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Opens Friday, October 19!

After nearly forty years of marriage, JOAN and JOE CASTLEMAN (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950. THE WIFE interweaves the story of the couple's youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later--a lifetime's shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love. Adapted from the Meg Wolitzer novel of the same name.

Directed by Björn Runge.
Runtime: 100 mins
Rated: R more

Saturday, October 20!

Emmy Award winning Tonight Show Comedian Mike Dugan’s “Men Fake Foreplay” is a hilarious exploration of the trials and errors encountered on the road to becoming a man in a ‘boys-will-be-boys’ world.  What begins as a naive attempt to "figure out women" quickly shifts into a humorous and insightful tour of the male psyche, the cultural influences that shape a man’s character, and the issues that block a man's ability to achieve romantic love and intimacy.

Based on his book, “Men Fake Foreplay…and Other Lies That Are True”, Dugan’s show takes unflinching comedic aim at men's experiences with responsibility, trust, feelings, intimacy, commitment, role models, dating , marriage, lying, cheating, divorce, fantasizing, blaming, dancing, and, especially, their relationships with women.  Mike’s long career of comedy writing and performing provides a unique and socially conscious take on these topics that has consistently elicited responses describing the show as “hilarious, important, and necessary”.  The result is a thoughtful and revealing assessment of the male experience - filled with observational comedy at tis best. 

“A funny, incisive, one-man journey to enlightenment.”   - San Francisco Bay Times

"Hilarious and meaningful!  A lot of fun and a lot of Truth!"   - Marianne Williamson

"Hilarious, Profound, Important." - Ben Vereen

"Incisive, Insightful, Interesting and Important. Oh, and Funny.  Laugh out-loud, ain't that the truth, stop you're killin' me, funny."  - Auburn New York Citizen

Mike Dugan has toured extensively throughout America, headlining comedy clubs and appearing as an opening act for musical artists such as Roy Orbison, Ricki Lee Jones, Chuck Berry, Harry Belafonte, John Hyatt and Shawn Colvin. Dugan also spent several years performing internationally in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Ireland, and Scotland, where he premiered ‘Men Fake Foreplay’ for a month long run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  He received his Emmy Award for his writing on HBO’s Dennis Miller Live, and was also nominated for Cable Ace and Writers Guild of America Awards. Dugan has made over seventy national television appearances, and has the distinction of being one of only a handful of stand ups to have performed on the Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno.more

Two chances to watch! Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21!

Written and directed by Faraut and narrated by Mathieu Amalric, JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world’s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris’s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a ”man who played on the edge of his senses.” Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe’s attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.

Directed by Julien Faraut.
Not Rated
Runtime: 95 minutesmore

Sundays October 21 and November 18!

Join us for a delicious and entertaining brunch catered by the renowned Max Hansen and performed by the gypsy-swing-jazz-folk quartet, Pyrenesia. Enjoy a sumptuous buffet with an array of delectable food items while listening to the uplifting tunes of Pyrenesia. 

Formerly known as the River City Healers, Pyrenesia is a gypsy-swing-jazz-folk quartet based in the beautiful river town Lambertville, NJ. Combining original compositions with the Django Reinhardt tradition of gypsy jazz, Eastern European and klezmer melodies, and anything else that swings, Pyrenesia delivers a foot-stomping, dress-swirling, hand-clapping experience to lift spirits and transport listeners to a musical landscape as vast as the Pyrenees mountains are high.

For the performance on October 21st, our Max Hansen buffet will include: 

• French Toast with syrup and fresh berries on the side 
• Breakfast Sausages 
• Bacon
• Vegetarian Frittata with oven roasted tomatoes, goat cheese, roasted red onions, and spinach 
• Mixed Green Salad with champagne vinaigrette on the side 

For the performances on November 18th, the menu is to be determined.more

One Night Only! Tuesday, October 23! 

Carrying all they own on their backs, the Penan People of Borneo are one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer peoples in existence that still live a nomadic life – a way of being that predates the dawn of agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals for food.

Their word Tawai expresses a feeling for the land that is their home, yet has no equivalent in the dominant languages of today.

Might Tawai be an expression of something that we no longer feel?

This poetic film follows Bruce Parry (of BBC’s Tribe, Amazon and Arctic), on his journey of exploration, from the forests of Borneo to the Indian subcontinent, from deep in the Amazon to the Isle of Skye, investigating what has happened to humankind since we stopped roaming and began to settle, since we stopped flowing with nature and began to shape it to our own needs.

‘TAWAI - A voice from the forest’ investigates what has happened to our societies, and our relationships with each other and the world around us. A quest for reconnection, this film provides a powerful voice from the heart of the forest itself.

This film is a part of Hopewell Theater's The Art of Living Well series featuring inspiring films, speakers and interactive discussions exploring ways of cultivating serenity, meaning and a deeper connection to one’s self and the world.

Directed by Bruce Parry & Mark Ellam.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Rating: NRmore

Thursday, October 25! 

The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people.

Directed by John Carpenter.
Rated: R
Runtime: 91 minutes

Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 17+more

Friday, October 26!

David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.

Directed by John Landis.
Rated: R
Runtime: 97 minutes more