Towngate Cinema
Recognizing the artistic value of film as the medium of the 20th century, Oglebay Institute welcomed a cinema program to its already successful Towngate Theatre season in 1998. Offering current hit films, as well as classics, Towngate Cinema is the community alternative to larger impersonal cinemas. Using a weekend format, cinema features are presented on weekends that there is no live performance on the Towngate stage. Refreshments are available and parking is curbside. Offering the public the biggest screen in the region, comfortable seating, friendly service and excellence choices in cinema entertainment, Towngate Cinema is your door to entertainment!

Tickets: $7 evening/$6 matinee & OI members

Towngate Cinema: Featured Movies
“The Band’s Visit”

A small Egyptian Police band arrives in Israel. They are suppose to play at an initiation ceremony but instead are left stranded at the airport. The band tries to make their way on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate, small Israeli town, somewhere in the heart of the desert. A lost band in a lost town.

MPAA: Rated PG 13

Run Time: 89 min.

“Married Life”

Harry decides he must kill his wife Pat because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much-younger girlfriend Kay are head over heels in love, but his best friend Richard wants to win Kay for himself. As Harry implements his awkward plans for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions, but still struggle to avoid hurting others.

MPAA: Rated PG 13

Run Time: 90 min.

 

 

 

 
Contacts
Towngate
Theatre & Cinema
2118 Market Street Wheeling, WV 26003
1-88-TOWNGATE