MARCH MOVIES 2018 Announced at The Ellen Theatre

Kick off the month of March on Sunday the 4th with a sing-a-long to the 1978 musical hit - GREASE! Set in the late 1950s, the film stars John Travolta as bad boy Danny and Olivia Newton-John as good girl Sandy. Sing along to favorites "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'," "Beauty School Dropout," "You're the One That I Want," and more! Everyone is encouraged to dress up in your best '50s garb, be it Pink Ladies, T-Birds, or Rydell High Staff! Please note: Grease is rated PG-13; some song lyrics contain adult content, such as language and sexual references/innuendo. Tickets $5.00. The film starts at 2 PM. 1 hour and 50 minutes.

THE HOLLARS, screening Friday, March 9 at 7:30 PM, is an American comedy-drama starring Sharlto Copley, Charlie Day, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Josh Groban, Margo Martindale and, director of the film, John Krasinski. The Boston Globe declares, "Krasinski infuses The Hollars with familiar wry humor, but he also delivers a film that's unexpectedly rich with sweetly moving moments" and Rolling Stone raves, "Margo Martindale is hilarious and heartbreaking." All Seats $5.00. 1 hour and 45 minutes.

FINDING NEMO is an adventure comedy from Down Under...the sea and screens as the next FREE Family Movie on Sunday, March 11 at 2 PM. Finding Nemo stars Albert Brooks, Ellen Degeneres, Alexander Gould and Willem Dafoe. Rated G. 1 hour and 40 minutes.

On Sunday, March 18 at 2 PM, it's another musical on The Ellen silver screen with the film adaptation of the 1964 Broadway musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The film centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as the outside Russian influences encroach upon the lives of the residents of his town, Anatevka. Fiddler on the Roof won three Academy Awards and was nominated for several more, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Tickets $5.00. 3 hours and 21 minutes.

Diane Lane stars in UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, a 2003 romance about a recently divorced writer who buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will lead to a change in her life, playing Friday, March 23 at 7:30 PM. Lane was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the film. Rated PG-13. All seats $5.00. 113 minutes.

The Marx Brothers run amuck in the world of opera on Sunday, March 25th in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA. When Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho) meets aspiring singer Ricardo (Allan Jones), he decides to help young Ricardo in his attempts to win the love of fellow performer Rosa (Kitty Carlisle). Though aided by Fiorello (Chico) and Tomasso (Harpo), Otis still faces opposition from the preening star Lassparri (Walter Woolf King), who also has his sights set on Rosa. Traveling from Italy to New York, Otis and friends rally to try and win the day. Tickets $5.00. Rated G. 1 hour and 36 minutes.

On Saturday, March 31st, the 1974 American crime epic THE GODFATHER PART II brings the talents of Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro to The Ellen silver screen. The film is both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, presenting two parallel dramas. The main storylines center on Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family, trying to hold his business ventures together from 1958 to 1959, as well as a series of flashbacks following his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his childhood in Sicily in 1901 to his founding of the Corleone family in New York City. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, it is the first and only sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar. Please note: this film is Rated R. All Seats $5.00. Due to its length of 3 hours and 20 minutes, the film will begin at 7 PM.

Wine, beer and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theatre, will be sold in the lobby beginning one hour prior to all show times. Tickets for all events are available online at theellentheatre.com; a $2.50 transaction fee will be added to the entire order. For questions, or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call The Ellen box office at 406-585-5885.

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