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Greetings from The Hiway Theatre…

July 20th, 2010

Welcome! The Hiway Theatre is ADA compliant with a wheel chair access ramp, a handicapped accessible restroom in the lobby, wheel chair seating in the theatre and assisted listening devices available at the concession stand upon request.

Concession stand and entrances to theater. Our concession offers the best in treats, fountain drinks, specialty drinks, and hot beverages...BTW: We use real butter to top off your popcorn!

NOW SHOWING COMING SOON SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The Hiway Theatre is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. Our mission is to preserve the historic Hiway Theatre and keep a local tradition alive for people passionate about film and the cinematic experience. Tracing our history back to 1913, the Hiway is unique among one-screen theaters as a member-supported, non profit, movie house dedicated to first-run film programming.You do not have to be a member to attend our shows and special programs. However, your tax-deductible support, in the form of donations and memberships, helps us to continue the programs you enjoy.

The theater and booth has been refurbished with new sound and projection equipment and new seating, screen and wall fabric. We seat 320 and have a number of handicap accessible seat spaces.

View of the theater from the projection booth. We have 320 seats, including four love seats!! Seat naming opportunities are available.

We would like to thank all our members and  those who have already contributed to the Hiway Theatre’s capital campaign.

Ways to Give:

Business Sponsorships
Become a Member
Donate
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Thank you for your consideration–see you at the movies!  PS–vote for us on the HOTLIST for #1 Indie Theater!

NOW SHOWING: The Girl Who Played with Fire

July 19th, 2010

TWO WEEK ENGAGEMENT-JULY 30-August 12

The Girl Who Played with Fire, R, 129 minutes

The critically acclaimed sequel to the The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, based on the second book in the Millennium Trilogy

Read New York Times Film Critic A.O. Scott’s review: here

Times for week of July 30 to August 5:

Fri: (4:15), 7:00, 9:40
Sat: (1:30), 4:15, 7:00, 9:40
Sun: (1:30), 4:15, 7:00
Mon: (4:45), 7:30
Tue: (4:15), 9:40
Wed: (11:30 AM)*, (2:15), 4:45, 7:30
Thu: (4:45), 7:30

*11:30am Movie Moms Matinee on Wed., August 4–for parents with children 18 months and under-babies free!

Times in (  ) are matinee price

Synopsis:

The second installment of author Stieg Larsson’s best-selling “Millennium” trilogy gets translated to the big screen with this tale of a prominent magazine publisher who launches a comprehensive investigation into Swedish sex trafficking and political corruption. The publisher of “Millennium” magazine, Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) has built an empire on his ability to shake up the establishment. Approached by a young journalist with evidence that high-ranking Swedish officials are involved in sex trafficking and crimes against minors, the incensed magazine publisher launches a comprehensive investigation that threatens to implicate some of the most powerful politicians in the country. Noomi Rapace and Alexandra Eisenstein co-star. ~ courtesy of Jason Buchanan, Rovi

REPERTORY SHOWINGS:

Tue, August 3: 7:00 PM

The second film in our Silent Era Gems series:
Metropolis (1927) (NR) No Passes Allowed

This is a one-time showing of the 2002, restored 35MM print,
This showing of Metropolis is free to all Hiway Members!! Not a member? Join by/on August 3 and see Metropolis for free.

COMING SOON: EAT PRAY LOVE starts August 13

June 4th, 2010

Opening on the weekend of August 13: EAT PRAY LOVE, PG-13, 139 minutes

The movie based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling  memoir.

Times for first week, August 13- August 19: TBA

Synopsis:

A woman who once made it her goal in life to marry and rear a family finds her priorities suddenly shifting in Ryan Murphy and Jennifer Salt’s adaptation of author Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir. In the eyes of many, Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) was a woman who had it all — a loving husband, a great career, and a weekend home — but sometimes one realizes too little too late that they haven’t gotten what they truly wanted from life. On the heels of a painful divorce, the woman who had previously looked forward to a contented life of domestic bliss sets out to seek her true destiny by traveling first to Italy, where she learns to appreciate nourishment; then to India, where she discovers the power of prayer; and finally to Bali, where she unexpectedly finds the meaning of true love. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

SPECIAL PROGRAMS…only at the HIWAY THEATRE!

December 24th, 2009
August 12 and August 19 at Abington Art Center

August 12 and August 19 at Abington Art Center

Join us for …MOVIES UNDER THE STARS, presented by The Hiway Theatre in cooperation with the Abington Art Center [AAC] and the Jenkintown Recreation Board

Sponsored in part by Empty Hands Karate and

HiFi House

Gather with other movie fans to enjoy a flick in the AAC Sculpture Park. Movies start at dusk (approximately 8pm.) FREE. Donations requested. Rain or Shine. (In case of rain, the program is moved to AAC’s pavilion.) This Year’s Showings: August 12th:The Princess Bride & August 19th: Where the Wild Things Are

For more info and movie trailers, click here.

Join us for THIS YEAR’S CLASSIC FILM SERIES:

SILENT ERA GEMS [click here for info.]

All films presented on 35MM with added soundtrack

All films presented on 35MM

MOVIE MOMS [AND DADS] MATINEE

-Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday

Hiway Theatre 212 Old York Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215) 886-9800 info@hiwaytheatre.org
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