The Colonial Theatre

Hunger

Directed by Steve McQueen. UK. 2008. NR. 96 min.

Fri, Jun 26 thru Thu, Jul 2 -- Roll over to view showtimes.

“Historical dramas often suffer from a certain stodgy remove, but in Hunger, conceptual artist and first-time feature filmmaker Steve McQueen takes his audience deep inside a particular place and time: Her Majesty’s Prison Maze in Northern Ireland, circa 1981.” More»

Goodbye Solo

Directed by Ramin Bahrani. US. 2008. R. 91 min.

Fri, Jul 3 thru Thu, Jul 16 -- Roll over to view showtimes.

“With Goodbye Solo, writer-director Ramin Bahrani continues to channel Iranian cinema’s social-realist aesthetic and interest in marginalized figures. However, more than Abbas Kiarostami’s A Taste of Cherry, with which it shares a similar narrative hook, his third feature’s true kindred spirit turns out to be Happy-Go-Lucky.” More»

Ed Wood Double Feature:Plan 9 from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster

Directed by Ed Wood. US. 1955, 1959. Ages 12+. 147 min.

• Fri, Jul 3, 9:45 pm

Bride of the Monster (1955): "A masterpiece of involuntary farce by twisted genius Edward D. Wood, Jr. Lugosi is Eric Vornoff, a renegade scientist who has fled his native country to perfect a race of mutant supermen using an atomic gizmo (actually a photo enlarger strapped to a dentist's chair). Despite living in an isolated house in the middle of a swamp–with his growling assistant Lobo (Tor Johnson), whose scars change size, shape, and position with alarming regularity–he attracts the attention of the police (Tony McCoy and Harvey Dunn); an ersatz professor who is actually a spy sent to bring him home (George Becwar); and reporter Janet Lawton (Loretta King), who is investigating mysterious disappearances in the area. Craig and girlfriend Lawton take turns rescuing each other until Lobo destroys everything, leading to one of Wood's greatest finales–he actually uses cross-cutting." More»

4-D Man

Directed by Shorty Yeaworth. US. 1959. NR. 85 min.

• Sun, Jul 5, 2:00 pm

“Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing them to pass through any object.” More»

The Cat’s Pajamas

Tickets: $5. Ages 4+. 50 min.

• Tue, Jul 7, 10:30 am

The Cat’s Pajamas makes very cool music for kids, bringing a musical comedy twist to rock for kids. With dance, puppets, props and costumes and a great band backing their signature 3-part harmony, The Cat’s Pajamas is a nationally lauded kick-in-the-pants! With 3 award-winning CDs and a live concert DVD, the band has been featured on WXPN’s Kid’s Corner and children’s radio shows across the country. More»

BlobFest Friday Night Running Out Re-Enactment Revelry

FRIDAY IS SOLD OUT
Tickets will be available for Sat & Sun films at the door -- Roll over to view showtimes.

• A live stage show hosted by Dr. Frank N. Stone & Ghoul-A-Go-Go
• Music by The Neanderthals
• Script Contest Winner Announced
• Shorty Award Contest Winners Announced
• Watch all the Shorty nominees here and vote for your favorite!
• Shorty Award Winning Films Screened
  
• The Running Out Re-Enactment
• Special Guest: Wes Shank and The Original Blob
• The Chamber (of Commere) Ensemble & much more!
• Please note that the Scream Contest is on hiatus this year.
• Also, the Phoenix Village Art Center has adopted the Tin Foil Hat Contest.

Doors open at 7PM. The shenanigans start at 7:30PM – whee! The Running Out Re-Enactment will take place at approximately 9PM. The stage show will continue afterwards. Schedule is subject to change.

SOLD OUT as of Tue, Jul 7.

Second Annual Blob Ball

Tickets: $12 / $15 Click here to buy online.

Presented by Iron Town Productions

• Fri, Jul 10, 9:30 pm

Iron Town Productions presents the 2nd Annual Blob Ball featuring The Rivers Rockabilly Trio at Molly Maguires Irish Restaurant and Pub in Phoenixville. This event is the kick off party to the popular BlobFest Weekend at the Colonial Theatre. Dress up in your 50′s best, join the running out reenactment at the Colonial Theatre and then run on over to Molly Maguires 3rd floor for an unforgetable 50′s style party. Prizes will be awarded for best 50′s outfit (male and female), best scary movie costume, best celebrity impersonator, and best dancers. Molly’s will provide a thematic menu of delicious drinks. So put on your poodle skirts and saddle shoes, or your your bowling shirt and penny loafers and celebrate all things 1950′s with us!

This is a 21 and over event. The Blob Ball will start after the Running Out Re-Enactment which is scheduled to take place at approximately 9PM.

StreetFair

FREE.

• Sat, Jul 11, 11:00 am

• Hosted by Hot Rod Scott & the Professor of Roadhouse Radio WPRB 103.3FM
• The Neanderthals at 11AM
• The Fire Extinguisher Parade is set to start at 12PM
• The Costume Contest will follow at 1PM
• Our first Blob Trivia Contest will begin at 2PM
• Special Appreance by Ted Borodaeff (the Mime from Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen) as Cesare in
  The Elevator of Dr Blobgari.
• The Phoenix Village Art Center will announce the winners of their Tin Foil Hat Contest at 4:45PM
• Music, food, vendors and classic cars ’til 5PM
• Don’t forget to check out all the merchants in town that are taking part in our Facade Contest!
• Schedule is subject to change.

Double Feature: The Blob and Invasion of the Saucer Men

Tickets: $6 - $10.

• Sat, Jul 11, 11:30 am

“Whatever its flaws as a film, a none-too-scary monster chief among them, The Blob is a uniquely compelling monster movie. More»

Double Feature: The Blob and Invasion of the Saucer Men

Tickets: $6 - $10.

• Sat, Jul 11, 3:15 pm

“When a spaceship lands in the woods, Johnny  and Joan accidentally run over one of the aliens. In retaliation, the saucer-men kill Joe (Frank Gorshin), an opportunistic boozehound who stumbles across the body. More»

Double Feature: The Blob and 13 Ghosts

Tickets: $6 - $10.

• Sat, Jul 11, 8:00 pm

“A destitute family inherits a huge old house from an uncle they thought had been dead for years. It turns out the uncle was an eccentric scientist who collected ghosts, and they will be sharing said house with said ghosts. ” More»

The Blob

Directed by Shorty Yeaworth. US. 1958. NR. 82 min.

• Sun, Jul 12, 2:00 pm

“Whatever its flaws as a film, a none-too-scary monster chief among them, The Blob is a uniquely compelling monster movie. More»

Beware the BlobFest

Directed by Bill Creed. US. 2009. 24 min.

• Sun, Jul 12, 2:00 pm

Beware the BlobFest is a 24 minute documentary about the celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Blob’s release at  BlobFest 2008.  Produced and edited by Bill Creed of Duet Communications, LLC in association with the AARP.  Featuring Shane Stone, Jack Harris, Maryann Decarlo and Dave Lentz. Beware the BlobFest was shown at Cannes 2009  as part of the Short Film Corner and was an official selection at the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Independant Film Festival in June, 2009.

Our scheduled 2pm screening of The Blob will follow immediately.

Wondergy LaserScience Show

Tickets: $5 Click here to buy tickets online. Ages 4+. 50 min.

• Tue, Jul 14, 10:30 am

Go behind the scenes of a professionally animated laser show and discover the scientific concepts that make it possible. LaserScience explores persistence of vision, energy conversion, how lasers work, and inertia (even light has it). We’ll bring the rock music, lasers, sparks, and fog to present an interactive show you’ll never forget! Visit Wondergy online at www.wondergy.com. More»

Lemon Tree

Directed by Eran Riklis. Israel. 2008. PG. 106 min.

Fri, Jul 17 thru Thu, Jul 23 -- Roll over to view showtimes.

“Salma Zidane (Hiam Abbass), the proud, handsome 45-year-old Palestinian woman at the center of Lemon Tree, an allegory of Israeli-Palestinian strife, has the misfortune of living in the wrong place at the wrong time. Widowed for 10 years, with a son in the United States, Salma earns a meager living from a lemon grove on the Green Line separating Israel from the occupied territories of the West Bank. The grove has been in her family for 50 years.” More»

Kambakkht Ishq

Directed by Sabir Khan. India. 142 min.

Presented by Bhaskar Sarikonda

• Fri, Jul 17, 9:45 pm

“Advertised as the first Bollywood movie shot at a Hollywood studio with an appearance by a major US star, Sabbir Khan’s proudly silly Kambakkht Ishq” (“Incredible Love” in English) otherwise hews closely to a familiar Indian pattern.

There are six musical numbers in this 2½-hour action/comedy about a misogynistic stuntman (Akshay Kumar, the Adam Sandler look-alike from “Chandi Chowk to China”) who alternately bickers with and tries to bed a haughty but hot supermodel/doctor (Kareena Kapoor).

Blackface, custard pies, a musical watch accidentally left behind during surgery — Kambakkht Ishq has it all, including extended cameos by Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh as themselves. The filmmakers also help themselves to red-carpet footage of even bigger American stars.” (Lou Lumenick, NY Post)

In English and Hindi with English subtitles.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.sulekha.com.

For more information about this film and purchasing tickets please email bsarikonda@yahoo.com.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Directed by Jim Sharman. Tickets: $10 /$8. 1975. R. 100 min.

• Sat, Jul 18, 10:00 pm

Experience the king of cult classics as it was meant to be seen when Rocky Horror returns to the Colonial. More»

Bright Victory

Directed by Mark Robson. US. 1951. NR. 96 min.

Sponsored by The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area

• Sun, Jul 19, 2:00 pm

“Arthur Kennedy stars as a blinded war veteran struggling to adjust to his affliction in peacetime. He must overcome his pugnacious attitude towards any problem he can’t think his way out of–and he must learn to temper his inbred racial prejudices. More»

Mama Mac

Tickets: $5 Available at the door. Ages 4+. 50 min.

• Tue, Jul 21, 10:30 am

Mama Mac was inspired by Amy Elkins’ volunteer role as the singing “Macaroni Monday Mom” at her children’s preschool. Amy would cook pasta and deliver it to each class along with a performance of a new song. Soon Amy built up a repertoire of songs and cut her first CD as Mama Mac.  Amy’s husband, Mike Elkins, sings back up and plays percussion; Sam Goldstein plays mandolin; and Steve Hurlock plays bass. With an eclectic style ranging from rock to country to reggae and more, Mama Mac’s interactive songs engage both children and parents. For more information visit www.mamamac.net. More»

Sugar

Directed by Anna Boden. US. 2008. R. 120 min.

Fri, Jul 24 thru Thu, Jul 30 -- Roll over to view showtimes.

“There is something undeniably noble and beautiful about the love of sports: the appreciation of grace and excellence for their own sakes, the pleasure of competition, the discipline of training. But the practice of big-time sports is often cruel and corrupt, a business built on the exploitation of young people and the peddling of impossible dreams. This basic contradiction..is also, at least implicitly, a central concern in Sugar, a wise and lovely new film by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.” More»

From the Terrace

Directed by Mark Robson. US. 1960. NR. 149 min.

• Sun, Jul 26, 2:00 pm

“This cinema adaptation of John O’Hara’s From the Terrace stars Paul Newman as Alfred Eaton, an unhappily married financial adviser, while his real-life wife Joanne Woodward portrays Mary St. John, his promiscuous screen spouse. More»

Jane Kirkland: I Saw a Bald Eagle Soaring Over My Grocery Store

Tickets: $5 Click here to buy tickets online. Ages 4+. 50 min.

• Tue, Jul 28, 10:30 am

Hear about the true-life nature discoveries and adventures of a computer geek turned award-winning children’s nature book author. Jane will tell edge-of-your seat stories that are funny, provocative, educational, and all based in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jane Kirkland has appeared on Animal Planet, PBS, Philadelphia’s TV 10, and Comcast TV. More»

Summer Hours

Directed by Olivier Assayas. France. 2008. PG-13. 103 min.

Fri, Jul 31 thru Thu, Aug 6 -- Roll over to view showtimes.

“Summer Hours opens, as so many French films do, with a major family reunion at a marvelous old house in the country. But while the setting is familiar, even Chekhovian, what writer-director Olivier Assayas does with it is not. More»