Better off Dead (1985)  

Wacky Wednesday 

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares. 

Rated PG 

Running Time 97 minutes 

The Departed (2006) 

Martin Scorsese won a long-awaited Best Director Oscar for this crime epic, about an undercover cop who infiltrates a Boston mob crew that has a mole in the state police department. 

Rated R 

Running Time 154 minutes

Michael (2026) 

The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop. 

Rated PG-13 

Running Time 127 minutes 

HYSTERIA WHEN WET is a tribute experience band - paying homage to two legendary icons of rock n' roll - DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI,

bands that have withstood the test of time for over FOUR DECADES, their music hitting us just as hard as they did the very first time!

Hysteria When Wet brings HUGE smash hits from both bands like "LIVING ON A PRAYER", "YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME", "POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME", and "PHOTOGRAPH".

Taking the audience on a musical journey back in time.  Hysteria When Wet recreates BON JOVI and DEF LEPPARD's radio and chart topping hits that are loved by fans world wide!  Bringing you a night of rock n' roll you will never forget.

Recreate a time to remember what it felt like to heard these songs for the very first time.  Where you were.  Who you were with.

Led by a group of seasoned musicians from Middle Tennessee with a combined wealth of experience, Hysteria When Wet brings the Rock N' Roll energy that will leave you begging for more!

Experience the magic of BON JOVI and DEF LEPPARD like never before - Don't miss out on the opportunity to relive the glory days and create new memories with Hysteria When Wet!

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)  

 Family Series + Pay What You Can 

 After her astrophysicist father goes missing, grieving 13-year-old Meg meets three astonishing supernatural beings who transport her through the universe to rescue her dad in this sumptuous, enchanting fantasy-film adaption of a beloved children's book. 

Rated PG 

Running Time 109 minutes 

Ed Wood (1994)  

Wacky Wednesday 

Homage to 1950s schlock director Edward D. Wood Jr., focusing on his friendship with Bela Lugosi. Wood was a surreal character: self-deluded, eternally optimistic—and a heterosexual who enjoyed wearing women's clothing. He's become a cult icon thanks to the unintended humor of his schlock classics "Glen or Glenda?" (1952) and "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959). 

Rated R 

Running Time 127 minutes

Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy (2020)

Appalachian RC&D Event

Featuring extensive interviews with Diana Kennedy and famed chefs José Andrés, Rick Bayless, Gabriela Camara and Alice Waters, Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy provides an intimate look at the leading expert on Mexican cuisine. The author of nine acclaimed cookbooks and a two-time James Beard Award winner, Diana is called the “Julia Child of Mexico”, but the feisty cook prefers “The Mick Jagger of Mexican Cuisine”.

Not Rated

Running Time 75 minutes

The Jackson Theatre is excited to announce an exclusive screening of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, the highly acclaimed full-length feature documentary exploring the life and work of the late, great Gregg Allman. $2 from tickets sold for all screenings of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul will benefit the Gregg Allman Scholarship Funds. This screening is one of over 40 one-night-only screenings in diverse venues across the United States and the presentations will take place in venues ranging in size from the 70 capacity Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, GA, to the 4,665-capacity Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Due to the nature of the film, Michael Lehman, Lead producer and longtime friend and client, felt Allman Brothers Band fans and lovers of music will want to see this film on the big screen with a professional PA system in venues that, in many cases, had presented live performances from Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, or the Allman Brothers Band themselves.

"It is incredibly rewarding to bring Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul to audiences around the country,” says Michael Lehman, Lead Film Producer and longtime manager of Gregg Allman. I hope the attendees leave with an even deeper appreciation for Gregg’s extraordinary music, his remarkable life, and the legacy he continues to inspire.

"I truly believe Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul should be experienced more like a live concert than a traditional film. The music of Gregg and the Allman Brothers Band is the heartbeat of this experience, and presenting it in a live venue transforms it into a shared event. It gives audiences the chance to gather with friends, enjoy a beverage, browse exclusive merchandise, and celebrate Gregg’s incredible legacy together as a community. That’s what makes these screenings so special — they’re not just watching a film, they’re participating in an unforgettable musical event.”

 

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul had its domestic theatrical premiere earlier this year in 200 major market cinemas across America, presented by Subtext in association with Rolling Stone Films. Directed by GRAMMY® and Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker James Keach, the full-length feature documentary offers a profound portrait of Gregg Allman, one of the most distinctive voices in American music and, as co-founder and frontman of the Allman Brothers Band, a groundbreaking architect of Southern rock. This visionary music documentary traces Allman’s turbulent, transcendent journey through profound personal tragedy and hard-won redemption – from a childhood ruptured by his father’s murder to the soulful emergence that gave birth to Southern rock and permanently reshaped American music. Told through archival recordings, candid interviews, and electric live performances, the film weaves an intimate portrait of Allman, honestly reflecting on the death of his brother and bandmate Duane, his battles with addiction, and the personal demons that shaped both his life and his blues-driven music. The documentary is anchored by rarely seen concert footage that captures the Allman Brothers Band at their creative peak, offering audiences an immersive, front-row view of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most powerful live outfits.

 

Beyond the music, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul explores what Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band came to represent in American culture – an ethos rooted in artistic freedom, collaboration, and defiance of convention. It highlights how Gregg and the band rejected the racial divisions that defined much of the American South, grounding their sound in deep respect for Black musical traditions and collaboration with Black musicians at a time when integrated rock groups were rare. The documentary also examines Allman’s complicated relationship with fame, including his highly publicized marriage to Cher, and how life in the public eye collided with his restless pursuit of authenticity. Together, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul affirms Gregg Allman not just as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most influential artists, but as a lasting cultural force whose influence extended far beyond the stage.

 

Keach, whose previous credits include 2005’s Academy Award-winning Walk The Line and such acclaimed documentaries as 2014’s Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, 2019’s David Crosby: Remember My Name, and the GRAMMY® Award-winning Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed and produced Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul alongside producer and longtime Gregg Allman manager Michael Lehman and Alex Komisaruk of PCH Films, as well as Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and GRAMMY® Award-winning executive producers Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank (Music by John Williams, Faye, Laurel Canyon) of Amblin Documentaries, Douglas Banker of Five All in the Fifth, Michael Hughes and Greg C. Lake of DLP Media Group, Robert Stein, Alex Dale of Rolling Stone Films, and Brian Levy and Theodore Liouliakis of Subtext.

 

“Gregg’s story totally resonated with me,” says James Keach, “especially his relationship with his brother, Duane. I have a very close relationship with my brother, Stacy. We worked together for years on a lot of great projects – The Long Riders was formative for us as well as for the Carradine and Quaid brothers – and the thought of losing my brother at such a young age really got me.

 

“Not everyone works this way, but I believe that understanding trauma from the formative years of a person’s life is central when telling their story in a documentary. A lot of incredible artists have these shattering experiences in their past that inform every aspect of their lives and talent. Gregg had those demons inside his amazingly creative brain. He dove deep into his addiction when Duane died, but later in life, when he was sober, he faced his own mortality with dignity and acceptance. It’s personally important to me to carry Gregg’s message of trying to change the trajectory of people consumed by addiction. You can hear the ache in his voice in his brilliant music.”

 

“I was Gregg’s friend,” says Michael Lehman. “This movie is personal to me because I want the world to know the Gregg behind the music.

 

“Gregg was impacted by, among other things, his profoundly close relationship and the tragic loss of his brother Duane. His music reflects the joy and the pain of his life experiences. I chose James Keach to direct this film because James is both an incredibly talented director and has a close relationship with his own brother, Stacy. I knew from the start that he would bring to life Gregg’s story, including the relationship with Duane and with his band, The Allman Brothers Band, and that James would be able to create both an enjoyable and deeply memorable film.”

 

“Gregg Allman’s music is woven into the fabric of American culture, and this film captures both the artistry and the humanity behind the legend,” said Brian Levy of Subtext. “We’re proud to bring the film to American audiences, offering devoted fans rare insight and archival material while introducing Gregg’s legacy to a new generation.”

ABOUT GREGG ALLMAN:

Born December 8, 1947, in Nashville, TN, Gregg Allman was undoubtedly among rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most significant artists, his soul-fired and utterly distinctive voice still one of the defining sounds in all of American music. From his founding role in the one and only Allman Brothers Band to his long and storied solo career, Allman consistently proved himself to be an iconic singer/songwriter and exceptional practitioner of the American blues tradition. The award-winning author of such modern standards as “Midnight Rider,” “It’s Not My Cross To Bear,” “Dreams,” and “Whipping Post,” Allman accrued a remarkable list of honors over his five-decade musical journey, including the Allman Brothers Band’s 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Allman detailed his brilliant career in 2012’s critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling memoir, My Cross To Bear, chronicling a truly astonishing life burdened by unimaginable loss, alcohol and drug addiction, told with clear-eyed wisdom and sharp hindsight.

 

Gregg Allman died due to complications from liver cancer at his home in Savannah, GA on May 17, 2017, leaving behind a remarkable creative legacy that will undoubtedly live on for generations to come. Beyond dozens of studio and live recordings, Allman passed on the opportunity of music to others via three ongoing scholarship funds: The Gregg Allman Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia, the Allman/Lehman Endowed Scholarship at Syracuse University, and the Gregg Allman Scholarship at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.

DREAD POPS - A Horror Anthology Screening

Join us at the Jackson Theatre for a special screening of the first four episodes of Dread Pops, an original horror anthology series created by local filmmakers Jeffrey Payne and Dustin Miller

Each episode tells a different story, set in a different time, but something connects them all.

Come experience Dread Pops the way it was meant to be experienced: on the big screen, in the dark, and LOUD.

September 12, 2026
Doors: 6 PM | Screening: 7 PM

Free event

Young Washington (2026) 

America 250: 1776 – 2026 + Pay What you Can 

Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war closing in, he must choose who to trust and confront the leader he's becoming. 

Rated PG-13 

Running Time 125 minutes 

High Fidelity (2000) 

Wacky Wednesday 

The thirtysomething owner of a used-record store takes stock of his sorry excuse for a love life after his latest girlfriend leaves him. 

Rated R 

Running Time 103 minutes 

 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

Speakeasy Cinema

Pay What You Can

Speakeasy Cinema Series - Doors open at 6 pm, movie at 7pm

Jazz Music, Specialty Craft Cocktails (and Mocktails) for purchase

along with our full selection of beverages at the concession stand.

Complimentary light bites will we available.   

"I'll show you what horror means" - growls the hideous Mr. Hyde 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story is one of the most enduring and classic ones in both literature and film history. When it was first published in the year 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde aroused a storm of controversy. Quaint Victorian sensibilities were outraged by its premise that every human being has a demon lurking within, longing to break loose and indulge in forbidden pleasures. By scientific means, the tale’s protagonist, the kindly Dr. Jekyll, frees his suppressed self and plunges into an orgy of uncontrollable licentiousness that ends in an untimely demise. Although the motives and circumstances of splitting one character into two have changed from adaptation to adaptation, the basic premise of the story is still compelling. This version is the first sound one (previous version from 1920 starring John Barrymore). It is an adaptation of two 1887 stages play by Thomas Russell Sullivan, Luella Forepaugh and George F. Fish, rather than the book by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is considered the best version of Stevenson’s classic; this 1932 film resulted in an Oscar win for actor Fredric March. Beautifully filmed by Rouben Mamoulian and well-acted across the board. It also features some stunning visual tricks and strong pre-Code sexual content. 

Rated TV-PG 

Running Time 97 minutes 

Specialty Cocktail: The Mad Scientist

The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-A-Long (1993)  

Jonesborough Pumpkin Fest 

Holiday tale about the leader of Halloweentown, who schemes to kidnap Santa Claus and take over Christmastown. Voices...Jack: Chris Sarandon and Danny Elfman. Sally: Catherine O'Hara. Mayor: Glenn Shadix. Oogie Boogie: Ken Page. Lock: Paul Reubens. Scientist: William Hickey. Santa: Ed Ivory. Directed by Henry Selick. Conceived and produced by Tim Burton. 

Rated PG 

Running Time 76 minutes 

Goosebumps (2015) 

Family Series + Pay What You Can 

A teen, his best friend, a horror writer and the writer's daughter are forced to work together when the author's monstrous creations come to life and wreak havoc on their small town. 

Rated PG  

Running Time 103 minutes 

The Frisco Kid (1979) 

Wacky “Western” Wednesday 

Robert Aldrich's yarn about a rabbi's alliance with an outlaw en route to California in 1850. Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford. Jones: Ramon Bieri. Chief Gray Cloud: Val Bisoglio. Chief Rabbi: Leo Fuchs. Darryl: George Ralph DiCenzo. Rosalie: Penny Peyser. Matt: William Smith. 

Rated PG 

Running Time 122 minutes  

Tales of Our 250^th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

Pay What you Can

Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250^th birthday. Tales of Our 250^th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. They are Pay What You Can but go ahead and reserve your seats at Jonesborough.com/tickets.

Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.

Programming dates and times are listed below. Acts are subject to change. Each performance starts at 7pm will last about 90 minutes.

June 25^th – Embracing the Past: Historic Preservation in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. William Kennedy and a performance by local band The Ozone Rangers

July 23^rd – Forging a New Nation: Revolutionary War History featuring re-enactors from Sycamore Shoals

August 20^th – The Road to Freedom: African American History in Jonesborough including a special presentation of the original and award-winning play Nancy, presented by the Heritage Alliance

September 24^th – The Lost State of Franklin with a presentation by Dr. William Hardy from MTSU and the stories behind the Battle of the State of Franklin with Tipton Haynes State Historic Site

October 22^nd – A House Divided: Civil War History in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. Tom Lee form ETSU and a performance by the 52^nd Regimental String Band

This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

The Met: Live in HD series has made the Met the world’s leading provider of alternative cinema content and the only arts institution with an ongoing global series of this scale. When the series launched in 2006, the Met was the first arts company to experiment with alternative cinema content. Since then, the program has expanded, with more than 33 million tickets sold to date and robust attendance in five global cinema markets: the United States, Germany, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. In North America, weekend box office ratings also remain strong, often placing Live in HD presentations—with only one showing—among the weekend’s top-grossing films. The 2026–27 season marks the 20th anniversary of the Live in HD program. The Met: Live in HD series has increased accessibility to Met performances for audiences around the world. With a global average ticket price of $23, the series has made world-class performances accessible to millions of opera lovers each season.

 

Met artists and celebrity opera lovers serve as hosts for the Live in HD series, providing background on the operas, introducing exciting behind-the-scenes features, and conducting live interviews with stars, crew, and production teams. Tickets for the 2026–27 Live in HD season will go on sale in the United States and Canada in July 2026, with international ticketing dates varying from country to country. Respective ticketing dates will be announced separately by individual distributors.

 

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is in partnership with Rolex.

 

Within months of their initial live transmissions, the Live in HD programs are shown on PBS in the United States. The PBS series Great Performances at the Met is produced in association with PBS and the WNET Group.

 

For more information about The Met: Live in HD, visit metopera.org/hd.

 

Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration

The Metropolitan Opera celebrates two decades of The Met: Live in HD with a special onscreen presentation, hosted by Renée Fleming, featuring unforgettable moments from the company’s collection of more than 185 extraordinary performances.

 

Mozart

Così fan tutte

Live from the Met in theaters: Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love returns in Phelim McDermott’s Coney Island–inspired production that sets the uproarious story at a 1950s boardwalk amusement park. Maestro Nimrod David Pfeffer conducts.

 

Verdi

Macbeth

Live from the Met in theaters: Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists, baritone Quinn Kelsey and soprano Lise Davidsen, star as Shakespeare’s scheming couple in a powerful new production by director Louisa Proske. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

 

Saint-Saëns

Samson et Dalila

Live from the Met in theaters: Saint-Saëns’s grand operatic take on the biblical tale returns with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley in the title roles. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Darko Tresnjak’s epic production.

 

Puccini

La Fanciulla del West

Live from the Met in theaters: Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns with a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as Minnie, alongside tenor SeokJong Baek as Dick Johnson and Christoper Maltman as Jack Rance. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts.

 

Kevin Puts / Libretto by Mark Campbell

Silent Night

Live from the Met in theaters: Kevin Puts’s Pulitzer Prize–winning opera premieres at the Met, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. Debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska conducts an evocative staging by James Robinson.

 

Massenet

Manon

Live from the Met in theaters: Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama, opposite tenor Matthew Polenzani as Manon’s idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, in Laurent Pelly’s breathtaking Belle Époque production. Maestro Yves Abel conducts.

 

Verdi

Otello

Live from the Met in theaters: Tenor Brian Jagde stars in the tour-de-force title role of Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean drama—one of the pinnacles of Italian opera—alongside soprano Ailyn Pérez as Desdemona in Bartlett Sher’s production. Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score.

 

Wagner

Parsifal

Live from the Met in theaters: Wagner’s transcendent final opera returns in François Girard’s acclaimed production. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as Kundry, and baritone Peter Mattei as Amfortas.

 

Bizet

Carmen (ENCORE)

In celebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the iconic 2010 performance of Bizet’s masterpiece returns to cinemas, starring mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča in the title role and tenor Roberto Alagna as Don José. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in his debut season, conducts Richard Eyre’s beloved production.

 

Mozart

The Magic Flute (ENCORE)

The Met’s abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute made history in December 2006 as the first-ever Live in HD transmission. This historic performance of Julie Taymor’s magical production returns to cinemas this holiday season for a special encore presentation.

 

Puccini

Tosca (ENCORE)

In celebration of 20 years of The Met: Live HD, the electrifying 2024 performance of Puccini’s Tosca returns to cinemas, starring soprano Lise Davidsen in the title role, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and baritone Quinn Kelsey as Scarpia, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium.

 

 

Scary Movie (2026)

Wacky “Horror” Wednesday 

Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters and supernatural creatures once again. 

 Rated R 

Running Time 96 minutes