The Irishman has been acclaimed as a masterpiece, one of Martin Scorsese’s most brilliant movies. This crime thriller with a glittering cast follows Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) as he recalls his past years working for the Bufalino crime family. Now older, the WWII veteran once again reflects on his most prolific hits and, in particular, considers his involvement with his good friend Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance in 1975. With Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Jesse Plemons, Bobby Cannavale and Anna Paquin Watch the official trailer.

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.

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.…

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…