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Welcome to the nonproﬁt Princeton Garden Theatre

The Garden Theatre is a nonproﬁt, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

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Nonproﬁt Renew Theaters joined the Princeton community as the new operator of the Garden Theatre in July of 2014. We also run three golden-age movie theaters in Pennsylvania – the County Theater in Doylestown, the Ambler Theater in Ambler, and the Hiway Theater in Jenkintown. We are committed to excellent programming and to meaningful community outreach.

General............................................................$11.00 Members ...........................................................$6.00

Seniors (62+) & University Staff.........................$9.00

Students ...........................................................$8.00 Matinees

How can you support the Garden Theatre?

Be a member.

Become a member of the nonprofit Garden Theatre and show your support for good films and a cultural landmark. See back panel for a membership form or join online. Your financial support is tax-deductible.

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Sat & Sun before 2:30.....................................$8.00 Wed Early Matinee before 2:30........................$7.00 Afﬁliated Theater Members*.............................$6.00

You must present your membership card to obtain membership discounts. The above ticket prices are subject to change.

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All members of our theater are entitled to members tickets at all “Renew Theaters” (Ambler, County, Garden, and Hiway), as well as at participating “Art House Theaters” nationwide. For more information, visit our website.

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Your additional gifts and support make us even better. Your donations are fully tax-deductible. Contact our Business Ofﬁce at 215 348 1878 x117 or at [email protected].
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Accessibility & Hearing Assistance – The Garden Theatre

has wheelchair-accessible auditoriums and restrooms, and is equipped with hearing enhancement devices. (For headphones, please see the theater manager when you arrive.)

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Your ﬁlm experience is the most important thing to us, so we welcome your feedback. Please let us know what we can do better. Contact us at 215 348 1878, or [email protected].

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We’re nonproﬁt.

Princeton Garden Theatre LLC is a 501(c)(3) organization, registered in the State of New Jersey. Contributions are deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The official registration and financial information of Princeton Garden Theatre LLC may be obtained from the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey by calling 800 242 5846 or online at http://www.state.nj.us. Registra- tion with the Attorney General does not imply endorsement. Our federal tax identification number is 46-5444212.

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Princeton Garden Theatre.

Show your support for the Garden by becoming a member of our community theater. As a member, you will receive reduced (or free) admission to all ﬁlms and other events at the theater. Memberships and giﬅs to the theater are tax-deductible (as described) and will be used to make the theater a valued cultural asset. Join today!

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o $50 Individual

o $600 – Mogul

o $120 – Producer (one person)

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o $75 Couple/Dual o $40 Senior (62+) o $65 Senior Couple (62+) o $40 Student
Free admission for one named member + 2nd named individual membership with basic benefits o $110 – Senior Producer (62+) (one person) Individual Producer (one person) receives 6 free tickets + basic benefits
The Princeton Garden Theatre is open to the public. However, you can become a member of the nonprofit Garden Theatre and show your support of good films and a cultural landmark and get a reduced ticket price. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Your membership is valid for one (1) year from your date of joining.

o $1,200 – Angel (Couple)

Receives free admission for two Angel members + basic beneﬁts

o $160 - Producer Couple

Basic membership gives you: • $6.00 admission to all Main ﬁlms

o $140 - Senior Producer Couple (both 62+)

Producer Couple receives 6 free tickets + basic beneﬁts
• Family Beneﬁt - Member’s children under 18 may attend for $6.00

o $5,000 – Icon (Couple)

Receives free admission for two Icon members + family + basic beneﬁts + one free private screening

o $250 – Executive Producer Couple

o $220 – Senior Exec. Prod. Couple (both 62+)

Executive Producer Couple receives 12 free tickets + basic beneﬁts for couple
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Main Attractions

What main ﬁlms will play at the

Garden? This section lists the Main Attractions that we intend to play in the coming weeks. Additional unlisted ﬁlms will also become available. This list is only an educated guess, though, since ﬁlm release plans often change.

When will these main ﬁlms play?

Scheduling our Main Attractions is weekto-week. On Monday, we decide what main ﬁlms will play starting that Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we set the showtimes for the upcoming week and then update our website and telephone hotline. We also send out a weekly email (which you can receive by signing up at our website). Sometimes, we book a main ﬁlm a few weeks in advance, which we post on our website’s “Coming Attractions” section.

For our latest Main Attractions plans,

visit: PrincetonGardenTheatre.org (Or call our hotline at 609-279-1999.)

Carol

Brooklyn

Labyrinth of Lies

Suffragette

UK - 1 hr 45 min - John Crowley

BROOKLYN is the story of a young Irish immigrant trying to adjust to life in New York City. An earnest and moving ﬁlm with a beautifully written script by Nick Hornby, this period-piece romance was a big hit at the Sundance Film Festival. Starring Saoirse Ronan (from Grand Bu-

dapest Hotel).

Germany - 2 hr 4 min - Giulio Ricciarelli w/ subtitles
UK - 1 hr 46 min - Sarah Gavron

Set in early 20th century England, SUFFRAGETTE stars Carey Mulligan as a working woman who gets recruited into the suffragette movement. This gripping film displays the struggle and courage of early feminist pioneers who faced dangerous circumstances in order to fight for the right to vote. Meryl Streep plays activist Emmeline Pankhurst. Also with Helena Bonham Carter and Brendan Gleeson.
From Germany, a drama that takes place thirteen years after the end of World War II. A young public prosecutor exposes the cover-up of Nazi war crimes by the German government and other major institutions in this intelligent look at a difficult historical moment.

Labyrinth of Lies

Coming Home

Spotlight

A Walk in the Woods

China - 1 hr 49 min - Yimou Zhang w/ subtitles
USA - 2 hr 6 min - Tom McCarthy

The true story of how reporters for the Boston Globe uncovered a deep-rooted scandal and cover-up within the local Catholic church. A fascinating and compelling thriller with a superb, all-star cast, including Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Stanley Tucci.

USA - 1 hr 44 min - Ken Kwapis

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte are featured as two old friends reuniting for one last adventure. Redford plays Bill Bryson, who decides to reconnect with America by hiking the Appalachian trail. Based on Bryson’s memoirs, this film is a humorous look at friendship and returning home. Also with Emma Thompson and Mary Steenburgen.
A beautifully shot film from acclaimed Chinese director Yimou Zhang. A married couple are torn apart when the husband is arrested and taken to a labor camp. After returning home, he is devastated to discover that his wife does not remember him. An intimate and elegant film. Starring Gong Li.

Limited Engagements

We try to play each of our Main Attractions films for a full multi-week run. Sometimes, however, we are unable to play a film in a timely or complete way, and it becomes a question of either squeezing it in or not playing it at all. We then often schedule that film for a couple of mid-week screenings, called Limited Engagements. Make sure that you sign up for our weekly email, so that you don’t miss these short, last-chance screenings.

Brooklyn

Trumbo

The Danish Girl

Carol

USA - 2 hr 4 min - Jay Roach

The life and times of the biggest screenwriter in Hollywood, Dalton Trumbo, when he was blacklisted in the Fifties for his political beliefs. Bryan Cranston plays Trumbo in this passionate and revealing ﬁlm. Also starring Diane Lane and Helen Mirren.

USA - 2 hr - Tom Hooper
USA - 1 hr 58 min - Todd Haynes

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in this period melodrama set in 1950’s New York. A young department store clerk seeking a better life falls in love with an older, married woman. Brilliant performances from Mara and Blanchett and absorbing, nuanced filmmaking from director Todd Haynes. A quietly powerful film that won high praise at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper returns with THE DANISH GIRL, a biography of the transgender artist Lili Elbe. After realizing her gender identity, Elbe becomes the recipient of the first attempted male-to-female gender reassignment surgery. Eddie Redmayne, acclaimed for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking last year, plays Elbe. Also with Alicia Vikander and Matthias Schoenaerts.

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Special Programs

In addition to our Main Attractions, we present special programming throughout the year. These are generally one-time events and include a diverse collection of independent and classic ﬁlms, works from local ﬁlmmakers, and stage productions from London’s National Theatre.

Bombay Velvet

2015 - 2 hr 29 min - India - color DCP - dr: Anurag Kashyap w/ subtitles

From India, this period crime drama about an ordinary man who dreams of making it big. Set in 1960s Bombay, BOMBAY VELVET is adapted from historian Gyan Prakash’s book Mumbai Fables.

Selected and presented with a special introduction by Princeton University Professor of Modern India History Dr. Gyan Prakash and the ﬁlm’s director Anurag Kashyap.

Human Values Film Forum

Prof Picks

Sept 30 Wed 7:30

Sept 28 Mon 7:30

We are delighted to partner with Princeton University Center for Human Values Film Forum to present four ﬁlms from their Fall series MIME. The series explores the interplay of music and image, and each of the ﬁlms screened at the Garden will feature a newly composed score for a silent classic and will be followed by a discussion led by Erika Kiss, Director of the HVFF.

(Additional ﬁlms for the series will be held in the James Stewart ‘32 Theater on campus at 185 Nassau Street. For more info visit: uchv.princeton.edu)

West Side Story

1961 - 2 hr 32 min - USA - color - DCP - MGM d: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise - w/ Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn

Leonard Bernstein’s modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, about two young people from rival New York City gangs who fall in love despite the growing tension between their respective friends. Memorable music and dance sequences, WEST SIDE STORY is spellbinding on the big screen.

Silent with Live Music

People on Sunday

1930 - 1 hr 14 min - Germany - b/w - digital d: Curt and Robert Siodmak - silent w/ live music

Billy Wilder wrote the screenplay for this German drama that follows the lives of a group of residents of Berlin on a summer’s day during the interwar period. Screenplay by Billy Wilder.

Selected and presented with a special introduction by Princeton University Theater Professor Dr. Brian Herrera.

Admission is free.

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International Cinema Series

Prof Picks

Oct 1 Thurs 5:30

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Oct 7 Wed 7:30

Girlhood

2014 - 1 hr 53 min - France - color - DCP d: Céline Sciamma - w/subtitles

Filmmaker Pacho Velez

Paris is Burning
Manakamana

From the Cannes Film Festival comes GIRLHOOD, the story of a teenager who escapes her abusive homelife and joins an all-girl gang in a poor Paris suburb. The ﬁlm balances harsh realism with moments of beautiful tenderness and has received universal praise since its premiere in 2014.

1990 - 1 hr 11 min - USA - color - DCP Miramax - d: Jennie Livingston
2013 - 1 hr 58 min - Nepal/USA - color - DCP d: Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez - w/subtitles

In collaboration with the Visual Arts Department at the Lewis Center for the Arts, we are excited to present MANAKAMANA, a documentary co-directed by the 2015 recipient of the Princeton Arts Fellowship, Pacho Velez . Following a group of pilgrims in Nepal as they travel to worship at the Manakamana Temple, this award-winning documentary has been praised for its visual mastery and unique storytelling.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director. Check our website for more information and registration details.

This groundbreaking documentary explores the 1980s New York drag ball scene. It is a vibrant, entertaining behind-the-scenes look at a mesmerizing counterculture. Digitally restored for the 25th anniversary.

Presented with a special introduction by former Director of Princeton’s Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies and recently named Dean of the College, Dr. Jill Dolan.

Art on Screen

Oct 8 Thurs 7:30

Vincent & Theo

1990 - 2 hr 18 min - Netherlands - color - HD Digital - MGM - d: Robert Altman - w/ Tim Roth, Paul Rhys

Auteur Robert Altman’s telling of the life of Vincent van Gogh, played by Tim Roth. VINCENT & THEO focuses on the artist’s relationship with his brother and caretaker, Theodore van Gogh, and offers cinematic glimpses at the scenery behind some of van Gogh’s most famous work.

Film preservationist Lou DiCrescenzo presents this special evening celebrating over 120 years of movies. Join us as we travel back through time to the birth of ﬁlm with a special 35mm screening using one of Edison’s original projectors. The evening will also include clips showcasing the big technological leaps of ﬁlm history as well as interactive exhibits and displays.

Oct 15 Thurs 7:30

Presented with a special introduction by Caroline Harris, Associate Director for Education, Princeton University Art Museum.

The History of Film: Edison’s Treasures from Lou DiCrescenzo’s Vault

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Oct 22 Thurs 7:30

Oct 26 Mon 7:30

Vampyr

1932 - 1 hr 15 min - Germany b/w - d: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Live music by Not So Silent Cinema

We welcome back composer Brendan Cooney and Not-SoSilent Cinema for their new score to the silent classic VAMPYR. This early horror ﬁlm is a surreal and hypnotic take on the vampire ﬁlm with experimental camera work and a moody, sinister atmosphere. Cooney’s score is a blend of

Silent with Live Music

Nosferatu

1922 - 1 hr 21 min - Germany - b/w - digital d: F. W. Murnau - silent w/ live music

The MIME series continues with another

acoustic and electronic sounds to create a brooding, transcendental

evening of newly composed live music to

soundscape.

complement this silent horror classic. Many horror-ﬁlm lovers call this silent German classic the best Dracula adaptation ever.

Tickets: $13.00 General $9.50 Members

Followed by a discussion led by Erika Kiss, Director of the HVFF.

Admission is free.

Local Filmmakers

Coming in October

Oct 29 Thurs 7:30

Oct 28 Wed 7:30

Talk Cinema

Filmmaker Dan Sickles

The Exorcist

Talk Cinema is coming to the Garden starting in October. This monthly series features sneak previews of award-winning independent and foreign ﬁlms selected from leading festivals by ﬁlm critic Harlan Jacobson.

1973 - 2 hr 12 min - USA - color - DCP d: William Friedkin

Mala Mala

2014 - 1 hr 27 min - USA - color - DCP d: Dan Sickles & Antonio Santini

Perhaps one of the scariest movies ever made. A perfect Halloween pick! When a girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. The results are terrifying. We are excited to be showing the extended Director’s Cut.
Local filmmaker Dan Sickles presents his documentary MALA MALA, a film about the transgender community in Puerto Rico. The film combines artful technique and attentive touches of humanity to craft a mesmerizing look at its subjects’ world. This accomplished film has been praised by the New York Times, The Village Voice, Indiewire, The AV Club, and Variety. Free for members.
The selection may be an indie comedy, a provocative documentary or the next breakout hit. Screenings are introduced and followed by moderated conversations hosted by distinguished guest speakers.

More details at PrincetonGardenTheatre.org.

Followed by a Q&A with the ﬁlmmaker.

Special programs

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International Cinema Series

Nov 4 Wed 7:30

Nov 5 Thurs 5:30

The Babadook

2014 - 1 hr 33 min - Australia - color - DCP d: Jennifer Kent

Goodfellas

1990 - 2 hr 26 min - USA - color

From Australia, THE BABADOOK is a neo-horror ﬁlm that has achieved considerable acclaim worldwide. Amelia, a single mother who lost her husband in a car accident, must deal with her son’s bizarre behavior - and a monster - following the discovery of a mysterious storybook. A visually striking psychological thriller that exceeds far beyond the typical genre tropes.

4K DCP - Warner - d: Martin Scorsese w/ Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro

A revered classic of the gangster genre, GOODFELLAS returns with a pristine 4K restoration 25 years after its release. Narrator Henry Hill, based on the real-life criminal, takes us through his rise and fall within the mob. Nominated for six Academy Awards and considered among Martin Scorsese’s best work. Starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci.

Prof Picks

Nov 11 Wed 7:30
Nov 18 Wed 7:30

The Sound of Music
Eternal Sunshine of the

Sing-A-Long

Spotless Mind

1965 - 2 hr 54 min - USA - color - 4K DCP 20th Century Fox - d: Robert Wise

Join us for a night of singing along with the Von Trapp family! The iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC is considered one of the greatest ﬁlms of all time. Follow the bouncing ball and sing your heart out to this wonderfully enjoyable ﬁlm. Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

2004 - 1 hr 48 min - USA - color - DCP Focus - d: Michel Gondry - w/ Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo