(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre is presenting two of the most talked about films of this winter - La La Land and Lion. Tickets for each movie are $7.00 and are on sale now.
La La Land will be shown at 7:00 pm on the 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st of February. Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia [Emma Stone], an aspiring actress, and Sebastian [Ryan Gosling], a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams. La La Land has been nominated for an astounding fourteen Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.
Lion will be shown at 7:00 pm on Monday, February 27th and Tuesday, February 28th. Based on a true story, Saroo, a five-year-old child in India, from a poor, but happy rural family, gets lost in Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. Now totally lost in an alien urban environment and too young to identify either himself or his home to the authorities, Saroo struggles to survive as a street child until he is sent to an orphanage. Saroo is selected to be adopted to an Australian family, where he grows up in a loving prosperous home. However, for all his material good fortune, in his adulthood Saroo finds himself plagued by memories of his lost family and tries to search for them even as his guilt drives him to hide this quest from his adoptive parents and his girlfriend. Only when he has an epiphany does he realize not only the answers he needs, but also the steadfast love he has always had with his loved ones in both worlds. Dev Patel stars as the adult Saroo. Also starring Rooney Mara, David Wenham, and Nicole Kidman. Lion has six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Purchase tickets by visiting www.thenewtontheatre.com or contact the Box Office at 973-383-3700.
The historic Newton Theatre, located at 234 Spring Street in Newton, NJ, was founded in 1924. Revitalized and fully renovated, Sussex County’s premier entertainment venue reopened in 2011 as a 605 seat capacity live performing arts center. With it’s rich history and diverse programming The Newton Theatre is essential to the buoyancy of New Jersey’s Skylands region.
