Ambler Theater Previews6 1 A SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2007 Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrien Brody in THE DARJEELING LIMITED THE DARJEELING in Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman, Wilson, Owen INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS A MBLER T HEATER.ORG 215 345 7855 Welcome to the nonprofit Ambler Theater The Ambler Theater is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. ADMISSION When will films play? Main Attractions General ............................................................$8.00 Film Booking. Our main films play week-to-week from Friday Members .........................................................$4.50 through Thursday. Every Monday we determine what new films Seniors (62+) will start on Friday, what current films will end on Thursday, Children under 18 and and what current films will continue through Friday for another Students w/valid I.D. .....................................$6.00 week. All films are subject to this week-to-week decision-mak- Matinee (before 5:30 pm) ...............................$6.00 ing process. We try to play all of our Main Attractions films as Wed Early Matinee (before 2:30 pm) ...............$5.00 soon as possible. (For more info on the business of booking Affiliated Theaters Members* ...........................$5.50 films and why some films play longer or sooner than others, visit our website.) *Affiliated Theaters Members We are happy to announce that the Ambler Theater, the County When Will a Film’s Run Start? Theater, and the Bryn Mawr Film Institute have reciprocal After we decide on Monday (Tuesday at the latest) what new admission benefits. Your membership will allow you $5.50 films will start on Friday, we immediately let you know on our admission at the other theaters. (You must present your member- website and on our hotline. ship card to obtain this discount.) We’ll send you an email message every Tuesday as to what Be a Member is coming and going on Friday. (Sign up by emailing us at Become a member of the nonprofit Ambler Theater and show your [email protected].) support for good films and a cultural landmark. See back panel for If there is a particular film that you don’t want to miss, call a membership form. our box office (215/793-4970), and leave your name and telephone number and the particular film that you want to see Policies (on the answering machine is ok). We’ll put that on our “Film Children under 6 – Children under age 6 will not be admitted to Call List,” and then we’ll call you on the right Monday and tell our “Regular Films.” However, all age children are welcome to our you that your film is starting that Friday. (Two requests: please special “Kids Films” series. leave a telephone number where you have an answering ma- Late Arrivals – The Theater reserves the right to stop selling tickets chine, and please don’t request every film on the flyer.) (and/or seating patrons) after a film has started. And When Will a Film’s Run End? Outside Food and Drink – Patrons are not permitted to bring out- This decision happens by the same process – we decide on side food and drink into the theater. Monday which films will end on Thursday. Again, we immedi- The Ambler Theater has wheelchair accessible auditoriums ately let you know on our website, on our hotline, and in our and restrooms, and is equipped with hearing enhancement weekly email messages. devices. Please see the theater manager when you arrive. Make Sure That We Have Your Email Address Give us Feedback We can keep you up-to-date on all our events and scheduling Your film experience is the most important thing to us, so we wel- via our weekly email notices. Visit our website to sign up, and come your feedback. Please let us know what we can do better. Call then stay plugged into our latest programming news. (215) 345-7855, or email us at [email protected] Special Programs Ambler Theater Our Special Programs are scheduled for specific dates and 108 East Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002 times, which are listed in this PREVIEWS brochure. Check our 215-345-7855 HOTLINE website and hotline for any additions or changes. 215-348-1878 Administrative Office AmblerTheater.org Support the Ambler Theater. What is the Fine Print Ambler Theater? The official The Ambler registration and Theater is a non- financial informa- profit movie theater tion of the Ambler that shows inde- Theater, Inc. may pendent, art, and be obtained from foreign films, as well the Pennsylvania as special events Department of like Saturday Kids State by calling Matinees and clas- toll-free, within sic Hollywood films. Contact our Business Office at Pennsylvania, We also have filmmaker appearanc- (215) 348-1878. 1-800-732-0999. Registration es, discussion groups, and lectures. Become a Business Sponsor! does not imply endorsement. Who is running the Theater? Receive prominent recognition for Special Thanks “Ambler Theater, Inc.”, is a 501(c)(3) your business in exchange for help- The Ambler Theater receives tax-exempt nonprofit corporation ing our nonprofit theater. Recogni- funding support through a grant which owns and runs the theater. Its tion comes in a variety of ways – on from the Pennsylvania Council local Board of Directors oversees all our silver screens, in our brochures, on the Arts, a state agency operations. and on our website. Call us at (215) funded by the Commonwealth 348-1878 for details. Become a Member! of Pennsylvania and the Your membership is the foundation Parties and Meetings National Endowment for the Arts, of our success. Please fill out and State-of-the-art auditoriums avail- a federal agency. return the attached membership able for private parties and corpo- form. (Or join online - it’s easy and rate meetings. We also host birthday secure.) Your financial support is parties and special events. We are tax-deductible. Memberships run for able to accomodate everything from one year from date of joining. video projection to PowerPoint presentations to conferencing, to Put your star in the sidewalk! internet projection. And we’ll provide We need your additional gifts and catering and other amenities. support in order to complete Phase Contact Ross Grieve at (215) 345- 2 of our restorations. Your donations 7855 x 7 or rgrieve@ renewtheaters. are fully tax-deductible. And you can org or visit our web site AmblerThe- put your name on a bronze star in ater.org for more details. the sidewalk! MAIN ATTRACTIONS The Darjeeling Limited Elizabeth: The Golden Age Lust, Caution USA – Wes Anderson Great Britain – Shekhar Kapur China – Ang Lee The idiosyncratic Wes Anderson revisits Cate Blanchett reprises her marvelously With subtitles the theme of fractured family relations nuanced role as Queen Elizabeth I in Ang Lee’s latest film (following his with this film about a man who tries to this lushly shot period piece. Picking up Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain), re-connect with his two brothers after the where the 1998 Elizabeth left off, the is an espionage thriller set in WWII-era death of their father. Together they take film presents the relationship between Shanghai. A young woman gets swept a dramatic train journey across India. Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh in a up in a dangerous game of political and Anderson veterans Owen Wilson and gripping drama laced with treachery and emotional intrigue with a powerful man. Jason Schwartzman are joined by Adrien romance. Also with Clive Owen, Geoffrey Starring Asian cinema icon Tony Leung. Brody in the lead roles. Rush, and Samantha Morton. The Golden Door My Best Friend The Kite Runner Italy – 1 hr 57 min – Emanuele Crialese France – 1 hr 34 min – Patrice Leconte USA – Marc Forster With subtitles With subtitles Based on one of the most acclaimed Set in Sicily at the dawn of the twentieth Masterful director Patrice Leconte serves novels of recent memory, THE century, this breathtaking film is about up this light, but thoughtful comedy about KITE RUNNER is a powerful tale of a poor farmer who decides to immigrate a man who sets out to win a bet by proving friendship, family, devastating mistakes to the United States and on the way falls that he has a best friend. Daniel Auteuil is and redeeming love. In a divided in love with a beautiful and mysterious superb as the Parisian antiques dealer who Afghanistan, two childhood best- woman. An inspiring film about love, must engage in some tricky maneuvering friends are torn apart by a fearful act of hope, and rebirth as the quintessential to produce this nonexistent person. An betrayal. Now, twenty years later, one of American dream. amusing “buddy movie” that contemplates the boys living in America returns to a what it is to be a buddy. perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban to face dark secrets and to make things right. MAIN ATTRACTIONS The Jane Austen No Country for Old Men In the Shadow Book Club USA – 2 hr 2 min – Joel and Ethan Coen of the Moon USA – Robin Swicord The Coen Brothers return to form Great Britain – 1 hr 36 min – David This funny film is about a group of with this scorching blast of neo-noir Sington women (and one enigmatic man) who, filmmaking. Near the Rio Grande, a The excitement, majesty, and not surprisingly, participate in a Jane man stumbles upon two dead bodies, extraordinary human accomplishment Austen book club. In getting to know a hoard of heroin, and over 2 million of America’s Apollo flights to the moon each other, they find that their lives dollars. What follows is a series of are rousingly captured in this marvelous begin to mimic the plots of Austen’s violent (make that very violent) and film.