COMING SPECIAL EVENTS
POSTPONED: The Picture House Presents: REPORTER (Mar 1) Celebrate a Classic: A Weekend at the Picture House (Mar 5 - 7)
Michel Gondry and THE THORN IN THE HEART (Mar 15)
KNIGHTHOOD (Mar 27)
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INVICTUS (PG-13)
Showtimes: Sat (3/6):
3:15, 6:00, 8:45
Sun (3/7):
3:15, 6:00
Mon-Thu (3/8-3/11):
7:00
Ticket Prices
Adults: $9.50
Children under 12: $7.50
Senior citizens: $7.50
Matinee Tuesdays: $7.00
TICKETS ON SALE AT
THE BOX OFFICE ONLY
2 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING BEST ACTOR (MORGAN FREEMAN) AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MATT DAMON)!
"It's an exciting sports movie, an inspiring tale of prejudice overcome and, above all, a fascinating study of political leadership." - A.O. Scott, New York TImes
From director Clint Eastwood, "Invictus" tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
(Click here for the trailer).
CELEBRATE A CLASSIC
A Weekend at the Picture House
The 1921 Picture House is closing for renovations…
Please join us to commemorate
the long-awaited transformation!
Friday, March 5 - 7:00 PM - PICTURE HOUSE PARADISO
7:00 - 9:00 PM: Live jazz, Hors d'oeuvres, Oscar pool, Name a seat in the restored theater
9:00 PM: Screening of Oscar-winning CINEMA PARADISO, everybody's favorite movie about a movie theater....in your favorite movie theater!
All tickets $40
Saturday, March 6 - 1:00 PM - THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THE PICTURE HOUSE
Some films transcend generations... But only one has munchkins, flying monkeys, and a melting witch. Enjoy the 1939 family classic and Oscar-winner, THE WIZARD OF OZ!
Help clean out the Picture House candy counter.....everything must go!
All tickets $6
Sunday, March 7 - 1:00 PM - Sunday Essentials
It's Oscar night! Enjoy a pre-red carpet screening of Woody Allen's brilliant THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO. The fourth wall has never been the same!
All tickets $5
The Picture House presents
A Special Screening of REPORTER, with Nicholas Kristof
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
*We are in the process of rescheduling this event. If you have purchased a ticket, you will be given the option of a refund. Please stay tuned for more updates.*
"This sophisticated, analytical, and lyrically heartbreaking account should become required viewing for anyone who cares about the future of ideas." - Sundance Film Festival review
REPORTER is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof's pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. But REPORTER has a second agenda. By tracking a newsman, we track his news.
In the summer of 2007, Kristof traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shine his light into the darkest pockets of conflict and poverty. On this trip, Kristof brought with him two young Americans, a student and a teacher. Their reflections of the heart-wrenching journey were posted alongside Kristof's bi-weekly columns.
To get the world to care, Kristof goes in search of individuals whose stories will reflect the country's desperate crisis and mobilize readers worldwide. He journeys through ravaged villages and displacement camps, and makes a harrowing visit to Congo's reigning rebel warlord, General Nkunda, at his jungle hideout. (Click here to view the trailer).
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof will be on hand for a post-film discussion and a book signing!
The Picture House presents
A Special Screening of THE THORN IN THE HEART
One night only! Thu (3/15):
7:00 Reception
7:30 Screening
Q&A with world-renowned director
Michel Gondry and New York
magazine's David Edelstein!
$15 General Public
$10 Reel Insider subscribers
Students with valid ID
OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE 2009 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL!
THE THORN IN THE HEART (L'Epine dans le Coeur) is a personal look at the life of Gondry family matriarch, Michel's aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves. Michel examines Suzette's years as a school teacher and her life in rural France. During the course of filming the documentary, Michel unearths new family stories and uses his camera to explore them in a subtle and sensitive way. THE THORN IN THE HEART had its world premiere screening in the official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. (Click here for a clip).
Director Michel Gondry will be on hand for a post-film discussion with New York magazine's film critic, David Edelstein!
Michel Gondry began his filmmaking career directing music videos for such artists as The White Stripes, The Rolling Stones, Beck, and Daft Punk, among others. In 2001, Gondry made his feature-film directorial debut HUMAN NATURE from a screenplay from Charlie Kaufman. After working with Kaufman again on the Academy Award-winning ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Gondry went on to write and direct the films THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP and BE KIND REWIND, and direct the documentary concert film DAVE CHAPPELLE'S BLOCK PARTY. DVD collections of Gondry's exemplary music videos and commercials were released in 2003 and 2009. He has recently authored a guide for DIY filmmaking entitled You'll Like This Film Because You're In It: The Be Kind Rewind Protocol and a comic book "We Lost the War but Not the Battle," both published by Picturebox. He is currently in pre-production on THE GREEN HORNET, a feature film about the iconic superhero that will star Seth Rogen, to be released in the summer of 2010 by Columbia Pictures.
KNIGHTHOOD
ONE DAY ONLY: Sat (3/27):
12:00 PM
SCREENING IS
FREE OF CHARGE
WESTCHESTER FILMMAKERS TELL THE INSPIRING STORY OF THE VICTORIOUS MOUNT VERNON BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
KNIGHTHOOD illustrates the importance of youth athletics as it follows a season of the Mount Vernon Knights, a high school basketball team with a winning tradition both off and on the court. The film asks its viewers to consider how things would be if programs like this ceased to exist.
(Check out the film on Facebook).
Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS MICHAEL VARIANO AND CLIFF CHARLES.
Celebrate LIFE, ART, POPCORN
The December 4th fundraiser was a tremendous success! Amidst cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, a live auction, and a roving magician, guests were also able to learn about the imminent renovations to the 1921 theater and the many ways in which the Picture House is working to fulfill the mission of becoming a state-of-the-art film and education center. A surprise $100,000 challenge gift inspired those in attendance to step up and match this generous donation. At the close of the evening, we had raised $200,000 for the capital campaign-enough to begin the major renovations as scheduled in March 2010! Thank you to everyone who has helped to turn our vision for the Picture House into a reality! Help us keep the momentum going by donating to the capital campaign here.
Watch the Q&As with directors from our recent special events!
From the screening of CHERI, acclaimed director Stephen Frears speaks with Rolling Stone's senior editor and film critic Peter Travers.
The Picture House is excited to be partnering with the Matthew S. Hisiger Film Foundation for our 2009 After School Film Making Workshop. Please click on the logo below to visit the Matthew S. Hisiger Film Foundation website.
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About THE PICTURE HOUSE
The Picture House is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to restoring and transforming the 1921 Pelham Picture House into a state-of-the-art independent film and education center. The organization has a two-part mission.
GREAT FILMS...
In the newly restored Picture House, audiences will see the best in motion pictures: narrative features, documentaries, shorts, festival films, special series, retrospectives, and classics from around the world.
... AND FILM EDUCATION
The Picture House will provide people of all ages with the opportunity to learn about the art, technology, and business of film.
What do Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and George Clooney have in common? They’ve all been present for special events at the Picture House! Have the opportunity to see Q&As with world-class actors and filmmakers, introductions by film critics, see new indie and foreign films, classic films, and enjoy receptions to mingle with fellow film enthusiasts!