WAYNESBORO- Get ready for a cozy weekend filled with festive flicks at the Waynesboro Theater! This weekend, they’re serving up a heartwarming selection of Christmas classics that are sure to put you in the holiday spirit. So grab your loved ones, snuggle up with some popcorn, and prepare to be transported to a world of Yuletide cheer.
Wednesday, December 20th, 7PM “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (PG 1:20) The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween town’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmas town, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 Kids
Thursday, December 21st, 7PM “A Christmas Carol” (PG 1:40) Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it’s all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 kids
Friday, December 22nd, 4 PM and 7PM “Elf” (PG 1:40) Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 kids
Saturday, December 23rd, 4 PM and 7PM “Miracle on 34th Street” (PG 1:40) In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 kids
Sunday, December 24th, 11 AM and 2PM “The Polar Express” (PG 1:40) Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”; “Cast Away”) reunite for “Polar Express,” an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 kids
