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INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS A MBLERT HEATER.ORG 215 345 7855 Welcome to the nonprofit Ambler Theater The Ambler Theater is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
ADMISSION Give us your feedback Your film experience is the most important thing to us, so we welcome your feedback. Please let us know what we can do General ...... $8.50 better. Call (215) 345-7855, or email us at Members ...... $4.50* [email protected] Seniors (62+) Children under 18 and When will films play? Students w/valid I.D...... $6.50 Matinee (before 5:00 pm) ...... $6.50 Main Attractions Wed Early Matinee (before 2:30 pm) ...... $5.00 Film Booking. Our main films play week-to-week from Friday Affiliated Theaters Members** ...... $5.50 through Thursday. Every Monday we determine what new films will start on Friday, what current films will end on Thursday, **Affiliated Theaters Members and what current films will continue through Friday for another The Ambler Theater, the County Theater, and the Bryn Mawr Film In- week. All films are subject to this week-to-week decision-mak- ing process. We try to play all of our Main Attraction films as stitute have reciprocal admission benefits. Your Ambler membership soon as possible. (For more info on the business of booking will allow you $5.50 admission at the other theaters. (You must films and why some films play longer or sooner than others, present your membership card to obtain this discount.) visit our website.) Be a Member When Will a Film’s Run Start? Become a member of the non- AMBLER THEATER MEMBER After we decide on Monday (Tuesday at the latest) what new profit Ambler Theater and show films will start on Friday, we immediately let you know on our your support for good films and Watch for our website and on our hotline. a cultural landmark. See back new membership card! We’ll send you an email message every Tuesday as to what panel for a membership form. is coming and going on Friday. (Sign up by emailing us at *Be aware that as of December 1, 2008, members’ admission will [email protected].) increase by 25¢ to $4.75. (We keep pushing this increase back.) Make Sure That We Have Your Email Address Policies We can keep you up-to-date on all our events and scheduling Children under 6 – Children under age 6 will not be admitted to via our weekly email notices. Visit our web site to sign up, and our “Regular Films.” However, all age children are welcome to our then stay plugged into our latest programming news. special “Kids Films” series. Late Arrivals – The Theater reserves the right to stop selling tickets Parking (and/or seating patrons) after a film has started. Check our web site for parking information. AmblerTheater.org Outside Food and Drink – Patrons are not permitted to bring out- side food and drink into the theater. The Ambler Theater has wheelchair accessible auditoriums and restrooms, and is equipped with hearing enhancement devices. Please see the theater manager when you arrive.
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Happy-Go-Lucky Synecdoche, New York Elegy Great Britain – 1 hr 58 min – Mike Leigh USA – 2 hr 4 min – Charlie Kaufman USA – 1 hr 51 min – Isabel Coixet The latest work from Mike Leigh is Screenwriting magician Charlie ELEGY is an intelligent meditation on the fascinating. He makes films with no pre- Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal passionate affair between a celebrated existing script and builds them from the Sunshine) makes his directorial debut college professor and a young woman ground up with his cast of actors. HAPPY- with this typically intricate, self-referential who both transfixes and destabilizes him. GO-LUCKY stars Sally Hawkins as a thirty- film. A theater director struggles with his Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz give year-old school teacher who lives a full work (and the women surrounding him) mesmerizing performances that imbue and happy life. Will wonders never cease? as he toils away in a warehouse creating this film with a weight and seriousness A brightly lit comedy from the dour Mike a monumental replica of New York City that we rarely see in movies these days. Leigh? Yes. This is an optimistic and for his new play. It’s a wildly ambitious Based on Philip Roth’s novel, The Dying energetic film, full of marvelous acting (and funny?) contemplation of life, art, Animal. and sharp dialogue. love and death. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener.
A Word About Our The Wackness American Teen Main Attractions: USA – 1 hr 50 min – Jonathan Levine USA – 1 hr 40 min – Nanette Burstein An indie comedy about a troubled This spirited film documents a year in We try to play each of the films on teen and his drug-addled therapist, the lives of four Indiana high school these two pages as soon as possible. THE WACKNESS has a great script and seniors. Entertaining and briskly paced, Sometimes, however, because of decidedly self-assured performances. it’s hard to believe that AMERICAN scheduling conflicts or problems with Ben Kingsley’s performance is particularly TEEN is actually, yes, a documentary. It print availability, we are unable to play inspired – he plays the flamboyant unfolds more like a tightly written drama, a film before its video release. (The shrink with great gusto. The film is both complete with rooting/hissing interest “theatrical window” is getting shorter amusing and melancholy and is full of in its principal subjects – the jock, the and shorter.) We apologize for when this surprises. popular girl, the artsy girl, and the geek. happens. Know that it is our top priority A big hit at Sundance, this promises to to play as many great films for you as be a real crowd-pleaser. possible. For more information, visit our website. Thank you. MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Man on Wire Transsiberian The Duchess USA/Great Britain – 1 hr 40 min – James Great Britain – 1 hr 50 min – Brad Great Britain – 1 hr 49 min – Saul Dibb Marsh Anderson Keira Knightley stars in this beautiful A man walking across a high-wire An American couple takes the legendary drama as Georgiana, Duchess of between the Twin Towers – and how Trans-Siberian Express from Beijing to Devonshire, a glamorous 18th century he does it – is the grab-you-by-the- Moscow. As they strike up a friendship socialite known for her style and political lapels subject that propels this wildly with another couple on the train, they activism. (She was a prime supporter of entertaining film. This documentary of slowly realize that not everything is what the forward-looking Whig party.) When daredevil Philippe Petit’s amazing stunt, it appears to be. This exciting thriller she pushed to make her way in her performed in 1974, is an adventure comes straight from the Hitchcock own personal life, however, the resulting tale that astonishes in every respect. school of filmmaking. With compelling controversies and convoluted liaisons Spellbinding and exhilarating – this is the performances from Ben Kingsley, Emily pushed her to the brink of banishment real deal. Mortimer, and Woody Harrelson. from London society. With excellent supporting work from Ralph Fiennes.
Burn After Reading A Girl Cut In Two Frozen River USA – 1 hr 35 min – Joel & Ethan Coen France – 1 hr 55 min – Claude Chabrol USA – 1 hr 36 min – Courtney Hunt The latest from The Coen Brothers is a with subtitles FROZEN RIVER is a “throw back” to the comedy about an ousted CIA official French master Claude Chabrol returns golden age of independent film – a whose confidential computer disc with this darkly comedic and suspenseful superbly acted, socially-relevant drama accidently falls into the hands of two film. A French TV weather girl is torn that’s earnest and emotionally moving. unwitting gym employees. Starring John between two men – an older married man Melissa Leo shines as a working mom Malkovich, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and a younger snotty millionaire. She who struggles to support her kids. Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton. marries the younger man, but he then She turns to smuggling immigrants becomes increasingly obsessed with his across the Mohawk reservation at the former rival. It’s an emotional ride, with Canadian border to earn extra cash. some unexpected twists and turns. This impressive film draws you into its specific world and tells a powerful cross- cultural story.
A MBLERT HEATER.ORG 215 345 7855 AUTUMN CINEMATHEQUE SERIES‘08 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AT 3 THEATERS. The County Theater, the Ambler Theater and Bryn Mawr Film Institute each present special film programs. Together we increase your opportunities to see classic and unusual films on the big screen. Unlike our MAIN ATTRACTIONS, these offerings are at fixed times and places (and not all offerings play at all locations), so check closely for details. Also check for updates on our websites.
Bryn Mawr: Sept 9 Tue 7:30 OPERA COMES TO THE AMBLER County: Sept 22 Mon 7:00 Ambler: Sept 25 Thu 7:00 County: Sept 15 Mon 7:00 Ambler: Sept 20 Sat 1:00 Ambler: Sept 18 Thu 7:00
Free Sneak Preview Filmmaker Karl Staven Aida You Must Remember This: The Verdi – Conducted by Riccardo Chailly – Selected Animated Films Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949 Performed at La Scala – With Violeta Armana, We are pleased to welcome Award-winning WHYY co-sponsors this American Masters Roberto Alagna, and Ildiko Komlosi animator, Karl Staven, who will present a series documentary directed by Time film critic and Opera comes to the Ambler! See our separate of his animated short films. His films cover a historian Richard Schickel that pays loving tribute page for all details and for our complete broad range of styles – including stop-motion to the first quarter-century of one of Hollywood’s fall series. This lavish production of AIDA was and computer generated animation. Staven most prolific and storied movie studios. This designed and staged by Franco Zeffirelli. has been making animated films for more than screening is a one-hour sneak preview of a three- twenty years. He is a professor of visual arts at part series, which will air on WHYY this fall. This the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. This screening is for theater and WHYY members only program runs approximately 2 hours. and is free.
County: Sept 29 Mon 7:00 County: Oct 6 Mon 7:00 County: Oct 13 Mon 7:00 Ambler: Oct 2 Thu 7:00 Ambler: Oct 9 Thu 7:00 Ambler: Oct 16 Thu 7:00
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Filmmaker Eugene Martin 1975 - Great Britain – 1 hr 30 min – color – 35 The Bloodlines Video Diary The Animation Show 4 mm – d: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones - with 2008 – various countries – 1 hr 30 min – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Gilliam, Eric Project digital Idle, Jones and Michael Palin 2008 – USA – 60 min – color – digital The latest animation festival from Mike Judge Monty Python’s second feature is a huge cult Two inner-city Philly kids – Ebony from North and Don Hertzfeldt hits the big screen. It favorite (to say the least). It’s about King Arthur Philadelphia and Dennis from Port Richmond features a selection of short animations that and his knights seeking the Holy Grail. The – were given video cameras to chronicle a year spans the globe and includes everything from team’s visual humor and verbal silliness are in their young lives, including their experiences classic to computer animation. Be forewarned: piled on top of each other for a thoroughly at home, at school, and with their friends. this is not animation for children. fractured quest through the Middle Ages. Filmmaker Eugene Martin edited their stories into a fascinating and engaging film. Martin will be present to introduce and discuss the film.
AUTUMN CINEMATHEQUE SERIES‘08
County: Nov 17 Mon 7:00 Ambler: Nov 19 Wed 7:00 AMBLER THEATER Ambler: Nov 20 Thu 7:00 MASTER SCHEDULE
Sept 18 Thu 7:00 You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949
Sept 25 Thu 7:00 Filmmaker Karl Staven Selected Animated Films Introduced by Chris Collier Taxi Driver Oct 2 Thu 7:00 Monsieur Verdoux 1976 - USA – 1 hr 54 min - color - 35mm Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1947 – USA – 2 hr 3 min – b&w – 35 mm d: Martin Scorsese d: Charles Chaplin Scorsese’s searing portrait of a loner who Charlie Chaplin’s black comedy was a change descends into the violence and squalor of New Oct 9 Thu 7:00 of direction and a turning point in his career. York City, TAXI DRIVER is the epitome of “the Filmmaker Eugene Martin This self-deserted “comedy of murders” is about New Hollywood”. Featuring music giant Bernard The Bloodlines Video Diary Project a Parisian bluebeard who kills a succession of Herrmann’s last score. TAXI DRIVER will be wives for their money. An icy-cold satire that introduced by film music scholar Christopher skewers the hypocrisies of society, MONSIEUR Collier and is presented as part of his course Oct 16 Thu 7:00 VERDOUX is a classic that will change the way “Unheard Music: A History of Scoring for Film,” The Animation Show 4 you see Chaplin. which is offered through the Non-Credit Program at Temple University, Fort Washington. (See our Oct 23 Thu 7:00 website for more information.) Edgar Allan Poe on the Silver Screen
Oct 30 Thu 7:00 County: Nov 24 Mon 7:00 County: Dec 1 Mon 7:00 Bryn Mawr: Nov 25 Tue 7:00 Ambler: Dec 4 Thu 7:00 Tales of Terror Ambler: Nov 26 Wed 7:00 Nov 2 Sun 4:00 Devil Music Ensemble Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Nov 6 Thu 7:00 The Big Lebowski
Nov 13 Thu 7:00 The Rise of the Modern Blockbuster
Serenity Nov 19 Wed 7:00 2005 – USA – 1 hr 59 min – color – 35 mm Diva d: Joss Whedon 1981 – France – 2 hr 3 min – color – 35 mm Taxi Driver One of the few comedies to win the Oscar d: Jean-Jacques Beineix for Joss Whedon’s futuristic science fiction/ DIVA is one of the most entertaining and Nov 20 Thu 7:00 visually breathtaking films of the 1980’s. A western follows the crew of a cargo ship as Monsieur Verdoux they battle forces in an intergalactic war. young Parisian fan attends the performance of SERENITY brings a lot of heart and humor a famed American soprano who refuses to have to this tale of outcasts who rage against her voice recorded; he secretly makes a tape of Nov 26 Wed 7:00 the intergalactic machine 500 years in the the performance, and havoc ensues. Serenity future. (The Bryn Mawr screening is shown in Simultaneously a crime caper and a postmodern fairytale, DIVA is humorous, conjunction with November’s Film Education Dec 4 Thu 7:00 course, Science Fiction: A Film Odyssey.) suspenseful, and visually stunning. Diva OPERA AT THE AMBLER THEATER
The Ambler Theater is happy to announce the arrival of opera to our beautiful front auditorium this fall. With glorious digital surround- sound in an unmatched venue, and featuring encore performances from La Scala as well as from this year’s Salzburg Festival and other premiere venues, our maiden season will bring you the best in “cinematic opera.” n We are offering a full 6-opera subscription as well as individual tickets. Subscriptions are currently available online and at the box office. Individual tickets will be available at the box office ten days in advance of each performance. Six Opera Subscription Price (available at the box office or online at AmblerTheater.org): Ambler Members: $108; General Public: $120 Individual Tickets (available at box office 10 days in advance): Ambler Members: $22; General Public: $26
September 20, Saturday, 1:00 pm September 28, Sunday, 1:00 pm October 18, Saturday, 1:00 pm Aida La Traviata Il Barbiere di Siviglia Verdi – Conducted by Riccardo Chailly – Verdi – Conducted by Lorin Maazel – Performed Rossini – Conducted by Antonino Fogliani and Performed at La Scala – With Violeta Armana, at La Scala - With Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon directed by Bepi Morassi - Performed at the Roberto Alagna, and Ildiko Komlosi Vargas, Jonas Kaufmann, and Massimo Giordano Teatro la Fenice in Venice – Starring Francesco 2 hr 57 min 2 hr 40 min Meli, Bruno De Simone, Rinat Shaham, Roberto Frontali and Giovanni Furlanetto Shown at La Scala as the premiere of their Oscar winner Dante Ferretti (The Aviator, Gangs 2 hr 57 min 2006-2007 season, this lavish production of New York, The Age of Innocence) designed the was designed and staged by Franco Zeffirelli, sets for this production. Famed soprano Angela Rossini completed all the music for THE BARBER a luminary of both cinema and opera, and the Gheorghiu, who debuted at La Scala in 2006, OF SEVILLE in less than three weeks. This “Opera costumes were designed by Maurizio Millenotti, was acclaimed for the role of Violetta. This is an Buffa”, which became a hit within a week, is one who has previously received two Academy Award encore presentation from the 2007/2008 La of the most performed operas worldwide, and nominations for Best Costume Design. Scala season. certainly Rossini’s most famous and beloved. All shows include one 20-min intermission.
October 26, Sunday, 1:00pm November 15, Saturday, 1:00 pm December 7, Sunday, 12:30 pm Norma Otello Roméo et Juliette Bellini – Conducted by Evelino Pidò and Verdi – Conducted by Riccardo Muti and Gounod – Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin directed by Federico Tiezzi - Performed at the directed by Stephen Langridge – Performed and directed by Bartlett Sher – Performed at Teatro Comunale di Bologna – Starring Daniela at the Salzburg Festival – Starring Aleksandrs the Salzburg Festival – Starring Nino Machaidze Dessì, Fabio Armiliato and Nino Surguladze Antonenko and Carlos Álvarez and Rolando Villazón 3 hr 01 min 2 hr 30 min 3 hr 20 min At 30, Bellini wrote NORMA. It became his Verdi’s last tragic opera, OTELLO, like Stage director Bartlett Sher (winner of this greatest achievement and is now regarded Shakespeare’s play, is a shattering psychological year’s best director of a musical Tony Award for as an example of the supreme height of the drama. The new production for the Salzburg his Broadway revival of South Pacific) makes Bel Canto tradition. This production marked Festival is directed by Stephen Langridge, who his European opera debut with this production. international star soprano Daniela Dessì’s in 2006 attracted attention with his production The young French-Canadian conductor Yannick debut in the title role, and the critics raved of Offenbach’s Bluebeard in Bregenz, who is Nézet-Séguin, music director designate of the unanimously about her performance. joined by Riccardo Muti, one of the best Verdi Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducts for conductors of our time. the first time at Salzburg. She used to walk a mile a day. All that’s changed since her knee replacement. Now she’s up to three.
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