This week's one-off screenings
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The Muppet Christmas Carol: Statler and Waldorf kill it as Marley and Marley, the roles they were born to play.
THE COLONIAL THEATRE
227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. The Polar Express (2004, U.S., 100 min.): Enough Tom Hanks to last six lifetimes. Sat., Dec. 27, 2 p.m., $5-$9. Christmas Vacation (1989, U.S., 97 min.): “Eat my road grit, liver lips!” Sun., Dec. 28, 2 p.m., $5-$9.
COUNTY THEATER
20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971, U.S., 100 min.): The good, old, scary one. Sat., Dec. 27, 10:30 a.m., $4.
FREE LIBRARY, NORTHEAST BRANCH
2228 Cottman Ave., 215-685-0522, freelibrary.org. Coriolanus (2011, U.K., 124 min.): Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut is a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Roman war tragedy. Sat., Dec. 27, 11 a.m., free.
PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE
1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. Joyeux Noel (2005, France, 116 min.): Chronicling the World War I “Christmas Truce” that brought enemy forces together to celebrate the holiday 100 years ago. Tue., Dec. 23, 2 p.m., free. The Dream (2004, U.S., 54 min.): American Ballet Theatre’s dance adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tue., Dec. 30, 2 p.m., free.
PHILAMOCA
531 N. 12th St., 267-519-9651, philamoca.org. Fateful Findings (2014, U.S., 100 min.): A tech-savvy novelist with paranormal abilities becomes a hacker to expose government corruption. A worthy competitor for The Room from bad-movie auteur Neil Breen. Tue., Dec. 23, 8 p.m., $10.
RITZ AT THE BOURSE
400 Ranstead St., 215-440-1181, landmarktheatres.com. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, U.S., 85 min.): Statler and Waldorf kill it as Marley and Marley, the roles they were born to play. Fri., Dec 26, midnight, $10.
PFS THEATER AT THE ROXY
2023 Sansom St., 267-639-9508, filmadelphia.org/roxy. Bad Santa (2003, U.S., 99 min.): “I loved a woman who wasn’t clean.” “Mrs. Santa?” “No, it was her sister.” Tue., Dec. 23, 6:15, 8:20 and 10:20 p.m., $5-$8. The Shop Around the Corner (1940, U.S., 99 min.): The double-blind analog catfishing movie that inspired You’ve Got Mail. Tue., Dec. 23, noon, 2:05 and 4:10 p.m.; Wed., Dec. 24, 11 a.m., 1:05, 3:10 and 5:15 p.m., $5-$8.
