COMING SOON – THE FRIEND (in 4K ultra-high definition – opening Friday, April 25); THE PENGUIN LESSONS (in 4K ultra-high definition – opening Friday, May 2); SPECIAL EVENT – BILLS LUMBER (Sunday, April 27, 4:30pm) ~see below~

THE FRIEND:

~ in 4K ultra-high definition at this theatre ~

Opens Friday, April 25.

Writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane.  The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death.  Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.  Based upon the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.

Starring:  Bill Murray; Naomi Watts; Cloé Xhauflaire; Susan Wands; Susan Lynskey; Joel Van Liew; Josh Pais; Carla Gugino; Constance Wu; Noma Dumezweni; Sarah Pidgeon; Annie Fox; Owen Teague; Carrie Vu; Sue Jean Kim; Joe Castle Baker; Bing; Gary Littman; Ann Dowd; Sarah Baskin; Felix Solis; Jess Gabor; Anna Fikhman; Bruce Norris; Amy Warren; Gabe Castillo; Juliet Brett; Afsheen Misaghi; Seth Barrish; Ian Lithgow; Jonathan Raviv; Gina Costigan; Matt Leisy; Myrna Cabello; Tom McCarthy; Gregory Abbey; John Leone

THE PENGUIN LESSONS:

~ in 4K ultra-high definition at this theatre ~

Opens Friday, May 2.

Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom (Steve Coogan) discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students.  However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.

Starring: Steve Coogan; Björn Gustafsson; David Herrero; Jonathan Pryce;  Aimar Miranda; Nicanor Fernandez; Hugo Fuertes; Joaquín Lopez; Miguel Alejandro Serrano; Osvaldo Ayre; Juan M. Barreiro; Ramiro Blas; Cristina Plazas; Berta Vázquez; Micaela Breque; Alfonsina Carrocio; Romina Cocca; Vivian El Jaber; Julián Galli Guillén; Gera Maleh; Brendan McNamee; Dodi de Miquel; Florencia Nocetti; Tomás Pozzi

SPECIAL EVENT – BILLS LUMBER:

Sunday, April 27, 4:30pm.

Established in 1936, by Melbourne Bills, Bills Lumber was a cherished fixture of the Wardsboro community for 86 years.  In 2022, the mill and the adjoining 433 wooded acres were sold.  The video, by Theresa Maggio, was mostly taped during the summer and fall of 2023 and chronicles octogenarian brothers, Alan and Everett Bills, and their co-owner niece, Debbie Bills Bower, as they prepare to demolish the working sawmill, debarker and planer shed.                                click poster for further information