Culture and Education
Film Screening of An Uncommon Education: The Allen School
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesHistoric Newton, West Newton Cinema, and Newton Cultural Alliance are excited to present a showing and panel discussion of the film "An Uncommon Education: The Allen School"! Join us on…
West Newton Cinema Reads: The Bostonians
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesIn Boston, in the aftermath of the Civil War, Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter), a gifted young orator, has attracted the attention of Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave), who wishes to nurture…
Parisian Colors: Between Line and Light
Newton Presbyterian Church 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United StatesJoin the award-winning Poiema Trio for an evening of French chamber music where elegance meets daring. From Ravel’s shimmering Trio to Boulanger’s radiant D’un matin de printemps and Fauré’s lyrical…
Jack Lemmon: A Centennial Tribute!
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesOur hottest event of the season, West Newton Cinema will present the Jack Lemmon 100th Anniversary Celebration from October 24–26, 2025, marking the centenary of the birth of one of…
West Newton Cinema presents There Was, There Was Not
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesIn THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT, myth and reality intertwine to reveal the lives of four Armenian women facing the loss of their homeland. What began as a quiet observation…
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Nouvelle Vague
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesNOUVELLE VAGUE is Richard Linklater’s love letter to the magic of French New Wave cinema, as he reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960), the film that established Godard’s…
Sy Montgomery & E.B. Bartels: A Turtle Celebration
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesWest Newton Cinema Reads and Newtonville Books present: Famed naturalist Sy Montgomery, author of THE TRUE AND LUCKY LIFE OF A TURTLE, and E. B. Bartels, author of GOOD GRIEF,…
Behind the Screen: It Was Just an Accident
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT marks another remarkable act of defiance by Jafar Panahi, one of the most courageous filmmakers of our time. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the…
West Newton Cinema presents Producers Circle: Nine
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesJoin us for a special evening with filmmakers Jeremy S. Levine and Rachael DeCruz as they share a rough cut and discuss the making of their documentary, "Nine". In this…
West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: Hamnet
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesHAMNET is a historical drama directed by the Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao and based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell. The film follows the arc in the relationship…