A Community Treasure
Dear Patrons & Members,
Opening day for our new wing is right around the corner. How time flies!
Last year at this time we launched our public campaign and kicked off the
construction work. Over 300 people gathered outside to celebrate with us.
Many thanks to all who have responded with a gift to our capital campaign!
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
inside to learn about a great opportunity to double the impact of your gift
with a challenge grant from a dear friend and donor to the theatre. We cannot accomplish our fundraising goal without you!
There will be many changes at the Colonial once we open the new wing; in
short, your experience will change for the better! Our architectual space
will be transformed and our programming expanded which means things
will be a little different than you're used to, so we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what to expect.
First, no matter what film you may be coming to see or what theatre it is in,
you will continue to come in under the welcoming marquee to buy your
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
you walk in the door.
Passing through the new glass doors into the inner lobby you will be met by
one of our wonderful volunteer ushers who will tear your ticket and direct
you to the correct theatre for your show. You'll either walk straight ahead
to the historic auditorium, or you'll turn right and walk into the new lobby
of the bank building. The first thing you'll notice, along the far wall, will
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
showtime to take advantage of the new space and amenities, and to spend
time with your friends and family. Once we settle into our new wing we will
reach out to you for ideas of other treats that might be worth selling in our
expanded concession area.
Spring 2017
There will be signs and volunteers to help you navigate the bank building,
but before you know it, you'll feel right at home making your way to the
174 seat theatre in the back of the building or the 65 seat luxe theatre
on the lower level at the front. Both theatres are accessible via staircase
and elevator and include multiple wheel chair spaces.
There will be changes in programming too! Most importantly, we will be
presenting first run art and independent films, and more of them! This
means that you won't need to wait four weeks or more after a film opens
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
will also present matinees every day. Of course, we will continue to book
concerts and repertory cinema (classics, cult, horror and family films) and
we hope to build up those series over time. With so much happening in
three theatres, we will no longer have static start times for our films. We
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
will not work anymore. It will be crucial that you check our website or call
us for programming start times.
Lastly, with increased space, amenities and staff and the switch to first run
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
for adults, $7 for seniors and students, and $5 for members and children for
over 4 years. This Spring, ticket prices will increase to $10 / $8 / $6. Members will continue to pay $4 less than an adult ticket and we will introduce
matinee pricing of $7 for adults and seniors and $5 for members students
and children for our first screenings of the day.
Many thanks for all you have done to get us this far. We are very excited to
welcome you to the new and improved Colonial in the next couple months.
Help us make this a successful transition by contributing to the Bank on the
Arts campaign and Invest in the Heart of the Community!
With gratitude,
Mary Foote, Executive Director
CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS
CHILDREN OF PARADISE
THE ITALIAN JOB
Marcel Carné. France. 1945. 190 m.
Janus. Digital.
Sun, Apr 9 @ 2PM
Peter Collinson. UK. 1969. G. 99 m.
Paramount. Digital.
Sun, May 7 @ 1:30PM
“Considered by many to be one of the
greatest films ever made, this intensely
romantic melodrama wonderfully re-creates
the teeming excitement of the early 1800s
– both for the French theatre as well as
Paris’ Boulevard du Crime. In a complicated series of events, the film follows the
interlocking fates of four central characters:
Frederick (Pierre Brausseur), a haughty actor who communicates through
words; Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barrault), a sensitive pantomimist; Garance (Arletty) an elusive glamourous woman of easy virtue who stands
between them and the fourth character, a murderous thief. Using the
theatre as a metaphor for life, the Jacques Prévert-scripted story is a richly
entertaining, immense masterpiece of postwar cinema.” (TLA Video Film
Guide, 2003)
"Michael Caine stars as a crafty, impish
career criminal whose swinging credentials
are established by his itinerary upon leaving prison: a trip to his tailor, the recovery
of his sports car, and a visit to a swanky
hotel room filled with fetching women of
ill repute. Caine then sets about orchestrating an ambitious heist involving millions
in gold; a computer-engineered traffic jam;
red, white, and blue MINI Coopers; fiercely patriotic, patrician crime
boss Noel Coward (dripping aristocratic disdain in his final film role); and
chubby-chasing computer genius Benny Hill. The Italian Job intriguingly
marshals the contrasting talents of the legendarily droll Coward and the
famously bawdy Hill, who by all rights should cancel each other out. But
the historic meeting of the minds never materializes–the two titans of
British comedy have no scenes together. Quirky casting and a hip Quincy
Jones score help set The Italian Job apart, but the casting of the film's
ON THE TOWN
automobiles is arguably more integral to its success than the casting of
Stanley Donen. US. 1949. NR. 98 m.
its human characters. The MINI Cooper is a delightfully preposterousWB. Digital.
looking vehicle, and the filmmakers ratchet up its ridiculousness by
Sun, Apr 23 @ 2PM
having it do things no car should. The Italian Job only begins to live up to
“A grand, energetic and immensely enjoyits revered British reputation in its last half hour, when its scene-stealing
able adaptation of the popular Broadway
musical. With a score by Leonard Bernstein cars take center stage in an exhilarating car chase that sends them racing
through water and tunnels, and even up the roof of a building. As a comic
and a book by Betty Comden and Adolph
heist film, The Italian Job is diverting, though slight. As a feature-length
Greene, directors Kelly and Donen have
opened up, with location shooting, this exu- advertisement for the MINI Cooper, however, it's an unqualified triberant tale about three sailors on a 24-hour umph." (Noel Murray, The AV Club)
pass, and of their romantic adventures in
New York 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
in a man's life when he's gotta face some
QUEEN CHRISTINA
facts. And one fact I gotta face is that,
Rouben Mamoulian. US. 1933. NR. 99
whatever it is that women like, I ain't got
m. WB. 35mm.
it.” Stuck between giving up and selling
Sun, Apr 30 @ 2PM
out, Marty, a middle-aged bachelor, has an
“In one of her most intoxicating perforaverage disposition when it comes to love
mances, Greta Garbo radiates sensuality
and marriage. His mother and family push
and regal authority as the lonely but comfor marriage while his friends encourage
passionate 17th-century Swedish monarch
a care-free life of perpetual bachelorhood. However, at a dance Marty
– who renounced her throne rather than be
meets Clara, a teacher. For once, he can accept the facts and be happy but
forced to wed and produce an heir. Exquihis mother and his pals have to have their say. Discouraged and hopeless
sitely photographed, the film also features
Marty contemplates standing Clara up. Will true love win in the end?
John Gilbert as her intended, who can’t
Either way you’ll find yourself rooting for him as he tries to find out."
understand her reluctance and constant
(Jordan Scharaga)
wearing of men’s trousers. Mamoulian’s classic works as both historical
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.” (TLA Video Film Guide, 2003)
confirm online or by phone.
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CLASSICS ON SUNDAYS
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
Joseph L. Mankiewicz. US. 1949. NR.
103 m. Fox. Digital.
Sun, May 21 @ 1:30PM
Charles Laughton. US. 1955. NR. 93 m.
MGM. Digital.
Sun, Jun 4 @ 1:30PM
“Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s magisterial,
buoyant suburban drama concerns three
couples and a wild card—the strong-willed,
sophisticated woman whom one of the
husbands used to love and whom all three
of them admire, and who, to launch the
story, informs their three wives that she
has run away with one of the men. The
couples—played by Ann Sothern and Kirk
Douglas; Linda Darnell and Paul Douglas; and Jeanne Crain and Jeffrey
Lynn—range from the comfortably struggling to the filthy rich, and
money is central to the action. Mankiewicz presents, in flashbacks, each
wife’s tremulous view of domestic discord—the resentful silence of good
cheer, the cultural combat of money versus art, and overtly sexual class
warfare. (The crises are worthy of Ingmar Bergman’s classics; the film
could have been called “Scenes from Three Marriages.”) Mankiewicz’s
writing is scintillating and expressive, but his daring direction makes it
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
existential complicity that became a cornerstone of cinematic modernism.
Despite its emotional intensity, the film is comic, effervescently so, and
its magical ending lends wit a metaphysical dimension.” (Richard Brody,
The New Yorker)
“A tall, handsome 'preacher' - his knuckles
eerily tattooed with 'love' and 'hate' - roams
the countryside, spreading the gospel... and
leaving a trail of murdered women in his
wake. To Reverend Harry Powell (Robert
Mitchum), the work of the Lord has more
to do with condemning souls than saving
them, especially when his own interests
are involved. Now his sights are set on
$10,000 - and two little children are the only ones who know where it is.
'Chill...dren!' the preacher croons to the terrified boy and girl hiding in
the cold, dark cellar... innocent young lambs who refuse to be led astray.
A finely acted, imaginatively directed chiller with brooding power, The
Night of the Hunter stars Mitchum in the most daring and critically acclaimed performance of his career. Spellbinding, ominous, and hauntingly
suspenseful, this extraordinary film noir classic remains one of the most
frightening movies ever made.” (Park Circus)
ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS
Louis Malle. France. 1958. NR. 91 m.
Rialto. New Digital Restoration!
Sun, Jun 11 @ 1:30PM
Scheming lovers Julien (Maurice Ronet)
and Florence (Jeanne Moreau) engineer the
"perfect murder" of her husband. But when
Julien becomes trapped in the elevator mere
floors away from his recent victim, the perfect murder quickly becomes imperfect.
"A terrific thriller!" - The New York Times
TOOTSIE
Sydney Pollack. US. 1982. PG. 116 m.
Sony. Digital.
Sun, May 28 @ 1:30PM
“There are few actors who can communicate thinking as tangibly as Dustin
Hoffman. Watching him, one's always
aware of gears turning, of thought and
self-awareness as exhilaratingly tactile
curses thrust upon the character in question. Apart from Straight Time, no film has
been as directly in touch with this forcefully internal physicality as Tootsie, which
actively depends on our awareness of Hoffman's mythic reputation, most
pronouncedly his hyper-perfectionism. Michael Dorsey, the struggling
New York actor who turns himself into Dorothy Michaels, a headstrong,
generically Southern actress who quickly takes over a daytime soap, is
modeled on Hoffman and his talent as well as his legendary proclivity for
collaborative difficulty. It's impossible to watch Michael, say, argue with
his agent (superbly played by the director, Sydney Pollack, in the film's
most explicitly meta touch) about the internal motivations of a tomato and
not wonder if this is a specific anecdote from Hoffman's own working
life. The tension, and the humor, of such a scene springs from it serving
as a sort of subterranean mea culpa: Hoffman can play an actor having
a hissy fit about his commitment to the realism of tomatoes, and can
acknowledge the absurdity of such a scenario, while apparently indulging
such dogged practices, nevertheless, in his actual life.” (Chuck Bowen,
Slant Magazine)
STAR TREK MARATHON
Sun, Jun 18 @ 1:30 - 8PM. $11 - $21.
Our annual Father’s Day movie marathon
is about to boldly go where it has never
gone before - the Star Trek universe. Kirk,
Spock and the rest of the USS Enterprise
crew are beaming down to the Colonial’s
big screen with three of their best cinematic
adventures. The three films selected are
among the most highly regarded entries
in the Star Trek film series. Often considered one of the best sci-fi movies of
all time, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
finds the crew facing off against the titular Khan (Ricardo Montalban), a
formidable foe from their past. Much lighter in tone than its predecessors
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home places the space heroes in a time travel
adventure filled with lots of humor, heart and thrill. Finally, the original
cast embarks on their final big screen journey in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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YOUNG AUDIENCES
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
THE POP UPS
Penny Marshall. 1992. Age 10+. 128 m.
Sat, Apr 1 @ 2PM
All ages. 60 m.
Sponsored by PECO.
Sat, Apr 29 @ 2PM
"A marvelously entertaining baseball
comedy inspired by the real-life antics of
the all-girls baseball league founded in
1943. Geena Davis and Lori Petty star as
sisters who are discovered by ever-acerbic
scout Jon Lovitz. Whisked off to Chicago,
they join the Rockford Peaches under the
watchful bloodshot eyes of the team's overthe-hill, boozing manager (Tom Hanks).
Director Penny Marshall has a wonderful
sense of comic timing, and she has crafted a sweet and funny Valentine of
a film." (TLA Film & Video Guide)
The Pop Ups bring their
unique new show “The Great
Pretenders Club” to the Colonial! Featuring songs from
their critically acclaimed
Amazon Video special, as well as classics from their two GRAMMY
nominated albums, this show takes family audiences of all ages on a
scavenger hunt for the best imaginative-play games your mind can dream
up! This high-energy journey transports audiences into a whimsical,
educational world with Dancing Robots, a Fire-Stomping Rhino, LiveDrawing, Huge Balloons, Full Scale Puppets, even a Costume Party! This
highly interactive show unfolds, propelled by award winning music, and
dance beats that will catapult both young and old out of their seats!
SONIA DE LOS SANTOS
All ages. 60 m. Sponsored by PECO.
Sat, Apr 8 @ 2PM
Thank you to PECO for sponsoring our live programs for Young Audiences this year!
Sonia De Los Santos spreads messages of
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
Zanes and Friends. For this performance,
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 experiences growing up in Mexico, moving to another country, learning about
other cultures, and in the process, feeling closer to her own heritage.
Tickets are $5 for YA films and $6.50 for YA live shows. Schedule and
ticket prices subject to change, so please confirm online or by phone.
CALLING ALL PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS!
We need your help to earn a $50,000 grant for the Bank on
the Arts campaign (our building expansion) by July 1st!
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Victor Fleming. 1939. Age 6+. 101 m.
Sat, Apr 15 @ 2:30PM
Two very generous, savvy supporters have challenged us to raise
$50,000 from new campaign donors in four months - and if we do,
they'll match every dollar raised. This means that at this time, your
gift and impact on our campaign will effectively be doubled.
14 year-old organist Brett Miller will play the pipe organ before the
show from 2:00 – 2:30! The Wizard of Oz is an American classic. A
perfect score, highly imaginative sets and brilliant characterizations make
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
since it’s first release and, undoubtedly, always will be!
Whether you can afford to give $50, $150, or $15,000 dollars, if you
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 taxdeductible contribution using some of your annual tax refund?)
MICROCOSMOS
Claude Nuridsany. France. 1996.
Age 4+. 75 m.
Sat, Apr 22 @ 2PM Earth Day!
Years from now, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you helped
build the Colonial's new wing: that you were part of this historic
theatre’s transformation.
"Bugs! Those are the stars of this enthralling French nature doc which takes an
extremely close-up look at what lurks in
the woods behind your house. The camera
work and patience put into the miniscule
production are herculean in scale! Appropriate for all ages even though, yes, you
do get to see the insects very close up and
personal." (TLA Video Film Guide)
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It’s easy to donate by mail, online, via phone or in person. Call or
email Mary or Emily to discuss or make your gift to the challenge at
(610) 917-1228, [email protected] or
[email protected].
Thank you for all the ways that you support the Colonial Theatre!
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CONCERTS
POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
THEATRE ORGAN CONCERTS
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR &
SUSAN WERNER
PETER PAN (1924)
with Live Theatre Organ
Accompaniment by
Wayne Zimmerman
Sun, Apr 2 @ 2PM.
$6.50 - $11.50.
Sat, Apr 1 @ 8PM. $22- $34.50.
Livingston Taylor has written Top 10
hits and has toured with the likes of
Fleetwood Mac and Linda Ronstadt.
But to his devoted fans he’s best
known for his charming and enthralling live performances. Susan Werner
composes skillful songs that effortlessly slide between folk, jazz, and pop,
all delivered with sassy wit and classic Midwestern charm.
Experience an authentic
silent film screening with
accomplished theatre organist Wayne Zimmerman.
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 Philadelphia 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@
verizon.net; or call 215-780-0831 for
information.
Sun, Apr 23 @ 7:30PM. $25 - $42.50.
Marty Stuart is a five time GRAMMYwinner, platinum recording artist, Lifetime
Achievement Award recipient from the
Americana Music Association, Grand Ole
Opry star, country music archivist, photographer, musician, and songwriter. Since
starting out singing gospel as a child, Stuart has spent over four decades celebrating
American roots music. His teenage years
on tour with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt in the ’70s were followed by
six years in Johnny Cash’s band in the ’80s, and a chart-topping tenure as
a solo artist in the ’90s. Stuart hosts a Late Night Jam at The Ryman, with
recent guests including Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neko Case, Eric
Church, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Dan Auerbach and many more.
CLASSICS cont'd
VICTOR VICTORIA
Blake Edwards. UK. 1982. R. 132 m.
WB. 35mm.
Sun, Jun 25 @ 1:30PM
“This stylish, gender-bending, sexual/musical comedy stars Julie Andrews as a female
(Victoria) who passes as a gay male female
impersonator (Victor). Robert Preston offers a scintillating performance as her gay
friend and mentor, Toddy. James Garner is
a Chicago gangster confusingly enchanted and attracted to Andrews, who
he thinks is a man. Based on the 1933 German comedy, Viktor und Viktoria, Edwards’ exuberant romp is full of snappy tunes and sophisticated
hilarity. Lesley Ann Warren gives a priceless performance as Garner’s
dumb-blonde mistress.” (TLA Video & DVD Guide, 2003)
CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY
Fri, May 19 @ 8PM. $29 - $44.50.
Sadly the recent death of Keith Emerson has sparked renewed interest
in Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and Carl Palmer is the only member still
playing this music. Palmer, who was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the
10 Greatest Drummers of All Time, is also a founding member of Asia.
Since he began in the business in the 1960s Carl Palmer has sold over 50
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.
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FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT & CULT CINEMA
FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT
CULT CINEMA
THE BEAST WITHIN
SPICE WORLD
Philippe Mora. US. 1982. R. 98 m.
MGM. 35mm.
Fri, Apr 7 @ 9:45PM
Bob Spiers. UK. 1997. PG. 93 m. Sony.
35mm.
Fri, Apr 21 @ 9:45PM
"The film opens in the late 1960s with
newlyweds Eli and Caroline MacCleary
driving through Nioba, Mississippi on their
way to their honeymoon. Their car breaks
down on a textbook-creepy country road
in the middle of the night and Caroline is
subsequently raped by a creature out of
the woods after Eli inexplicably leaves her
alone to fetch help. Flash-forward to the early 1980s, and the couple's son,
Michael, finds himself hospitalized for vaguely defined problems with his
pituitary gland. Michael was conceived on the night of the rape, of course,
and soon he's drawn back to Nioba to settle some scores while growing
into his bad new monster self. ” (Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine)
"... Somehow I found myself enjoying this
limp and lurid picture. Call it gentlemanly
obligation. There is a swelling wave of
dissent against the Spice Girls, based on
the perception that they have achieved a
ludicrous measure of fame and fortune on
the strength of markedly limited talents.
What I particularly admire about the Spice
Girls, on the other hand, is that they have
achieved a ludicrous measure of fame and fortune on the strength of
markedly limited talents. They are the Demi Moore of pop culture. Spice
World makes no bones about the absurdity of their success; if the film
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
splendid preemptive strike: anything you can say against the Spice Girls
is absorbed and defused in the course of the picture. When the musical arranger stops their rehearsal and says, "That was absolutely perfect without
actually being any good," all your defenses come down. The girls are both
canny operatives and good sports, chicas firmly to the front; to expect
them to display melodic genius as well would be most unfair." (Anthony
Lane, The New Yorker)
HELLO MARY LOU:
PROM NIGHT II
Bruce Pittman. Canada. 1987. R. 97 m.
35mm.
Fri, May 12 @ 9:45PM
"Have you ever heard of The Haunting of
Hamilton High? No, but you have heard
of 1980's Prom Night. Renaming unrelated
films to leverage franchise branding is nothing new, and that's exactly what Alliance
Films had in mind when they re-titled this
superior slasher for distribution. Kicking off
in the killer-diller sock-hop days of 1957,
we're introduced to inevitable prom queen and insufferable mean girl
Mary Lou Maloney, who dupes her milquetoast fella in order to mess
around backstage with a bad boy greaser. Set ablaze at her crowning moment of glory, Mary Lou returns for vengeance when a guileless teenie
unearths her effects buried in a trunk. Well-loved for building and succeeding upon its predecessor- and for a keen 80's sensibility- Prom Night
II promises a night you'll always remember, no matter who you go home
with." (Chuck Francisco)
FAST TIMES AT
RIDGEMONT HIGH
Amy Heckerling. US. 1982. R. 90 m.
Universal. Digital.
Fri, May 26 @ 9:45PM
"If you want to know what the American teenage experience was like in the
1980s, look no further than Fast Times
at Ridgemont High. Adapted by former
Rolling Stone reporter Cameron Crowe
from his popular novel, this classic comedy
traces the highs and lows experienced by a
melting pot of high school students played
by a roster of up-and-coming young stars including Sean Penn, Phoebe
Cates, Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Forest Whitaker,
Anthony Edwards, and Nicholas Cage (billed as Nicholas Coppola). Accompanied by a catchy soundtrack featuring 80s favorites The Go-Gos,
Oingo Boingo and Billy Squier, Fast Times also features a memorable
performance by veteran actor Ray Walston as the no-nonsense history
teacher Mr. Hand." (Brendan Carr)
PET SEMATARY
Mary Lambert. US. 1989. R. 103 m. Paramount. Digital.
Fri, Jun 2 @ 9:45PM
"One of the creepiest and most effective film adaptions of a Stephen
King novel, Pet Semetary blends the dark temptations of human frailty
with the horrific outcomes that inevitably befall us when we tangle with
the supernatural. When tragedy befalls the Creed family they turn to the
secrets of a Native American burial ground to make themselves whole
again, but sometimes dead is better. Subtle, and with a terrifying payoff,
Pet Semetary will leave you longing for the safety a hug from your loved
ones." (Chuck Francisco)
THREE O'CLOCK HIGH
Phil Joanou. US. 1987. PG-13. 97 m. Universal. Digital.
Fri, Jun 16 @ 9:45PM
"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
with U2, has a unique eye and ability to build solid tension for one Jerry
Mitchell. Jerry is your average high schooler who unfortunately upsets
Cult films and FFFN films generally start at 9:45PM but please check
our website or call 610-917-1228 to confirm. Tickets are $10 for adults,
$8 for seniors and students, and $6 for members and children.
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FIRST FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT & CULT CINEMA
THE MADS ARE BACK!
the psychotic new kid, Buddy Reveal. Buddy challenges Jerry to a fight,
today at 3PM. As the day plays out, everyone and everything either helps
Jerry or hinders his escape. Will Jerry survive the day? Will Jerry rise to
Buddy’s challenge? Joanou’s tension is infectious and Jerry’s plight is
one we can all sympathize with. Trust us, the climax rivals the greatest of
cinematic gladiatorial confrontations." (Bob Trate)
Sat, May 20 @ 8PM . $25 - $30.
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000’s
Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu as
they screen some of the worst movies
ever made and riff them live in the
same style as the Peabody Awardwinning TV series. The Mads will riff
a film and a short, and will do a Q&A
afterwards. There will also be a Meet
& Greet before and/or after the show,
as time allows.
JAWS
Steven Spielberg. US. 1975. PG. 124 m.
Universal. Digital.
Sponsored by Neil Spak, REALTOR®
Sat, Jun 24 @ 4:30PM
"There are very few films in the history of
cinema that can be considered perfect. Jaws
is, without a doubt, one of them. Plagued
with production problems of all sorts Jaws
emerged as the first summer blockbuster
and changed movies forever. This is a true
classic of the silver screen and one of the
most quotable movies of all time. Get to the
theater early because there is a good chance “we’re going to need a bigger
boat." (Bob Trate)
Michael Radford. UK. 1984. R. 113 m. MGM. 35mm.
Tue, Apr 4 @ 7:30 PM
Frank Conniff is a comedy writer and performer who began his TV career
writing for the Peabody award winning Comedy Central series Mystery
Science Theater 3000, where he also played “TV’s Frank,” the bumbling yet lovable mad scientist sidekick. He then went on to be a writer,
producer and actor on the ABC TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch;
and a writer and producer on The Drew Carey Show on ABC, The New
Tom Green Show on MTV, and the satirical series O2BE on the Oxygen
Network, where he was also a cast member. He was also a writer and
producer for the Air America Radio network where he provided material
for on-air personalities Rachel Maddow, Marc Maron, Lizz Winstead, Al
Franken, Janeane Garofalo, and Randi Rhodes. He can currently be heard
weekdays 2 - 5pm on the Sirius XM radio show Tell Me Everything. In
his spare time, he writes, produces and directs original musical comedy
radio plays for his scripted podcast, Podhouse 90, and writes and performs
in “Cartoon Dump,” 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 succeeds brilliantly. In one fell swoop, it repoliticizes the novel - translating it
into terms that speak directly to the present. Paradoxically, it pulls off this
singular feat not through any spurious “updating” of Orwell’s terrifying
novel but by situating the novel squarely in its own period. Consequently,
the film’s action can be said to unfold simultaneously in three separate
time frames: the past (specifically the 1940s, during which Orwell conceived and wrote his novel), the future (as we postulate it in this decade),
and the present (the mid-1980s). Emerging from the interplay between
these three contexts is one of the most rigorous and faithful literary adaptations in the history of cinema - a 1984 that one feels sure Orwell himself
would have recognized and appreciated.” (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Trace Beaulieu is a comic actor, writer, and performer. He was a founding member of the Emmy nominated, Peabody Award-winning, cult hit
show Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to writing, occasionally
directing, designing and building sets and props, Trace performed the
puppet character Crow T. Robot, and mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester.
He repeated these roles in the 1996 film version of the show, MST3K: The
Movie. Trace wrote for ABC’s America’s Funniest Videos for nine seasons. He played a recurring character on Freaks and Geeks, and has had
cameo appearances on The West Wing and Arrested Development. For six
years, he toured with the original cast of MST3K in a live movie riffing
show, called Cinematic Titanic. Trace is currently the voice of A.R.T. the
robot on Paul Feig’s Other Space on Yahoo TV.
SPECIAL EVENTS
1984
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 Peckinpah. US. 1969. R. 145 m. WB. 35mm), and L.A. Confidential at 8:30PM
(Curtis Hanson. US. 1997. R. 138 m. Fox. 35mm).
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Association for the Colonial Theatre
Association for the Colonial Theatre Board of Directors
Kenneth B. Mumma, President
Trish Hartline, First Vice President
William M. Andersen, Second Vice President
Stephen H. Kalis, Secretary
Sean Maher, Treasurer
Susan Berry-Gorelli
Rebecca H. Bradbeer
Matthew Carberry
Jocelyn S. Harris
Janice J. Hartmann
Richard A. Kunsch, Sr.
Pauline Monson
Marian D. Moskowitz
Suzanne V. Norris
MaryLouise Sterge
Staff
Mary Foote, Executive Director
Kirsten Van Vlandren, Programming Director
Emily Simmons, Development Director
LuAnn Roth, Patron Services Director
Brendan Carr, Marketing Director
Mark Weber, Technology & Facilities Director
Scott Bauman, General Manager
Ryan Wilson, House Manager
Classic Film Committee
Ted Wilby, Bill Roth, Lee Berger, Stephen Dabrowski, John Piljer, Brendan Carr,
Chuck Francisco, Bob Trate, Jim Sakal, Kim McCall and Mike Lemon
Fright Night and Cult Film Committee
Chuck Francisco, Nick Lombardo, Brendan Carr and Bob Trate
227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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Programming
Art and independent films seven nights a week
Classic films on Sundays
Baby Night on Mondays
First Friday Fright Night
Cult Cinema on Third Fridays
Young Audiences Series on Saturdays (Oct - April)
Live concerts presented by Point Entertainment
Mission
The mission of Association for the Colonial Theatre is to enhance the collective
wellbeing of our region by restoring the landmark Colonial Theatre and promoting
cultural, economic and civic life. To that end, ACT presents film, live theatre, music,
dance and other community events in the heart of Phoenixville’s historic business
district.
Support the Colonial
Become a member
Contribute to the Bank on the Arts Campaign
Frequent the theatre
Buy a seat
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Make an unrestricted tax-deductible gift
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Thanks to the many volunteers who sell tickets and popcorn, plan our special events and
fundraise for the theatre!
The Colonial Theatre
227 Bridge Street
P.O. Box 712
Phoenixville, PA 19460