Ty Burr’s Movie Club: Michael Clayton
TY BURR’S MOVIE CLUB is hosted by the nationally recognized film critic Ty Burr. Each month Ty presents and discusses one of his favorite films [...]
Subscription Series: “The American Dream and the Movies” With Professor Julie Levinson
Throughout the past century, Hollywood movies have been a major force in embedding the notion of the American dream in our individual aspirations, our public [...]
Behind the Screen: Caught by the Tides
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (风流一代) is an ambitious, genre-blending film from acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke. Spanning over two decades, the film interlaces newly shot [...]
West Newton Cinema’s 1st Anniversary!
On August 27, 2024, thanks to the extraordinary support of over 1200 donors — including a transformational anchor gift — the West Newton Cinema Foundation [...]
Behind the Screen: Made in Ethiopia
Made in Ethiopia takes viewers on an immersive journey into a rural Ethiopian town transformed by a sprawling Chinese industrial park. Over four years of [...]
Producer’s Circle – The Pneumafractalist
The Pneumafractalist is about the life of autistic writer, actor and visual artist Harmon dot aut, who grew up in poverty in rural Kansas. Harmon [...]
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN @ Belmont World Film’s 23rd International Film Series, “Freedom on film”
Week 4 of Belmont World Film's 23rd International Film Series, "Freedom on Film," features the New England premiere of READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN. Azar Nafisi’s [...]
Belmont World Film’s 22nd Family Festival
In January 2025, Belmont World Film’s 22nd Family Festival, presented by the German International School of Boston, will screen some of the world’s most imaginative [...]
The Purge: Election Year- Halloween Political Horror @ West Newton Cinema
Join us at the West Newton Cinema for a special screening of "The Purge: Election Year" as part of our Political Horror screening series this [...]
Get Out- Halloween Political Horror @ West Newton Cinema
Celebrate Halloween at the movies! Join us at the West Newton Cinema for a special screening of "Get Out" as part of our Political Horror [...]
ParaNorman- Kids Halloween Film @ West Newton Cinema
Celebrate Halloween at the cinema! Join us at West Newton Cinema for a special Halloween screening of "ParaNorman"! Kids who participate in Newton's Halloween Window [...]
Nosferatu- Silent Film with Live Accompaniment
Celebrate Halloween at the cinema! Join us for a special screening of F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" (1922) with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New [...]
Behind the Screen: War Game
Join us at the West Newton Cinema on October 29th for a screening of War Game, followed by an engaging panel discussion. War Game immerses [...]
Massachusetts Premiere— Flying Lessons
Join us at the West Newton Cinema for the Massachusetts premiere of "Flying Lessons," a deeply moving film that explores family dynamics, personal growth, and [...]
Spotlight: Newton Filmmakers
Greater Boston is home to an extraordinary film community, with a particularly renowned history in independent documentary. Spotlight Newton: Filmmakers showcases films (mostly documentary with [...]