JANIS IAN : BREAKING SILENCE
During the 1960s, as a teenager, acclaimed American singer-songwriter Janis Ian used to jam with Jimi Hendrix in Greenwich Village bars and partied with Janis Joplin, who jokingly called herself “the other Janis.”
SECRET MALL APARTMENT
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and lived there for four years, filming everything.
BLACK BAG
A gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn.
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK 20TH ANNIVERSARY
The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
BRING IT ON HOME: LADEN VALLEY, THE BALLROOM THIEVES & CHANCE EMERSON LIVE CONCERT
On April 12th, Jane Pickens Theater will host Bring It On Home, a special one-night-only concert featuring Laden Valley, The Ballroom Thieves, and Chance Emerson.
DR STRANGELOVE
Steve Coogan takes on the multiple roles made famous by Peter Sellers in the Kubrick film from 1964, in which politicians, generals and scientists attempt to avert an imminent nuclear war.
Presenting a special movie collection in honor of the late, undisputed filmmaking great: REMEMBERING THE WORLDS OF DAVID LYNCH featuring WILD AT HEART March 20th @ 7:30, BLUE VELVET April 24th @ 7:30, MULHOLLAND DRIVE May 21st @ 8:30, & ERASERHEAD October 9th @ 8:30.
In honor of one of Hollywood’s brightest star’s centennial birthday, we present LIVE GAVE US LEMMON- a 3 film series celebrating the immortal actor Jack Lemmon.
A pivotal moment in music history — now a major motion picture — has closer connections to Rhode Island than you might think.
The Great Gatsby: A special 50th anniversary screening that was filmed right here in Newport I spoke with the Jane Pickens operations manager, Alex Whitney on why ‘The Great Gatsby’ is so special to locals, the joy of using their new projector and the exciting season for the beloved historic theater.
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