The Colonial Theatre

The Company You Keep

Directed by Robert Redford. US. 2012. R. Running time: 121 min.

“In The Company You Keep, a crosshatched thriller with its roots in ’60s radicalism, a gang of extremely familiar boomers – Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Julie Christie, Richard Jenkins, and Robert Redford – have gone into hiding. New identities. New lives. New perspectives on what occurred a half century before.

Showing:

• Fri, May 24, 7:30 pm
• Sat, May 25, 4:30 pm
• Sat, May 25, 7:00 pm
• Sat, May 25, 9:20 pm
• Sun, May 26, 7:00 pm
• Tue, May 28, 7:30 pm
• Wed, May 29, 2:00 pm
• Wed, May 29, 7:30 pm

Short Films for Kids

Tickets: $5. Buy tickets online. 4+. Running time: 60 min.

A selection of animated and live action short films just for kids ages 4 and up.

Showing:

• Tue, Jul 9, 10:30 am

Capote

Directed by Bennett Miller. US. 2005. R. Running time: 114 min.

“At one point in Capote, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Truman Capote mockingly reads Catherine Keener’s Harper Lee an acceptance speech that convicted killer Perry Smith wrote just in case he ever won an award. Lee is understandably horrified by the narcissism on display, but it’s Capote’s narcissism that makes her recoil, not Smith’s. Bennett Miller’s Capote is at heart a cautionary tale about the way narcissism can poison relationships and warp values. In Hoffman’s haunting, dead-on Capote, it boasts an anti-hero whose self-infatuation borders on pathological.

Showing:

• Sun, May 26, 4:30 pm

Spring Pipe Organ Concert

Today’s program will feature music appropriate for Fathers Day, Flag Day, the change from the season of Spring to Summer, as well as songs that have the word June in the title or lyrics.  There is a lot to work with!   Add a silent movie to the mix and an enjoyable afternoon of great theatre organ is guaranteed! This program benefits the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley (TOSDV) Theatre Pipe Organ Restoration Fund.

Showing:

• Sun, Jun 16, 3:00 pm

Shorty Amateur Film Contest Submission Deadline

The Shorty Contest is our way of paying homage to the late, great Shorty Yeaworth, Jr., director of The Blob. This year is our 7^th annual contest and the films just keep getting better and better! To enter the contest just round up some willing victims, er friends and neighbors, and make a short film that is centered on The Blob, Blobfest, and/or sci-fi in general. Use your imagination and have fun making your very own movie! The winning films in each age group, as well as the Fan Favorite, will be shown at the 14^th Annual Blobfest at The Colonial Theatre on July 12, 2013. What could be better than watching your own creation come to life on the big screen in a theatre filled with sci-fi and monster movie fans?!?!?!

Showing:

• Mon, Jun 24, 5:00 pm

Grizzly

Directed by William Girdler. US. 1976. PG. Running time: 91 min.

Although monster movies had been around since the dawn of film, they were mostly used to fill the bottom half of a double feature or to keep drive-ins stocked with a schlock. It wasn’t until a young director named Steven Spielberg figured out that you could take a B-movie template and use it to make an A-level production. All you needed was a cast of amazing actors, a screenwriter with a background in improv comedy, a memorable score, brilliant editing, a large budget, and an ability to adapt to and overcome the challenges of filming at sea with a mechanical shark that seldom worked. The result was “Jaws.” After that film’s raging success, it didn’t take long for the imitators to hit screens. And if imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the guys who made “Grizzly” must have worshipped “Jaws.”

Showing:

• Fri, Jun 7, 9:45 pm

Unwound

Directed by Michael Marabella. $5. Buy tickets online. Running time: 25 min.

UNWOUND is a short film based on a cassette tape diary from the 1970s, rediscovered in 2011 by director Michael Marabella. The tape contained the collected thoughts and musings of a young woman who referred to herself only as “K.R.,” recorded over a four-month period in 1976. UNWOUND features four different entries from the tape adapted for film, each entry conceptualized and executed by a different cast and crew. Each director worked from the source material of the 1976 cassette tape, their segments influenced by their own impressions of K.R. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the director. Tickets are $5. Doors open at 8PM and the film starts at 8:30PM.

Visit theunwoundarchive.com for more information.

Showing:

• Thu, May 30, 8:00 pm

Jaws

Directed by Steven Spielberg. US. 1975. PG. Running time: 124 min.

Join usat 2PM, before “Jaws,” for a special screening of “The Shark is Still Working,” a documentary about the enduring legacy and impact of this movie classic. The doc’s producer James-Michael Roddy will be here to introduce the film and for a Q&A afterwards. This screening is FREE with your purchase of a ticket to see “Jaws!” 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)

Showing:

• Sat, Jun 15, 4:30 pm

TEDxPhoenixvilleSalons 2013

Tickets: $8. Buy tickets online.

As we gear up for our fourth annual live TEDxPhoenixville event on October 5, 2013 we’d like to introduce you to the TED format and share some of our favorite TEDTalks with you. Join members of the local TEDx community for a different program of compelling and inspiring talks each month. Each evening’s program will consist of pre-recorded TEDTalks plus one live performance curated by a member of our TEDxPhoenixville organizing committee.

The salons will take place on the fourth Thursday of the month, April thru August and will take place in the Colonial Theatre’s third floor screening room. Seating is limited to 50 people.

New this year:

• Post salon social gatherings in the same space.
• Salons are BYOB.
• Light refreshments will be served.
• Tickets are $8 per person and can be purchased in advance.

Upcoming Salons:

May 23: From Play to Innovation
Live Speaker: Matthew Akana, Molecular Biologist, Improv Performer & Game Designer

June 27: Live Speaker: LisaBeth Weber

July 25: Live Speaker TBD

August 22: Live Speaker: Kali Woodward, Founder, American Youth Literacy Foundation

Details on our previous salons are here.

Showing:

• Thu, Apr 25, 6:30 pm
• Thu, May 23, 6:30 pm
• Thu, Jun 27, 6:30 pm
• Thu, Jul 25, 6:30 pm
• Thu, Aug 22, 6:30 pm

The Shark is Still Working

Directed by Erik Hollander. US. 2007. NR. Running time: 100 min.

Join us before “Jaws” at 4:30pm for this special screening of “The Shark is Still Working,” a documentary about the enduring legacy and impact of this movie classic. The doc’s producer James-Michael Roddy will be here to introduce the film and for a Q&A afterwards. This screening is FREE with your purchase of a ticket to see “Jaws!”

Showing:

• Sat, Jun 15, 2:00 pm

The Shark is Still Working

Directed by Erik Hollander. US. 2007. NR. Running time: 100 min.

Join us before “Jaws” at 4:30pm for this special screening of “The Shark is Still Working,” a documentary about the enduring legacy and impact of this movie classic. The doc’s producer James-Michael Roddy will be here to introduce the film and for a Q&A afterwards. This screening is FREE with your purchase of a ticket to see “Jaws!”

Showing:

• Sat, Jun 15, 2:00 pm

Historic Colonial Tour

Join us every Sunday at 12:30pm for a tour of the historic Colonial Theatre! Visit the interior of our newly acquired bank building, and learn the story behind the theatre. Step “backstage” and peer into the projection booth where the Blob oozed its way into the theatre and our history. The tour lasts approximately an hour, with plenty of time for you to buy your tickets and popcorn for our Sunday matinee! Please call 610-917-1228 to RSVP.

Showing:

• Sun, Apr 28, 2:30 pm
• Sun, May 5, 12:30 pm
• Sun, May 12, 12:30 pm
• Sun, May 19, 12:30 pm
• Sun, May 26, 12:30 pm
• Sun, Jun 2, 12:30 pm
• Sun, Jun 9, 12:30 pm
• Sun, Jun 16, 12:30 pm
• Sun, Jun 23, 12:30 pm
• Sun, Jun 30, 12:30 pm