Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015

610-297-7100

Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema


About the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

Located inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas is the Lehigh Valley's premiere destination for independent film!

It's a 2-screen independent cinema, and because it's an "alehouse" you can purchase beer, wine & cocktails to take with you into your movie! ArtsQuest Members receive $2.50 off cinema tickets.

For you pre, during and post-film enjoyment, the Mike & Ike Bistro is serving up delicious beverages, meals and snacks!

Have a film suggestion or comment about your experience at FBAC? Write to Programming Manager Ryan Hill at rhill@artsquest.org.

Now Playing

The Great Gatsby
2013 PG-13, 2hrs. 23min. Language: English
A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. *Tuesday screening will be a Tuesday Talkback with Professor Bob Kilker.
Thu 5/23
(4:30), 7:30pm

Fri 5/24
(3:00), 5:45, 8:30pm

Sat 5/25
(12:15), (3:00), 5:45, 8:30pm

Sun 5/26
(1:15), (4:15), 7:05pm

Mon 5/27
(1:15), (4:15), 7:05pm

Tue 5/28
7:45pm

Wed 5/29
7:45pm

Thur 5/30
(4:30), 7:30pm

Mud

Mud

2013 PG, 2hrs. 10min. Language: English

Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love..

Thu 5/23
(4:15)

Fri 5/24
(3:45), 8:45pm

Sat 5/25
(3:30), 8:15pm

Sun 5/26
(1:30), 6:15pm

Mon 5/27
(1:30), 6:15pm

Tue 5/28
5:00pm

Thur 5/30
(4:15)

Renoir
2012 R, 1hr. 50min. Language: In French w/English subtitles

Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I.

Fri 5/24
6:25pm

Sat 5/25
(1:15), 6:00pm

Sun 5/26
(4:00)

Mon 5/27
(4:00)

Wed 5/29
5:15pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 R, 1 hr. 40 min. Language: English

Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick
Directed by: Jim Sharman

Fri 5/24
11:30pm

Sat 5/25
11:30pm

History of the World: Part I
1981 R, 92 min. Language: English

Film #3 in our 4-film Mel Brooks tribute!
Part of our Saturday Late Night Series Series!

Sat 5/25
10:45pm

Bethlehem: The Christmas City
HD Digital, 2011 NR, 30min Language: English
Take an amazing journey into the heart and soul of Bethlehem.
Sat 5/25
(12:30)pm

Sun 5/26
(12:30)pm
A Perfect Ending
2012 UR, 1 hr. 30 min. Language: English

Starring: Barbara Niven, Jessica Clark and John Heard
Directed by: Nicole Conn
Part of our 2013 LGBT Film Series!

Tue 5/28
7:15pm

Yossi
2012 UR, 1 hr. 23 min. Language: Hebrew w/English subtitles

Starring: Ohad Knoller, Shlomo Sadan and Oz Zehavi
Directed by: Eytan Fox
Part of our 2013 LGBT Film Series!

Wed 5/29
7:15pm

Coming Soon

 

 

 

Pricing

Feature film prices (unless otherwise noted)

  • Single admission: $10
  • Student/senior: $8
  • ArtsQuest Member: $7.50
  • Matinee (before 5pm): $8
  • ArtsQuest Member Matinee: $7
  • Book of 10 Movie Passes: $85
  • Book of 20 Movie Passes: $170

Tickets can be purchased in person or online (until 30 minutes before the show starts). All cinema tickets purchased online before the day of show will be held at will call at the ArtsQuest Center.

 

Other Film Events

SteelStacks Summer Family Movies Series

Guests attending the Summer Family Movies Series are invited to bring their blankets and lawn chairs to sit on as they enjoy the movies under the stars at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks.

Mel Brooks Tribute
A 4-film tribute to Mel Brooks!

Our tribute includes 4 of Brooks' most popular films:
Blazing Saddles - Sat 3/30 - 10:45pm
Spaceballs - Sat 4/27 - 10:45pm
History Of The World: Pt. 1 - Sat 5/25 - 10:45pm
Young Frankenstein - Sat 6/29 - 10:45pm

Girl Rising

Girl Rising - Sat 6/8 - 12pm

2013 PG-13, 1hr. 41min. Language: English
From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins and the award-winning Documentary Group, in association with Paul Allen's Vulcan Productions comes Girl Rising - an innovative new feature film about the power of education to change a girl - and the world.

Hey Bartender

Hey Bartender - Mon 6/17 - 7:30pm

2013 Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min. Language: English
Selected by IndieWire as a Top 10 'Must See Movie' at SXSW!

Happy Birthday Hitch!

Happy Birthday Hitch! - Mon 8/12, Tue 8/13 and Wed 8/14 - 7:15pm

A 3-day birthday tribute to Alfred Hitchcock!

Our tribute includes 3 of Hitch's most popular films:
The Birds - Mon 8/12 - 7:15pm
U Pick It! - Tues 8/13 - 7:15pm
Rear Window - Wed 8/14 - 7:15pm

Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm - Sun 8/18 and Mon 8/19 - 7:30pm

2010 Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min. Language: English
An honest and beautifully detailed documentary about the life of Levon Helm

LGBT Movie Series

This month-long series is designed to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues and will feature seven films, as well as special discussion sessions and talkbacks hosted by prominent members of the Lehigh Valley's LGBT community.

Live from NY's 92nd St Y
FREE for ArtsQuest Members!

Live from NY's 92nd Street Y™, now in its ninth year, uses satellite technology to simultaneously broadcast 92Y's renowned educational and cultural programming to community organizations across America.

Saturday Late Night

Every Saturday night the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas will do something a little different, a little crazy and, usually, a little fun. Not only will we screen some of the best cult, comedy and horror films, we'll even throw in some live comedy and some comedy/film mashups!

Cinema 101 Series

Enjoy classic films throughout the Summer including "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Raising Arizona" and "Cool Hand Luke".

Baseball on Film

Baseball on Film - Summer 2013

It only stands to reason that our national pastime would inspire a metaphorical ton of films. So, it was with that in mind, that we pulled together this tribute to the diamond on the big screen. It was a treat to do too… there's certainly no shortage of great baseball films out there.

Tuesday Talkbacks

Tuesday Talkbacks with Prof. Kilker

Prof. Robert Kilker, a Bethlehem resident, has a Ph.D. from Lehigh University, where he studied Film & Popular Culture, along with Twentieth-Century American Literature. Each week he leads a talkback about one of our features. There's no extra cost; we'll simply start talking once the credits start rolling!

Tuesday Talkbacks feature film are noted with a* in the features section above.

GLVFF

Heading into its 3rd year, the Greater Lehigh Valley Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the works of our local filmmaking community. The event takes places in early November.

dinner and a show
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