THE NEW PARKWAY THEATER is a community-centered cinema and pub located in Oakland's Uptown district. Sit back and relax in our cozy couches while watching our new releases, cult classics, and fabulous special programming. Plus, enjoy yummy food and local beer and wine in our café or even delivered right to your theater seat all at affordable prices! Here's what's playing in your second living room:
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Showtimes for Today, Saturday, December 7, 2013
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (New Parkway Family Classics) (1981)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
Rated: G
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
Showtimes: 12:30pm
KILL YOUR DARLINGS (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
Showtimes: 1:30pm
WHY WE RIDE (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
The passion of the riders and the soul of their machines.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
Showtimes: 2:35pm
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he's forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
Showtimes: 3:45pm
THE BOY WHO FLIES
Admission Price: $8
Following a dream, Canadian para-glider pilot Benjamin Jordan travels to Malawi to teach children the joys of kite flying. There he meets Godfrey, a young man who has always dreamed of flying though has never had the means.
The odd pair tour the country on bikes, building kites with youth while motivating them to follow their dreams, no matter the challenge. They are destined for Malawi's highest peak, where after weeks of ground training, the two will attempt to fly down and make Godfrey the first Malawian para-glider pilot.
Observing himself through the eyes of the Malawians, Jordan must come to grips with truths about who he is as a westerner while; Godfrey is required to reach deeper into his faith than ever before as he prepares to leap off a mountain and trust that the paraglider he's been carrying--will carry him in return.
Shining a new light on Malawian culture and lifestyle, "The Boy Who Flies" dives deep into the unique perspectives of both characters as they confront and overcome the challenges on their journey, each in their own unique way.
Following a dream, Canadian para-glider pilot Benjamin Jordan travels to Malawi to teach children the joys of kite flying. There he meets Godfrey, a young man who has always dreamed of flying though has never had the means.
The odd pair tour the country on bikes, building kites with youth while motivating them to follow their dreams, no matter the challenge. They are destined for Malawi's highest peak, where after weeks of ground training, the two will attempt to fly down and make Godfrey the first Malawian para-glider pilot.
Observing himself through the eyes of the Malawians, Jordan must come to grips with truths about who he is as a westerner while; Godfrey is required to reach deeper into his faith than ever before as he prepares to leap off a mountain and trust that the paraglider he's been carrying--will carry him in return.
Shining a new light on Malawian culture and lifestyle, "The Boy Who Flies" dives deep into the unique perspectives of both characters as they confront and overcome the challenges on their journey, each in their own unique way.
Rated: Unrated
Runtime: Unknown
Showtimes: 4:30pm
GRAVITY (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 h 31 min
Showtimes: 5:45pm
ABOUT TIME (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.
Rated: R
Runtime: 2 h 3 min
Showtimes: 6:10pm
LICKS (Purchase Tickets Online)
Admission Price: $8
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LICKS follows the story of a young man, D, as he returns to his Oakland neighborhood after serving two years in prison for a robbery gone wrong. In the days after his release, we are taken into D's world while he navigates the harsh realities that plague his inner city community. His judgment is tested by the insidious influences around him, forcing D to decide what direction to take his life.
More info at http://licksmovie.com/
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LICKS follows the story of a young man, D, as he returns to his Oakland neighborhood after serving two years in prison for a robbery gone wrong. In the days after his release, we are taken into D's world while he navigates the harsh realities that plague his inner city community. His judgment is tested by the insidious influences around him, forcing D to decide what direction to take his life.
More info at http://licksmovie.com/
Rated: Unrated
Runtime: Unknown
Showtimes: 8:10pm
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (2013)
IMDBAdmission Price: $8
Adele's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
Rated: NC-17
Runtime: 2 h 59 min
Showtimes: 9:00pm
R. KELLY TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET SING-A-LONG
Admission Price: $8
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In Trapped in the Closet, R. Kelly's classic hip hopera, Kels takes on the role of Sylvester, who has a simple one-night stand with a preacher's wife and then ends up in a web of preposterous lies and a series of outlandish plot twists ranging from used rubbers on his bed to an asthmatic midget male stripper who likes to hang out with a white chick named Bridget. Throughout all of these misadventures, the drama is played as fiercely straight as R. Kelly, and the tale is told through rhyme after rhyme after rhyme.
Over the years, some audiences have hailed Trapped in the Closet as the "Plan 9 From Outer Space of music videos," while others have recognized it as the masterpiece from our generation's greatest living R&B legend. But whichever camp you fall into, one thing is certain there will be no better cinematic event this year than singing and dancing and playing with props in a theater full of other R. Kelly fans at the fully interactive R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet Sing-Along.
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In Trapped in the Closet, R. Kelly's classic hip hopera, Kels takes on the role of Sylvester, who has a simple one-night stand with a preacher's wife and then ends up in a web of preposterous lies and a series of outlandish plot twists ranging from used rubbers on his bed to an asthmatic midget male stripper who likes to hang out with a white chick named Bridget. Throughout all of these misadventures, the drama is played as fiercely straight as R. Kelly, and the tale is told through rhyme after rhyme after rhyme.
Over the years, some audiences have hailed Trapped in the Closet as the "Plan 9 From Outer Space of music videos," while others have recognized it as the masterpiece from our generation's greatest living R&B legend. But whichever camp you fall into, one thing is certain there will be no better cinematic event this year than singing and dancing and playing with props in a theater full of other R. Kelly fans at the fully interactive R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet Sing-Along.
Rated: Unrated
Runtime: Unknown
Showtimes: 10:30pm