Oscar Ballot: Enter Your Predictions and Win Prizes!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Chris

Who will take home Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards? Make your predictions here!

How to play: It’s easy! Enter your name and contact information and then select whoever you think will win. All answers are multiple choice, exception for the two tie-breaker questions which require a numeric answer. Categories are weighted with a total of 100 possible points.

Prizes will be awarded for First, Second, and Third places. Winners will receive an Ambler Theater Oscar statuette and free passes. A special award will be given if the winners are in attendance at our Oscar Party.

Fill Out Your Oscar Ballot Now!

Screen Watch – Lord of the Rings, Oscar Death Race, Jimmy the Projectionist, Douglas Trumbull, Pirates, Wizard of Oz, David Bordwell, Jean Dujardin, Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Chris

What is Screen Watch? Each week, we post a collection of images, trailers, videos, and articles on the film industry as it relates to the Ambler and County Theaters. We are also now proud to feature your testimonials and pictures of your at the theater. Do you have something that you think we will find interesting or should be included? Email it to ccollier@renewtheaters.org. Continue reading →

Your Top 10 Films of 2011

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Geoff

Last month we asked you to list your favorite films of the year and that we would compile all of your responses into one master Top 10 List. Well, we have dug through all of your great submissions and are proud to announce the results!

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Screen Watch: Oscars, Harry Potter, Uggie, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Artist, Leonard Maltin, Digital Cinema, Margaret Thatcher, Saul Bass, Roman Mars

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Chris

Harry Potter Hard Drive

What is Screen Watch? Each week, we post a collection of images, trailers, videos, and articles on the film industry as it relates to the Ambler and County Theaters. Do you have something that you think we will find interesting or should be included? Email it to ccollier@renewtheaters.org. Continue reading →

Renew Cleans Up With 41 Nominations

Posted on February 2, 2012 by April

We pride ourselves in bringing you the very best in film and that is exactly what we did in 2011. In fact, the films we played this year assembled 41 Oscar Nominations! You can see three of them right now on our screens between the Ambler and County.

After the jump is the list of nominated films that played on our screens this past year. Continue reading →

Harry Potter screenings shifted one hour earlier

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Chris

Courtesy of Warner Brothers

Harry Potter will now be starting at 10:00am instead of 11:00. This is for both the Ambler screening on Saturday, February 4th and the County screening on Saturday, March 17th.

Over a decade ago, three Wizards burst onto the silver screen in what would be the first of eight Harry Potter films. We are excited to bring this first installment back to theaters as part of our Saturday Family Matinee series. But due to some scheduling issues – and the fact that Chris Columbus did not feel the need to cut anything in order to make his big-screen adaptation – we have had to shift the screenings of Harry Potter one hour earlier than our normal Matinee start time.

Costumes are encouraged for both screenings and outfits will be rewarded with free popcorn. Depending on how many participants we have, we might even divide up the theater into seating by Hogwarts house. We welcome any ideas you might have to make these screenings more fun and interactive. Please share any thoughts or suggestions below in the comments section.

The Things We Learned from this Year’s Art House Convergence

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Chris

Chris and John at the 2012 Art House Convergence Five years ago 24 delegates from twelve theaters came together in Salt Lake City to work together to build a stronger art house theater community. Since then, the Art House Convergence has grown to 300 like-minded individuals, representing over 100 theaters nationwide, who meet annually to share best practices and forge bonds to make art house theaters strong, vibrant, “community-supported and mission-based” centers.

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Screen Watch: National Theatre, Oscars, Universal Pictures, The Artist, Vertigo, The Big Lebowski, Raymond Chandler

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris

What is Screen Watch? Each week, we post a collection of images, trailers, videos, and articles on the film industry as it relates to the Ambler and County Theaters. Do you have something that you think we will find interesting or should be included? Email it to ccollier@renewtheaters.org. Continue reading →