Movie Club Launches In March At Historic Newtown Theatre

NEWTOWN, PA — The historic Newtown Theatre will launch a monthly movie club in March.

Modeled after a book club, the series will include the screening of a different movie each month followed by audience discussion.

The first film in the series will be 1988’s “Cinema Paradiso,” being shown on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, “Cinema Paradiso” follows young Salvatore as he discovers the perfect escape from life in war-torn Sicily: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a deep love of films.

When Salvatore grows up, falls in love and takes over as the Paradiso's projectionist, Alfredo must convince him to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.

Each film will be introduced by Joe Amodei, President/CEO of Virgil Films & Entertainment. After the movie, Amodei and various special guests will discuss the film with participation from the audience.

The first guest will be Temple University film professor Irv Slifkin. Slifkin hosts the popular Zoom “Movie Club” videocast and has contributed articles to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Weekly among others. He is also the author of “Filmadelphia: A Celebration of a City’s Movies” and “Groovy Movies: Far-Out Films of the Psychedelic Era,” as well as the writer/co-producer of the documentary, “Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time.”

Tickets are available at TheNewtownTheatre.com or at the Newtown Theatre box office 30 minutes before screen time for $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and free for theatre members.

The Newtown Theatre is located at 120 N. State Street in Newtown Borough. For the latest news about the theatre visit TheNewtownTheatre.com .