September's STRAND JUBILEE SERIES pick!
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) - 85th Anniversary
Thursday, September 19 at 7:00pm
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
Approved | USA | 1939 | 2h 9m
Directed by Frank Capra
Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
Beer and wine available at our concessions
Our JUBILEE SERIES celebrates the experience of movie-watching in theaters, with a series of films that have anniversaries in 2024! For a hundred years, film fanatics, cinefiles and general movie-goers alike have come in droves to see motion pictures on the sliver screen – settling down into comfy seats in the darkened auditorium of their favorite movie palace, with their popcorn and Mike-n-Ike’s, to be transported to lands of wonder and moments of great fervor. In recent years, the convenience of streaming at home has shifted the way that we view films, but deep down we still hold onto the feeling we got sitting in the theater.
2024 boasts a plethora of major anniversaries for films that many hold near and dear to their hearts. Over the next several months, the Strand will be offering you the chance to see your nostalgic favorites in the way you did when you first fell in love with them – in a classic theater! We’ll be showing top pick films that are celebrating their 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th anniversaries and beyond, from Indiana Jones to The Wizard of Oz. We hope to see you there!
#StrandArts #Film #JubileeSeries
Coming this month!
THE CRITIC
LONDON, 1934. Academy Award Nominee Sir Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, The Good Liar) stars as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences. A suspenseful thriller co-starring Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris).
R | UK | 2023 | 1h 35m
Directed by Anand Tucker
Starring Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #StrandArts #TheCritic
Matinee today at 3pm!
COUP! - August 30 - September 6
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 9/01 - Sun - 3:00pm
9/03 - Tue - 7:00pm
9/04 - Wed - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 8:00pm
Isolated on a seaside estate during the 1918 Spanish Flu, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). When the plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare.
NR | USA | 2023 | 1h 38m
Directed by Austin Stark, Joseph Schuman
Starring PeterSarsgaard, BillyMagnussen, Sarah Gadon
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #RocklandMaine #StrandArts
MY PENGUIN FRIEND - August 30 - September 8
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 9/01 - Sun - 5:30pm
9/03 - Tue - 1:00pm
9/05 - Thu - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 5:30pm
9/08 - Sun - 5:30pm
A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed.
When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
PG | Brazil, USA | 2024 | 1h 37m
Directed by David Schurmann
Starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #RocklandMaine #Film #StrandArts
GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS - On Sale Now!
September 21
Sponsored by: First National Bank and First National Wealth Management
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4b6Rqsb or at RocklandStrand.com
When Brooklyn collective GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS performs, it’s more than a concert: It’s an electrifying experience. Led by creative duo Becca Fox and Matt Walsh, the band channels musical inspo Talking Heads with their distinct brand of Afrofunk and indie dance music. “If you can MOVE you can DANCE!” shouts an exuberant Fox from the stage — or from the dance floor, where she’s joined the crowd. Gentleman Brawlers loves to engage an audience, and the audience loves them right back. The BBC’s Tom Robinson hailed them as “a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine.”
GB has two distinct incarnations – live and in studio – that elevate and inform each other. Through a sonic blend of disco-based horn lines, sticky highlife guitar, and polyrhythms from West Africa, Trinidad, and Brazil, GB’s live shows ignite a community-based, improvisational energy; in studio, the band will often reimagine their songs through an EDM lens. Whether the audience is on the dance floor or pressing play, Gentleman Brawlers always delivers an exhilarating, celebratory experience.
Acclaimed by NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest & WNYC’s The Greene Space, GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS has opened for Cimafunk and Grammy award-winning artists Los Amigos Invisibles & Fantastic Negrito at Brooklyn Bowl, Live at the Archway Festival in Dumbo, and performed at Pier 1 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for Summer on the Hudson.
“Gentleman Brawlers brings a level of theatricality to their music that takes their performances up to the next level. It is refreshing and inspiring to have artists not just make great music, as if that’s not enough on its own, but to bring so much creativity to the stage. A talented group of musicians, putting in the extra time to do something special. We could
Criterion Series next Sunday!
TIME BANDITS (1981)
Sunday, September 8 at 2pm
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
Presented in 2K
PG | USA | 1981 | 1h 50m
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Starring Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese
Beer and wine available at our concessions
THE CRITERION COLLECTION was established in 1984, with a mission to preserve important classic and independent films from around the world, making them available to watch in analog and digital formats – with DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K Ultra HD and the Criterion Channel streaming service. In 2017, Criterion launched a series of original programming for the Criterion Channel called Art-House America, to showcase independently run arthouse theaters around the U.S and highlight the people and community that keep them alive. This series was turned into a fundraising campaign in the wake of the COVID pandemic in 2020, raising much-needed funds to provide financial relief to small arthouse theaters.
Now, with their support of the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Criterion is furthering their support of community movie theaters, by sponsoring a year-long series of films that will allow the Strand to screen a wide range of acclaimed, hard-to-see movies for the local audience, and turn these screenings into a fundraising event for the much beloved 100 year old theater.
#StrandArts #CriterionSeries #TimeBandits #RocklandStrand #RocklandMaine
Family Matinee Series today at 3pm!
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial (1982)
August 31 at 3pm - All tickets $5
Thanks to our supporting sponsor: Rockland Harbor Hotel
Tickets available at the box office 30 min. prior to show time
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
PG | USA | 1982 | 1h 55m
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote
#StrandTheatre #FamilyMatinee #StrandArts #Community #StephenSpeilberg
Starts tomorrow!
MY PENGUIN FRIEND - August 30 - September 8
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 8/30 - Fri - 8:00pm
8/31 - Sat - 5:30pm
9/01 - Sun - 5:30pm
9/03 - Tue - 1:00pm
9/05 - Thu - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 5:30pm
9/08 - Sun - 5:30pm
A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed.
When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
PG | Brazil, USA | 2024 | 1h 37m
Directed by David Schurmann
Starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #RocklandMaine #Film #StrandArts
Starts tomorrow!
COUP! - August 30 - September 6
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 8/30 - Fri - 5:30pm
8/31 - Sat - 8:00pm
9/01 - Sun - 3:00pm
9/03 - Tue - 7:00pm
9/04 - Wed - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 8:00pm
Isolated on a seaside estate during the 1918 Spanish Flu, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). When the plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare.
NR | USA | 2023 | 1h 38m
Directed by Austin Stark, Joseph Schuman
Starring PeterSarsgaard, BillyMagnussen, Sarah Gadon
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #RocklandMaine #StrandArts
Final Day - Matinee at 1pm & final show at 7pm!
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
August 23-29
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Remaining showtimes: 8/29 - Thu - 1:00pm, 7:00pm
In BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.
R | USA | 2024 | 1h 51m
Directed by Nathan Silver
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #StrandArts #Community #BetweenTheTemples
GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS - On Sale Now!
September 21
Sponsored by: First National Bank and First National Wealth Management
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4b6Rqsb or at RocklandStrand.com
When Brooklyn collective GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS performs, it’s more than a concert: It’s an electrifying experience. Led by creative duo Becca Fox and Matt Walsh, the band channels musical inspo Talking Heads with their distinct brand of Afrofunk and indie dance music. “If you can MOVE you can DANCE!” shouts an exuberant Fox from the stage — or from the dance floor, where she’s joined the crowd. Gentleman Brawlers loves to engage an audience, and the audience loves them right back. The BBC’s Tom Robinson hailed them as “a virtuoso live band, grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine.”
GB has two distinct incarnations – live and in studio – that elevate and inform each other. Through a sonic blend of disco-based horn lines, sticky highlife guitar, and polyrhythms from West Africa, Trinidad, and Brazil, GB’s live shows ignite a community-based, improvisational energy; in studio, the band will often reimagine their songs through an EDM lens. Whether the audience is on the dance floor or pressing play, Gentleman Brawlers always delivers an exhilarating, celebratory experience.
Acclaimed by NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest & WNYC’s The Greene Space, GENTLEMAN BRAWLERS has opened for Cimafunk and Grammy award-winning artists Los Amigos Invisibles & Fantastic Negrito at Brooklyn Bowl, Live at the Archway Festival in Dumbo, and performed at Pier 1 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for Summer on the Hudson.
“Gentleman Brawlers brings a level of theatricality to their music that takes their performances up to the next level. It is refreshing and inspiring to have artists not just make great music, as if that’s not enough on its own, but to bring so much creativity to the stage. A talented group of musicians, putting in the extra time to do something special. We could
MY PENGUIN FRIEND
August 30 - September 8
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 8/30 - Fri - 8:00pm
8/31 - Sat - 5:30pm
9/01 - Sun - 5:30pm
9/03 - Tue - 1:00pm
9/05 - Thu - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 5:30pm
9/08 - Sun - 5:30pm
A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed.
When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
PG | Brazil, USA | 2024 | 1h 37m
Directed by David Schurmann
Starring Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #RocklandMaine #Film #StrandArts
COUP!
August 30 - September 6
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 8/30 - Fri - 5:30pm
8/31 - Sat - 8:00pm
9/01 - Sun - 3:00pm
9/03 - Tue - 7:00pm
9/04 - Wed - 7:00pm
9/06 - Fri - 8:00pm
Isolated on a seaside estate during the 1918 Spanish Flu, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). When the plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare.
NR | USA | 2023 | 1h 38m
Directed by Austin Stark, Joseph Schuman
Starring PeterSarsgaard, BillyMagnussen, Sarah Gadon
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #RocklandMaine #StrandArts
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial (1982)
Family Matinee Series this Saturday at 3pm!
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial (1982)
August 31 at 3pm - All tickets $5
Thanks to our supporting sponsor: Rockland Harbor Hotel
Tickets available at the box office 30 min. prior to show time
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
PG | USA | 1982 | 1h 55m
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote
#StrandTheatre #FamilyMatinee #StrandArts #Community #StephenSpeilberg
Matinee tomorrow at 1pm!!
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
August 23-29
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 8/27 - Tue - 1:00pm, 7:00pm
8/28 - Wed - 7:00pm
8/29 - Thu - 1:00pm, 7:00pm
In BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.
R | USA | 2024 | 1h 51m
Directed by Nathan Silver
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #StrandArts #Community #BetweenTheTemples
TICKETS FOR THE MET OPERA 24-25 SEASON ON SALE NOW!
https://bit.ly/4cXc92a or at RocklandStrand.com
The Met Opera Season is sponsored by Camden Law LLP
The Met’s award-winning Live in HD series brings opera to movie theaters across the globe via live cinema transmissions and encore broadcasts!
The Met: Live in HD series has increased accessibility to Met performances for audiences around the world. Met artists and celebrity opera lovers serve as hosts for the series, providing background on the operas, introducing exciting behind-the-scenes features, and conducting live interviews with stars, crew, and production teams.
#StrandArts #StrandTheatre #RocklandMaine #TheMetOpera #RocklandStrand
Criterion Series
TIME BANDITS (1981)
Sunday, September 8 at 2pm
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
Presented in 2K
PG | USA | 1981 | 1h 50m
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Starring Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese
Beer and wine available at our concessions
THE CRITERION COLLECTION was established in 1984, with a mission to preserve important classic and independent films from around the world, making them available to watch in analog and digital formats – with DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K Ultra HD and the Criterion Channel streaming service. In 2017, Criterion launched a series of original programming for the Criterion Channel called Art-House America, to showcase independently run arthouse theaters around the U.S and highlight the people and community that keep them alive. This series was turned into a fundraising campaign in the wake of the COVID pandemic in 2020, raising much-needed funds to provide financial relief to small arthouse theaters.
Now, with their support of the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Criterion is furthering their support of community movie theaters, by sponsoring a year-long series of films that will allow the Strand to screen a wide range of acclaimed, hard-to-see movies for the local audience, and turn these screenings into a fundraising event for the much beloved 100 year old theater.
#StrandArts #CriterionSeries #TimeBandits #RocklandStrand #RocklandMaine
Family Matinee Series
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial (1982)
August 31 at 3pm - All tickets $5
Thanks to our supporting sponsor: Rockland Harbor Hotel
Tickets available at the box office 30 min. prior to show time
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
PG | USA | 1982 | 1h 55m
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote
The Strand’s Family Matinee series presents favorite family films from yesterday and today, screened on the last weekend of every month. Tickets are always $5 for all!
#StrandTheatre #FamilyMatinee #StrandArts #Community #StephenSpeilberg
Starts Tonight!
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
August 23-29
Strand Film Program sponsored by LimeRock Inn
Showtimes: 08/23 - Fri - 5:30pm, 8:00pm
8/24 - Sat - 5:30pm, 8:00pm
8/25 - Sun - 3:00pm, 5:30pm
8/27 - Tue - 1:00pm, 7:00pm
8/28 - Wed - 7:00pm
8/29 - Thu - 1:00pm, 7:00pm
In BETWEEN THE TEMPLES, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.
R | USA | 2024 | 1h 51m
Directed by Nathan Silver
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandTheatre #Film #StrandArts #Community
OKAN
October 26
$25 Tickets: https://bit.ly/4dOZX3k
Sponsored by: First National Bank and First National Wealth Management
Fusing Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, resistance and love, OKAN takes their name from the word for heart in their Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria. With vocals in Spanish, Yoruba and Spanglish, OKAN is led by the Cuban-born violinist and vocalist Elizabeth Rodriguez and percussionist and vocalist Magdelys Savigne, both Grammy and Latin-Grammy nominees.
Beer and wine available at our concessions
#StrandArts #RocklandMaine #OKAN #RocklandStrand
