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1 Previews Hiway Theater 95H MARCH - JUNE 2016 Ethan Hawke and Greta Gerwig in MAGGIE S PLAN INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS H IWAYT HEATER.ORG

Welcome to the nonprofit Hiway Theater The Hiway Theater is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. A D M I S S I O N General...$10.50 Members...$6.00 Seniors (62+) & Students...$8.

2 Welcome to the nonprofit Hiway Theater The Hiway Theater is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. A D M I S S I O N General...$10.50 Members...$6.00 Seniors (62+) & Students...$8.00 Matinees Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri before 4:30 Sat & Sun before 2:30...$8.00 Wed Early Matinee before 2:30...$7.00 Affiliated Theater Members*...$6.00 You must present your membership card to obtain membership discounts. The above ticket prices are subject to change. *Affiliated Theater Members All members of our theater are entitled to members tickets at all Renew Theaters (Ambler, County, Garden, and Hiway), as well as at participating Art House Theaters nationwide. For more information, visit our website. Policies Children under 6 Children under age 6 will not be admitted to our films or programs unless specifically indicated. Late Arrivals The Theater reserves the right to stop selling tickets (and/or seating patrons) after a film has started. Outside Food and Drink Patrons are not permitted to bring outside food and drink into the theater. Accessibility & Hearing Assistance The Hiway Theater has wheelchair-accessible auditoriums and restrooms, and is equipped with hearing enhancement devices. (For headphones, please see the theater manager when you arrive.) Parking Check our website for parking information. Hiway Theater 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, PA HOTLINE Administrative Office HiwayTheater.org How can you support the Hiway Theater? Be a member. Become a member of the nonprofit Hiway Theater and show your support for good films and a cultural landmark. See back panel for a membership form or join online. Your financial support is tax-deductible. MEMBER Make a gift. Your additional gifts and support make us even better. Your donations are fully tax-deductible. Contact our Business Office at x117 or at jsanders@renewtheaters.org. Be a sponsor. Receive prominent recognition for your business in exchange for helping our nonprofit theater. Recognition comes in a variety of ways on our movie screens, in our brochures, and on our website. Contact us at x112 or at dflowers@renewtheaters.org. Get our weekly notices. We can keep you up-to-date on all our events and scheduling via our weekly notices. Visit our website to sign up, and then stay plugged into our latest programming news. Give us feedback. Your film experience is the most important thing to us, so we welcome your feedback. Please let us know what we can do better. Contact us at , or comments@renewtheaters.org. Special thanks. The Hiway Theater receives funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. We re Nonprofit. The Hiway Theater is owned and operated by Hiway Theatre, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. The official registration and financial information of Hiway Theatre, Inc. may be obtained for the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, Registration does not imply endorsement. PREVIEWS (95) MARCH 1, 2016 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY HIWAY THEATRE, INC. 212 OLD YORK ROAD, JENKINTOWN, PA ISSUE NO. 95

MAIN ATTRACTIONS Main Attractions What main films will play at the Hiway? Predicting in advance what films will play at our beloved one-screen Hiway is the biggest challenge that we face.

On Monday, we decide what main film will play starting that Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we set the showtimes for the upcoming week and then update our website and telephone hotline.

For our latest Main Attractions plans, visit: HiwayTheater.org.

most acclaimed (and notorious) stars, Miles Davis. The story centers around two days in the 70s, when a journalist tracks down Davis after years of absence from the music scene.

3 MAIN ATTRACTIONS Main Attractions What main films will play at the Hiway? Predicting in advance what films will play at our beloved one-screen Hiway is the biggest challenge that we face. It is very hard to know ahead of time. The films listed here are an educated guess. Our website is always the best place to get up-to-the-minute information. Scheduling our main films is weekto-week. On Monday, we decide what main film will play starting that Friday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we set the showtimes for the upcoming week and then update our website and telephone hotline. We also send out a weekly (sign up at our website). Sometimes, we book a main film a few weeks in advance, which we post on our website. For our latest Main Attractions plans, visit: HiwayTheater.org. (Or call our Hotline at ) Love & Friendship Miles Ahead USA - Don Cheadle - 1 hr 40 min Actor Don Cheadle makes his directorial debut with this unconventional drama about one of jazz s most acclaimed (and notorious) stars, Miles Davis. The story centers around two days in the 70s, when a journalist tracks down Davis after years of absence from the music scene. MILES AHEAD is imaginative and original. Starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, and Michael Stuhlbarg. Maggie s Plan USA - Rebecca Miller - 1 hr 32 min This offbeat romantic comedy stars Greta Gerwig as the independent Maggie who falls in love with a married professor/ writer played by Ethan Hawke. Over the course of three years, Maggie begins to have doubts about the strength of their relationship. Julianne Moore is amazing in a supporting role as Hawke s ex-wife. Love & Friendship USA/UK - Whit Stillman - 1 hr 32 min The latest from director Whit Stillman is a humorous Jane Austen adaptation. Kate Beckinsale plays a beautiful widow who visits her in-laws estate to escape uncomfortable social rumors. While there, she decides to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Based on Austen s 1794 novella Lady Susan (unpublished during her lifetime), this amusing film is replete with gossip, witticisms, and restrained charm.

Special programs SPRING 2016 H Classic Thursdays The Hiway Theater has a new year-round film series: Classic Thursdays. We will have a classic film every other Thursday night. Dates subject to change.

Any change will be announced at least a week ahead of time, and will result in pushing the date forward or back one week. So before you come, please check our website or hotline for confirmation. Why?

) But that s not how the movie business works, so we must be flexible in programming these special titles. All things considered, this is the best way to bring you the most varied programs possible.

4 Special programs SPRING 2016 H Classic Thursdays The Hiway Theater has a new year-round film series: Classic Thursdays. We will have a classic film every other Thursday night. Dates subject to change. Due to the fact that we are a single screen theater, we occasionally must postpone special classic screenings. This happens due to unavoidable contractual obligations with our distributors. Any change will be announced at least a week ahead of time, and will result in pushing the date forward or back one week. So before you come, please check our website or hotline for confirmation. Why? Because that s how the movie biz works. Believe us, we wouldn t have this subject to change policy if we didn t have to. (If we made the rules, we d show 3 or 4 different films every week!) But that s not how the movie business works, so we must be flexible in programming these special titles. All things considered, this is the best way to bring you the most varied programs possible. Stay up to date by . The best way to stay aware of everything happening at the Hiway is to get our weekly . You can sign up right from our website. Each week, we will let you know about the Hiway s upcoming films and events. We ll also let you know about the screenings at our sister theater, the Ambler, which members can attend for the same member price as the Hiway. Ticket prices for Classic Thursdays. Our normal ticket prices apply to Classic Thursdays, except for young cineastes: patrons 18 and younger will only be charged an admission of $3 for this series. Hiway: Mar 17 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. The Graduate hr 46 min USA color DCP d: Mike Nichols w/ Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross A landmark coming-of-age comedy that caught the mood of the time, THE GRADUATE is as fresh today as ever. Dustin Hoffman gives a star-making performance as a recent college graduate who is adrift in life. After an entanglement with family friend Mrs Robinson, he falls in love with her daughter and things get very messy. Satiric, witty, and a true classic. With music from Simon and Garfunkel. HiwayTheater.org In addition to up-to-date movie listings and information about upcoming films and programs, the Hiway Theater website also offers a quick and easy way to become a member. Our weekly update. Sign up at our website and we ll send you our weekly . Join in the conversation. Become a fan of the Hiway Theater on Facebook and Twitter, or check out our blog at RenewTheaters.org/blog

Special programs SPRING 2016 H Hiway: Mar 31 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. All About Eve 1950-2 hr 18 min - b/w - USA DCP - 20th Century Fox - d: Joseph L.

Davis is an aging Broadway actress and Baxter is the young ingénue who works her way into Davis life and begins to usurp her.

Hiway: Apr 28 Thur 7:30 Nov 19 Thur 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. Network 1976-2 hr 1 min - USA - color - HD Digital d.

5 Special programs SPRING 2016 H Hiway: Mar 31 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. All About Eve hr 18 min - b/w - USA DCP - 20th Century Fox - d: Joseph L. Mankiewicz w/ Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders Bette Davis and Anne Baxter tangle in this brilliant drama about ambition and betrayal. Davis is an aging Broadway actress and Baxter is the young ingénue who works her way into Davis life and begins to usurp her. In the immortal words of Margo Channing: Fasten your seatbelts, it s going to be a bumpy night. Hiway: Apr 14 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. Hiway: Apr 28 Thur 7:30 Nov 19 Thur 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. Network hr 1 min - USA - color - HD Digital d. Sidney Lumet - w/ Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch NETWORK is a blistering, satirical film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a fictional television network. As it struggles with poor ratings, the question arises: how far will the network go to increase its viewership? The acidic answer seems even more true today than ever. Featuring Peter Finch s performance of a lifetime was perfectly captured in his legendary I m mad as Hell and I m not going to take it anymore on-air rant. Also with Faye Dunaway, William Holden, and Robert Duvall. Double Indemnity hr 47 min - b/w - USA - DCP - Paramount - d: Billy Wilder w/ Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Billy Wilder s DOUBLE INDEMNITY is a defining film of the film noir genre. Fred MacMurray plays an insurance salesman lured into murder and fraud by the seductive wife of a client played by the incomparable Barbara Stanwyck. With a screenplay co-written by Raymond Chandler and adapted from the James M. Cain novel.

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Special programs SPRING 2016 H Hiway: May 12 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation.

sci-fi noir classic based on the Philip K Dick novel. When four androids escape, it is the job of blade runner Rick Deckard to eliminate them.

This version is the definitive Final Cut done by director Ridley Scott in 2007. MEMBER Be a member of the nonprofit Hiway Theater. Hiway: May 26 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change.

7 Special programs SPRING 2016 H Hiway: May 12 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. Blade Runner: The Final Cut hr 57 min - USA - color DCP - Warner Brothers - d: Ridley Scott - w/ Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah A new DCP restoration of Ridley Scott s sci-fi noir classic based on the Philip K Dick novel. When four androids escape, it is the job of blade runner Rick Deckard to eliminate them. But as he hunts them, he is forced to question what it is to be human. A film made to be seen on the big screen, if there ever was one. This version is the definitive Final Cut done by director Ridley Scott in MEMBER Be a member of the nonprofit Hiway Theater. Hiway: May 26 Thurs 7:30 Date subject to change. See intro explanation. It Happened One Night hr 45 min - b/w - USA DCP - Columbia - d: Frank Capra w/ Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns This early screwball comedy features spitfire dialogue between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. A spoiled rich girl escapes from her millionaire father, who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, she gets involved with an out-of-work newsman. When their bus breaks down, the bickering pair set off on a comic hitchhiking expedition. New 4K digital restoration!

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9 Join the Hiway - get the Ambler! When you become a member of the Hiway Theater, you can see more great films at the Ambler Theater for just $6.00. So why wait?

MORE CHOICES Film 101 Shakespeare 400 Ambler: Mar 16 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Mar 17 Thurs 7:30 Breathless 1960-1 hr 30 min - France b/w HD Digital - d: Jean-Luc Godard w/jean-paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg w/

While hiding out, he tries to convince a hip, young American girl to flee with him to Italy.

Film 101 is a series that explores elements of filmmaking, film criticism and film theory. Each month we will present an exemplary classic film introduced by an important figure in the film community.

Henry V 1944-2 hr 17 min - UK - color - DCP d: Laurence Olivier - w/ Laurence Olivier, Renee Asherson, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks From the father of the Shakespearean film adaptation, Laurence

10 MORE CHOICES Film 101 Shakespeare 400 Ambler: Mar 16 Wed 7:30 Ambler: Mar 17 Thurs 7:30 Breathless hr 30 min - France b/w HD Digital - d: Jean-Luc Godard w/jean-paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg w/ subtitles A milestone achievement in film history, Godard s BREATHLESS is the epitome of the French New Wave cinema. A small-time thief steals a car and murders a police officer in the process. While hiding out, he tries to convince a hip, young American girl to flee with him to Italy. With its groundbreaking style and technique, this classic is truly one of the most significant films ever made. Selected and presented by filmmaker and Temple University professor Maurizio Giammarco. Film 101 is a series that explores elements of filmmaking, film criticism and film theory. Each month we will present an exemplary classic film introduced by an important figure in the film community. Free for Members. Henry V hr 17 min - UK - color - DCP d: Laurence Olivier - w/ Laurence Olivier, Renee Asherson, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks From the father of the Shakespearean film adaptation, Laurence Olivier s 1944 HENRY V is among the most celebrated examples of Shakespeare on screen. Completed near the end of World War II, the film was created as a morale booster for British troops returning home. Filmed in rich color, the Battle of Agincourt is masterfully directed and the role of Henry V is brilliantly acted by Olivier. National Theatre Live Ambler: April 10 Sun 12:30 Ambler: Mar 24 Thurs 7:30 Steven Rea s Hollywood Cafe Philadelphia Inquirer film critic Steven Rea presents his new book Hollywood Cafe: Coffee With the Stars. The book features vintage photos of stars from classic Hollywood - including Grace Kelly, Charlie Chaplin, Audrey Hepburn - enjoying a cup of coffee. Rea will screen clips and discuss pictures of these stars that range from candids from on the set, movie stills, in and out of costume, or lounging at home and savoring a warm cup of joe. Free event. Hangmen Run Time: TBA Following a sell-out run at London s Royal Court Theatre, Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, In Bruges) returns to the West End with this award-winning production of his deeply funny new play. In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry is a local celebrity. But what s a hangman to do on the day they ve abolished hanging? Starring David Morrissey, Andy Nyman, and Johnny Flynn. Tickets: $18 General $16 Members

@ THE AMBLER Ambler: Apr 14 Thurs 7:30 Beth Or Israeli Film Night Sabena Hijacking: My Version 2015-1 hr 44 min - Israel - color - HD Digital - Rani Sa ar - with subtitles Congregation Beth Or

Using previously unreleased audio recordings from the pilot of the flight, SABENA HIJACKING uses a realistic style to tell the story of this 30-hour event. Tickets: $10.

along with the von Trapp family! Rodgers and Hammerstein s THE SOUND OF MUSIC is largely considered one of the greatest musicals of all time.

Be ready for a costume competition, prizes, and an interactive prop bag. Tickets: $14 General, $12 Members.

of Velázquez and hero to Picasso - with this cinematic tour of the recent acclaimed exhibition at London s National Gallery.

11 @ THE AMBLER Ambler: Apr 14 Thurs 7:30 Beth Or Israeli Film Night Sabena Hijacking: My Version hr 44 min - Israel - color - HD Digital - Rani Sa ar - with subtitles Congregation Beth Or presents this Israeli docudrama thriller about a 1972 plane hijacking. Using previously unreleased audio recordings from the pilot of the flight, SABENA HIJACKING uses a realistic style to tell the story of this 30-hour event. Tickets: $10. Ambler: April 21 Thurs 7:00 The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long hr 54 min - USA - color DCP - 20th Century Fox d: Robert Wise - w/ Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer Join us for a night of singing along with the von Trapp family! Rodgers and Hammerstein s THE SOUND OF MUSIC is largely considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. Follow the bouncing ball and sing your heart out to this wonderfully enjoyable film. Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Be ready for a costume competition, prizes, and an interactive prop bag. Tickets: $14 General, $12 Members. Exhibition on Screen Ambler: May 8 Sun 12:30 Royal Opera Ambler: May 29 Sun 12:30 Ambler: June 2 Thurs 7:00 Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood 1 hr 30 min Discover Spain s celebrated artist - the heir of Velázquez and hero to Picasso - with this cinematic tour of the recent acclaimed exhibition at London s National Gallery. Through extensive location footage, revealing letters, and an examination of Goya s masterpieces, this film builds a fascinating portrait of the painter and the world he painted. Tickets: $14 General $12 Members Lucia di Lammermoor 2 hr 50 min w/ 1 intermission German soprano Diana Damrau stars in this new production of Donizetti s tragic masterpiece. Director Katie Mitchell (Written on Skin) sets production in the 1840s and focusses on how an intelligent woman, failed by the men in her life, experiences a horrifying mental breakdown. Tickets: $18 General $16 Members The Best Years of Our Lives hr 52 min - USA - b/w - DCP - RKO - d: William Wyler - w/ Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright Three WWII veterans return from the war to find that their lives at home have irreparably changed. Samuel Goldwyn commissioned a wartime reporter to pen the script after reading a Time article about soldiers readjusting to civilian life. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, this is a very special film.

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Hiway Theater INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS H IWAYT HEATER.ORG H DECEMBER 2014 FEBRUARY 2015

Hiway Theater INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS H IWAYT HEATER.ORG H DECEMBER 2014 FEBRUARY 2015 Previews Hiway Theater 90H DECEMBER 2014 FEBRUARY 2015 Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING INCLUDES OUR MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS H IWAYT HEATER.ORG 267 864 0065 Welcome