PLEASE NOTE: Registration and payment processes for Capitolfest 19 are separate. To register for the festival please visit https://www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest-19-registration-2/ once you have registered, you will see a link to process payment for the registrations, which will bring you here to the "ticketing" page. Failure to use the registration link above first may result in a delay or error as we process your registration for the festival. Most of the films at Capitolfest are shown in 35mm prints on the theater’s carbon-arc, variable-speed projectors. The prints for the movies shown at Capitolfest come from archives such as the Library of Congress, George Eastman Museum, Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and Universal Pictures, as well as from private collections. The festival includes several extremely rare talking films, as well as some equally rare silents. Each of the silent films will be accompanied by some of the world’s foremost exponents of authentic silent movie accompaniment. The goal of the Capitol Theatre is not only to show these vintage films but also to re-create the experience of seeing these movies when they were new. This year’s Capitolfest features a tribute to sometimes star and frequent supporting actor, Robert Armstrong (1890-1973), showcasing him in several movies from the silent and talkie era. Hero, villain, nice guy, or cad, Robert Armstrong was a fixture in Hollywood A and B features (as well as television) in five different decades. Back this year is the Capitolfest dealers room, featuring films, DVDs, laserdiscs, autographs, posters, books, and other memorabilia, which will be open throughout the weekend. Capitolfest differs from other classic movie festivals in its leisurely pacing. There are intermissions within each session (featuring live organ music) and relatively lengthy breaks between sessions, allowing attendees to savor the films. (Thus our slogan: “A vacation—not a marathon.”) Approx. 90% of Capitolfest attendees come from out of town but, whether you are local or travel hundreds of miles, we want you to feel that the Capitol is your theater. As always, Capitolfest organizers would be more than happy to provide interested parties with more information. Updates can be found on the Capitol’s website at www.romecapitol.com, and there is an ongoing discussion on the Capitolfest Facebook page.

From award-winning creator, Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.

THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on the condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage. Runtime: 96 Minutes Rating: R Language: English Format: Digital Print Venue: Cinema Capitol