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The ShowRoom presents relevant and provocative movies and events that engage the audience for a memorable experience. Equipped as a store-front theater, The ShowRoom brings an important selection of films - critically-acclaimed foreign, festival winners, family, independent, local and shorts - to Asbury Park's downtown, giving movies a permanent home again after a 30 year hiatus. |
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| In addition to being a salon for the film community, The ShowRoom is an intimate space for live performances and community events. By encouraging creative presentations and developing joint ventures with galleries, retail establishments and restaurants, the goal of The ShowRoom is to be a cultural crossroads and the destination for both the occasional movie-goer and cinephile alike. |
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December, 2010
To all ShowRoom Movie Lovers,
It is hard to believe that The ShowRoom opened in Asbury Park nearly two years ago. We appreciate the support many of you have shown us as we worked tirelessly to bring film back to Asbury Park after a 30-year hiatus. While we don’t have the glaring marquee and the neon lettering of today’s multiplexes, The ShowRoom does have the enthusiasm and appreciation for great film that we share with so many of you.
Modeled after the very first storefront movie theater in New Orleans, The ShowRoom has taken a page from history to restore film to its rightful place in Asbury Park. Relevant, thought-provoking, independently distributed films fill our schedule and bring movie fans to our home on Cookman Avenue from all over the tri-state area. We are proud to see people unexpectedly discovering the new Asbury Park and all it has to offer because they came to our theater for a currently released film that they couldn’t find anywhere else.
As we continue to bring independent films to Asbury Park, we are pleased to be one of many entertainment venues that contribute to the city’s cultural fabric. As part of our city’s evolution, some landmarks fall and some remain, and new venues emerge to help carry Asbury Park into the future. The ShowRoom prides itself on jump-starting a permanent film presence in the city and we intend to continue to expand the appreciation of independent film in the area. Our red carpet is always out for film fans looking for a memorable movie-going experience. We look forward to seeing you at The ShowRoom soon.
Michael Sodano and Nancy Sabino,
Co-Owners, The ShowRoom
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Asbury Park’s The ShowRoom Voted New Jersey’s Best Independent Movie House
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Asbury Park, NJ – (April 2011) – As it approaches its second anniversary, The ShowRoom has been voted Best Independent Movie House by New Jersey Monthly readers. In two short years, the art-house movie theater has brought film back to Asbury Park after a 30-year hiatus. The independently operated and programmed movie theater’s staple screenings and events have included:
· New Jersey Premieres of “Outrage” and “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child”
· Sold-out BookFLX Event with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz
· Co-Founding the Asbury Park IndieFest, as well as the APin3 short-film contest
· Saturday night Improv Comedy Jams
· Live, multi-media productions with local musicians and community members
Partners Michael Sodano and Nancy Sabino look forward to their third year of programming provocative and relevant entertainment for New Jersey and tri-state area audiences. They are available to comment on the ever-growing art-house movie movement, programming for the independent-minded moviegoer, and the importance of entertainment venues to the economic fabric of a city on the rebound.
For addition information, please contact Shannon Furey at shannon@mdidit.com or 732-995-1638
From New Jersey Monthly Magazine: Independent Movie House
The ShowRoom in Asbury Park has only one screen and 50 seats, but thanks to owners Mike Sodano and Nancy Sabino, it has become in just two years the favorite of NJM readers. A big part of that is the programming, all of it selected by the owners—improv comedy, author signings, a variety of events and, of course, lots of cool indie flicks. (708 Cookman Ave; 732-502-0472; theshowroomap.com)
About The ShowRoom
Since opening in April 2009, The ShowRoom has continued to present relevant and provocative movies and events that engage audiences for a memorable experience. It is a versatile entertainment space on Cookman Avenue’s Art Bloc that is renowned for its roster of critically acclaimed, independent, classic, foreign, family and festival-winning films. In addition, The ShowRoom endeavors to provide the community with a welcoming and acoustically ideal environment for live performances, workshops, seminars and mixed-media presentations. Owners Michael Sodano and Nancy Sabino are film-industry veterans with more than 25 years of experience in creative communications for corporate productions. With The ShowRoom, first-rate cinema and a dedicated entertainment venue has returned to Asbury Park’s growing downtown arts community. For more information, please visit www.theshowroomap.com or call 732-502-0472.
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