A Community Treasure Summer 2016

relit the marquee and soon after, launched our make all the difference to the future of our Dear Patrons & Members, Take-a-Seat campaign. At that time, this $8M theatre. You can view the plans and naming A lot can change in three months, and so much building expansion seemed completely outside opportunities or download forms to make a gift has changed at our organization since our last the realm of possibility or even likelihood. But, at www.bankonthearts.org. (Want to discuss quarterly newsletter! here we are, $5M into our campaign and going a campaign gift? Give us a call during regular strong. business hours or email me or our Development If you visit the Colonial today, you’ll notice Director at [email protected].) four gargantuan popcorn containers on your We are working harder than ever to fundraise at way into the theatre. Those are remnants of this time because there is still a lot of prover- In these months leading up to the grand our public Groundbreaking ceremony in April. bial road to go. Meanwhile, some interesting opening of the new wing of our theatre, we Thanks to those of you who came out for the discussions about future film programming are will continue to bring you seven days of film fun! (Those who missed it can see video of percolating in our office. programming, great live performers, and the the event at www.bankonthearts.org) Once annual events like Blobfest (July 8-10) that you inside our lobby, you can now see signs of the This is a transformational time for the Colonial know and love. Also, keep your eyes peeled for construction taking place next door. Plywood Theatre and there’s one big way that you can an announcement about some new and interest- rooms are encasing portions of the staircase to be part of it: by supporting the Bank on the Arts ing membership benefits – with no added cost the mezzanine level to contain dust and debris. campaign as a donor. If you have not already to our members. See you at the theatre! Inside these temporary walls, one of our lobby done so, please consider giving a gift today in staircases has been completely removed in an amount that is meaningful to you. Warmly, order to connect our 1903 theatre and the 1925 If you were among the many donors who have Bank Building. made our annual appeal so successful this year I have to admit, we can hardly believe we’re or have kept us on track to meet our member- on the precipice of becoming a three-screen ship goals, thank you very much! If you would Mary Foote theatre. It seems like only yesterday that we consider an extra gift to our project it would Executive Director Photos by Chuck Bartholomew CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS

PAPILLON IT! THE TERROR FROM Franklin Schaffner. US. 1973. R. 151 BEYOND SPACE min. WB. 35mm. Edward L. Cahn. US. 1958. NR. 69 min. Sun, Jul 3 @ 2:00 PM Park Circus. Double Feature with Alien Franklin Schaffner, fresh off his successes in Sun, Jul 31 @ 2:00 PM directing Patton and Nicholas and Alexan- “Alien is essentially an uncredited remake of dra, turns his eye to the thrilling true story this low-budget ‘50s sci- flick, as much of of the escape of Henri “Papillon” Charriere the plot and situations were re-created with from the infamous French prison, Devil’s an increased budget and amped-up suspense. Island. Starring Steve McQueen, at his peak, The crew of the first expedition to Mars is as Papillon, and Dustin Hoffman as a fellow killed except for the captain, who is rescued prisoner whom he befriends and protects, by another spaceship. The demented captain this is a fascinating, and sometimes grueling tale of survival, courage, and believes a space monster killed his crew and that the creature has stowed endurance. Co-written by the famed Dalton Trumbo (who had first-hand away on the ship. Pretty much everybody thinks the captain did it, until knowledge of prison life) and with a supporting cast that includes such people start getting killed by the titular It! There are no exploding chests stalwarts as Victor Jory, Don Gordon, and Anthony Zerbe (excellent as a or sexy astronauts in panties and it’s pretty cheap and dated (set in the far compassionate leader of a nearby leper colony), this is a thrilling film that off future of 1973) but this is a fun little movie and provides an interesting will stay with you long after you have left the theater. blueprint for Ridley Scott’s films.” (Scarecrow Video Movie Guide)

PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES ALIEN Mario Bava. Italy. 1965. NR. 88 min. Park Circus. Ridley Scott. UK. 1979. R. 117 min. Fox. Sun, Jul 17 @ 2:00 PM Digital. Double Feature with It! A Close Encounter Of The Undead Kind! Get sucked into a chilling black Sun, Jul 31 @ 4:00 PM. hole of cosmic creepiness when an evil alien race zeroes in on a crew of In space no one can hear you scream… But unsuspecting astronauts, turning them into zonked-out zombies! Packed there will be plenty of screams at The Colo- with space-age suspense and extraterrestrial terror, this eerily photo- nial when Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror master- graphed and electrifying thriller drips with an intoxicating, feverish atmo- piece invades our theater! On a return trip to sphere of dread. A band of space travelers has just intercepted a distress Earth, the crew of the Nostromo is awakened call from a distant world! Is it a desperate cry for help... or something far by a distress signal sent from a mysterious more sinister? After landing on the shadowy planet, the crew is attacked planet. While investigating the foreign land, by a horde of disembodied aliens with a diabolical plan: to conquer the one of the crew is attacked by a strange creature. After spending some universe by controlling the crew’s minds and stealing their souls-proving time in the sick bay, the crew member awakens, seemingly healthy and that even in outer space, possession is 9/10 of the law! (Kino Lorber) hungry. Everything seems fine until dinner time…

BARBARELLA THE BAND WAGON Roger Vadim. France. 1968. NR. 98 min. Vincente Minnelli. US. 1953. NR. 112 min. Paramount. Digital. WB. Digital. Sun, Jul 24 @ 2:00 PM Sun, Aug 7 @ 2:00 PM Those who only know Jane Fonda from her “One of Fred Astaire’s most captivating recent hit TV show Grace and Frankie are in musicals, this glorious comedic look at the for a bit of a surprise when they see Bar- making of a Broadway show has Fred as a Hol- barella, one of Lady Jane’s earliest starring lywood actor who is persuaded to star on the roles. For instance, the title credits roll over Great White Way with a renowned ballerina Miss Fonda as she performs what is basically (the beautiful Cyd Charisse). A fine score, an anti-gravity strip-tease, as she slips out sensational dance numbers and charming per- of her space suit (the film takes place in the formances by all combine to make this a classic 41st century) into her birthday suit. (Well, almost - the titles hide most of musical.” (TLA Film & Video Guide) the naughty bits). Based upon a popular French comic strip, and directed with tongue firmly in cheek by Fonda’s then-husband, Roger Vadim, this SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT is part futuristic sci- adventure, part pre-feminist erotic fantasy, and all Hal Needham. US. 1977. PG. 96 min. Universal. Digital. fun. The plot, such as it is, is simple: Fonda’s Barbarella is a nubile James Sun, Aug 14 @ 2:00 PM Bond-like outer-space spy (with touches of “Little Annie Fanny”) who Here is a film that, though it certainly was not a candidate for any acting searches the universe for a lost scientist and his positronic ray (!?) If you Oscars, surely is a whole lot of fun, and was a true cultural phenomenon. ever wondered what the 1960s concept of “camp” was all about, this is as For example: A) it was the second highest grossing film of 1977 (second good an example as you will find. (And yes, it’s true. The famed 1980s only to the first Star Wars); B) though made for less than $5 million, it pop group did take their name from that of the scientist that Barbarella is grossed over $300 million worldwide; C) it doubled the sales of Pon- searching for, Duran Duran. Just thought you might like to know.) tiac’s TransAm in less than a year: and D) it put Coors Beer on the map, www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 2 CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS and made it a national product. It stars Burt Reynolds, at the top of his A MIDSUMMER popularity, as “The Bandit,” tasked with delivering an illicit tractor-trailer NIGHT’S DREAM loaded with beer across the country in less than 28 hours, and the great William Dieterle. US. 1935. Jackie Gleason as “Smokey,” an irate police chief in hot pursuit. The NR. 133 min. WB. 35mm. result is one heck of an action-comedy, with some of the finest stunt-work Sun, Sep 4 @ 2:00 PM seen since the days of the old Saturday afternoon serials. (And the stunts Continuing our informal theme are all real, as CGI hadn’t yet been created!) So come see what all the of honoring the 400th birthday hootin’ and a hollerin’ was about, and have yourself a grand time rooting of William Shakespeare, we for The Bandit as he thwarts old Smokey. You’ll be glad you did. are proud to present one of the most beautifully photographed A DOUBLE LIFE (and most unusual) films of the Golden Age. Imagine, if you will, a George Cukor. US. 1947. Shakespearian play filmed with a cast of Hollywood stars who, though NR. 104 min. Paramount. largely unschooled in classical acting and blank verse, fill the screen with 35mm. Shakespearian fantasy. With James Cagney taking time off from being a Sun, Aug 21 @ 2:00 PM gangster to play Bottom, Dick Powell as Lysander, Olivia de Havilland To celebrate the 400th anni- as Hermia, and a very young Mickey Rooney as Puck, this film is a true versary of William Shake- Hollywood curiosity, but a fun one. Based upon the immensely popular speare’s birth, the Colonial theatrical production by famed stage director Max Reinhardt, and set will be presenting a series amidst lavish and fantastical woodland sets, this is, as the London Radio of films which, in various Times wrote “one of the pottiest movies ever made in Hollywood.” Come ways, will relate to his works. see it and join in the fun. (The atmospheric black and white photography Kicking off this series is the film that deservedly won veteran actor of this movie deservedly won an Oscar for cinematographer Hal Mohr - Ronald Colman his Academy Award as Best Actor. While not based on the only time that a write-in candidate ever won an Academy Award.) one of The Bard’s plays per se, it is a fascinating modern reflection on issues raised therein. Colman plays a Shakespearian actor who becomes HAMLET increasingly unhinged and overly identies with the characters he plays. Sarah Frankcom. UK. 2015. NR. 184 min. Abramorama. Digital. Unfortunately, the role he is currently portraying is that of Othello, and Sat, Sep 17 @ 4:00 PM jealousy leads to serious complications, including murder. With a top- Shakespeare’s most iconic work, Hamlet explodes with big ideas and is notch screenplay written by the husband-and-wife team of Garson Kanin the ultimate story of loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. From and Ruth Gordon, and a supporting cast that includes Shelley Winters, its sell-out run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film Edmund O’Brien, and Signe Hasso, this is a psychological mood-piece version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet, with that sweeps you along and keeps you in edge of your seat throughout. BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This groundbreaking (For film buffs: The un-named detective seen briefly here is played by stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was Royal Exchange’s the immortal Elmo Lincoln, the first actor to play Tarzan on the screen, fastest-selling show in a decade. Hamlet is brought to cinemas by film almost thirty years before. Just thought you might like to know.) director Margaret Williams, whose Written on Skin (Royal Opera House/ BBC) won many awards including the Diapason d’Or. The film version DEFENDING YOUR LIFE of Hamlet is produced by Anne Beresford and Debbie Gray. “An extraor- Albert Brooks. US. 1991. PG. 112 min. dinary Hamlet... a milestone Hamlet.”– Manchester Evening News WB. 35mm. Sun, Aug 28 @ 2:00 PM WEST SIDE STORY With Albert Brooks as writer, director and Robert Wise. US. 1961. NR. 152 min. star, this is a fascinating romantic comedy/ Park Circus. Digital. fantasy that will make you think as well as Sun, Sep 18 @ 2:00 PM laugh. Brooks plays a self-absorbed yuppie Winner of an amazing ten (count em, 10!) who dies and goes to a pleasant and per- Academy Awards, including Best Picture, fect afterlife/city to face judgement for his Best Director, Best Cinematography, etc., deeds while alive. There he meets “the love etc., this is one movie that demands to be of his death,” Meryl Streep, with whom he hopes to spend eternity. As seen on the BIG screen. As everyone knows, his defense attorney, Rip Torn presents his case, opposed by the great it is the filmed version of the hit Broadway Lee Grant, both of whom illustrate their points by showing examples of musical (with music by Leonard Bernstein, Brooks’s life choices (mostly bad). With wit and charm, Defending Your lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreog- Life makes many salient and at times quite thought-provoking points, raphy by Jerome Robbins), based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, such as that we all allow our fears to control our lives, and that we need to updated to the teen gang-fighting world of mid-20th century New York take certain risks in order to have a fullling life. So how does it come out? City. The opening sequence, including stunning views of the City, Does Brooks find redemption and true love? As they say, only heaven gradually homing in on the turf of the Jets and the Sharks and the tough knows. So come find out the answers for yourself. As you do, you’ll find balletic “When Youre a Jet” song, is still a marvel of both photography yourself having an awful lot of fun. 3 www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 YOUNG AUDIENCES

RED YARN LOLLY & YOYO Ages 4+. 60 min. Live. $6.50. Ages 4+. 60 min. Live. $6.50. Tue, Jul 12 @ 10:30 AM Tue, Aug 9 @ 10:30 AM Red Yarn is a dynamic family Lolly & YoYo, along with with their performer from Portland, OR who band, will have you up out of your seats, weaves American folk songs and singing, playing, and using your imagina- puppetry into engaging shows for tion with their engaging, interactive con- all ages. Performing alongside his cert. Using a variety of fun props, such as wife Jessie in support of their new scarves, shakers, puppets, and bubbles,the album, “Wake Up & Sing,” Red group brings you a wildly fun show that Yarn spreads positive values while connects with the audience like no other bringing American folklore to life for younger generations. In this ener- kids show you’ve seen! Lolly & YoYo are a Philadelphia-based duo who getic music and puppet show, audiences will go on a rambling adventure use their high energy, interactive live music and fitness shows to inspire with Red Yarn, Jessie, and their rowdy band of critters. Through sing- kids toward healthy living. Lolly & YoYo made their national TV debut a-longs, dance, and puppet routines, audiences will celebrate our shared on Sprout’s Sunny Side Up Show in March, 2013. They have released cultural heritage and the joy of waking up and singing together. two children’s music albums, “Go! Go! Go!” and “An Adventurous Day,” and co-authored “MOVE!,” an interactive children’s book released SEGAL PUPPET THEATRE & CO. PRESENTS through Workman Publishing. Through imaginative adventures, paired COWBOY CAPERS with lovable songs you’ll be singing for days, Lolly & YoYo shows leave Ages 2+. 40 min. Live. $6.50. families invigorated and smiling, and kids asking for more. Tue, Jul 19 @ 10:30 AM Bring the whole family down to the farm for this interactive puppet CRAIG COLLIS MAGIC & COMEDY show for children ages 2-7 and their families to help Sheriff Sam and Ages 5+. 60 min. Live. $6.50. his sidekick Ranch Hand Slim get the animals back in the barn. Then Tue, Aug 16 @ 10:30 AM stick around at the Double-P Puppet Ranch because you just might help If you are looking for entertainment that is different, something that you uncover a long-lost buried treasure. Full of song and down home country haven’t seen before, Craig Collis magic-comedy show is it. His show is mayhem, this little prairie recipe will keep you belly laughing the whole fast-paced, filled with original magic, music, audience participation and day through! comedy. Craig’s show is professional, wholesome and has been enjoyed by people of all ages. From the smallest performing space to the largest CHRISTYLEZ BACON stage, Craig creates an unforgettable entertainment experience. Ages 5+. 60 min. Live. $6.50. Tue, Jul 26 @ 10:30 AM YOU PICK THE MOVIE! All the world’s a Beatbox with Grammy- Tue, Aug 23 @ 10:30 AM. $5.00. nominated Christylez Bacon (pronounced Its your turn to pick the movie were going to show! Go to http://www. Chris-Styles), master of hip-hop, beats thecolonialtheatre.com/vote to cast your vote before Aug 5 to vote for the and rhymes. He multi-tasks between film you want to see on our big screen on Aug 23. various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, FIREBIRD THEATRE PRESENTS and the human beat-box (oral percussion), MERDITH WILLSON’S THE all while continuing the oral tradition of MUSIC MAN JR. LIVE! storytelling from his life and heart. But Tickets: $8 - $15 wait, there’s more! Following in the footsteps of legend Bobby McFerrin, Fri, Aug 19 @ 7:00 PM this acclaimed DC superstar gets everybody into the act by creating an Sat, Aug 20 @ 2:00 PM all-audience Human Orchestra – no talent required! The entire family will enjoy this classic live musical comedy. Based on Meredith BALLOON FREAK JOHN CASSIDY Willson’s six-time-Tony-Award-winning Ages 6+. 60 min. Live. $6.50. musical comedy, The Music Man Jr. Tue, Aug 2 @ 10:30 AM features some of musical theatre’s most John Cassidy, our most popular kids performer at the Colonial, is an iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned eccentric comedian whose bizarre antics have earned him widespread romance: “76 Trombones,” “Till there was You,” “The Wells Fargo acclaim as one of the most original and unique performers today. He has Wagon” and many more! The Music Man Jr. is family entertainment also made numerous television appearances having appeared on such at its best – a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter! popular shows as Live with Regis and Kelly, NBC’s Today Show and This Broadway Junior production will be performed by Firebird Theatre Martha Stewart Living and regularly plays Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New summer musical theatre workshop actors, and is under the direction of York City and his native Philadelphia. John also holds several Guinness Courtney Boches. World Records for speed in balloon sculpting. www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 4 BLOBFEST 2016: 60’s Sci-Fi - The Vinyl Frontier Friday...... 7:00pm Doors Open July 8 7:30pm Friday Night Stage Show & Runout (Sold Out) Hosted by Mr. Lobo with special guests Dr. Frank N. Stone, Dr. Ima Hack, Dixie Dellamorto, The Patient Creatures, Feet First Dancers and Dash Daring. Music by Dr Q Theremin and the Satellites. Plus: Schedule Shorty Award winning film screened! Live performance of Screenwriting Contest winning scene! subject to change. No ticket for the Runout? Come to Phoenixville anyway! Enjoy the Friday Summer Music series then head back to the Colonial before 9PM to watch the Runout! Get updates at Facebook.com/ We will be filming this event. Your purchase of a ticket acknowledges your permission to be filmed. The Blobfest footage and/or its audio may be used by ACT in any future videos/films/audio recordings/still photos, etc. in all media, in perpetuity.

Saturday...... 11-6pm Streetfair July 9 Special guests: Mr. Lobo, Dixie Dellamorto, Dash Daring and musical guests Dibbs Preston & the Detonators. Plus: Lee Wanner and the original fire truck from The Blob, the Dirty Devils Motor Club, vendors and more! 11am-6pm Inside the Colonial: Judy & the B9 Robot from Lost in Space! With your purchase of a ticket you can get autographs and tour the theatre! 11:30am Inside the Colonial: The Blob & This Island Earth 12:00pm Streetfair: Fire Extinguisher Parade 1:00pm Streetfair: Costume Contest hosted by Dash Daring Register across street from the theatre at 12pm. 2:00pm Streetfair: Olde City Sideshow returns! Streetfair: Patient Creatures Storytelling @ Location TBD 3:30pm Inside the Colonial: The Blob & This Island Earth 4:00pm Streetfair: Patient Creatures Storytelling @ Location TBD 8:00pm Inside the Colonial: The Blob & Queen of Blood

Sunday...... 1:30pm Inside the Colonial: Q&A with Marta Kristen (Judy from Lost in Space!) July 10 2:00pm Inside the Colonial: The Blob & The Late Night Double Feature (2014) The Late Night Double Feature is comprised of two short films: X: The Fiend from Beyond Space and The Wall People. Q&A with director Christopher R. Mihm following the screening! Around Town...... Merchant Facade Contest Cast your ballot at the pinball machine in front of the theatre. Great Food and Libations Please support our generous advertisers and local merchants! Ticket Information...... Double Features: $11 / $9 / $7 (Sorry, No Passes) Tickets available online at www.TheColonialTheatre.com or call 610-917-1228. Advance purchase tickets for Saturday’s shows must be exchanged for wristbands. You must have a wristband to enter the theatre on Saturday. Thanks to our Sponsors...... The Mainstay Inn - The Official Hotel of Blobfest, Riverworks Phoenixville, The Sunflower Café and Truck Stop, Chester County’s Brandywine Valley and Mosaic Music Lessons

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RE-ANIMATOR t-shirts and, as a special added bonus, our second Splatterfeast provided Stuart Gordon. US. 1985. R. 86 min. by our awesome sponsor Shorty’s Sunflower Café and Truckstop. Holland Releasing. 35mm. Is the best worst movie ever made? You be the judge! As his fam- Fri, Jul 1 @ 9:45 PM Troll 2 ily prepares for a month-long visit to the farming community of Nilbog, “Certain debut films just go for broke and a young boy is warned by the ghost of his grandfather about the town’s come up with something unique that breaks strange inhabitants – and their deadly intentions. all boundaries. Re-Animator was Stuart Gordon’s first (and best) movie and bustles Cemetery Man – When he’s not crossing out the names of the dearly de- at the seams with that youthful energy you parted from the telephone book, cemetery caretaker Francesco Dellamorte see in Sam Raimi’s original The Evil Dead (Rupert Everett) is busy making sure his recently reanimated tenants stay and the Coen brothers’ Blood Simple. It in their final resting place. is almost as though these filmmakers are afraid they’ll never get the chance to make another one, and Re-Animator What Have You Done to Solange? – While spending an amorous doesn’t hesitate in being an almost operatic, larger than life comedy of afternoon with a married teacher, Elizabeth witnesses the murder of a splatter. While it paints with a big (red) brush, it is never boring. Obsessed classmate. Now, the killer seems to be stalking the student body – and the with the notion of conquering death, young medical student Herbert numero uno suspect is her secret lover! West (Jeffrey Combs) arrives at Miskatonic University with a neon- – Who is chain-sawing the campus coeds? Is it the burly grounds- green reagent and his trusty hypodermic needle. It isn’t long before he’s Pieces keeper? One of the professors? The creepy kid? A former tennis star- revitalizing the dead cat of his roommate Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) and turned-homicide detective goes undercover to find out. sneaking into the morgue for fresh human specimens. …Re-Animator is best known for its audacious handling of sex, violence, and humor. It hits Zombie – We round out the fest with Italian horror movie maestro Lucio the right note of cleverness without ever seeming smug or self-satisfied. Fulci’s most infamous film. If you’ve seen Zombie, then we don’t need But the main reason it works as well as it does is that screenwriter Dennis to say anything else. If you haven’t, then all you need to know can be Paoli has such an affection for all the principal characters.” (Jeremiah summed up with three simple words: Zombie vs. Shark! Kipp, Slant Magazine) PREDATOR VAMPIRES John McTiernan. US. 1987. R. 107 min. John Carpenter. US. 1998. R. 108 min. Sony. 35mm. Fox. Digital. Fri, Aug 5 @ 9:45 PM Fri, Jul 22 @ 9:45 PM “James Woods plays the leader of a sqad of professional vampire hunters “Look, I don’t care if it seemed like a great working for the Vatican. They discover a master vampire (Ian Griffith) movie when we were 13. It’s not. I will who may have found a way to become immune to sunlight. The charac- not begrudge anyone for enjoying macho ters are incredibly macho, spewing misogynistic and homophobic insults Schwarzenegger running around covered and cockily performing their duties like a SWAT team. The attitude is in- in mud making bad puns, or Jesse “The fectious and the movie has a raunchiness rare in ‘90s horror films, full of Body” Ventura boasting, “I ain’t got time graphic violence without the aid of CGI (including lots and lots of severed to bleed.” But the movie doesn’t have much heads). Like most of Carpenter’s films it’s largely inspired by Westerns, more than that to offer. I believe the reputation of Predator is due to two and it’s refreshing to see a vampire movie that takes place mostly in a factors: 1) The monster seemed cool at the time. 2) It wasn’t good enough sunny desert. This is also the rare ‘90s vampire film that does not have that we went back and watched it again. Now all we have is that residual Udo Kier in it.”( Bryan Theiss, The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide) 13-year-old memory of a cool monster, and that image gets more and more watered down by action figures and comic books, and watching the ITALIAN ALL-NIGHT movie and seeing that cheesy heat vision effect that, again, seemed cool at SPLATTERFEST V the time. Oh well. I guess you can get excited about your Alien crossover Sat, Sep 3 @ 7:00 PM if you want to, but just remember, I tried to warn you.” (Bryan Theiss, Just when you thought we couldn’t top last The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide) year’s fest, along comes the biggest and most splatter-filled event yet…The Colonial GHOST IN THE SHELL Theatre’s Italian All-Night Splatterfest V: Mamoru Oshii. Japan. 1995. The Re-Splattering! Once again, we’re serv- NR. 83 min. Anchor Bay. Digital. ing up FIVE of the most outlandish and en- Fri, Aug 26 @ 9:45 PM tertaining Italian horror movies ever made: “Based on the cyberpunk manga hilarious cult favorite , off-the-wall Troll 2 by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the reanimated corpse comedy , Cemetery Man Shell is a cerebral animated sci-fi influential murder-mystery What Have tale that mixes philosophy with its You Done to Solange?, bonkers slasher film Pieces and Lucio Fulci’s high-octane action. In a future dominated by technology, a female cyborg immortal classic Zombie! The evening will include trailers, prizes, posters is investigating a series of computer hacking crimes with her special www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 6 CULT CINEMA cont’d POINT ENTERTAINMENT police unit when it is revealed that their opponent is a new cybernetic life KIM RUSSO form. Director Mamoru Oshii brings a distinct style of visual storytelling Tickets: $22 - $39.50 to this feature through a mix of CGI and traditional animation. The results Fri, Jun 24 @ 8PM are breathtaking.” (TLA Film & Video Guide) Kim Russo, also known as Kim The Happy Medium, has been able to see the WET HOT AMERICAN world of spirit since the young age of SUMMER nine. Growing up, Kim often saw random David Wain. US. 2001. R. 97 min. spirits in her bedroom and sometimes Focus. Digital. felt their presence walking home with Fri, Sep 16 @ 9:45 PM her from school. Not knowing what they From the warped minds behind the ‘90s wanted, they scared her then. Now she is comforted by their presence, sketch show favorite The State comes one speaking to them more than she speaks to the living on some days. Kim of the biggest cult films of the aughts – Wet has been put through a battery of tests and has become a Certified Medi- Hot American Summer! Set in the early um by The Forever Family Foundation and The Windbridge Institute for ‘80s, this outrageous comedy covers the last Applied Research in Human Potential. This foundation is dedicated and day of summer at the fictitious Camp Fire- committed to proving the existence of life after death by integrating medi- wood. First loves, mess hall cuisine, camp umship along with scientific studies. Kim has appeared on A&E’s Para- activities, and final night talent shows are all sharply skewered thanks to normal State and Psychic Kids. She has also appeared on The Biography a star-filled cast led by Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Ken Channel’s Celebrity Ghost Stories featuring country music legend Loretta Marino, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Molly Lynn. She currently hosts The Haunting Of… on The LMN channel. Shannon, Janene Garafalo, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Meloni, Judah Friedlander and, in his film debut, Bradley Cooper. THE PINK FLOYD LASER SPECTACULAR Tickets: $29 - $25 Cult films and FFFN films generally start at 9:45PM but please check Fri, Jul 15 @ 8PM our website or call 610-917-1228 to confirm. Tickets are $10 for adults, After 30 years of touring the world, The Laser Spectacular is not only the $8 for seniors and students, and $6 for members and children. world’s longest-touring laser show, but also the longest-touring theater show in history! Each year the show is updated with technical and cre- ative changes that keep the audience coming back for more. The first half of the show is the complete “Dark Side of the Moon” and the second half features music from “The Wall” and all the hits! CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS cont’d

and dance choreography. With such songs as “I Feel Pretty,” “America!,” and “Maria,” and young performers like Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno (AA winner) and George Chakiris (also an AA winner), this is a classic dance film that needs to be seen in its original Super Panavision glory on the Colonial’s big screen. Come join us for it.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Kenneth Branagh. UK. 1993. PG-13. 111 min. Park Circus. 35mm. Sun, Sep 25 @ 2:00 PM Actor/Director Kenneth Branagh followed up his triumphant directorial debut production of Shakespeare’s Henry V with this beautifully filmed version of one of The Bard’s most beloved comedies. Again starring Created by Richard Maltby, Jr. himself (as Benedick) and his then-wife Emma Thompson (as Beatrice), Conceived by William Meade and featuring an international cast, including Denzel Washington (as Don Orchestrations by Steven Bishop & Jeff Lisenby Directed by Sherry Lutken Pedro), Kate Beckinsale (as Hero), Michael Keaton (as Dogberry), and even Keanu Reeves (as Don John), this is a sumptuous production indeed. July 20-August 14 Set in and around a lushly photographed Tuscan villa, Branagh has provided an exuberant production with a cast that looks as though they are having as much fun as is the viewer. 610.644.3500 peopleslight.org Classic films are on Sundays at 2PM. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for people’s light seniors and students, and $5 for members and children.

7 www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 Association for the Colonial Theatre Board of Directors Association for the Colonial Theatre Kenneth B. Mumma, President 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Trish Hartline, First Vice President 610/917-0223 Movie Info Line William M. Andersen, Second Vice President 610/917-1228 Theatre Offices Stephen H. Kalis, Secretary www.TheColonialTheatre.com Sean Maher, Treasurer [email protected] Susan Berry-Gorelli Programming Rebecca H. Bradbeer Art and independent films seven nights a week Jocelyn S. Harris Classic Films on Sundays at 2:00pm Richard A. Kunsch, Sr. Baby Night on Mondays at 6:30pm Pauline Monson Matinees on Wednesdays at 2:00pm and 4:30pm Marian D. Moskowitz First Friday Fright Night at 9:45pm Suzanne V. Norris Cult Cinema on Third Fridays at 9:45pm MaryLouise Sterge Young Audiences Series on Saturdays (Oct - April) at 2:00pm Live concerts presented by Point Entertainment Staff Mary Foote, Executive Director Mission Kirsten Van Vlandren, Assistant Director and Film Programmer The mission of the Association for the Colonial Theatre is to enhance the collective Emily Simmons, Development Director wellbeing of our region by restoring the landmark Colonial Theatre and promoting cul- Scott Bauman, House Manager tural, economic and civic life. To that end, ACT presents film, live theatre, music, dance Ryan Wilson, Assistant House Manager and other community events in the heart of Phoenixville’s historic business district. LuAnn Roth, Patron Services Manager Support the Colonial Newsletter Film Synopsis Volunteers Become a member Bill Roth and Brendan Carr Frequent the theatre Buy a seat Classic Film Committee Advertise on-screen Ted Wilby, Bill Roth, Lee Berger, Stephen Dabrowski, John Piljer, Brendan Carr, Sponsor a program Chuck Francisco, Bob Trate, Jim Sakal, Kim McCall and Mike Lemon Volunteer your time and talents Make an unrestricted tax-deductible gift Fright Night and Cult Film Committee Remember the Colonial Theatre in your will Chuck Francisco, Nick Lombardo, Brendan Carr and Bob Trate

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