Movie Showtimes This Week at the Capitol Theatre

Side Effects and Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters open Friday.

Movie showtimes at the Capitol Theatre, Monday, Feb. 4, to Sunday, Feb. 10. Side Effects (R) OPENS FRIDAY Friday: 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturday: 2:15 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10 p.m. Sunday: 2:15 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m. Warm Bodies (PG13) Upstairs, no elevator access Monday-Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Friday: 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. Saturday: 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. Sunday: 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Argo (R) In their main theatre Monday-Thursday: 4:30 p.m. Saturday: 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m. Sunday: 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m. Les Miserables (PG13) Monday-Thursday: 7:45 p.m. Friday: 7:45 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: 1 p.m., 7:45 p.m. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG13) Upstairs, no elevator access Monday-…

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Capitol Theatre to Serve Beer and Wine

The theater received approval Monday from the Board of Selectmen.

Despite strong, and vocal, objections from a few neighboring residents, on Monday, the Board of Selectmen granted the Capitol Theatre the right to serve beer and wine. “Thank you for your patience and your excellent business,” board chairman Kevin Greeley told the movie theater’s owner, Richard Fraiman, “and I hope this helps your business.” The board approved Fraiman’s application, which was made possible by a town-wide vote in April, in a 4-1 vote. Selectman Diane Mahon voted against the motion because she said too many teenagers and kids go to the theater for it to serve alcohol. “I don’t see the need,” she said. Fraiman also owns the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, which does serve alcohol. He said there have been no incidents at …

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inthegloaming

3:25 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I agree with all this, and don't think drinking needs to happen in a theatre. (My friends and I go to the Lux in Framingham on occasion, where you can have liquor and dinner served to you while you watch. It's extra expensive, and the drinking/ eating area IS indeed separate from the rest of the theatre. And the seats are extra wide and comfy, you. :-) ) But I just want to say that drinking has …   more ›

Capitol Theatre Hosts Film Festival on Saturday

The REELAbilitiesBoston Film Festival highlights films about people with disabilities and will stop in Arlington this weekend.

Editor's note: The following information comes from a release by the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Arlington’s Capitol Theatre on Saturday will host a part of the first REELAbilitiesBoston Film Festival, an event highlighting films about people with disabilities. "We are excited to be part of the inaugural REELAbilitiesBoston Film Festival," said Jaymie Saks, executive director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, which is presenting this weekend's event. "This will enable the public to see films about the lives, stories and art of people with disabilities from around the world.” In Arlington, the festival opens with “War Eagle,” from Arkansas, which is based on a true story. The film tells the story of Enoch Cass (Luke Grimes, TV’s “…

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Time to Grab Your 'I Heart Edward' T-Shirt: Another Twilight Movie Starts This Week

"Twilight: Breaking Dawn" starts Friday, 4:45 p.m., at Arlington's Capitol Theatre.

Hold on, spidermonkeys. It's time for yet another movie about our favorite diamond-skinned vampire, his oh-so-fragile human girlfriend and their totes adorbs romance. This Thursday night, teenaged girls (and their moms) will swoon, dudes will roll their eyes and those who know nothing about the Twilight saga — and don't care to — will avoid the movie theater like the plague. "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1" starts Friday, which really means Thursday at midnight. Twi-hards will likely start waiting in line hours before. Here in Arlington, Capitol Theatre will begin showing the movie at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. A box office employee said there have been plenty of pre-sales for the opening afternoon but seats are not yet sold out. Friday ticket …

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Historical Arlington

A Trip Down Capitol Theatre's History

Historical Arlington looks through the books of the oldest theatre in town.

The Capitol Theatre, 204 Massachusetts Ave., is Arlington's eldest cinema. The theatre first opened its door all the way back in November of 1925. Movies back then were at the height of the silent film era, just a few years before “talkies” began to take over. Popular films that could have been up at the Capitol during this time include: Battleship Potemkin, Chaplin's The Gold Rush and The Phantom of the Opera. The theatre was built by the Locatelli family, who were also responsible for the Ball Square Theatre and Central Theatre, both in Somerville. Originally, the cinema housed some 1,600 movie-goers for one showing. The theatre came built with a wonderful stage and dressing rooms for the occasional vaudeville act that would perform …

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Pedro Oliveira Jr.

11:22 am on Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Frugal Family

Intro Course at Gymboree, a Great Local Restaurant, Cheap Movies and a New Line of Popular Toys

Frugal Family is a weekly column dedicated to giving you five great local deals.

This week, Arlington Patch's "Frugal Family" scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on the Ways to Save website at Walgreens, a Free intro course at Gymboree, a recommendation for a cheap, fun and tasty restaurant, cheap films at the Capitol Theatre, and a new line of toys and other specials at Henry Bear's Park. The following is a list of deals for the week of April 17 through April 23 and beyond. Deal: Frugal Family spent some time looking over Walgreens Ways to Save website, an all-in-one value resource that includes such promotions and sales as: Printable Manufacturer Coupons, Clearance Items, the Walgreens Weekly Circular, and more. Click here for a link to Walgreens Ways to Save website. Good Through: ongoing Deal: If …

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