ShowRoom Cinemas location in Asbury Park will once again have images flickering on its screens, according to a new release issued by former owner Michael Sodano. New owner Daria Parr has purchased the property from long-time owners Sodano and Nancy Sabino and intends to continue the much-loved independent cinema under the ShowRoom Cinemas brand, the […]

Known for their art house and independent film, the ShowRoom Cinemas in Asbury Park and Bradley Beach will not reopen for business. “It was a very difficult decision, but the reality is that we’re sinking under the weight of debt from being closed for six months,” said co-founder Michael Sodano in a news release. Both […]

The ShowRoom Cinema expects to launch its second location in Bradley Beach on Friday, May 31, according to a news release issued by the theater. Owners Michael Sodano and Nancy Sabino opened their first movie theater on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park 10 years ago, and acquired The Beach Cinema in November of 2018. While […]

ShowRoom Cinema has joined more than 160 theaters across the globe in Saturday’s First Art House Theater Day. A part of Art House Convergence – an international consortium of independent, community-based, mission-driven movie theaters – ShowRoom will be screening “Danny Says” one week prior to its official Sept. 30 release date. The sneak peak screening […]

Now that the Oscar Nominees are in, The ShowRoom is readying for ‘Oscar Shorts Day.’ Film buffs can begin screening the Academy Award nominated Animated Short Films and Live Action Short Films Jan. 29, prior to the Feb. 6 main event when Oscar Shorts Day will include viewings of the nominated Documentary Short Films. “Short films […]

On Thursday, Sept. 4, Jan Sparrow and Scott Asalone, co-owners of Words! Bookstore in Asbury Park, will discuss the challenges men and women face in understanding the “unwritten rules” of communication that exist between genders at a seminar held at the ShowRoom Cinema, according to news release from the city’s Business Development Center. How men and women […]

On Wednesday, July 9 from 6 to 10 p.m., The Lakehouse Music Academy will host a red carpet fundraiser screening of The Beatles’ 1967 film “A Hard Day’s Night” to benefit students at Asbury Park’s Hope Academy Charter School. Tickets to ‘A Hard Day’s Night for Hope’ are $75 per person and include dinner, dessert […]