(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre is presenting four new movies this early Spring. Tickets for each movie are only $7.00 and are on sale now. The films include The Saleman, Kedi, The Sense of an Ending, and Personal Shopper.
Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film, The Salesman, will be shown on Sunday, March 26th at 4:00 and 7:00 pmand on Monday, March 27th and Tuesday, March 28th at 7:00 pm. Forced to leave their collapsing house, Ranaa (Taraneh Alidoosti) and Emad (Shahab Hosseini), an Iranian couple who happen to be performers rehearsing for Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" rent a new apartment from one of their fellow performers. Unaware of the fact that the previous tenant had been a woman of ill repute having many clients, they settle down. By a nasty turn of events one of the clients pays a visit to the apartment one night while Ranaa is alone at home taking a bath and the aftermath turns the peaceful life of the couple upside down.
The movie Kedi will be shown on Sunday, April 2nd at 4:30 and 7:00 pm and at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 3rd and Tuesday, April 4th. Kedi is a profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat. Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they’ve wandered in and out of people’s lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. The cats of Istanbul live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame. They bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could.
The Sense of an Ending is scheduled for Monday April 10th and Tuesday, April 11th at 7:00 pm. The movie is based on the Man Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes, and directed by The Lunchbox's Ritesh Batra. Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Charlotte Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
A hauntingly mysterious ghost story/thriller, Personal Shopper, starring Kristen Stewart, will be shown on Monday, April 17th and Tuesday, April 18th at 7:00 pm. Maureen (Stewart), who sees herself as a medium, hopes to contact the spirit of her recently deceased twin brother, Lewis, with whom she shared everything, including the heart defect that took his life. Lewis had promised that if he passed away first, he would try to send a message from beyond the grave. As Maureen pursues her mission to make contact, she works at her day job as an assistant to a world-famous movie star. Maureen is not particularly thrilled with this career path, however, her two worlds begin to collide as she begins receiving a series of mysterious text messages from someone who seems to know everything about her. She thinks they may be coming from her brother, but could it be another, darker spirit or the even-more-frightening possibility that the messages are coming from a flesh-and-blood stalker who is leading an already-distracted Maureen into real and immediate danger?
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.