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Nominated for 10 Academy Awards & Winner of 3 Golden Globes, The Artist: Hollywood 1927

January 26 - February 09

Nominated for Ten Academy Awards

Winner of 3 Golden Globes. Best Motion Picture- Comedy or Musical, Best Actor- Comedy or Musical- Jean Dujardin, Best Original Score- Ludovic Bource

What better place to view a film about...

Joffrey:Mavericks of American Dance, World premiere screening at same time as Lincoln Center

January 28 (One Show Only)

In association with Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 40th Annual Dance On Camera Festival, Emerging Pictures will present the World Premiere of the documentary film JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE to the JPT simultaneously...

National Theatre London: Travelling Light, A play from the Best of British Theatre in Cinema

February 09 (One Show Only)

A new play by Nicholas Wright

How had a twenty–two–year–old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude...

Oscar shorts- anamation and live action
February 17 - February 21

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Leonardo Live: A tour of the UK's National Gallery landmark exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan
February 25 (One Show Only)
Experience a very special cinematic presentation at the JPT: LEONARDO LIVE, a preview of the UK's National Gallery landmark exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, captured live and broadcast on a delayed basis to movie...

Red Carpet Gala: Award night at the JPT on Sunday February 26th
February 26 (One Show Only)
The Friends of the Jane Pickens Theater plans to celebrate the Academy Awards with a repeat of last year’s successful Red Carpet Gala featuring a live broadcast from Hollywood of...

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new George Clooney film THE DESCENDANTS to open at the JPT Thanksgiving weekend

October 27, 2011

The JPT is pleased to announce that they will be one of only 200 theaters in the US to screen the new film THE...

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93 years on Washington Square
Built in 1834
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (JPT) has become known for showing the best movies available, movies that are hand selected to play to the discriminating taste of our audience. We present a mix of first-run movies, documentaries and art films and utilize our stage and venue to bring unique presentations to Newport.