Phoenixville's Colonial Theatre: Classic Films In October

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- Check out the classic film schedule at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville for October.

• After years of critical abuse, a hammy Shakespearean actor (Vincent Price) delivers the performance of a lifetime as he exacts Bard-inspired revenge on his enemies. A darkly comichorror favorite from 1973 that boasts a bevy of great actors, including Diana Rigg, Robert Morley, Milo O’Shea, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, and Jack Hawkins. Rated R. 104 min.Devilishly good digital presentation.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ 2PM

• Ingrid Bergman won her first Best Actress Oscar in George Cukor's 1944 Victorian thriller. She's a young bride slowly being driven mad by her cunning husband (Charles Boyer). With JosephCotten, Dame May Whitty, and Angela Lansbury in her Oscar-nominated film debut as a flirtatious maid. Not rated. 114 min. Firing up the good ol' 35mm print.

Sunday, October 16, 2016 @ 2PM

• Released before the Hays code was widely enforced, this horror flick follows a monstrous Count (Leslie Banks), who arranges a shipwreck off his private island so that he can hunt the survivors. See what was considered scandalous for 1932. Stars Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong. Not rated. 63 min. Daring 35mm screening.

• Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead star in this 1959 thriller. A mystery writer rents an eerie old mansion for the summer, only to be terrorized by a hooded, claw-gloved killer. The Bat builds afine atmosphere of fear and dread, and will keep you on the edge of your seat--all without the gore found in contemporary thrillers. Not ratred. 80 min. Looking scary good on blu-ray.

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