Shari Paylover and Matt Converse, Concessions Staff and Theatre Manager, show off their pleasure at receiving the Best of Columbia County Award for Best Local Movie Theatre
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Voted Best Local Movie Theatre – Again!

posted on June 28, 2019

On Thursday, June 27 the Best of Columbia County Awards were presented at PS21 in Chatham. For the fifth year in a row, The Crandell was voted “Best Local Movie Theatre” in Columbia County. Thank you to everyone who voted for us! For the past six years, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and Columbia-Greene Media have hosted this event in celebration of Columbia County’s “Best Of.” The awards are chosen by the public after two rounds of voting. The Crandell has received this honor every year since 2014 when the Best of Columbia County’s Award was established. Below concessions and box office staffer Steve Ulmer and office manager Dawn Steward accept the award. Concessions staffer Shari Tessitore and theatre manager Matt Converse proudly display the award.

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Larry Kardish

WAMC Interview with Tales of Europe Film Curator Larry Kardish

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Listen to Joe Donahue’s interview with Larry Kardish, co-artistic director of the Crandell’s annual film festival FilmColumbia, former senior curator for film at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, and curator of the Tales of Europe Film series for the Crandell. Tales of Europe returns to Chatham for the second year with a series of five feature-length and seven short award-winning films made by European filmmakers who journey to Greenland, Morocco and Myanmar to tell their tales. Listen to the interview.

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Six French Shorts. Happy Bastille Day!

Sunday, July 14 at Noon

posted on June 24, 2019

A free exclusive screening of six French Shorts plus light refreshments open to members only. Films will be introduced by Larry Kardish, co-artistic director of the Crandell’s annual film festival FilmColumbia, former senior curator for film at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, and curator of the Tales of Europe Film series for the Crandell. Please RSVP to officemanager@crandelltheatre.org. The Villa A film by Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud. A rental by the sea comes with an unexpected problem. 2019. 18 min. The Fall An animated film by Boris Labbé. Celestial beings descend to earth. 2019. 14 min. Kapitalistis A film by Pablo Munoz Gomez. Buying a gift for his five-year-old, a father learns a lesson in capitalism. 2019. France/Belgium. 14 min. La Persistente A film by Camille Lugan. High in the Pyrenees a man and his motorcycle will not be parted.…

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What is a Closed-Captioned Screening?

posted on June 18, 2019

Closed captioning (CC) provides a word-for-word text of the dialogue and lyrical content of a program. Noises and sound effects are also described with written words. This provides accessibility to everyone, despite hearing impairments.

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Film Schedule for Tales of Europe

July 12-18

posted on June 4, 2019

Tales of Europe returns to Chatham for the second year with a lively and provocative series of five feature-length and seven short award-winning films made by European filmmakers who journey to Greenland, Morocco and Myanmar to tell their tales. Each of these noteworthy films debuted over the last year in top international festivals such as Berlin, Cannes, Sundance and Toronto. The Crandell Theatre has exclusive rights to show the films for the first time in the tri-state area (NY, MA, CT). The films were curated by Laurence (Larry) Kardish, co-artistic director of the Crandell’s annual film festival FilmColumbia and former senior curator for film at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scholar, he regularly attends the major international film festivals and has served as a juror at many worldwide. He will…

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Special Sensory Friendly Screening of Avengers: Endgame, Sunday, May 12 at 2:30pm

posted on May 7, 2019

Sensory Friendly Films are a special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy films in a safe and accepting environment. Lights in the theatre are turned slightly up (dim lights will remain on) and the sound is turned slightly down. Audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout, sing, or do anything they feel they need to do in order to be comfortable–unless the safety of the audience is in question. Many others, not on the autism spectrum, may also enjoy Sensory Friendly Films as they provide an opportunity for families to meet, for siblings of children with autism to get to know other children, and to enjoy a movie in a climate of acceptance and understanding. See more about Avengers: Endgame.

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Closed Captioned Screening of Avengers: Endgame

Monday, May 13 at 7:00pm

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Closed captioning (CC) provides a word for word text of the dialogue and lyrical content of a program. Noises and sound effects are also described with written words. This provides accessibility to everyone, despite of hearing impairments. See more about Avengers: Endgame.

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Free Screening: 2019 After School Filmmaking Project

Saturday, May 18

posted on April 26, 2019

The premiere community screening of three short films produced by area student filmmakers takes place at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, NY, on Saturday, May 18, at noon. The films  were created and produced by students from Chatham, Hudson, and Germantown public schools as part of the Crandell Theatre 2019 After School Filmmaking Project (ASFP). A Q&A with the student filmmakers and their filmmaker mentor follows the screening. The event is free to the public. Middle and high school students in Columbia County have been participating in the filmmaking project since its start in 2000. The curriculum pairs a professional filmmaker mentor with students to cover all phases of film creation and production. With mentors taking the students through the basics of how to make a short film, the group works collaboratively to develop a story concept, write a script,…

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Closed Captioned Screening of Amazing Grace

Monday, May 20 at 7:00pm

posted on April 25, 2019

Closed captioning (CC) provides a word for word text of the dialogue and lyrical content of a program. Noises and sound effects are also described with written words. This provides accessibility to everyone, despite of hearing impairments. See more about Amazing Grace.

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