Experience the magic of cinema in our beautiful historic theater, nestled in the heart of the White Mountains. Our season runs from May through December and features a curated lineup of independent films, beloved classics, documentaries, and special screenings.
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Check individual listings for dates or call our event line at 603-869-3422.
Special film events: See individual listings.
Schedule: May — October
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 7:30 PM
Sunday & Wednesday: 5:30 PM
Mondays: Member Mondays — all members get a free popcorn
Wednesdays: Buddy Night! Buy one ticket and bring a buddy for free
Winter Schedule: November — December
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday — with added matinee times and earlier evening showtimes. Showtimes vary.
Fridays: Buddy Matinees — all movie goers get two-for-one tickets.
Sundays: Member Matinees — all members get a free popcorn.
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Director: Adam Shankman | Cast: RuPaul, Ginger Minj, Jujubee 1h 32m, R Two stewardesses must save the day when a catastrophic storm threatens to derail a high-speed train.
Watch and be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and embrace the paddling lifestyle. The 2026 Reel Outdoors Series is co-sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club, Carlson's Lodge, North Country Climbing Center, The Lawton Company, and The Trout Unlimited Ammonoosuc Chapter 554
The Future of Energy is a revolutionary film that captures the movement across the U.S. to transition to 100% renewable energy and to bring positive solutions to the ecological crisis. 7PM - Patio party with refreshments and raffle prizes | 7:30 PM Film screening, followed a PowerPoint presentation and discussion on the current state of achieving the goal of 100% renewable/sustainable energy This event is sponsored by the Bethlehem Sustainability Working Group.
Fleabag is the hilarious, award-winning, original one-woman play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series, written and performed on-stage by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. In just 67-minutes, audiences can expect a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.
Director: Eran Riklis | Cast:Golshifteh, Farahani Zahra, Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani, Raha Rahbari 1h 46m, R Language: Persian with English subtitles A professor in revolutionary Iran gathers her most dedicated female students to study banned literary classics. Based on Azar Nafisi's beloved memoir.
Director: John G. Avildsen (1973), Starring: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman. A garment manufacturer tries to make his debt-ridden factory survive, hires an arsonist to burn down a building to collect the insurance, and has flashbacks to the war. GUEST SPEAKERS: Laurie Heineman, Emmy Award winning actress, teacher, and art therapist & Rick Winston, Film Historian
Director: Samuel Dunning | Cast: Samuel Dunning, Doug McCue, Caleb Wells Canoe Dig It? is a mockumentary comedy about a fictional canoeing competition in Northern Maine for the nonfictional sport of “Freestyle Canoeing”, a form of performative canoeing best described as “canoe dancing”. Competitors paddle out and spin, dip, and “dance” in circles in perfect synchronization with the music of their choice.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Joe Odagiri, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Tasuku Emoto 2h 27m, NR When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda's army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, a flagship program of Banff Centre, has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture. Following the festival each fall, our annual World Tour reaches more than 45 countries on 7 continents, making us the largest adventure film tour on the planet.
Director: Hayley Kiyoko | Cast: Myra Molloy, Maya Da Costa, Zach Braff, Levon Hawke 1h 35m, R After moving to a small Oregon town to live with her estranged father, young Coley meets the charismatic Sonya, her boyfriend, Trenton, and the rest of their friends. Content to observe from a distance, Coley gets pulled into their world as sparks start to fly between the new girl and the popular girl.
4:00PM - Patio reception and festival introduction with refreshments | 4:30PM - Lightworkers film | 6:00PM - Panel of speakers followed by a community conversation | 7:30PM - Screening of Everybody to Kenmure Street Join the Colonial Theatre and Elise Drake for a night of LIGHTWORKERS | Thirty-seven diverse men and women confront the problem of saving their democracy from fascism. EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET | Glasgow residents abandon their routines to gather on Kenmure Street upon learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking a powerful, impromptu grassroots movement. The Change Agent Film Festival is sponsored by Elise Drake
Director: Kent Jones | Cast: Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Edmond Donovan, Jake Lacy 1h 36m, R A legendary New York poet rediscovers his artistic passion after befriending an eccentric group of young creatives.
6:30pm - Patio reception | 7:00pm - Speaker TBD | 7:30PM - Screening of Drowned Land The Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and a Texas corporation are trying to dam the remaining water from the river. For a group of locals, this is a lifelong reckoning with the cycle of land theft and displacement that began with the Trail of Tears. The New Leaf Series is created in partnership with Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust and is co-sponsored by Forest Society North at The Rocks, Tall Provisions, and Liquid Death
Director: Marianne Elliott | Cast: Jillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance, Lara Peake 1h 55m, NR The profound story of husband and wife Raynor and Moth Winn, who embark on a 630-mile trek after being forcibly removed from their home. Hoping that in nature they will find solace and a sense of acceptance, they walk through the beautiful but rugged coastline of South West England - a journey that is exhilarating , challenging, and liberating in equal measures. THE SALT PATH is a powerful portrayal of home and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Manhattan Short is not a touring Festival; rather, it is an instantaneous celebration that occurs simultaneously across the globe, bringing great films to great venues and allowing audiences to select their favorites.
6:30pm - Meet the Speaker reception | 7pm - Presentation by speaker Daniel Zajic | After the presentation - Stay for a screening of The Martian The Martian (2015): An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue. Presentation: Housing today faces growing pressure—from rising costs, limited labor, and land constraints to sustainability and aging-in-place needs. Before the screening of The Martian, this talk follows a multi-year solo project building a new house in pursuit of better answers. What if a home could give back more than it takes—producing more energy than it uses, minimizing waste not just today but over its entire lifetime? And if that’s within reach, why aren’t we already building this way? Science on Screen at The Colonial is presented in partnership with White Mountain Science, Inc. (WMSI) and is sponsored by Kerberos LLC and Hacker.Nexus Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation