WHAT: The first film series at the Longmont Museum’s new state-of-the-art, 250-seat Stewart Auditorium highlights the Museum’s current hands-on exhibition, Robots Rising. Seven films span decades of cinematic views of good robots, bad robots, and everything in between.

Short Circuit, July 18, 1:30 pm – After being struck by lightning, military robot Number 5 develops a personality and a peace-loving streak. Rated PG
Robots, August 15, 1:30 pm – In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration’s company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management. Rated PG
WALL-E, August 22, 1:30 pm – Earth has been abandoned as a garbage dump, but one robot, WALL-E, works to clean it up. What happens when he meets EVA, a robot from a human colony in space? Rated G

Thursday evening robot films for adults:
Metropolis, July 23, 7:15 pm – A 1927 film directed by Fritz Lang, Metropolis is a groundbreaking silent film, a vision of industry and technology set in 2026.
The Day the Earth Stood Still, July 30, 7:15 pm – The alien Klaatu comes to Earth in this 1951 film, accompanied by the eight-foot tall robot, Gort, to deliver a message of peace.
Blade Runner, August 6, 7:15 pm – Harrison Ford stars in this dystopian vision of androids and corporate malfeasance, set in Los Angeles circa 2019.
Robocop, August 13, 7:15 pm – A cyborg cop fights crime and his own submerged memories in a future Detroit controlled by corporations and gangs.

WHEN: Thursday evenings  at 7:15 pm and Saturday afternoons at 1:30 pm, July 18 – August 22

WHERE: Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium, 400 Quail Rd. in Longmont

COST: $5 general admission, $2.50 Museum members