compass. Mixing teen-centered dramedy with heightened geopolitical stakes\, WARGAMES anticipated the retro-chic allure of Stranger Things and remains a fun\, gripping techno-thriller in its own right. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/classic-80s-techno-thriller-wargames-1983/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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SUMMARY:Jane Schoenbrun's WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR (2021) w/ creepypasta shorts pre-show
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Strangeness is a quality valued and yearned for in so many sorts of movies\, but rarely found – yet this really is strange\, an experiment in horror form from the trans film-maker Jane Schoenbrun… What an uncanny\, exhilarating experience.” – The Guardian \n\n\n\nA uncanny and unsettling indie that launched the career of one of cinema’s most exciting filmmakers\, Jane Schoenbrun’s WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR is a creepypasta come to life. Told largely through computer screens\, the film stars Anna Cobb as Casey\, a young girl who takes part in the online “World’s Fair” challenge\, which has users repeat the title phrase three times\, prick their finger\, smear blood on the screen\, and then watch an intense strobe-light video. The story unfolds through grainy webcams\, late‑night chatrooms\, and DIY video diaries\, capturing the intimacy and eeriness of a lonely adolescent’s online existence. Sharp\, melancholic\, and quietly terrifying\, WORLD’S FAIR has been rightly heralded by IndieWire as one of the best movies of the 2020s (so far). \n\n\n\nBefore the film\, we present a pre-show of short films inspired by creepypasta\, starting at 6:30 pm. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month!
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/jane-schoenbruns-were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-2021-w-creepypasta-shorts-pre-show/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T210000
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SUMMARY:ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU (2001) presented by Lost in the Arthouse
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOST IN THE ARTHOUSE is a monthly series hosted by Arkadin co-owner Keith Watson that takes you to hidden corners of filmdom far from Hollywood. From must-see classics to obscurities waiting to be discovered\, these films stand at cinema’s bleeding edge. \n\n\n\n“Shunji Iwai’s spacey\, torpid dream-epic of youthful angst and escapism in modern Japan: it stays with you.” – The Guardian \n\n\n\nWhen it appeared 25 years ago\, most critics weren’t sure what to make of Shunji Iwai’s ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU. Its jagged\, dreamy exploration of pop fandom\, online identity\, and adolescent angst was perhaps too up-to-the-minute for writers still being published in print newspapers. But for younger audiences who’ve grown up on the internet\, LILY CHOU-CHOU speaks to them on an almost subliminal level. No wonder\, it’s one of Letterboxd’s top 20 films by “heart rate” (the ratio of likes to watches). Iwai’s film follows the online and IRL lives of a group of teenagers who worship the eponymous pop idol\, an ethereal Bjork-like chanteuse whose music provides the only real escape from the cruelties\, large and small\, they face in their daily lives. Through an online message board devoted to Lily Chou-Chou\, they find connection while their non-digital reality drives them further and further apart. Scored to the music of Lily (actually\, singer Salyu)\, Iwai’s lyrical film leads to a heart-rending crescendo. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month!
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/all-about-lily-chou-chou-2001-presented-by-lost-in-the-arthouse/
CATEGORIES:Lost in the Arthouse,Recurring Series,The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260518T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T205652
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SUMMARY:Sandra Bullock orders pizza on the internet in... THE NET (1995)
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Even weirder than you remember! With apologies to Johnny Mnemonic\, Goldeneye and Hackers\, no other 1995 movie captures the highs and lows of Web 1.0 cybersurfing quite as perfectly as THE NET. When Sandy logged on\, so did we.” – Thrillist \n\n\n\n“Her driver’s license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED. Escape is impossible when you’re caught in the net.” A gleefully cheesy techno‑thriller classic from the earliest days of internet paranoia\, THE NET is both the most 1995 movie of all time and a weirdly prescient deep dive into some of the things that define our contemporary existence: identity theft\, cyber-surveillance\, annoying internet passwords\, and DoorDash. Sandra Bullock plays an ordinary coder whose life is yanked into chaos when her identity is stolen\, thrusting her down a rabbit hole of floppy-disk conspiracies and a parade of suspiciously helpful strangers. Featuring a deliciously twisty plot that serves up cyber thrills with a wink\, THE NET is retro‑tech camp at its finest: gripping enough to keep you hooked but ridiculous enough to make you laugh out loud.  \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/sandra-bullock-orders-pizza-on-the-internet-in-the-net-1995/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260520T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T205652
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SUMMARY:Off-kilter comedy COMPUTER CHESS (2013) w/ retro computing pre-show
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“An endearingly nutty\, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear.” – Variety \n\n\n\n“An artificially intelligent comedy\,” as the film’s marketing winkingly dubbed it\, COMPUTER CHESS is an off-kilter\, lo‑fi time capsule set during a weekend tournament for chess software programmers in the early 1980s. Shot on vintage video equipment\, Andrew Bujalski’s delightfully deadpan delight is equal parts nerdy satire and surreal comedy full of glitchy footage\, earnest techno-babble\, and shaggy haired dweebs in Coke-bottle glasses who take board games way too seriously. Quirky\, hilarious\, and wonderfully off‑kilter\, COMPUTER CHESS transports us back to a moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a CPU to defeat man at his own game\, laying the groundwork for our current era of AI overload. \n\n\n\nCome out early for a retro computing pre-show\, starting at 6:30 pm. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/off-kilter-comedy-computer-chess-2013-w-retro-computing-pre-show/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260522T204500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260522T223000
DTSTAMP:20260414T205652
CREATED:20260410T210429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T210431Z
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SUMMARY:David Cronenberg's EXISTENZ (1999) -- Friday Night WTF!
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Night WTF screenings are cheap\, weird\, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces\, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests\, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night. \n\n\n\nVisionary director David Cronenberg’s deliciously deranged riff on video games\, virtual reality\, and corporate conspiracy\, eXistenZ is an undersung masterpiece of sci-fi horror. Set in the near future\, when video games have evolved to a point where they are able to biologically interact with players through the use of an electronic umbilical cord\, eXistenZ stars Jennifer Jason Leigh as brilliant game designer Allegra Geller\, who goes on the run with her publicist (a baby-faced Jude Law) after surviving an attempt on her life by a crazed assassin. Attempting to evade capture by a black‑market bio‑port mechanic (a terrifying Willem Dafoe)\, the two flee physical reality completely by tapping into the digital world of Allegra’s most recent creation\, eXistenZ. In many ways a successor to the analog terror of Videodrome\, eXistenZ updates Cronenberg’s pet concerns for the digital age in a techno-thriller full of creepy creatures\, squishy bio‑controllers\, and an exploration of the blurry line between twisted fantasy and grim reality.  \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/david-cronenbergs-existenz-1999-friday-night-wtf/
CATEGORIES:Friday Night WTF,The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T205652
CREATED:20260414T200532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T200533Z
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SUMMARY:Horror-noir techno-thriller RED ROOMS (2023)
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The French-Canadian shocker Red Rooms comes closer than any film I can recall in squaring up to the darkest implications of the digital age\, particularly for those alienated souls known as the Extremely Online… NO ONE I KNOW WHO HAS SEEN RED ROOMS HAS BEEN LEFT UNSHAKEN BY IT.” – Scott Tobias\, The Reveal \n\n\n\nA cold\, claustrophobic descent into the darkest corners of the internet\, RED ROOMS is as unsettling as it is compulsively gripping. In a performance of magnificent intensity\, Juliette Gariépy stars as the enigmatic Kelly-Anne\, a model obsessed with the trial of a man accused of livestreaming murders on the dark web. As she digs deeper\, she comes face to face with the most jaw-dropping horrors the web has to offer\, including a live auction for a video of the torture and murder of a 13-year-old girl. Scintillating and perverse but never merely exploitative\, RED ROOMS is a horror-noir shocker for the information age\, a film of slow-burn suspense that subverts contemporary obsessions with true crime\, spectatorship\, and the pathologies of a life lived online. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/horror-noir-techno-thriller-red-rooms-2023/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260529T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T205652
CREATED:20260414T171811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T171813Z
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SUMMARY:CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2000) w/ Y2K music videos pre-show
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Fun\, flashy\, and knowingly ridiculous” – Solzy at the Movies \n\n\n\nA glossy\, turbocharged action-comedy that transformed a deliciously cheesy TV classic into a hip blockbuster hit\, CHARLIE’S ANGELS stars Drew Barrymore\, Cameron Diaz\, and Lucy Liu as three fearless private detectives in the employ of unseen millionaire Charlie (voiced by John Forsythe\, reprising his role from the original series) and his right-hand man Bosley (Bill Murray). The kickass trio takes on a globe‑spanning corporate conspiracy involving voice-identification software with slick gadgets\, wild costumes\, and nonstop one-liners. The three leads bring a winking sense of camp to this wildly entertaining action spectacle\, full of high-octane stunts and a delirious sense of pop-candy fun. \n\n\n\nIn honor of director McG’s career making slick\, brightly colored music videos\, this film will be preceded by a Y2K Music Videos pre-show\, starting at 6 pm. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/charlies-angels-2000-w-y2k-music-videos-pre-show/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T211500
DTSTAMP:20260414T205653
CREATED:20260414T210507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T211510Z
UID:9881-1780167600-1780175700@arkadincinema.com
SUMMARY:Hallucinatory neo-noir DEMONLOVER (2002)
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I hope you’ll be able to see Demonlover in a cinema someday…and to submit to its malign splendor\, its oppressive atmospherics\, the sense it gives of being buried alive under data.” – Nick Pinkerton\, 4Columns \n\n\n\n“No one sees anything. Ever. They watch\, but they don’t understand.” So observes Connie Nielsen in Olivier Assayas’s hallucinatory\, globe-spanning DEMONLOVER\, a postmodern neo-noir thriller and media critique in which nothing—not even the film itself—is what it appears to be. Nielsen plays Diane de Monx\, a Volf Corporation executive turned spy for rival Mangatronics in the companies’ battle over the lucrative market of Internet adult animation. But Diane may not be the only player at Volf with a hidden agenda: both romantic interest Hervé (Charles Berling) and office enemy Elise (Chloë Sevigny) seem to know her secret and can easily use it against her for their own purposes. As the stakes grow higher and Diane ventures into deadlier territory\, Assayas explores the connections between multinational businesses and extreme underground media as well as the many ways 21st-century reality increasingly resembles violent\, disorienting fiction. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/hallucinatory-neo-noir-thriller-demonlover-2002/
CATEGORIES:The Computer Is My Frenemy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T184500
DTSTAMP:20260414T205653
CREATED:20260414T165321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T165323Z
UID:9863-1780246800-1780253100@arkadincinema.com
SUMMARY:Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD (1973) -- ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅꜱ
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“An efficiently unsettling prediction of the horrors that artificial intelligence would bringThe androids of Westworld are so lifelike because humans want to enact their darkest impulses on to other humans\, however much they suppress these latent desires.” – The Guardian \n\n\n\nBoy\, have we got a vacation for you… In 1973\, novelist-turned-filmmaker Michael Crichton made his directorial debut with WESTWORLD\, a groundbreaking fusion of science fiction and action-thriller that would prove decades ahead of its time\, laying the groundwork for his later hit Jurassic Park and changing the face of sci-fi. Set in a futuristic resort where wealthy vacationers can live out their wildest fantasies in hyper-realistic theme parks\, the film stars Yul Brynner as the Gunslinger\, an android cowboy who goes dangerously off-script\, turning old buddies Peter (Richard Benjamin) and John’s (James Brolin) dream holiday into a nightmare. Slick\, suspenseful\, and eerily prescient\, WESTWORLD combines a gripping man-versus-machine chase with thought-provoking questions about technology\, control\, and the price of playing God. Packed with atmosphere and memorable performances\, this cult classic remains a landmark in genre cinema\, a high-tech nightmare that never loses its bite. \n\n\n\nThis screening is part of Arkadin’s May 2026 series\, THE COMPUTER IS MY FRENEMY\, featuring films that explore our collective love-hate relationship with the digital world. Does the internet truly bring us together or only tear us further apart? Find out this month! \n\n\n\nOTHER WORLDS brings you to strange new realms through science fiction and fantasy. Featuring classics\, hidden gems\, and cult favorites\, this series offers a mind-bending retreat from our mundane reality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films\, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However\, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media\, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com\, as well as through general internet searches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheater Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll seats are first-come\, first-served.\n\n\n\nThe theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime\, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.\n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events\, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.\n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering\, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.\n\n\n\nIf you’ve purchased advance tickets\, when you arrive\, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. \n\n\n\nTickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.\n\n\n\nWhen an event is sold out\, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you\, your ticket will be refunded.\n\n\n\nAll screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.\n\n\n\nPlease respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
URL:https://arkadincinema.com/event/michael-crichtons-westworld-1973-%e1%b4%8f%e1%b4%9b%ca%9c%e1%b4%87%ca%80-%e1%b4%a1%e1%b4%8f%ca%80%ca%9f%e1%b4%85%ea%9c%b1/
CATEGORIES:Other Worlds sci-fi & fantasy,Recurring Series,The Computer Is My Frenemy
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