COMING SOON – RIEFENSTAHL (opening Friday, September 26); SPECIAL EVENT: VIETNAM…through my lens, a film authored by and starring Stu Richel, with Q & A by Stu Richel (Sunday – September 28); HAMILTON (in 4K ultra-high definition – opening Friday, October 3) ~see below~

RIEFENSTAHL:

Friday, September 26 – 7:15 pm /

Saturday, September 27 – 4:15 pm & 7:15 pm /

Monday, September 29 – 4:15 pm & 7:15 pm /

Tuesday, September 30 – 7:15 pm /

Thursday, October 2 – 7:15 pm /

Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century.  An actress turned filmmaker, Leni’s films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia are considered artful, technical masterpieces by contemporary society.  Yet, her films celebrate perfect body form and other elements that seem to mirror her association with Hitler and the ideals of the Nazi Party.   Coincidence… a case of artful expression that happens to fit Nazi ideals, or is this more a case of shared ideological concepts.  How did Leni become the Reich’s preeminent filmmaker if she was just a hired hand?  Riefenstahl examines this question using never-before-seen documents from Leni Riefenstahl’s estate, including private films, photos, recordings and letters, uncovering fragments of her biography and placing them in an extended historical context.

Starring:  Ulrich Noethen; Leni Riefenstahl; Albrecht Knaus; Raimund le Viseur; Ernest A. Ostro; Heinrich Breloer; Joseph Goebbels; Rudolf Hess; Adolf Hitler; Horst Kettner; Elfriede Kretschmer; Ray Müller; Hansjürgen Rosenbauer; Albert Speer; Willy Zielke

“This compelling expose provides a well-researched launchpad for a fresh discussion among historians and cinephiles.”  (Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue)

“In practice, it’s an absorbing and exhilarating example of how thorough research pays enormous dividends.  Such rigorous work risks feeling laborious, but Riefenstahl is a marvel.”  (Barry Levitt, The Daily Beast)

“It’s refreshing that writer-director Andres Veiel allows us to make up our own minds… .”  (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

TOMATOMETER: 98% “Certified Fresh” (RottenTomatoes.com)

METASCORE:  81 “A Metacritic MUST SEE” (Metacritic.com)

SPECIAL EVENT: VIETNAM…through my lens with Q & A by Stu Richel:

Sunday, September 28, 5:00 pm.

In commemoration and in honor of all of our nation’s veterans:

MHCA DOVER Cinema and Arts proudly presents the indie film, Vietnam… through my lens with a Q & A by Stu Richel.

Originally a stage play of the same name, written and performed by Vietnam veteran and seasoned actor, Stu Richel, Vietnam…through my lens follows Stu’s journey as a combat journalist and photographer to, through, and beyond his military service in Vietnam.  To make the evening even more special, Stu Richel will host a Q & A about the film and his experiences.  Save the date!

For further information about this special event, please click HERE.

HAMILTON:

~ in 4K ultra-high definition at this theatre ~

Opens Friday, October 3.

The real life of one of America’s foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.  Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.

Starring:  Daveed Diggs; Renée Elise Goldsberry; Jonathan Groff; Chris Jackson; Jasmine Cephas Jones; Lin-Manuel Miranda; Leslie Odom Jr.; Okieriete Onaodowan; Anthony Ramos; Phillipa Soo; Carleigh Bettiol; Ariana DeBose; Hope Easterbrook; Sydney James Harcourt; Sasha Hutchings; Thayne Jasperson; Elizabeth Judd; Jon Rua; Austin Smith; Seth Stewart; Ephraim Sykes