The Town Hall Theatre has announced the upcoming movie schedule for January. The theatre is located at 469 Main St. in Quincy. Tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students and $7 for children. The Town Hall Theatre is managed by Plumas Arts. Learn more at https://www.plumasarts.org/town-hall-theatre.html.
“Wish” plays Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force — a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe — the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico — to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. This 95-minute animated adventure is rated PG for thematic elements and mild action. Watch the preview at https://youtu.be/oyRxxpD3yNw.
“The Holdovers” plays Jan. 5 – 8, 7 p.m. Friday – Monday and 4 p.m. Sunday. 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 (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who has just lost a son in Vietnam. This 133-minute holiday comedy is rated R for language, some drug use and brief sexual material. Watch the preview at https://youtu.be/AhKLpJmHhIg.
“Napoleon” plays Jan. 12 – 15, 7 p.m. Friday – Monday and 4 p.m. Sunday. “Napoleon” is 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. This 158-minute action/drama is rated R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and brief language. Watch the preview at https://youtu.be/OAZWXUkrjPc.
“Wonka” plays Jan. 19 – 22, 7 p.m. Friday – Monday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Based on the extraordinary character at the center of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate‐maker became the beloved Willy Wonka the world knows today. This 116-minute musical fantasy is rated PG for some violence, mild language and thematic elements. Watch the preview at https://youtu.be/otNh9bTjXWg.
To be confirmed: “Poor Things” plays Jan. 26 – 29, 7 p.m. Friday – Monday and 4 p.m. Sunday. From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. This 141-minute sci-fi/romance is rated R for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore and language. Watch the preview at https://youtu.be/ZFu7ZH4y6J4.
Information submitted by Town Hall Theatre