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.
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
There are still 2011 movies that have not made their way to the Ambler or County yet. But, with Award season in full swing, it is hard not to think back over the year and start comparing notes.
What were your favorite films of 2011? Post your list in the comments section below. Feel free to add your top five worst films if you like. We would love to know those as well. In case you forgot the movies that came out this year, here is the complete list of films released in 2011.
We will keep this post open until the end of the month, and then will condense all of the lists into one master Top Ten.
Saturday, January 21st
11:00 am
The Ambler Theater and The Ambler Area YMCA are coming together for another morning of fun and community support. The morning will feature a screening of Despicable Me, the animated tale of a criminal mastermind who uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, but finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.
Bring a donation of a canned good, a winter hat, or gloves/mittens and get a free popcorn. Donations support the Ambler Food Cupboard.
Proceeds from the screening support the YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign, which makes the Ambler Area Y accessible to all people and helps to empower the community to learn, grow and thrive.
Admission:
$4.50 individual
$10 for the whole family
Introducing Screen Watch!
I am excited to announce this new feature on our blog for 2012. Each week, we will post the best trailers, videos, reviews, and articles on the film industry as it relates to the Ambler and County Theaters. For this inaugural post, I wanted to wrap up 2011 and the changes to the industry that we will be exploring this coming year. It should be no surprise that the biggest topic of conversation is Digital Cinema. Continue reading
We Are Half Way There!
Thank you so much for all of your support in our Digital Cinema Challenge. We are happy to announce that we have crossed the half-way point in fundraising at both the County and Ambler Theaters. Thank you for your outpouring of contributions, suggestions, and enthusiasm.
We still have work to do, but we are well on our way to making Digital Cinema a reality at both theaters. Let’s talk now about our fundraising plans and our research into the type of Digital Cinema projectors we are looking into purchasing:
1) Special New Year’s Weekend Schedule
We have adjusted our showtimes on New Year’s Eve so you can be out before midnight. All shows on Sat, Dec 31st have been moved one hour earlier. We have also added extra shows on New Year’s Day and on Monday’s legal holiday.
2) Award-Nominated Films
We have incredible movies playing this weekend: THE ARTIST, YOUNG ADULT, and THE DESCENDANTS. All three films are garnering awards buzz and critical acclaim. Make sure to catch them soon, they will not be on-screen for that much longer. (The Artist will be opening at the County on Jan 20th.)
Seen all three? We also have added Limited Engagement screenings of THE WAY.
Visit our websites, AmberTheater.org and CountyTheater.org, for a complete list of New Year’s weekend showtimes.
3) Your New Year’s resolution is to spend more time at your local theater, right?
Well, it should be. 2012 is shaping up to be a great year – full of films and events you are not going to want to miss.
There are a number of other main attractions on the horizon. Next in line are THE IRON LADY, A DANGEROUS METHOD, CARNAGE, and TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY.
We also have another incredible season of live plays, ballets, and theater from Europe’s top venues. Ambler’s season starts in January with CENDRILLON featuring soprano Joyce DiDonato. The County’s show will be in February with the live broadcast of TRAVELING LIGHT from London’s National Theatre. The full Lively Arts Season schedule and tickets are now available.
Have a happy and safe New Year!
Despite technical glitches in the simulcast of La Scala's new Don Giovanni, sound was restored in time for the Don's toast: "Viva la libertà!"
Along with the spectacle and sonic wonder of Wednesday’s live simulcast of La Scala’s new production of Don Giovanni were reminders that international satellite broadcasts are not yet perfect. It first became obvious during the live shots of the hall, slowly filling with a tuxedo-and-gowned mass of Italy’s elite. About every five minutes, the sound would suddenly cut out, for a fraction of a second, and then return. But RAI, the Italian broadcast company in charge of capturing the event, was also testing camera focus, the subtitles, and the microphones, so it was assumed, at least by me, that the sound glitch was simply part of the tests.
