Rialto Square Theatre is excited to announce a brand new summer movie series at the Rialto Square Theatre. The new movie series, #TBTuesday Summer Movie Series at the Rialto Square Theatre, is a nod to our Vaudeville movie palace past, and will feature past and recently past movies for the entire family, shown on the retro movie screen by the new projector, generously donated by the Rialto Square Volunteers, inside the beautiful Rialto Square Theatre.
This movies series would not be possible without the help from our generous sponsors. Because of their contributions, we are able to keep the price for tickets low so that everyone can afford to experience the Rialto Square Theatre in all its splendor. Sponsors for the #TBTuesday Summer Movie Series include 1st Choice Temporary Services, Inc., Jane Condon, Owner/Manager; Holiday Inn & Suites Joliet-Southwest; Country Financial; and the Rialto Square Theatre Volunteers.
Tickets are $5 each, and will be available day-of at the Rialto Square Theatre Box Office. Doors will open at 6p, all showings start at 7p. All seating will be General Admission—first come, first serve. Cash and credit will be accepted for payment. Bar and concessions will be available for purchase.
The 2018 #TBTuesday Summer Movie Series at the Rialto Square Theatre includes the following family-friendly titles:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | 7pm
PG-13 | 2 hours and 32 minutes
Sponsored by 1st Choice Temporary Service, Inc., Jane Condon, Owner and Manager
Luke Skywalker’s peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.
Independence Day
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 | 7pm
PG-13 | 2 hours and 25 minutes
Sponsored by 1st Choice Temporary Service, Inc., Jane Condon, Owner and Manager
In the epic adventure film “Independence Day,” strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world’s major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived; its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
The Sandlot
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | 7pm
PG | 1 hour and 41 minutes
Sponsored by 1st Choice Temporary Service, Inc., Jane Condon, Owner and Manager
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary.
When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
Father of the Bride
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | 7pm
PG | 1 hour and 45 minutes
Sponsored by Holiday Inn & Suites Joliet-Southwest and Country Financial
In conjunction with The 25th Annual Rialto Square Theatre Wedding Expo
George Banks (Steve Martin) and his wife, Nina (Diane Keaton), are the proud parents of Annie (Kimberly Williams), but when she returns from studying abroad and announces that she’s engaged, their whole world turns upside down, especially that of overprotective George. From meeting the in-laws to wedding plans with an over-the-top consultant (Martin Short) and his flamboyant assistant (B.D. Wong), it seems as if the troubles never end in this update of the classic Spencer Tracy comedy.
The Sound of Music
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | 7pm
G | 2 hours and 54 minutes
Sponsored by 1st Choice Temporary Service, Inc., Jane Condon, Owner and Manager
A tuneful, heartwarming story, it is based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world’s best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II. Julie Andrews plays the role of Maria, the tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Young Frankenstein
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | 7pm
G | 1 hour and 46 minutes
Sponsored by the Rialto Square Theatre Volunteers
Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather’s experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor’s fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). Directed by the infamous Mel Brooks.
For more Information about the entire series, please visit www.RialtoSquare.com/movies, or call the Rialto Square Theatre Box Office at 815.726.6600. The box office is located at 102 N. Chicago Street in Joliet. More info at: www.RialtoSquare.com