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Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel

April 22 - May 01

Is it possible that everything Wes Anderson made prior to 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” was just a warm-up? Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"It's a filigreed toy box of a movie...

Pre-release screening of Now: In The Wings On A World Stage Produced by and Starring Kevin Spacey & directed by Sam Mendes April 29th

April 29

“NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage," produced by and starring Kevin Spacey. “NOW..." takes us along with twenty British and American ...

National Theater Live: King Lear

May 01

Live as being performed on the stage in London:

Thursday May 1st 2:00pm

Replay Sunday May 4th 11:00am

King Lear
by William...

RI Cares presents THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE : a feature documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from addiction

May 19

Recovery is OUT - to change the addiction conversation from problems to SOLUTIONS. An independent feature documentary about the over 23 million Americans living in long-...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time returns to the JPT

May 22

Following its smash-hit live broadcast in 2012, the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time...

Belle: Opening May 23rd

May 23 - June 05

BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode). ...

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Call for Entries: Incredibly Short Film Festival

February 01, 2014

The Marley Bridges Theatre Company (MBTC) is seeking entries for the...

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95 years on Washington Square
Built in 1834
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (JPT) has become known for showing the best movies available, movies that are hand selected to play to the discriminating taste of our audience. We present a mix of first-run movies, documentaries and art films and utilize our stage and venue to bring unique presentations to Newport.