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A Treasure Spring 2017

Dear Patrons & Members, There will be signs and volunteers to help you navigate the bank building, Opening day for our new wing is right around the corner. How time flies! but before you know it, you'll feel right at home making your way to the Last year at this time we launched our public campaign and kicked off the 174 seat theatre in the back of the building or the 65 seat luxe theatre construction work. Over 300 people gathered outside to celebrate with us. on the lower level at the front. Both theatres are accessible via staircase Many thanks to all who have responded with a gift to our capital campaign! and elevator and include multiple wheel chair spaces. Although we anticipate a soft opening of the two new theatres at the end of April, our campaign will continue on throughout the year. Please take a look There will be changes in programming too! Most importantly, we will be inside to learn about a great opportunity to double the impact of your gift presenting first run art and independent films, and more of them! This with a challenge grant from a dear friend and donor to the theatre. We can- means that you won't need to wait four weeks or more after a film opens not accomplish our fundraising goal without you! to see it at the Colonial; and you'll have a choice of 3-5 films to see on any given day; and the movies will stay here longer than one or two weeks. We There will be many changes at the Colonial once we open the new wing; in will also present matinees every day. Of course, we will continue to book short, your experience will change for the better! Our architectual space concerts and repertory cinema (classics, cult, horror and family films) and will be transformed and our programming expanded which means things we hope to build up those series over time. With so much happening in will be a little different than you're used to, so we wanted to take this op- three theatres, we will no longer have static start times for our films. We portunity to let you know what to expect. realize that for 17 years you could rely on the fact that the Friday night show was at 7:30 and the classic films were on Sundays at 2:00, but that model First, no matter what film you may be coming to see or what theatre it is in, will not work anymore. It will be crucial that you check our website or call you will continue to come in under the welcoming marquee to buy your us for programming start times. tickets at the box office. We have expanded the ticket window and doubled the area in the outer lobby so you will have a new experience the moment Lastly, with increased space, amenities and staff and the switch to first run you walk in the door. films comes increased operating expenses and so we will need to raise our ticket prices once the new theatres are open. Our prices have remained at $9 Passing through the new glass doors into the inner lobby you will be met by for adults, $7 for seniors and students, and $5 for members and children for one of our wonderful volunteer ushers who will tear your ticket and direct over 4 years. This Spring, ticket prices will increase to $10 / $8 / $6. Mem- you to the correct theatre for your show. You'll either walk straight ahead bers will continue to pay $4 less than an adult ticket and we will introduce to the historic auditorium, or you'll turn right and walk into the new lobby matinee pricing of $7 for adults and seniors and $5 for members students of the bank building. The first thing you'll notice, along the far wall, will and children for our first screenings of the day. be our 30 foot long concession stand serving wine and beer along with our regular concessions. Consider coming to the theatre a little earlier than Many thanks for all you have done to get us this far. We are very excited to showtime to take advantage of the new space and amenities, and to spend welcome you to the new and improved Colonial in the next couple months. time with your friends and family. Once we settle into our new wing we will Help us make this a successful transition by contributing to the Bank on the reach out to you for ideas of other treats that might be worth selling in our Arts campaign and Invest in the Heart of the Community! expanded concession area. With gratitude,

Mary Foote, Executive Director CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS

CHILDREN OF PARADISE THE ITALIAN JOB Marcel Carné. France. 1945. 190 m. Peter Collinson. UK. 1969. G. 99 m. Janus. Digital. Paramount. Digital. Sun, Apr 9 @ 2PM Sun, May 7 @ 4:45PM “Considered by many to be one of the "Michael Caine stars as a crafty, impish greatest films ever made, this intensely career criminal whose swinging credentials romantic melodrama wonderfully re-creates are established by his itinerary upon leav- the teeming excitement of the early 1800s ing prison: a trip to his tailor, the recovery – both for the French theatre as well as of his sports car, and a visit to a swanky Paris’ Boulevard du Crime. In a compli- hotel room filled with fetching women of cated series of events, the film follows the ill repute. Caine then sets about orchestrat- interlocking fates of four central characters: ing an ambitious heist involving millions Frederick (Pierre Brausseur), a haughty actor who communicates through in gold; a computer-engineered traffic jam; words; Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barrault), a sensitive pantomimist; Ga- red, white, and blue MINI Coopers; fiercely patriotic, patrician crime rance (Arletty) an elusive glamourous woman of easy virtue who stands boss Noel Coward (dripping aristocratic disdain in his final film role); and between them and the fourth character, a murderous thief. Using the chubby-chasing computer genius Benny Hill. The Italian Job intriguingly theatre as a metaphor for life, the Jacques Prévert-scripted story is a richly marshals the contrasting talents of the legendarily droll Coward and the entertaining, immense masterpiece of postwar cinema.” (TLA Video Film famously bawdy Hill, who by all rights should cancel each other out. But Guide, 2003) the historic meeting of the minds never materializes–the two titans of British comedy have no scenes together. Quirky casting and a hip Quincy ON THE TOWN Jones score help set The Italian Job apart, but the casting of the film's . US. 1949. NR. 98 m. automobiles is arguably more integral to its success than the casting of WB. Digital. its human characters. The MINI Cooper is a delightfully preposterous- Sun, Apr 23 @ 2PM looking vehicle, and the filmmakers ratchet up its ridiculousness by “A grand, energetic and immensely enjoy- having it do things no car should. The Italian Job only begins to live up to able adaptation of the popular Broadway its revered British reputation in its last half hour, when its scene-stealing musical. With a score by Leonard Bernstein cars take center stage in an exhilarating car chase that sends them racing and a book by Betty Comden and Adolph through water and tunnels, and even up the roof of a building. As a comic Greene, directors Kelly and Donen have heist film, The Italian Job is diverting, though slight. As a feature-length opened up, with location shooting, this exu- advertisement for the MINI Cooper, however, it's an unqualified tri- berant tale about three sailors on a 24-hour umph." (Noel Murray, The AV Club) pass, and of their romantic adventures in City. Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and MARTY Jules Munchin are the men in uniform; and Vera-Ellen, Betty Garrett, and Delbert Mann. US. 1955. NR. 90 m. Ann Miller are the women with whom they meet and fall in love.” (TLA MGM. 35mm. Video Film Guide, 2003) Sun, May 14 @ 1:30PM “Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point QUEEN CHRISTINA in a man's life when he's gotta face some Rouben Mamoulian. US. 1933. NR. 99 facts. And one fact I gotta face is that, m. WB. 35mm. whatever it is that women like, I ain't got Sun, Apr 30 @ 2PM it.” Stuck between giving up and selling “In one of her most intoxicating perfor- out, Marty, a middle-aged bachelor, has an mances, Greta Garbo radiates sensuality average disposition when it comes to love and regal authority as the lonely but com- and marriage. His mother and family push passionate 17th-century Swedish monarch for marriage while his friends encourage – who renounced her throne rather than be a care-free life of perpetual bachelorhood. However, at a dance Marty forced to wed and produce an heir. Exqui- meets Clara, a teacher. For once, he can accept the facts and be happy but sitely photographed, the film also features his mother and his pals have to have their say. Discouraged and hopeless John Gilbert as her intended, who can’t Marty contemplates standing Clara up. Will true love win in the end? understand her reluctance and constant Either way you’ll find yourself rooting for him as he tries to find out." wearing of men’s trousers. Mamoulian’s classic works as both historical (Jordan Scharaga) epic and examination of individual expression, Garbo posed sphinx-like Tickets: $5 - $9. Schedule and ticket prices subject to change, so please at the bow of a ship is unforgettable.” ( , 2003) TLA Video Film Guide confirm online or by phone.

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A LETTER TO THREE WIVES NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Joseph L. Mankiewicz. US. 1949. NR. Charles Laughton. US. 1955. NR. 93 m. 103 m. Fox. Digital. MGM. Digital. Sun, May 21 @ 1:30PM Sun, Jun 4 @ 1:30PM “Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s magisterial, “A tall, handsome 'preacher' - his knuckles buoyant suburban drama concerns three eerily tattooed with 'love' and 'hate' - roams couples and a wild card—the strong-willed, the countryside, spreading the gospel... and sophisticated woman whom one of the leaving a trail of murdered women in his husbands used to love and whom all three wake. To Reverend Harry Powell (Robert of them admire, and who, to launch the Mitchum), the work of the Lord has more story, informs their three wives that she to do with condemning souls than saving has run away with one of the men. The them, especially when his own interests couples—played by and Kirk are involved. Now his sights are set on Douglas; and Paul Douglas; and and Jeffrey $10,000 - and two little children are the only ones who know where it is. Lynn—range from the comfortably struggling to the filthy rich, and 'Chill...dren!' the preacher croons to the terrified boy and girl hiding in money is central to the action. Mankiewicz presents, in flashbacks, each the cold, dark cellar... innocent young lambs who refuse to be led astray. wife’s tremulous view of domestic discord—the resentful silence of good A finely acted, imaginatively directed chiller with brooding power, The cheer, the cultural combat of money versus art, and overtly sexual class Night of the Hunter stars Mitchum in the most daring and critically ac- warfare. (The crises are worthy of Ingmar Bergman’s classics; the film claimed performance of his career. Spellbinding, ominous, and hauntingly could have been called “Scenes from Three Marriages.”) Mankiewicz’s suspenseful, this extraordinary film noir classic remains one of the most writing is scintillating and expressive, but his daring direction makes it frightening movies ever made.” (Park Circus) burst into life. When Crain utters the film’s most anguished line, she gives a defiant, dramatically unmotivated look into the camera, a gesture of ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS existential complicity that became a cornerstone of cinematic modernism. Louis Malle. France. 1958. NR. 91 m. Despite its emotional intensity, the film is comic, effervescently so, and Rialto. New Digital Restoration! its magical ending lends wit a metaphysical dimension.” (Richard Brody, Sun, Jun 11 @ 1:30PM The New Yorker) Scheming lovers Julien (Maurice Ronet) and Florence (Jeanne Moreau) engineer the TOOTSIE "perfect murder" of her husband. But when Sydney Pollack. US. 1982. PG. 116 m. Julien becomes trapped in the elevator mere Sony. Digital. floors away from his recent victim, the per- Sun, May 28 @ 1:30PM fect murder quickly becomes imperfect. “There are few actors who can com- "A terrific thriller!" - The New York Times municate thinking as tangibly as Dustin Hoffman. Watching him, one's always aware of gears turning, of thought and MARATHON self-awareness as exhilaratingly tactile Sun, Jun 18 @ 1:30 - 8PM. curses thrust upon the character in ques- Our annual Father’s Day movie marathon tion. Apart from Straight Time, no film has is about to boldly go where it has never been as directly in touch with this force- gone before - the Star Trek universe. Kirk, fully internal physicality as Tootsie, which Spock and the rest of the USS Enterprise actively depends on our awareness of Hoffman's mythic reputation, most crew are beaming down to the Colonial’s pronouncedly his hyper-perfectionism. Michael Dorsey, the struggling big screen with three of their best cinematic New York actor who turns himself into Dorothy Michaels, a headstrong, adventures. The three films selected are generically Southern actress who quickly takes over a daytime soap, is among the most highly regarded entries modeled on Hoffman and his talent as well as his legendary proclivity for in the Star Trek film series. Often con- collaborative difficulty. It's impossible to watch Michael, say, argue with sidered one of the best sci-fi movies of his agent (superbly played by the director, Sydney Pollack, in the film's all time, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan most explicitly meta touch) about the internal motivations of a tomato and finds the crew facing off against the titular Khan (Ricardo Montalban), a not wonder if this is a specific anecdote from Hoffman's own working formidable foe from their past. Much lighter in tone than its predecessors life. The tension, and the humor, of such a scene springs from it serving Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home places the space heroes in a time travel as a sort of subterranean mea culpa: Hoffman can play an actor having adventure filled with lots of humor, heart and thrill. Finally, the original a hissy fit about his commitment to the realism of tomatoes, and can cast embarks on their final big screen journey in Star Trek VI: The Undis- acknowledge the absurdity of such a scenario, while apparently indulging covered Country. such dogged practices, nevertheless, in his actual life.” (Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine) Continued on page 5...

3 www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 YOUNG AUDIENCES

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN THE POP UPS Penny Marshall. 1992. Age 10+. 128 m. All ages. 60 m. Sat, Apr 1 @ 2PM Sponsored by PECO. "A marvelously entertaining baseball Sat, Apr 29 @ 2PM comedy inspired by the real-life antics of The Pop Ups bring their the all-girls baseball league founded in unique new show “The Great 1943. Geena Davis and Lori Petty star as Pretenders Club” to the Co- sisters who are discovered by ever-acerbic lonial! Featuring songs from scout Jon Lovitz. Whisked off to , their critically acclaimed they join the Rockford Peaches under the Video special, as well as classics from their two GRAMMY watchful bloodshot eyes of the team's over- nominated albums, this show takes family audiences of all ages on a the-hill, boozing manager (Tom Hanks). scavenger hunt for the best imaginative-play games your mind can dream Director Penny Marshall has a wonderful up! This high-energy journey transports audiences into a whimsical, sense of comic timing, and she has crafted a sweet and funny Valentine of educational world with Dancing Robots, a Fire-Stomping Rhino, Live- a film." (TLA Film & Video Guide) Drawing, Huge Balloons, Full Scale Puppets, even a Costume Party! This highly interactive show unfolds, propelled by award winning music, and SONIA DE LOS SANTOS dance beats that will catapult both young and old out of their seats! All ages. 60 m. Sponsored by PECO. Sat, Apr 8 @ 2PM Thank you to PECO for sponsoring our live programs for Young Audi- Sonia De Los Santos spreads messages of ences this year! joyful community music making and builds bridges across cultures to inspire and excite children and grown-ups of all backgrounds. Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Sonia has been touring the world, singing in English and Spanish, playing guitar, mandolin, and jarana, and lighting up the stage with GRAMMY Award–winning group Dan Tickets are $5 for YA films and $6.50 for YA live shows. Schedule and Zanes and Friends. For this performance, ticket prices subject to change, so please confirm online or by phone. she draws on her first solo family music album, Mi Viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island. This sunny collection of songs reflects her experi- ences growing up in Mexico, moving to another country, learning about other cultures, and in the process, feeling closer to her own heritage. CALLING ALL PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS!

THE WIZARD OF OZ We need your help to earn a $50,000 grant for the Bank on Victor Fleming. 1939. Age 6+. 101 m. the Arts campaign (our building expansion) by July 1st! Sat, Apr 15 @ 2:30PM Two very generous, savvy supporters have challenged us to raise 14 year-old organist Brett Miller will play the pipe organ before the $50,000 from new campaign donors in four months - and if we do, show from 2:00 – 2:30! The Wizard of Oz is an American classic. A they'll match every dollar raised. This means that at this time, your perfect score, highly imaginative sets and brilliant characterizations make gift and impact on our campaign will effectively be doubled. this adaptation of the Frank Baum story a musical fantasy of the highest caliber. Audiences of all ages have been enchanted with The Wizard of Oz Whether you can afford to give $50, $150, or $15,000 dollars, if you since it’s first release and, undoubtedly, always will be! haven’t yet donated to the campaign, please help us earn this $50,000 grant by making your generous gift today. (Why not make a tax- MICROCOSMOS deductible contribution using some of your annual tax refund?) Claude Nuridsany. France. 1996. Years from now, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you helped Age 4+. 75 m. build the Colonial's new wing: that you were part of this historic Sat, Apr 22 @ 2PM Earth Day! theatre’s transformation. "Bugs! Those are the stars of this enthrall- ing French nature doc which takes an It’s easy to donate by mail, online, via phone or in person. Call or extremely close-up look at what lurks in email Mary or Emily to discuss or make your gift to the challenge at the woods behind your house. The camera (610) 917-1228, [email protected] or work and patience put into the miniscule [email protected]. production are herculean in scale! Ap- propriate for all ages even though, yes, you Thank you for all the ways that you support the Colonial Theatre! do get to see the insects very close up and personal." (TLA Video Film Guide) www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 4 CONCERTS

POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THEATRE ORGAN CONCERTS

LIVINGSTON TAYLOR & PETER PAN (1924) SUSAN WERNER with Live Theatre Organ Sat, Apr 1 @ 8PM. $22- $34.50. Accompaniment by Livingston Taylor has written Top 10 Wayne Zimmerman hits and has toured with the likes of Sun, Apr 2 @ 2PM. Fleetwood Mac and Linda Ronstadt. $6.50 - $11.50. But to his devoted fans he’s best Experience an authentic known for his charming and enthrall- silent film screening with ing live performances. Susan Werner accomplished theatre organ- composes skillful songs that effortlessly slide between folk, jazz, and pop, ist Wayne Zimmerman. all delivered with sassy wit and classic Midwestern charm.

TWO FUNNY PHILLY GUYS SPRING THEATRE ORGAN CONCERT Sat, Apr 15 @ 8PM. $25 - $35. Sun, May 7 @ 2PM. $6.50 - $16.50 Comedian Joe Conklin has been a constant in radio for Enjoy an afternoon of great music with Ken Double, renowned theatre more than 20 years with his spot-on impressions of Barack Obama, Bill organist and Skip Stine, former lead trumpet with the Harry James Clinton, Cole Hamels, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, Harry Kalas, Orchestra. Bobby Clarke and so many others. Fearless and hilarious, he skewers some of the countrys top politicians, pro athletes, sports executives and SPEEDY (1928) film stars – sometimes to their faces! Big Daddy has performed more with Live Theatre Organ than 4,000 comedy shows over the past 20 years, along with hosting his Accompaniment by Don Kinnier popular overnight radio show on WIP. Originally starting out as a musical Sun, Jun 11 @ 2PM. $6.50 - $11.50 comedian, Big Daddy now focuses observational comedy with stories Don Kinnier is well known throughout the about his life and living in Philadelphia. Northeast for accompanying silent films and for providing original silent film scores. MARTY STUART AND HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES Visit TOSDV.org; email tosdvinfo@ Sun, Apr 23 @ 7:30PM. $25 - $42.50. verizon.net; or call 215-780-0831 for Marty Stuart is a five time GRAMMY- information. winner, platinum recording artist, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Americana Music Association, Grand Ole Opry star, country music archivist, pho- tographer, musician, and songwriter. Since CLASSICS cont'd starting out singing gospel as a child, Stu- art has spent over four decades celebrating VICTOR VICTORIA American roots music. His teenage years . UK. 1982. R. 132 m. on tour with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt in the ’70s were followed by WB. 35mm. six years in Johnny Cash’s band in the ’80s, and a chart-topping tenure as Sun, Jun 25 @ 1:30PM a solo artist in the ’90s. Stuart hosts a Late Night Jam at The Ryman, with “This stylish, gender-bending, sexual/musi- recent guests including Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neko Case, Eric cal comedy stars Julie Andrews as a female Church, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Dan Auerbach and many more. (Victoria) who passes as a gay male female impersonator (Victor). of- CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY fers a scintillating performance as her gay Fri, May 19 @ 8PM. $29 - $44.50. friend and mentor, Toddy. James Garner is Sadly the recent death of Keith Emerson has sparked renewed interest a Chicago gangster confusingly enchanted and attracted to Andrews, who in Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and Carl Palmer is the only member still he thinks is a man. Based on the 1933 German comedy, Viktor und Vik- playing this music. Palmer, who was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the toria, Edwards’ exuberant romp is full of snappy tunes and sophisticated 10 Greatest Drummers of All Time, is also a founding member of Asia. hilarity. Lesley Ann Warren gives a priceless performance as Garner’s Since he began in the business in the 1960s Carl Palmer has sold over 50 dumb-blonde mistress.” (TLA Video & DVD Guide, 2003) million records and is currently celebrating his 50th year in music!

Reserved seating. Tickets are non-refundable and prices do not include the $2 per ticket Facilities Fee or the $1.50 per ticket Service Fee.

5 www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT & CULT CINEMA

FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT CULT CINEMA

THE BEAST WITHIN SPICE WORLD Philippe Mora. US. 1982. R. 98 m. Bob Spiers. UK. 1997. PG. 93 m. Sony. MGM. 35mm. 35mm. Fri, Apr 7 @ 9:45PM Fri, Apr 21 @ 9:45PM "The film opens in the late 1960s with "... Somehow I found myself enjoying this newlyweds Eli and Caroline MacCleary limp and lurid picture. Call it gentlemanly driving through Nioba, on their obligation. There is a swelling wave of way to their honeymoon. Their car breaks dissent against the Spice Girls, based on down on a textbook-creepy country road the perception that they have achieved a in the middle of the night and Caroline is ludicrous measure of fame and fortune on subsequently raped by a creature out of the strength of markedly limited talents. the woods after Eli inexplicably leaves her What I particularly admire about the Spice alone to fetch help. Flash-forward to the early 1980s, and the couple's son, Girls, on the other hand, is that they have Michael, finds himself hospitalized for vaguely defined problems with his achieved a ludicrous measure of fame and fortune on the strength of pituitary gland. Michael was conceived on the night of the rape, of course, markedly limited talents. They are the Demi Moore of pop culture. Spice and soon he's drawn back to Nioba to settle some scores while growing World makes no bones about the absurdity of their success; if the film into his bad new monster self. ” (Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine) were any better, it would be an insult to a fine body of women. And, while it may represent a step backward in the art of cineman, it is also a HELLO MARY LOU: splendid preemptive strike: anything you can say against the Spice Girls PROM NIGHT II is absorbed and defused in the course of the picture. When the musical ar- Bruce Pittman. Canada. 1987. R. 97 m. ranger stops their rehearsal and says, "That was absolutely perfect without 35mm. actually being any good," all your defenses come down. The girls are both Fri, May 12 @ 9:45PM canny operatives and good sports, chicas firmly to the front; to expect "Have you ever heard of The Haunting of them to display melodic genius as well would be most unfair." (Anthony Hamilton High? No, but you have heard Lane, The New Yorker) of 1980's Prom Night. Renaming unrelated films to leverage franchise branding is noth- FAST TIMES AT ing new, and that's exactly what Alliance RIDGEMONT HIGH Films had in mind when they re-titled this Amy Heckerling. US. 1982. R. 90 m. superior slasher for distribution. Kicking off Universal. Digital. in the killer-diller sock-hop days of 1957, Fri, May 26 @ 9:45PM we're introduced to inevitable prom queen and insufferable mean girl "If you want to know what the Ameri- Mary Lou Maloney, who dupes her milquetoast fella in order to mess can teenage experience was like in the around backstage with a bad boy greaser. Set ablaze at her crowning mo- 1980s, look no further than Fast Times ment of glory, Mary Lou returns for vengeance when a guileless teenie at Ridgemont High. Adapted by former unearths her effects buried in a trunk. Well-loved for building and suc- Rolling Stone reporter Cameron Crowe ceeding upon its predecessor- and for a keen 80's sensibility- Prom Night from his popular novel, this classic comedy II promises a night you'll always remember, no matter who you go home traces the highs and lows experienced by a with." (Chuck Francisco) melting pot of high school students played by a roster of up-and-coming young stars including Sean Penn, Phoebe PET SEMATARY Cates, Judge Reinhold, , Eric Stoltz, Forest Whitaker, Mary Lambert. US. 1989. R. 103 m. Paramount. Digital. Anthony Edwards, and Nicholas Cage (billed as Nicholas Coppola). Ac- Fri, Jun 2 @ 9:45PM companied by a catchy soundtrack featuring 80s favorites The Go-Gos, "One of the creepiest and most effective film adaptions of a Stephen Oingo Boingo and Billy Squier, Fast Times also features a memorable King novel, Pet Semetary blends the dark temptations of human frailty performance by veteran actor Ray Walston as the no-nonsense history with the horrific outcomes that inevitably befall us when we tangle with teacher Mr. Hand." (Brendan Carr) the supernatural. When tragedy befalls the Creed family they turn to the secrets of a Native American burial ground to make themselves whole THREE O'CLOCK HIGH again, but sometimes dead is better. Subtle, and with a terrifying payoff, Phil Joanou. US. 1987. PG-13. 97 m. Universal. Digital. Pet Semetary will leave you longing for the safety a hug from your loved Fri, Jun 16 @ 9:45PM ones." (Chuck Francisco) "This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the great high school movies of the late 80s. Director Phil Joanou, best known for his work Cult films and FFFN films generally start at 9:45PM but please check with U2, has a unique eye and ability to build solid tension for one Jerry our website or call 610-917-1228 to confirm. Tickets are $10 for adults, Mitchell. Jerry is your average high schooler who unfortunately upsets $8 for seniors and students, and $6 for members and children. www.thecolonialtheatre.com | 610-917-1228 6 FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT & CULT CINEMA the psychotic new kid, Buddy Reveal. Buddy challenges Jerry to a fight, THE MADS ARE BACK! today at 3PM. As the day plays out, everyone and everything either helps Sat, May 20 @ 8PM . $25 - $30. Jerry or hinders his escape. Will Jerry survive the day? Will Jerry rise to Join Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Buddy’s challenge? Joanou’s tension is infectious and Jerry’s plight is and as one we can all sympathize with. Trust us, the climax rivals the greatest of they screen some of the worst movies cinematic gladiatorial confrontations." (Bob Trate) ever made and riff them live in the same style as the Peabody Award- JAWS winning TV series. The Mads will riff . US. 1975. PG. 124 m. a film and a short, and will do a Q&A Universal. Digital. afterwards. There will also be a Meet Sponsored by Neil Spak, REALTOR® & Greet before and/or after the show, Sat, Jun 24 @ 4:30PM as time allows. "There are very few films in the history of cinema that can be considered perfect. Jaws Frank Conniff is a comedy writer and performer who began his TV career is, without a doubt, one of them. Plagued writing for the Peabody award winning series Mystery with production problems of all sorts Jaws Science Theater 3000, where he also played “TV’s Frank,” the bum- emerged as the first summer blockbuster bling yet lovable mad scientist sidekick. He then went on to be a writer, and changed movies forever. This is a true producer and actor on the ABC TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch; classic of the silver screen and one of the and a writer and producer on The Drew Carey Show on ABC, The New most quotable movies of all time. Get to the Tom Green Show on MTV, and the satirical series O2BE on the Oxygen theater early because there is a good chance “we’re going to need a bigger Network, where he was also a cast member. He was also a writer and boat." (Bob Trate) producer for the Air America Radio network where he provided material for on-air personalities Rachel Maddow, Marc Maron, Lizz Winstead, Al SPECIAL EVENTS Franken, Janeane Garofalo, and Randi Rhodes. He can currently be heard weekdays 2 - 5pm on the Sirius XM radio show Tell Me Everything. In 1984 his spare time, he writes, produces and directs original musical comedy Michael Radford. UK. 1984. R. 113 m. MGM. 35mm. radio plays for his scripted podcast, Podhouse 90, and writes and performs Tue, Apr 4 @ 7:30 PM in “,” a monthly stage show in NYC. We pay tribute to the late John Hurt with a special 35mm screening of 1984. “Director Michael Radford’s 1984... is a film adaptation that suc- Trace Beaulieu is a comic actor, writer, and performer. He was a found- ceeds brilliantly. In one fell swoop, it repoliticizes the novel - translating it ing member of the Emmy nominated, Peabody Award-winning, cult hit into terms that speak directly to the present. Paradoxically, it pulls off this show Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to writing, occasionally singular feat not through any spurious “updating” of Orwell’s terrifying directing, designing and building sets and props, Trace performed the novel but by situating the novel squarely in its own period. Consequently, puppet character Crow T. Robot, and mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester. the film’s action can be said to unfold simultaneously in three separate He repeated these roles in the 1996 film version of the show, MST3K: The time frames: the past (specifically the 1940s, during which Orwell con- Movie. Trace wrote for ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos for nine sea- ceived and wrote his novel), the future (as we postulate it in this decade), sons. He played a recurring character on , and has had and the present (the mid-1980s). Emerging from the interplay between cameo appearances on The West Wing and Arrested Development. For six these three contexts is one of the most rigorous and faithful literary adap- years, he toured with the original cast of MST3K in a live movie riffing tations in the history of cinema - a 1984 that one feels sure Orwell himself show, called . Trace is currently the voice of A.R.T. the would have recognized and appreciated.” (Jonathan Rosenbaum) robot on ’s Other Space on Yahoo TV. JOEL’S FRIED GOLD FILM FEST Sat, May 13 @ 3:30 - 11PM. Ticket prices TBD. Sponsored by The Eternal Order of the Golden Fedora To celebrate the life of Joel Rickenbach, The Colonial Theatre pays tribute to our beloved family member with the 2nd Annual Joel's Fried Gold Film Fest! From 3:30-11PM, the Colonial's big screen will play host to three of Joel's favorite films: The Lego Movie at 3:30PM (Phil Lord. US. 2014. PG. 100 m. WB. Digital), The Wild Bunch at 5:30PM (Sam Peckin- pah. US. 1969. R. 145 m. WB. 35mm), and L.A. Confidential at 8:30PM (Curtis Hanson. US. 1997. R. 138 m. Fox. 35mm). 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 Matthew Carberry Classic films on Sundays Jocelyn S. Harris Baby Night on Mondays Janice J. Hartmann First Friday Fright Night Richard A. Kunsch, Sr. Cult Cinema on Third Fridays Pauline Monson Young Audiences Series on Saturdays (Oct - April) Marian D. Moskowitz Live concerts presented by Point Entertainment Suzanne V. Norris MaryLouise Sterge Mission The mission of Association for the Colonial Theatre is to enhance the collective Staff wellbeing of our region by restoring the landmark Colonial Theatre and promoting Mary Foote, Executive Director cultural, economic and civic life. To that end, ACT presents film, live theatre, music, Kirsten Van Vlandren, Programming Director dance and other community events in the heart of Phoenixville’s historic business Emily Simmons, Development Director district. 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