Primetime at Fredonia Opera House Cinema Series

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of the true life-inspired “Primetime,” on Sat., Nov. 21, and Tues., Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen.

Inspired by true events in 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history. When a high-stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice in this candy-colored thriller from Lance Oppenheim.

USA Today calls the film “a wild and intriguing peek at a piece of media that helped shape today's love-it-or-hate-it viewing habits.” Newsday calls it “part thriller, part media indictment, driven by a sleazy-good Pattinson as ‘Dateline’ host Chris Hansen.” The Boston Globe says the film “nails what the still-burgeoning, pre-social media internet looked and felt like, from the primitive websites and dial-up connections to the nascent fear that anyone could be lurking in those digital shadows.” Rated R for some violent content, disturbing sexual material, language, and graphic nudity, “Primetime” runs one hour, 49 minutes.

Tickets are available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors & Opera House members) and $5 (students) the night of each screening. The Opera House is equipped with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or staff member.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high-quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.