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🎬 You can shape the final cut of the documentary Nine. Join filmmakers Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine for an exclus...
06/16/2026

🎬 You can shape the final cut of the documentary Nine. Join filmmakers Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine for an exclusive work-in-progress screening this Wednesday, June 17, at 6:30 PM.

After being sentenced to life at 18, Gerald ("Nine") organized his way out of prison using the lessons taught by his incarcerated mentor, Henry. Now, Gerald is on a mission to bring his 83-year-old "Pops" home while there is still time. This poetic film is a necessary portrait of Black life in the American Northwest and a powerful exploration of love as resistance.

The film is currently at the crucial rough-cut stage, and your audience feedback will directly inform the final edit. Every single ticket purchase and donation goes directly toward completing this vital project.

🎟️ Seats are limited for this special night. Click the link in our bio to grab your tickets, check the venue details, and support independent cinema!

06/05/2026

☀️🎬 Kick off your summer with a double dose of cinematic heat at West Newton Cinema!

Join us this Saturday, June 6th at 6:30 PM for a special event featuring an all-time classic and an exclusive local sneak peek.

Here is what is on the marquee:

➡️ Do the Right Thing: Spike Lee’s iconic masterpiece tracking the boiling political tensions of a Bed-Stuy summer.

➡️ Summerville: A special preview of the upcoming indie feature by our very own Program Manager, Tim Leong.

Tim will be live in person to introduce the screening, share behind-the-scenes stories, and talk about how Spike Lee's use of heat inspired his new film exploring climate anxiety in Somerville, MA.

🎟️ Hit the link in our bio to grab your tickets!

🎬 Join us on Sunday, May 31 at 1:00 PM for a special screening of the critically acclaimed film SHTTL. And following the...
05/29/2026

🎬 Join us on Sunday, May 31 at 1:00 PM for a special screening of the critically acclaimed film SHTTL. And following the film, lead actor Moshe Lobel will join us in person for a live Q&A session!

Filmed entirely in one continuous shot, SHTTL captures the lives, loves, and inner conflicts within a Yiddish-speaking village in West Ukraine. The story unfolds in June 1941, precisely one day before the N**i invasion of the Soviet Union. The drama follows a young, aspiring filmmaker who returns from Kyiv to his rural village, planning to run away with his true love who is already engaged to another man.

This powerful film offers a look at a Jewish village just before it disappeared. The production features a full-scale replica of a traditional shtetl—including a hand-painted wooden synagogue—built in Ukraine just months before Russia invaded Kyiv.

⭐️ Moshe Lobel is a native Yiddish speaker from Brooklyn whose impressive credits include Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, HBO’s High Maintenance, Blumhouse’s The Vigil, and Netflix’s Unorthodox.

🎟️ Tickets are available now. Click the link in our bio to reserve your seat before they sell out!

📚🎬 Sunday, May 24 at 4:00 PMWest Newton Cinema & present an unforgettable afternoon of literature and film with acclaim...
05/21/2026

📚🎬 Sunday, May 24 at 4:00 PM

West Newton Cinema & present an unforgettable afternoon of literature and film with acclaimed novelists Tom Perrotta and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jayne Anne Phillips.

Perrotta (The Leftovers, Little Children, Election) discusses and signs his new novel "Ghost Town", a darkly nostalgic story of memory, adolescence, and the ghosts we carry with us.

Phillips presents "Small Town Girls", Oprah’s #1 most anticipated book of 2026, a luminous memoir about home, history, and the people who shape us.

Following the conversation, audience Q&A, and book signing, join us for a screening of Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 masterpiece *The Last Picture Show*.

🖊 Books available for purchase courtesy of Newtonville Books
🎥 Reading + conversation in Cinema 2
📍 West Newton Cinema
⏰ Sunday, May 24 • 4pm

A perfect evening for lovers of books, movies, and great American storytelling.

Big news for the future of the West Newton Cinema! 🎬We’re honored to share that the West Newton Cinema Foundation has be...
05/19/2026

Big news for the future of the West Newton Cinema! 🎬

We’re honored to share that the West Newton Cinema Foundation has been awarded a $200,000 Capital Grant through the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund; an investment in preserving and strengthening community cinema for generations to come.

Thanks so much Governor Maura Healey for supporting the Fund! Your ongoing capital investment makes our state stronger.

This support helps move our vision forward: a vibrant, restored, and reimagined home for film, conversation, and community right here in West Newton. Thank you to everyone who continues to believe in what this cinema can be.

05/18/2026

A comedy about a million followers, fake friends, and finding your true self (no Ozempic required). 🤫

Join author, actress, and star at West Newton Cinema on May 23 for a screening of her new film, INFLUENCED.

She will introduce the 4 PM show and host a live Q&A right after the 7 PM show.

🎟️ Tickets are moving fast — link in bio!

05/09/2026

A powerful true story + an expert conversation you won’t want to miss.

Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards, set in 1980s Britain and based on the life of Tourette’s Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, MBE, this film follows his journey through adolescence and early adulthood as he navigates misunderstanding, stigma, and the challenge of trying to live a “normal” life against the odds.

🎬 Stay after the screening for a special panel discussion on Tourette syndrome, neuropsychiatry, cognition, and culture.

Panelists include:
• Dr. Eileen Joyce — Professor Emerita of Neuropsychiatry, University College London
• Dr. Michael Stanley — Director of the Neurocognitive Division at Tufts Medical Center
• Dr. Kinga Tomczak — Director of the Tic Disorders & Tourette Syndrome Program at Harvard Medical School

Moderated by filmmaker and Boston University professor Aaron Walker.

Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and deeper understanding on Wednesday, May 13, at 6:30 PM!

🎟 Tix available now!
⬆️ Link in bio

05/04/2026

Florals for spring?…groundbreaking. 🌸

But a return to West Newton Cinema for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2? Now that’s essential. 👠

Sharp looks, sharper comebacks, and one very familiar icy stare...you know you’ve missed her.

Don’t be late. Miranda hates that.

🎟 Tix available now
⬆️ Link in bio

"I believe we have two lives. The life we learn with and the life we live with after that." ⚡️Yesterday, we celebrated t...
04/27/2026

"I believe we have two lives. The life we learn with and the life we live with after that." ⚡️

Yesterday, we celebrated the second life of Roy Hobbs at our screening of The Natural. To make the event even more iconic, we sat down with two men who have lived and breathed the game: Bill "Spaceman" Lee and Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe ().

Listening to Bill talk about his outrageously impressive life and the Red Sox Hall of Fame alongside Dan’s unmatched perspective on sports writing was the ultimate treat for any baseball fan.

Thanks for being part of the magic! 🍿

04/14/2026

🎞 Bending the Arc: The Journey Continues

In the 1980s, Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, activist Ophelia Dahl, Todd McCormack, and investor Thomas White began a movement that changed global health forever.

Join PIH () co-founder Todd McCormack, their CEO Sheila Davis, and Dr. Anatole Manzi to learn the challenges and opportunities for global health now and in the future. This event will begin at 5 pm with a pre-screening reception with PIH representatives. At 5:30 pm, we will screen "Bending the Arc", the riveting documentary that shows how moral imagination, strategy, and sheer force of will can change the trajectory of the world. After the screening, our panelists will discuss the film and their work followed by an audience Q&A.

PANELISTS:

DR. SHEILA DAVIS
Dr. Sheila Davis is Chief Executive Officer of Partners In Health (PIH), where she previously
served as Chief of Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, overseeing global clinical and operational programs.

TODD MCCORMACK
Todd McCormack is a co-founder of Partners In Health and has supported the organization
since meeting Paul Farmer at Duke University in 1978. He serves on PIH’s Board of Trustees
and Board of Directors, where he focuses on stewarding partnerships and mobilizing resources to advance the organization’s mission, and chairs the Governance and Nominating Committee.

DR. ANATOLE MANZI
Dr. Anatole Manzi is a global health leader advancing equity and excellence in healthcare
delivery and serves as Cluster Lead for Capacity Strengthening & Professional Development at the University of Global Health Equity’s LEAP Center. He previously served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Partners In Health, leading multi-country strategies to improve clinical quality and care systems.

🗓 April 17, Friday, 5:00 PM
🎟 Tix available now!
⬆️ Link in bio

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West Newton, MA
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