Hiway Theater Previews103H MARCH – JUNE 2018 Humphrey Bogart in THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE TREASURE OF THE Bogart in Humphrey INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS H IWAYT HEATER.ORG 267 864 0065 Welcome to the nonprofit Hiway Theater The Hiway Theater is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Policies ADMISSION Children under 6 – Children under age 6 will not be admitted to our films or programs unless specifically indicated. General ............................................................$11.25 Late Arrivals – The Theater reserves the right to stop selling Members ...........................................................$6.75 tickets (and/or seating patrons) 10 minutes after a film has Seniors (62+) & Students ..................................$9.00 started. Matinees Outside Food and Drink – Patrons are not permitted to bring Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri before 4:30 outside food and drink into the theater. Sat & Sun before 2:30 .....................................$9.00 Wed Early Matinee before 2:30 ........................$8.00 Accessibility & Hearing Assistance – The Hiway Theater has a wheelchair-accessible auditorium and restroom, and is Affiliated Theater Members* .............................$6.75 equipped with hearing enhancement headsets and closed cap- You must present your membership card to obtain membership discounts. tion devices. (Please inquire at the concession stand.) The above ticket prices are subject to change. Parking Check our website for parking information. THANK YOU MEMBERS! Your membership is the foundation of the theater’s success. Without your membership support, we would not How can you support the Hiway Theater? exist. Thank you for being a member. Contact us with your feedback Be a member. or questions at 215 348 1878 x115 or email us at Become a member of the non- [email protected]. profit Hiway Theater and show Why the ticket increase? Because our film distributors require it. your support for good films and Each movie we screen is supplied by a film distributor. They charge a cultural landmark. See back us about half of the ticket price. However, our prices have been panel for a membership form MEMBER so low that they have been adding a surcharge to our rental fees. or join online. Your financial We first announced this anticipated change almost a year ago. We support is tax-deductible. delayed the change as long as we could, but it is finally time to Make a gift. implement it. Your additional gifts and support make us even better. Your *Affiliated Theater Members donations are fully tax-deductible. Contact our Business Office All members of our theater are entitled to members tickets at all at 215 348 1878 x117 or at [email protected]. “Renew Theaters” (Ambler, County, Garden, and Hiway), as well as Be a sponsor. at participating “Art House Theaters” nationwide. For more informa- Receive prominent recognition for your business in exchange tion, visit our website. for helping our nonprofit theater. Recognition comes in a variety Give us feedback. of ways – on our movie screens, in our brochures, and on our Your film experience is the most important thing to us, so we website. Contact us at 215 348 1878 x112 or at welcome your feedback. Please let us know what we can do better. [email protected]. Contact us at 215 348 1878, or [email protected]. Special thanks. The Hiway Theater receives funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Hiway Theater Arts, a federal agency. 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046 267 864 0065 HOTLINE We’re Nonprofit. 215 348 1878 Administrative Office The Hiway Theater is owned and operated by Hiway Theatre, Inc., HiwayTheater.org a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. The official registra- PREVIEWS (103) MARCH 1, 2018 tion and financial information of Hiway Theatre, Inc. may be PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY HIWAY THEATRE, INC. obtained for the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling 212 OLD YORK ROAD, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046 toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1 800 732 0999. Registration ISSUE NO. 103 does not imply endorsement. MAIN ATTRACTIONS Main Attractions Isle of Dogs What main films will play at the USA - Wes Anderson - 1 hr 45 min Hiway? Predicting in advance what films Indie master Wes Anderson pres- will play at our beloved one-screen ents his second stop-motion ani- Hiway is the biggest challenge that mation film. Set in a future dysto- we face. It is very hard to know ahead pia where all dogs are quarantined of time. The films listed here are an due to a mysterious “canine flu,” educated guess. Our website is always a young boy travels to an island the best place to get up-to-the-minute in search of his lost companion, information. Spots. Hilariously inventive and Scheduling our main films is week- stylish with an unbelievable cast to-week. On Monday, we decide what including Frances McDormand, main film will play starting that Friday. Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, On Tuesday and Wednesday, we set the Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Ed showtimes for the upcoming week and Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, then update our website and telephone Koyo Rankin, and Harvey Keitel. hotline. We also send out a weekly email (sign up at our website). Sometimes, we book a main film a few weeks in advance, which we post on our website. For our latest Main Attractions plans, visit: HiwayTheater.org. (Or call our Hotline at 267-864-0065) Foxtrot Disobedience Beirut Israel - Samuel Maoz - 1 hr 48 min USA - Sebastián Lelio - 1 hr 54 min USA - Brad Anderson - 1 hr 49 min w/ subtitles Sebastián Lelio directs Rachel Weisz and A tightly plotted period espionage thriller This Israeli film, told in three parts, Rachel McAdams in this adaptation of with a script by Tony Gilroy stars a fast- opens as parents hear the news that Naomi Alderman’s novel about a woman talking Jon Hamm as a U.S. diplomat something has gone awry at their son’s who returns home to her Orthodox Jewish working with the CIA in 1980s war-torn military post. An artful family drama that community in London and rekindles a Beirut. An intelligent, multi-layered, and also serves as a meditation on global romance with her cousin’s wife. Fantastic strikingly entertaining ride that explores conflict, this innovative and exciting performances from its two lead actresses the question “whom can you trust in a film took home the Silver Lion at the who take us on a complex, emotional time of war?” Also featuring Rosamund 74th Venice International Film Festival. journey. Pike. Starring Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler. SpecialH programs SPRING 2018 Classic Thursdays The Hiway Theater has a new year-round different films every week!) But that’s not film series: Classic Thursdays. We will have how the movie business works, so we must a classic film every other Thursday night. be flexible in programming these special titles. All things considered, this is the best way to bring you the most varied programs Dates subject to change. possible. Stay up-to-date by email. Due to the fact that we are a single screen The best way to be aware of everything theater, we occasionally must postpone happening at the Hiway is to get our weekly special classic screenings. This happens email. You can sign up right from our due to unavoidable contractual obligations website. Each week, we will let you know with our distributors. Any change will be about the Hiway’s upcoming films and announced at least a week ahead of time, events. We’ll also let you know about the and will result in pushing the date forward screenings at our sister theater, the Ambler, or back one week. So before you come, which members can attend for the same please check our website or hotline for member price as the Hiway. confirmation. Ticket prices for Classic Thursdays. Why? Because that’s how the movie biz Our normal ticket prices apply to Classic works. Thursdays, except for young cineastes: Believe us, we wouldn’t have this “subject patrons 18 and younger will only be to change” policy if we didn’t have to. charged an admission of $3 for this series. (If we made the rules, we’d show 3 or 4 March 22 Thurs 7:00 April 5 Thurs 7:00 Date subject to change. Date subject to change. See intro explanation. See intro explanation. The Breadwinner 2017 - 1 hr 34 min - Ireland - color DCP - d: Nora Twomey THE BREADWINNER is an award-winning animated feature. It is 2001 in Afghanistan, and 11-year-old Parvana’s father has been arrested by the Taliban. She cuts her hair WarGames to look like a boy to work and support her 1983 - 1 hr 54 min - USA - color - DCP - d: John Badham - w/ Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, family. A luminous film from the creators of Dabney Coleman, John Wood THE SECRET OF KELLS and SONG OF THE The Open Book Bookstore co-presents this special evening with local author Jason Rekulak. A young SEA. Nominated for Best Animated Feature computer whiz kid accidentally connects into a top-secret supercomputer, which has complete at this year’s Academy Awards. Presented control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game and he innocently starts the with an introduction by Jenkintown 7th Grade countdown to World War 3. This enjoyable cult classic features Matthew Broderick’s breakout leading Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Shannon Hackett. role, hinting at his performance as Ferris Bueller. Follow up discussion questions will be Presented with an in-person introduction and book signing by Jason Rekulak, author of the provided.