Art House Café Film Series (click to see this weeks film)

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Meet new friends and hear from special guests who are film experts. Enjoy light refreshments. Have a discussion after the film.  

Sept 22: Michael (2026) The early life and career of Michael Jackson from his time as the lead singer of the Jackson Five until his spectacular rise as a solo performer with the release of the hit album, Thriller. Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, and Colman Domingo star under the direction of Antoine Fuqua in this popular musical biography. 2 hr, 7 min (PG-13)

Sept 29: The Choral (2025) During WWI, a demanding choral conductor (Ralph Fiennes), under suspicion for his German connections, struggles to stage an oratorio in a Yorkshire village that is losing its young men to the draft. Roger Allam and Mark Addy costar under the direction of Nicholas Hytner. 1 hr 53 min (R)

Oct 6: Elvis (2022) Baz Luhrmann directed this musical biography about the life and career of rock legend Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) and his complex relationships with his manager (Tom Hanks) and wife (Olivia DeJonge). 2 hr, 30 min (PG-13)

Oct 13: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025) Elvis has not left the building! This musical companion to Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic resurrects previously unseen, restored footage from the singer’s tours and Las Vegas residency, plus audio of the King talking about his life. 1 hr, 36 min (NR)

Oct 20: Song Sung Blue (2025) Rescreened by request! Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson find hometown success and heartache as members of a Neil Diamond tribute band in this musical based on a real-life story. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film costars Ella Anderson. 2 hr, 12 min (PG-13)

Oct 27:  Song Sung Blue: The True Story of Thunder & Lightning (2008) In this documentary, home movies and concert footage tell the love story, for better and for worse, of Mike and Claire Sardina, better known in Milwaukee as Thunder & Lightning. Their real-life Neil Diamond tribute band inspired the 2025 film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. 1 hr, 25 min (PG-13)