Events at the Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY

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The Capitol Theatre
220 W. Dominick St., Rome, NY, 13440

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(*) Denotes a Capitol-produced event.

	James Bond 50th Anniversary Series DR. NO (1962) Saturday, June 15, 2:30 pm & 7:00 pm* Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the debut of DR. NO at the Capitol Theater (June 15, 1963)! Terence Young directed this first of a long line of screen adventures with Ian Fleming's unflappable British Secret Service Agent 007 in a fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek style that set the tone for the rest of the popular series. Sean Connery sets the standard by which all future takers must measure themselves as the insouciant and devil-may-care James Bond. The story concerns Bond being sent to Jamaica to investigate the murders of a British agent and his secretary. Helping Bond is Ursula Andress, as well as bad gals like Zena Marshall, who almost leads Bond to his death in her bedroom, and Eunice Gayson, a Bond pickup in a London gambling house who proves herself a greater adversary than even James Bond can handle. Presented in an archival dye-transfer Technicolor 35mm print. GENERAL SEATING Adults $6, Capitol Friends $5, Children (12 & Under) $2.
	Capitol Summerstage presents LES MISERABLES Thursday-Saturday, July 11-13, 7:30 pm* The Broadway musical comes to the Capitol stage! Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Directed by Peter Loftus. RESERVED SEATING Adults $17, Seniors $16, Capitol Friends $15, Students & Children (12 & Under) $13.
	Rome Memorial Hospital presents GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 pm* Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson star as a quartet of Manhattan-based "paranormal investigators." When their government grants run out, the former three go into business as The Ghostbusters, later hiring Hudson on. Armed with electronic paraphernalia, the team is spectacularly successful, ridding The Big Apple of dozens of ghoulies, ghosties and long-legged beasties. Tight-lipped bureaucrat William Atherton regards the Ghostbusters as a bunch of charlatans, but is forced to eat his words when New York is besieged by an army of unfriendly spirits, conjured up by a long-dead Babylonian demon and "channelled" through beautiful cellist Sigourney Weaver and nerdish Rick Moranis. The climax is a glorious sendup of every Godzilla movie ever made-and we daresay it cost more than a year's worth of Japanese monster flicks combined. Who'd ever dream that the chubby, cheery Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man would turn out to be the most malevolent threat ever faced by New York City? Presented in a 35mm print from Sony Pictures. GENERAL SEATING Special Movie Price: General Admission $1
	Capitol Drive-in Night GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956) & THE GIANT CLAW (1957) Friday, July 26, 7:00 pm* Two drive-in classics for the price of one… in the Capitol! Godzilla, King of the Monsters is the film that started it all—the first of Japan’s giant monster movies (“Kaiju”), which spawned sequels and remakes to this day! Originally released in Japan in 1954, this rare print is of the 1956 American release, with scenes inserted starring Raymond Burr (TV’s “Perry Mason”)!' The Giant Claw is Columbia Pictures’ answer to the question, “what happens when a berserk buzzard as big as a battleship attacks cities that look suspiciously like HO-gauge train models?” You have to see it to believe it. Starring sci-fi favorites Jeff Morrow (This Island Earth) and Mara Corday (Tarantula). Presented in 35mm, complete with real drive-in intermission trailers and drive-in type foods available. GENERAL SEATING Special Movie Prices: Adults $4, Children (12 & Under) $1, Capitol Friends FREE .
	Capitol Summerstage presents *RENT Friday & Saturday, August 2 & 3, 7:30 pm Sunday, August 4, 2:30 pm Based on Puccini’s La Boheme, RENT tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers on Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. Directed by Peter Loftus. RESERVED SEATING Adults $17, Seniors $16, Capitol Friends $15, Students & Children (12 & Under) $13.
	CAPITOLFEST 11 Friday-Sunday, August 9-11* Capitolfest is Central New York's premier summer Cinephile film festival—a place to see rarely-shown and newly-discovered films of the silent and early talkie era. Included as part of Capitolfest's silent film line-up is live organ accompaniment for each film, played on our original installation, 3-manual, 10-rank Style 70 Möller Theatre Organ. Capitolfest not only showcase vintage films, but to re-create the experience of seeing movies as when they were new. All of the films at the Capitol are shown in 35 mm prints on the theatre’s carbon-arc, variable-speed projectors. Capitolfest prints are provided by such archives as the Library of Congress, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, Universal Pictures, the George Eastman House, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Sony Pictures, as well as rarer prints from private collections. The festival's line-up focuses on obscure films that received critical praise in their time, but are now near-impossible to see. For more information and full ticket pricing, visit the Official Capitolfest Webpage.