Throughout June, the Arkansas Cinema Society is showing five movies not only set in The Natural State but also filmed here.
First on deck is Charles B. Pierce’s “The Legend of Boggy Creek,” a 1972 faux docudrama and cult classic about the Bigfoot-esque Fouke Monster that was made on an impressively small budget of around $160,000 and utilized locals as its interview subjects. Ever influential, “The Legend of Boggy Creek” walked so that “The Blair Witch Project” could run, according to Collider. Restored in 4K in 2019, this will be the Little Rock premiere of the high-resolution version.
After showings of “A Face in the Crowd,” “White Lightning,” and “One False Move,” the Arkansas Classics Series will conclude with Little Rock native (and ACS co-founder) Jeff Nichols’ “Mud,” just in time for the release of Nichols’ new film “The Bikeriders,” which hits theaters on June 21 after a long delay.
The selections screen each Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids ages 2-11 and adults 65 and older. Find tickets here and dates/trailers below:
June 2 — “The Legend of Boggy Creek” (1972, G)
June 9 — “A Face in the Crowd” (1957, NR)
June 16 — “White Lightning” (1973, PG)
June 23 — “One False Move” (1992, R)
June 30 — “Mud” (2013, PG-13)
