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NARO TICKET PRICES
| Adults | $10.00 |
| Matinees (before 4pm) | $8.00 |
| Senior Citizens (65 & up) | $8.00 |
| Kids (12 & under) | $8.00 |
| TICKET BOOKS 10 admissions, no limits, no expiration, always valid (purchase online) |
$73.00 |
| Tickets go on sale at our Box Office 20 minutes before each show. |
NARO NEWS & VIEWS – LATEST
Current Veer Magazine column by Tench Phillips, co-owner of the Naro. Opinions expressed are his own.
In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults
The following article was first published by APNEWS (Associated Press)
Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie. He shoots on large-format film with large, cumbersome cameras to get the best possible cinematic image. He prefers practical effects over computer-generated ones and real locations over soundstages — even when that means recreating an atomic explosion in the harsh winds of the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night for “Oppenheimer,” out July 21. Though, despite internet rumors, they did not detonate an actual nuclear weapon…
NOW SHOWING
Napoleon
A spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed. (R, 2h 38m)
“Scott brings his A game. The film is a gripping, often delightfully lairy slab of pop history, made with mischief, flash and meticulous craft.” – Danny Leigh, Financial Times
“Scott has created an outrageously enjoyable cavalry charge of a movie, a full-tilt biopic of two and a half hours in which Scott doesn’t allow his troops to get bogged down mid-gallop in the muddy terrain of either fact or metaphysical significance.” – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
The Holdovers
Opens Friday, December 8th!
From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). (R, 2h 13m)
“Paul Giamatti is absolute perfection as a Grinchy teacher who learns a hard lesson in empathy over a winter school break. All the actors shine in this exuberant movie gift from director Alexander Payne that has all the makings of a new holiday classic.” – Peter Travers, ABC News
“It’s the warmest cinematic experience you’ll have all year. “ – Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
“Funny and rueful, The Holdovers seems beamed in from another time in cinema history, when wordy and thoughtful little movies like this were in healthier supply.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
96%/90% Critic/Audience RT Consensus! Online tickets available on or before Tuesday, December 5th!
Festive Features
December 2nd -24th!
In addition to our line up of new theatrical releases, we’ve put together a “Festive Features” series of popular seasonal classics for December, including our perennial audience favorite It’s A Wonderful Life showing as a double-feature with White Christmas. Check out the complete series here!
Scrooged
Saturday, December 2nd at 9:15pm!
In this modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait) on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past. (1988, PG-13, 101mins)
A Christmas Story 40th Anniversary
Sunday, December 10th at 4pm and 7pm!
Wednesday, December 13th at 7PM!
There’s never been a Yuletide movie as funny as this 1983 Bob Clark classic. Based on humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the 1940s, In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, the story is full of wonderful glimmers of nostalgia unhampered by sentimentality. With Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin. (PG, 95 mins)
SPECIAL NOTE: We are pleased to announce our annual showing of A Christmas Story, 40th Anniversary Edition! For over 40 seasons the Naro Cinema has brought the community this classic holiday treat. This year, we are fortunate enough to be included as one of the theaters showing it as a Fathom Event; as such we are not able to bring it to our audience as a double feature. We hope you can join us for one of the three showings of A Christmas Story we have scheduled leading up to Christmas. Rest assured that we are keeping our holiday movie tradition alive with this and other beloved films!
Die Hard
Friday, December 8th at 9:15pm!
Enjoy some holiday excitement watching this iconic thriller starring Bruce Willis as a NYPD officer trying to save his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and others taken hostage at a Christmas party by a band of terrorists led by the late great actor Alan Rickman. Die Hard won two Academy Awards (Best Sound, Best Film Editing) and was a nominee for two more for visual and sound effects. (1988, R, 132m)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Saturday, December 9th, at 8:00pm!
As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), and children as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark’s employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs. (1989, PG-13, 87mins)
upcoming films & events...
NARO TICKET PRICES
| Adults | $10.00 |
| Matinees (before 4pm) | $8.00 |
| Senior Citizens (65 & up) | $8.00 |
| Kids (12 & under) | $8.00 |
| TICKET BOOKS 10 admissions, no limits, no expiration, always valid (purchase online) |
$73.00 |
| Tickets go on sale at our Box Office 20 minutes before each show. |
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