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The Boss is Coming

One-Night Only: The Boss is coming to Rock the Ambler Theater!

Ambler: June 10 Thurs 7:00pm
County: June 17 Thurs 9:00pm

The Ambler and County Theaters will be showing a special HD broadcast of Bruce Springsteen’s London Calling – LIVE in Hyde Park. This special 90 min version is your chance to check out the incredible concert from June 28, [...]

Why You Should Fear the Corsican Gang

A Prophet might be one of the best gang/mob films of the decade, but do not watch it expecting the Cosa Nostra. In the film, a 19 year old Arab is sentenced to six years in prison, where he is cornered by members of the Corsican mob. A fast learner, he quickly rises up the [...]

North Face

In 1936, two young German climbers face off against a rival duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps. The action is gripping and the challenges are life-threatening in this very convincingly staged movie based on a true story. [...]

Gasland

County: June 2 Wed 7:00
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network Presents a special screening of GASLAND with director Josh Fox. It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the “Saudi [...]

The Joneses

This amusing comedy is about a seemingly perfect family, except they’re not. They’re actually a planted team of stealth marketers who move into an upscale community to stimulate consumer buying. What starts as a light and clever romp takes some unexpected turns as the story develops. An independent feature starring David Duchovny and [...]

Proud to Be Ambler

Fun song and video about growing up in Ambler – while the Theater is not in the movie, it does capture memories of Ambler. Such a great local video, we had to share it. Song and watercolors by Eddie Flotte. You can see other works by Eddie at his YouTube page.

Secret inspired from ancient Book of Kells

The Secret of Kells, the Oscar-Nominated Irish animated feature, got it’s unique visual style from The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the four gospels created by Celtic monks circa 800 AD. To quote from Wikipedia: “It is a masterwork of Western calligraphy and represents the pinnacle of Insular illumination. It is also widely regarded as [...]

The Secret of Kells

An amazing animated film from Ireland that was one of this year’s Oscar nominees, KELLS is a visually glorious film and a throwback to classic hand-drawn animation. Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail. It’s about an Irish orphan in the Middle Ages who must save his abbey, [...]