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NEWPORT THEATER LANDS RARE SHOWING OF WWII FILM
Newport theater lands rare showing of WWII film
By James J. Gillis/Daily News staff
NEWPORT - The Jane Pickens Theater will show an overview of the upcoming PBS documentary "The War" on Monday at 7 p.m. The one-hour glimpse features footage from the Ken Burns tribute to those who served in World War II.
The documentary begins on PBS on Sunday, Sept. 23 and airs for seven nights. Burns, who co-directed with Lynn Novick, previously directed "The Civil War" and "Baseball."
Theater owner Kathy Staab said the Pickens is one of 16 theaters across the country given permission to show the preview. "It will focus on people in four communities serving in the war," she said. "Waterbury, Conn. is the closest to us."
Staab is asking for a $10 donation for Monday's screening to defray expenses. She landed the documentary through a relationship with its company, Emerging Film.
Those who served in World War II are a fading generation, Staab said.
"My father-in-law was a pilot who was shot down in the war," she said. "He just died last year, and we'd heard all those incredible stories through the years."
Americans headed to the movies as a diversion from the harsh news of the day during World War II. And Aquidneck Islanders went to, among other local theaters, the Jane Pickens, which was built in 1920 and then called the Strand.
"It's great to realize that during World War II people were going to the movies at our theater," Staab said. "We're still here after all that time."
To Go
What: Preview of PBS documentary 'The War'
Where: Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro St., Newport
When: Monday, 7 p.m.
Donation: $10
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