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One Night Only! Tuesday, February 19! 

This film is a part of Hopewell Theater's ongoing 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.

From filmmaker Mark Kitchell (Berkeley in the Sixties, A Fierce Green Fire) comes a new film: Evolution of Organic. It’s the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. A motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers and farmers’ sons and daughters reject chemical farming and set out to explore organic alternatives. It’s a heartfelt journey of change, from a small band of rebels to a cultural transformation in the way we grow and eat food. By now organic has gone mainstream, split into an industry oriented toward bringing organic to all people and a movement that has realized a vision of sustainable agriculture. It’s the most popular and successful outgrowth of the environmental impulse of the last fifty years.

Directed by Mark Kitchell.
Runtime: 77 mins.
Rating: NRmore

Opens Friday, February 15

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: Rmore

Crybaby Matinee on Thursday, February 21! Family Matinee on Saturday, February 23! 

This feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Ghibli can.

When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend. Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie Was There has been described as “Ghibli Gothic,” with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax.

The English voicecast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Geena Davis, John C. Reilly, and Vanessa Williams.

Directed by James Simone and Hiromasa Yonebayashi. 
Rated: PG
Runtime: 103 minutes

Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+ 

Hopewell Theater is proud to offer Cry Baby Screenings the third Thursday of each month. Babes-in-arms, infants in strollers, and carriers will be let in for free. Otherwise all tickets are $6. These screenings offer a sensory friendly environment:

Lights are turned up and sound is turned down
All ages are welcome (including infants)
Talking and noise is allowed and guests can move around
Latecomers are admitted

Please note that though the environment is sensory friendly, not all film content may be suitable for this purpose. Please contact our box office at 609-466-1964 for further information.
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Sunday, February 17 and Thursday, February 21

From the director of IDA, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2014), comes a passionate drama of Wiktor and Zula, star-crossed lovers (based on the filmmaker’s parents), who move from Soviet-dominated Poland to the jazz clubs of Paris and back again over a 15-year period, beginning in 1949. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, it's the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate - an impossible love story in impossible times.

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski.
Runtime: 89 mins
Rated: R

“One of the best pictures of the year.” – A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“Critic’s Pick... Thomasz Kot, a genius of slow-burning longing... a terrifically vivid Joanna Kulig… Throughout, their longing for each other — as well as the music they make, together and apart — expresses searching ideas about art and authenticity, national identity and cultural nostalgia… [Filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski’s] two impossible, irresistible lovers are so beguiling that you would like to linger longer, learn more, see more. The movie is filled with ordinary and surprising beauty, with gleaming and richly textured surfaces, and the kind of velvety black chiaroscuro you can get lost in. Its greatest strengths, though, are its two knockout leads, who give the story its heat, its flesh and its heartbreak.” – Manohla Dargis, The New York Timesmore

Crybaby Matinee on Thursday, February 21! Family Matinee on Saturday, February 23! 

This feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Ghibli can.

When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend. Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie Was There has been described as “Ghibli Gothic,” with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax.

The English voicecast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, Geena Davis, John C. Reilly, and Vanessa Williams.

Directed by James Simone and Hiromasa Yonebayashi. 
Rated: PG
Runtime: 103 minutes
Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+ 

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Saturday, February 23! 

Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: “His live performances are legendary.” In the summer of 2017 Willie Nile released his 11th studio album Positively Bob – Willie Nile Sings Bob Dylan to rave reviews. He is currently bringing his electrifying live show to audiences worldwide - don't miss him!

"Better than most performers have to offer by far." -- Rolling Stone

“Clash/Social Distortion meets Pete Seeger...a true master songwriter!” – Hits

“Willie’s so good I can’t believe he’s not from New Jersey!” – Little Steven

“Crossing the power of the Clash with the social consciousness of Woody Guthrie...he’s stronger than ever!” – The Morton Report

“Willie Nile is a great artist. If there was any justice in this world, I’d be opening up for him instead of him for me.” Lucinda Williams

“The epitome of real, true American rock ’n’ roll!” – Pop Matters

“He’s a rocker’s rocker, prote´ge´ of the famous.” -- USA Today

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Opening for Willie Nile will be Marc Jonson & Company Of Dreams Unlimited. Jonson’s songs have been recorded or performed by Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon, The Roches, Willie Nile, Lucy Kaplansky & Shawn Colvin, Steve Forbert, Richard Lloyd, Gunner Nelson, Paul Butterfield, Suzanne Vega, The Smithereens, Loudon Wainwright, Peter Stampfel, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Carolyne Mas and Michael Fracasso and Richard Barone.

A recent work, “ACROSS THE NIGHT” was written for the SS United States Conservancy to help raise awareness of the historic ship’s fate performed at the Union League in Philadelphia.

“One of those rare singer/songwriters who has seemingly never written a less-than-
good song...” John M. Borack, Goldmine Magazine

“It is always a treat when Marc Jonson releases a new song, simply because he's one of the best damn singer-songwriters on the planet.” Robbie Woliver, New York Music Hall of Famemore

Sunday, February 24

Join us to celebrate the best film of 2018 at HT’s Oscar party! Mingle with other film lovers while enjoying complimentary hors d'oeuvres during the Oscar red carpet pre-show. See the award show on the big screen with friends and enter to win prizes - Oscar voting contest and a costume contest. Guests are encouraged to wear their finest glam attire or movie costume to celebrate the evening and can enter to win their own award.

Doors open at 7 pm for Oscars pre-show and hors d'oeuvres. Oscar award show begins at 8:00pm. Our full concession will also be open for dine-in meals and deserts to order.

Costume Contest:
Arrive by 7:30pm to enter our Costume Contest! Dress as your favorite film character or in your finest red-carpet attire. Be photographed on HT's step and repeat for contest entry. Your entry photo will be shared on HT's social media and voting will be by fellow party goers. The winner will receive a Dual Membership to HT.

Winner's Circle:
Oscar ballots will be provided for celebrants to cast a vote before the ceremony begins at 8 pm. Whoever predicts the highest number of winners, will receive a Dual Membership to HT. In the case of a tie, a name will be drawn randomly from those who have tied.more