USA, Rated PG-13, 120 Minutes
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Cast: Toni Morrison, Hilton Als, Oprah Winfrey

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition.

Thursday, August 22, 6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm speaker, 7:00 pm film

Location:
Colonial Theater
2050 Main St.
Bethlehem, NH

Tickets: $10 general admission, $9 Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation and Colonial Theater members

"Trumbo" is beautiful and eloquent as it tells a tale of politics, relationships, loyalty, and human nature”.Pamela Powell Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)

“Entertaining, swiftly moving, and just as witty as the man himself." - Deirdre Crimmins Cinematic Essential

2015 (124min) R

Directed by: Jay Roach

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Alan Tudyk, Diane Lane , Elle Fanning, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Louis CK

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

Guest Speaker: Rick Winston
Rick Winston was the co-owner of Montpelier’s Savoy Theater for 29 years, and was Programming Director for the Green Mountain Film Festival for 14 years. He has taught film history at Burlington College, Community College of Vermont, Goddard College, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and has made presentations throughout Vermont on film history.He is the Author of the book “Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarthy Era 1946-1960”.

USA, Rated PG, 112 minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey

Showtime:
Thursday, August 22, 7:00 pm

Tickets: Free

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

United Kingdom, Rated PG, 97 Minutes
Director: Alex Holmes
Cast: Tray Edwards, Jeni Mundi, Mikaela Von Koskull

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy's inspirational dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up: she remortgaged her home and bought a secondhand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. With the help of her crew she went on to shock the sport world and prove that women are very much the equal of men.

USA, Rated PG, 105 minutes
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Kieron Moore

Showtime:
Monday, August 26, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

An American expert in hieroglyphics travels to Oxford to decipher a cryptic message. He soon discovers that the message is of great import to a series of foreign spies and Middle Eastern leaders and finds himself at the center of an international conspiracy in this espionage drama.

USA, Unrated, 112 minutes
Director: John Huston
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen

Showtime:
Tuesday, August 27, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

When the intelligent criminal Erwin "Doc" Riedenschneider is released from prison, he seeks a fifty thousand-dollar investment from the bookmaker Cobby to recruit a small gang of specialists for a million-dollar heist of jewels from a jewelry. Doc is introduced to the lawyer Alonzo D. Emmerich that offers to finance the whole operation and buy the gems immediately after the burglary. Doc hires the safecracker Louis Ciavelli, the driver Gus Minissi and the gunman Dix Handley to the heist. His plan works perfectly but bad luck and betrayals compromise the steps after the heist and the gangsters need to flee from the police.

USA, Unrated, 82 minutes
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

Gabby lives and works at her dads small diner out in the desert. She can't stand it and wants to go and live with her mother in France. Along comes Alan, a broke man with no will to live, who is traveling to see the pacific, and maybe to drown in it. Meanwhile Duke Mantee a notorious killer and his gang is heading towards the diner where Mantee plan on meeting up with his girl.

Thursday, August 29, 6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm speaker, 7:00 pm film

Location:
Colonial Theater
2050 Main St.
Bethlehem, NH

Tickets: $10 general admission, $9 Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation and Colonial Theater members

New York Times & Los Angeles Times CRITICS PICK!

Israel's #1 Film of the Year!

”The Women's Balcony is a feel-good, crowd-pleasing comedy that depicts what happens when extremism and traditional values collide” Danielle Solzman

2017 (96min) NR

Directed By: Emil Ben-Shimon

Starring: Orna Banai as Tikvah, Itzik Cohen as Aharon,Einat Sarouf as Margalit

A comedy/drama about community, old traditions and values and the power of women to keep all of these together in the face of modern extremism.

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.

Guest Speaker: Shayna Weiss
Dr. Shayna Weiss is the Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. Previously, she was the inaugural Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Israel Studies at the United States Naval Academy. She earned her PhD from New York University in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in Israel at Bar Ilan University and Tel Aviv University, where she taught courses about Israeli history and society. She has also taught at Brooklyn College and New York University. Her research interests converge at the intersection of religion and gender in the Israeli public sphere, as well as the politics of Israeli popular culture. She is completing a book on gender segregation in the Israeli public sphere.

United Kingdom, Rated R, 101 Minutes
Director: Tom Harper
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Rose-Lynn Harlan is bursting with raw talent, charisma and cheek. Fresh out of prison and reunited with her son and daughter, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow, Scotland, and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Rose's mother Marion, on the other hand, has had a bellyful of her worthless nonsense. Forced to take strict responsibility, Rose gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house.

USA, Rated PG-13, 144 minutes
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig

Showtime:
Monday, September 2, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

USA, Unrated, 118 minutes
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert

Showtime:
Tuesday, September 3, 1:30 pm

Tickets: Free

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.

USA, Rated PG, 127 minutes
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain

Showtime:
Tuesday, September 3, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

USA, Rated R, 136 minutes
Directors: The Wachowski Brothers
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

Showtime:
Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

USA, Rated R, 88 Minutes
Director: Lynn Shelton
Cast: Marc Maron, Jon Buss, Michaela Watkins

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

When Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War. The two attempt to unload the object to a curmudgeonly pawnshop owner and his man-child sidekick Nathaniel. When Mel and Nathaniel discover there's a black market for the relic, the two pairs reluctantly join forces to sell this rarefied 'prover item' to the highest bidder. The adventure that ensues takes the four of them on a wild journey into the depths of conspiracy theory and Southern disillusionment.

USA, Rated PG, 121 minutes
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Showtimes:Monday, September 9, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

USA, Rated PG, 124 minutes
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Showtimes: Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

After the rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader.

USA, Rated PG, 131 minutes
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Showtimes: Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy a more powerful Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.

USA, Rated PG, 100 Minutes
Director: Lulu Wang
Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

The film follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved Grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather before she passes. Billi, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family's decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.

USA, Rated PG-13, 135 minutes
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly

Showtime:
Monday, September 16, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

UK, Unrated, 117 minutes
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott

Showtime:
Tuesday, September 17, 1:30 pm

Tickets: Free

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

USA, Rated PG-13, 181 minutes
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene

Showtime:
Tuesday, September 17, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.

Wednesday, September 18, 7:00 pm
Encore- Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice fully immerses audiences in the life of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance. With the enchanting narrative voice of twice Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter, cinema audiences visit places that evoke and preserve the memory of the painter, including the State Archives, the Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Square, the Church of San Rocco, and more, all in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth.

Republic of Macedonia, Not Rated, 87 Minutes
Directors: Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stsefanov
Cast: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She's the last in a long line of Macedonian wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to be sold in the closest city -- a mere four hours' walk away. Hatidze's peaceful existence is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of an itinerant family, with their roaring engines, seven rambunctious children and herd of cattle.

In Turkish with English Subtitles.

USA, Rated PG, 115 minutes
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman

Showtime:
Monday, September 23, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

USA, Not Rated, 115 Minutes
Director: Stanley Nelson
Cast: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Miles Davis

Showtimes:
Daily - 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday & Wednesday matinees - 1:30 pm

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 members/students
Matinees and Bargain Nights (Monday & Tuesday): $7 adults, $5 seniors, $4 members/students

Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn.

The central theme of Miles Davis's life was his restless determination to break boundaries and live life on his own terms. It made him a star. For the people who loved him most, it also made him incredibly difficult to live with. Again and again, in music and in life, Miles broke with convention—and when he thought his work came to represent a new convention, he changed it again. Miles's bold disregard for tradition, his clarity of vision, his relentless drive, and constant thirst for new experiences made him an inspiring collaborator to fellow musicians and a cultural icon to generations of listeners.

Australia, Rated PG-13, 143 minutes
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton

Showtime:
Monday, September 30, 7:00 pm

Admission: Free

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 pm
Encore- Wednesday, October 23, 7:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

GAUGUIN IN TAHITI: PARADISE LOST traces the legendary life story of Paul Gauguin who left France for Tahiti, feverishly in search of deep immersions into lush nature, for feelings, visions and colors, ever purer and brighter. Audiences join this journey from Tahiti to American museums including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art in DC, and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts where Gauguin’s greatest masterpieces are now preserved.

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm
Encore- Wednesday, November 20, 7:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Tickets: $15 adult, $12 Catamount Arts member, $6 student

THE PRADO MUSEUM: A COLLECTION OF WONDERS celebrates the 200th anniversary of the storied Prado Museum -- one of the most-visited museums in the world. Hosted by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons, this cinematic journey offers viewers a spell-binding experience, telling the story of Spain and beyond, through the works of Vélazquez, Rubens, Titian, Mantegna, Bosch, Goya, El Greco, and more.