Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
Celebrate the Halloween season with a double feature of films starring St. Louis's favorite son, the inimitable Vincent Price! THE TINGLER "How any red-blooded American could hear 'Vincent Price's acid trip,' and not fall over themselves rushing to find a…
St. Louis's brand-new horror film festival debuts on the Arkadin Backlot with a night of terrifying shorts! Featuring films that have played at major genre festivals such as Panic Fest, Grimmfest, and the Chattanooga Film Festival, HYSTERIA FEST presents a…
St. Louis's brand-new horror film festival debuts on the Arkadin Backlot with a night of terrifying shorts! Featuring films that have played at major genre festivals such as Panic Fest, Grimmfest, and the Chattanooga Film Festival, HYSTERIA FEST presents a…
Before Drinkolas Cage on Wednesday, October 26, our friends at Deadly Prey Gallery will be holding a pop-up sale on the backlot, displaying their collection of eye-popping original movie posters hand-painted by artists from Ghana. Come out early and bring…
Before Drinkolas Cage, our friends at Deadly Prey Gallery will be holding a pop-up sale on the backlot, displaying their collection of eye-popping original movie posters hand-painted by Ghanian artists. Come out early and bring some cash because once you…
Creep down Gravois from Das Bevo (the windmill) to the Arkadin Backlot in our first-annual BEVO ZOMBIE WALK! First, we’ll dress up like a zombie, grab a few drinks at Das Bevo. Then together we’ll stalk down Gravois to the Arkadin for a zombie…
"The great horror maestro Wes Craven, as both writer and director, gave a generation of teens (of all ages) terminal insomnia with this imaginative and intense slasher scare fest." (Library of Congress) Behold the horror epic that started the Krueger craze…
"t’s a miracle Freaked exists at all and more miraculous still that its capacity to entertain, antagonize, and disgust remains as unlimited as ever almost thirty years after its brief theatrical run... Freaked is an absurdist, acid-soaked fever dream." -Collider The manic writing-directing…
Thursdays in March we’re showing some deep-cut erotic thrillers films! Think Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction only more loony, lascivious, and downright ridiculous. We’ll announce a few teasers each week, but we’re keeping the feature a surprise up until the…
"Gleefully inspiring audiences everywhere to challenge conventional definitions of 'good' and 'bad' cinema, Showgirls is undoubtedly the think-piece object d’art of its time." -Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine"A trash masterpiece...a masterpiece of shit" -Adam Nayman, It Doesn't Suck: Showgirls Unfairly dismissed upon its…
"The movie caused a sensation in 1976. It was nominated for 10 Oscars, won four (Finch, Dunaway, supporting actress Beatrice Straight, Chayefsky), and stirred up much debate about the decaying values of television. Seen a quarter-century later, is like prophecy. When…
"Gleefully inspiring audiences everywhere to challenge conventional definitions of 'good' and 'bad' cinema, Showgirls is undoubtedly the think-piece object d’art of its time." -Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine"A trash masterpiece...a masterpiece of shit" -Adam Nayman, It Doesn't Suck: Showgirls Unfairly dismissed upon its…
"A marvel of comic invention—and, more surprisingly, of astringent romance. The essence of the film is a love story that rises from mutual delusion, and that perspective makes this uproarious and antic comedy, in its moral soul, an essential work…
"The movie caused a sensation in 1976. It was nominated for 10 Oscars, won four (Finch, Dunaway, supporting actress Beatrice Straight, Chayefsky), and stirred up much debate about the decaying values of television. Seen a quarter-century later, is like prophecy. When…
“Steamboat Bill, Jr. may be Keaton’s most mature film, a fitting if too early farewell to his period of peak creative independence .. its relationship to the rest of its creator’s work has been compared to that of Shakespeare’s last play, The…
This event has been canceled due to the Arkadin proprietors' illness. All ticket holders have been refunded. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thursdays in March we’re showing some deep-cut erotic thrillers films! Think Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction only more…
Celebrate our city’s community of local filmmakers at our STL Films Open House! In honor of 314 Day, we’re hosting an open house on March 11 from 2-5 pm. We’ll screen short films show right here in St. Louis and…
"Like nothing else: a horror movie wrapped up in sunflowers, an excoriating feminist diatribe strummed to the tune of a love ballad. It’s one of the most terrifying films I’ve ever seen." -Jenny Chamarette Though married to the good-natured, beautiful…
ADMISSION IS FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY CONCESSION OR DRINK! If you already purchased a $5 ticket, you will receive any concession or drink for free. Thursdays in March we’re showing some deep-cut erotic thrillers films! Think Basic Instinct…
"The slasher genre is full of freaks and weirdos, but none of them quite hits a festive note like the Leprechaun ushering in every St. Patrick’s Day. The mythical Irish monster, played with pizzazz for the bulk of the series…
