(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre will be screening two new movies, Beatriz at Dinner and The Beguiled. Tickets for these movies are $7.00 each and are on sale now.
Beatriz at Dinner (shown above) will be shown on Monday, July 17 and Tuesday, July 18 at 7:00 pm. The film stars Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton and Chloe Sevigny. Beatriz (Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
The Beguiled will be shown on Sunday, July 23 at 4:30 and 7:00 pm, and Monday, July 24 and Tuesday, July 25 at 7:00 pm. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning, The Beguiled is a thriller written and directed by Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola. Cpl. John McBurney is an injured Union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the Civil War. He seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school where the teachers and students seem more than willing to help. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship. Sofia Coppola won Best Director for this film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
For additional information visit 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.
