United Kingdom, Rated PG-13, 120 minutes
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast: Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Douglas Booth

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 5:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 5:30
Thursday - 5:30

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

Mary Shelley tells the story of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin - author of one of the world's most famous Gothic novels Frankenstein - and her fiery, tempestuous relationship with renowned romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The pair are two outsiders constrained by polite society but bound together by a natural chemistry and progressive ideas. During their stay at Lord Byron's house at Lake Geneva, the idea of Frankenstein is conceived when a challenge is put to all houseguests to write a ghost story. An incredible character is created, but society at the time puts little value in female authors. At the tender age of 18, Mary is forced to challenge these preconceptions, to protect her work and to forge her own identity.

USA, Rated PG-13, 94 Minutes
Director: Morgan Neville
Cast: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Betty Aberlin

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 7:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 7:30
Thursday - 7:30

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

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional and moving film takes us beyond the zip-up cardigans and the land of make-believe, and into the heart of a creative genius who inspired generations of children with compassion and limitless imagination.

US, Rated PG, 120 minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 15, 7:00 pm

The debate still rages as to whether Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much is superior to his own original 1934 version. This two-hour remake (45 minutes longer than the first film) features more stars, a lusher budget, and the plaintive music of Bernard Herrmann (who appears on-camera, typecast as a symphony conductor). Though the locale of the opening scenes shifts from Switzerland to French Morocco in the newer version, the basic plot remains the same. American tourists James Stewart and Doris Day are witness to the street killing of a Frenchman (Daniel Gelin) they've recently befriended. Before breathing his last, the murder victim whispers a secret to Stewart (the Cinemascope lens turns this standard closeup into a truly grotesque vignette). Stewart knows that a political assassination will occur during a concert at London's Albert Hall, but is unable to tell the police: his son (a daughter in the original) has been kidnapped by foreign agents to insure Stewart's silence. The original script for Man Who Knew too Much was expanded and updated by John Michael Hayes and Angus McPhail.

2018 WHITE MOUNTAIN JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Thursday, August 16
Patio Reception - 6:00 pm
Speaker - 6:30 pm
Film - 7:00 pm

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St.
Bethlehem, NH

Tickets: $10 adults, $9 BHC Members

Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writers: Michael Koskoff, Jacob Koskoff
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson, Josh Gad,
Rating: PG - 13
Genre: courtroom drama
Length: 160 min.

Synopsis
It’s 1940. Thurgood Marshall is a rising star (played by BLACK PANTHER star, Chadwick Boseman) that travels the nation for the NAACP, defending African Americans wrongly accused of crimes. In this true story, we get to see the multi-faceted personality of Marshall long before he became the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court.

Marshall has been sent to Bridgeport, Connecticut, to defend a black chauffeur accused of kidnapping and raping the high society wife of his employer. Marshall’s usual confidence is shaken when the court refuses to let him be the lead attorney. Instead, the court appoints Sam Bernstein, a local jewish lawyer who has never handled a criminal case, to be the lead counsel. Working for and with Marshall, Sam makes some important decisions about what kind of man he wants to be, and can become.

The pitch perfect directing by Reginald Hudlin (BLACK PANTHER, DJANGO UNCHAINED) creates edge-of-your-seat suspense. Gripping performances are delivered by this top cast, from Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson, and Josh Gad to Sterling K. Brown, who steals the film with his portrait of the chauffeur.

Guest Speaker: Michael Koskoff
Michael Koskoff, co-writer of Marshall, Michael Koskoff is a partner in Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC. A renowned litigator specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice, Koskoff earned a reputation early in his career as a civil rights advocate. In 2008, Koskoff was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He has also received the National Association of Black Patrolmen Dedicated Service Award, the Greater Bridgeport NAACP Waverly Jones Freedom Award, and the Afro-American Educators Association Dedicated Service Award.

Friday, August 30 6:00 pm - It's a special end of the season party. Join us to celebrate our fifth anniversary! Open to all ticket holders.

US, Rated G, 98 minutes
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, David Goetz

Showtime:
Thursday, August 16, 7:00 pm

Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.

USA, Rated PG, 97 Minutes

Directors: Julie Cohen & Betsy West

Cast: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinheim, Nina Totenberg

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 7:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 7:30
Thursday - 7:30

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

At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior's rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans - until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg 's exceptional life and career.

USA, Not Rated, 94 Minutes
Director: Christopher Dillon Quinn
Cast: Natalie Portman

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 5:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 5:30
Thursday - 5:30

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

How much do you know about the food that's on your plate? Eating Animals is an urgent, eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water. Eating Animals offers attainable, commonsense solutions to a growing crisis while making the case that ethical farming is not only an animal rights issue but one that affects every aspect of our lives.

US, Rated G, 94 minutes
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, David Goetz

Showtime:
Tuesday, August 21, 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm

Jim Henson's Muppets find themselves in Manhattan yearning to get a musical on Broadway in this charming film that also chides show business and its foibles. Kermit the Frog has just put together a successful variety show at Danhurst college (probably somewhere between Amherst and Dartmouth), and although he would like to mount it on Broadway so he would have a hit and be able to marry Miss Piggy, he cannot find backers. The Muppets are then forced to take jobs to support themselves, and it is while working as a waiter that Kermit meets the friendly Jennie (Juliana Donald). Jennie is the daughter of the owner of the restaurant and a source of great jealousy for Miss Piggy, who does not like competition. With stunning musical numbers involving a hundred or so Muppets and on-scene locations in New York City, the film is impressive in its merging of technical achievements and acting.

US, Rated G, 99 minutes
Director: Brian Henson
Cast: Tim Curry, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Dave Goetz

Showtime:
Wednesday, August 22, 7:00 pm

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young orphan who becomes involved with pirate Long John Silver is given the Muppet treatment in this vibrant children's musical. As in The Muppet Christmas Carol, the film stays loyal to the original storyline but casts the well-known puppets in many of the supporting roles. Young Jim Hawkins remains human, as does Long John Silver, played by an amusingly exaggerated Tim Curry. However, Captain Smollet is played by the evergreen Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Rizzo the Rat serve as roving narrators; and numerous other Muppets assume smaller roles. The familiar adventure plot is enlivened by the Muppets' good-natured, winking sense of humor, and a number of anarchic musical numbers are reminiscent of the original Muppet Show. Long-time followers of the Muppets may find the film less fresh than Jim Henson's original creations, but the combination of old-fashioned storytelling, intriguing design, and clever humor will undoubtedly amuse younger audiences.

USA, Rated PG, 88 Minutes

Directors: Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel.

Cast: Champa V. Patel, Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel

Showtimes:
Thursday, August 23, 7:00 pm

Tickets: Free

Meet the Patels is a laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle with the woman of his dreams… and his parents. This hilarious heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair.

USA, Rated R, 98 Minutes
Director: Ben Lewis
Cast: Paul Rudd, Mark Strange, Connie Nielson

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 7:30 (7:45 on 9/4
Wednesday - 1:30 & 7:30 (7:45 on 9/5)
Thursday - 7:30 (7:45 on 9/6)

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

In the midst of World War II, major league catcher Moe Berg is drafted to join a new team: the Office of Strategic Services (the precursor to the CIA). No ordinary ballplayer, the erudite, Jewish Ivy League graduate speaks nine languages and is a regular guest on a popular radio quiz show. Despite his celebrity, Berg is an enigma - a closeted gay man with a knack for keeping secrets. The novice spy is quickly trained and sent into the field to stop German scientist Werner Heisenberg before he can build an atomic bomb for the Nazis.

USA, Rated R, 104 Minutes
Director: Shana Feste
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:30
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:30
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:30
Monday - 5:30 & 7:30
Tuesday - 5:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 5:30
Thursday - 5:30

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

Laura is a single mother living in Seattle, who has a constant need to put others and animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jaack is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him down the coast to live with her sister JoJo in Los Angeles. Along for the ride is her bright but troubled son Henry, and an assortment of animal charity cases. Without telling Laura, Jack convinces Henry to help him sell off his copious supply of marijuana at every stop of their journey, resulting in unexpected reunions with old friends and family.

US, Rated PG, 101 minutes
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre

Showtimes:
Wednesday, August 29, 7:00 pm

Spade and Archer is the name of a San Francisco detective agency. That's for Sam Spade and Miles Archer. The two men are partners, but Sam doesn't like Miles much. A knockout, who goes by the name of Miss Wonderly, walks into their office; and by that night everything's changed. Miles is dead. And so is a man named Floyd Thursby. It seems Miss Wonderly is surrounded by dangerous men. There's Joel Cairo, who uses gardenia-scented calling cards. There's Kasper Gutman, with his enormous girth and feigned civility. Her only hope of protection comes from Sam, who is suspected by the police of one or the other murder. More murders are yet to come, and it will all be because of these dangerous men -- and their lust for a statuette of a bird: the Maltese Falcon.

2018 WHITE MOUNTAIN JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Thursday, August 30
Patio Reception - 6:00 pm
Film - 7:00 pm

Location:
Colonial Theatre
2050 Main St.
Bethlehem, NH

Tickets: $10 adults, $9 BHC Members

“Be it dip-pen on paper writing in Yiddish from Minsk in the 1940s or sheets of paper in a manual typewriter in NYC in 2006 or a Spanish-language volume from Chile being translated via computer, the importance of fashioning and transmitting words runs through the story with a brand of cinematic heft no text message is likely to equal.” - LISA NESSELSON, Screen Daily

Director:Radu Milhaileanu
Writers:Radu Milhaileanu, Marcia Romano
Based on the novel by Nicole Krauss
Stars:Gemma Arterton, Derek Jacobi, Eliot Gould, Sophie Nelisse, Mark Rendall
Genre:Drama
Languages:English, Yiddish
Length:2 hrs. 15 min
Rating:NR

Synopsis
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.The scope of this multi-layered story spans decades and continents. It is filled with romance, suspense and humor, centered on the enduring power of love.

Friday, August 30 6:00 pm - It's a special end of the season party. Join us to celebrate our fifth anniversary! Open to all ticket holders.

US, Rated PG-13, 109 minutes
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan

Showtime:
Thursday, August 30, 7:00 pm

Longing to discover the identity of her true father before she exchanges her wedding vows, the daughter of a once-rebellious single mother secretly invites a trio of paternal candidates to her upcoming wedding in this feature adaptation of the beloved stage musical. Independent-minded single mother Donna (Meryl Streep) has always done her best to raise her spirited daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), while simultaneously running a successful hotel on a small Greek island, but now the time has come for this hardworking mom to finally let go. In just a few days, Sophie will be married, and Donna will stand by bittersweetly as her little girl takes flight. Of course, Donna's lifelong friends Rosie (Julie Walters) and Tanya (Christine Baranski) will both be present at the wedding, but unbeknownst to the mother, Sophie has furtively invited three very special guests of her own. When Sophie walks down the aisle on that fateful day, she wants her father to hand her off. The only problem is that Donna has never revealed the true identity of Sophie's father, leaving the resourceful future bride to narrow the list down to three potential candidates. Now, as three key figures from Donna's past return to the picturesque Mediterranean shores they all walked 20 years prior, one beautiful bride will discover the secret of her past while one lonely mother finds out that it's never too late for a little romance. Phyllida Lloyd, director of both the original London sensation as well as the hit Broadway incarnation, makes her feature directorial debut with this big-screen version of the beloved musical featuring 22 classic ABBA hits. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, and Dominic Cooper co-star.

France, Rated R, 138 Minutes
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Cast: Natalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry

Showtimes:
Friday - 5:30 & 7:45
Saturday - 5:30 & 7:45
Sunday - 1:30, 5:30 & 7:45
Monday - 5:30 & 7:45
Tuesday - 5:30
Wednesday - 1:30 & 5:30
Thursday - 5:30

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

An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch, must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at war. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves. The film revels in the mysteries and beauties of the French countryside, unravaged by war, with painterly images bathed in natural light, yet keeps its focus on the intricate drama that plays out against the upheaval of the Great War.

In French with English Subtitles.

Jay Craven’s new near-future film noir based on the novel by Craig Nova.
With special guests for Q & A and reception!

Sunday, September 30, 3:00 pm

Location:
Latchis Theater
50 Main St.
Brattleboro, VT

Tickets: $15 and $10
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT MARLBORO COLLEGE FILM STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF OUR NEXT PRODUCTION — BASED ON JACK LONDON’S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL, MARTIN EDEN.

“Wetware” is set in a near future where people down on their luck apply for genetic modifications to take on hard jobs in slaughterhouses, toxic cleanup and deep sea mining – jobs that nobody wants to do. With business booming, programmers at Galapagos Wetware up the stakes by producing high-end prototypes, Jack and Kay, for more sensitive jobs like space travel, counterterrorism, and deep cover espionage.

Galapagos genetic programmer Hal Briggs is sharp and creative but impetuous. He’s a socially awkward romantic in a transactional world. He keeps a virtual human clock at home and improvises as he goes on what qualities to include or delete in his gene splicing for Jack and, especially, Kay, to whom he develops a dangerous attachment.

Then word gets out that Jack and Kay have escaped from the Galapagos labs, before Briggs has completed his work. Where have they gone and what do they know? Briggs scrambles to track his fugitive prototypes and, as he reexamines Jack and Kay's codes, he makes a provocative discovery that will change everything.

The "Wetware” cast includes Jerry O’Connell (“Stand By Me,” “Jerry McGuire”), Cameron Scoggins (“The Deuce,” “Nashville”), Morgan Wolk (“The Affair,” “Miles Ahead”), Nicole Shalhoub (“The Good Wife,” “Madame Secretary”), Bret Lada ("Law and Order”), Aurélia Thiérrée (“Aurelia’s Oratorio,” “Bells and Spells”), Matt Salinger (“Captain America”), Garret Lee Hicks (“The Americans”), and Emmy- winner Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue," "Flags of Our Fathers”). Also Vermont actors including Rusty DeWees, Ariel Zevon, Allan Nicholls, Tara O’Reilly, and Dan Leventritt.

Music was composed by Craven’s 25-year collaborators Judy Hyman and Jeff Claus, of the Ithaca-based Horse Flies. And Craven excerpted Burlington filmmaker John Douglas’ “Auto-Warming” animation in his film.

Click here for video film trailer: https://vimeo.com/178329080

Jay Craven’s new near-future film noir based on the novel by Craig Nova.
With special guests for Q & A and reception!

Friday, October 5, 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm

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

Tickets: $20 to benefit NEK film students working on KCP’s next film, based on jack London’s autobiographical novel, Martin Eden.
Ticket prices do not include any applicable fees or sales taxes.

“Wetware” is set in a near future where people down on their luck apply for genetic modifications to take on hard jobs in slaughterhouses, toxic cleanup and deep sea mining – jobs that nobody wants to do. With business booming, programmers at Galapagos Wetware up the stakes by producing high-end prototypes, Jack and Kay, for more sensitive jobs like space travel, counterterrorism, and deep cover espionage.

Galapagos genetic programmer Hal Briggs is sharp and creative but impetuous. He’s a socially awkward romantic in a transactional world. He keeps a virtual human clock at home and improvises as he goes on what qualities to include or delete in his gene splicing for Jack and, especially, Kay, to whom he develops a dangerous attachment.

Then word gets out that Jack and Kay have escaped from the Galapagos labs, before Briggs has completed his work. Where have they gone and what do they know? Briggs scrambles to track his fugitive prototypes and, as he reexamines Jack and Kay's codes, he makes a provocative discovery that will change everything.

The "Wetware” cast includes Jerry O’Connell (“Stand By Me,” “Jerry McGuire”), Cameron Scoggins (“The Deuce,” “Nashville”), Morgan Wolk (“The Affair,” “Miles Ahead”), Nicole Shalhoub (“The Good Wife,” “Madame Secretary”), Bret Lada ("Law and Order”), Aurélia Thiérrée (“Aurelia’s Oratorio,” “Bells and Spells”), Matt Salinger (“Captain America”), Garret Lee Hicks (“The Americans”), and Emmy- winner Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue," "Flags of Our Fathers”). Also Vermont actors including Rusty DeWees, Ariel Zevon, Allan Nicholls, Tara O’Reilly, and Dan Leventritt.

Music was composed by Craven’s 25-year collaborators Judy Hyman and Jeff Claus, of the Ithaca-based Horse Flies. And Craven excerpted Burlington filmmaker John Douglas’ “Auto-Warming” animation in his film.

Click here for video film trailer: https://vimeo.com/178329080

Wednesday, December 5, 7:00 pm

Film screening and discussion hosted by VT CARES

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

Admission: Free

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE chronicles the activism of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power? And TAG (Treatment Action Group), whose innovation revolutionized early HIV/AIDS activism and created access to life saving medical treatments. It is a powerful account of self-made activists demanding rights and healthcare for people living with HIV/AIDS. After the film screening VT CARES will host a panel to answer questions and provide more information about HIV awareness and AIDS advocacy work that is going on locally here in Vermont. Film run time is 2 hours.

For more information on the film check out https://surviveaplague.com/