This documentary tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.

Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's surprising path, from her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her empowering story of a woman who found fame in her 50s.

DETAILS

• Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $6 for Newtown Theatre members.

• Tickets can be purchased only at the box office right before the film. All tickets are general admission.

• Doors open at 6 PM and the film starts at 7 PM.

• Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.

Prior to our Ronstadt Revue concert on April 1, come watch this 2019 documentary that traces the life and career of singer Linda Ronstadt – from her childhood in Tucson through her decades-long career and to her retirement in 2011 due to a form of Parkinson's disease. Featuring Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Aaron Neville, Don Henley, and more.

Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, and nominations for a Tony Award and Golden Globe Award. Many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum. She was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

DETAILS

• Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $6 for Newtown Theatre members.

• Tickets can be purchased only at the box office right before the film. All tickets are general admission.

• Doors open at 6:30 PM and the film starts at 7:30 PM.

• Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.

This documentary presents the live recording of Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” album at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles in 1972. Video footage from that recording was not released at the time due to difficulty synchronizing the audio with the visual print. The footage was relegated to a Warner Bros. vault until 2007, when producer Alan Elliott purchased the raw footage and attempted to synchronize it. The edited footage, 87 minutes in length, was planned for a 2011 release but was not released until after Franklin’s death in 2018.  

DETAILS

• Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $6 for Newtown Theatre members.

• Tickets can be purchased only at the box office right before the film. All tickets are general admission.

• Doors open at 6 PM and the film starts at 7 PM.

• Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.

The Rescue chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Using a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they bring alive one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys.

DETAILS

• Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $6 for Newtown Theatre members.

• Tickets can be purchased only at the box office right before the film. All tickets are general admission.

• Doors open at 6 PM and the film starts at 7 PM.

• Members, please be prepared to present your membership card at the door.