[Avon-theatre-news] AVON THEATRE NEWS--Sept. 12th

Skip Huston Skip at TheAvon.com
Wed Sep 10 17:21:34 EDT 2008


AVON THEATRE NEWS & VIEWS 
Showtimes, Programs, Erudition and Miscellaneous Folderol 
"All of Life's Answers are in the Movies!"  -Dr. Skippy P. Huston
WEEK OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 12th thru THURSDAY, SEPT. 18th  ONLY!!  
Check out our cool website at: www.TheAvon.com

OPENING FRIDAY: RIGHTEOUS KILL (R) DeNiro and Pacino!!
                       THE WOMEN (PG13) Just about every actress over 35 in Hollywood!
                                    MAMMA MIA! SING-ALONG VERSION (PG13) Make Your "Last Chance" Very Special!!

COMING SOON: NIGHTS IN RODANTHE (PG13) Richard Gere & Diane Lane Love Story!
                                EAGLE EYE (PG13) Breathless action/adventure with Shia LaBeouf and Billy Bob Thornton!
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RIGHTEOUS KILL (R) Except for an all-too-brief scene in Michael Mann's excellent 1995 crime drama HEAT, these two screen legends have never really acted together before! Believe it or not, all THE GODFATHER-PT2 scenes with DeNiro were flashbacks, so the Al Pacino portrayed Michael Corleone could not possibly have shared any scenes with him. NOW, we have BOTH of them, ROBERT DeNIRO and AL PACINO-- TOGETHER as wise-acre cop buddies tracking down a killer they may have some surprising sympathies for. Many of you (including me) have been waiting for this pairing for a long time, and I am as pumped up about seeing it as you are (or should be). Frankly, I don't care what the critics say, and I don't even care if the movie is any good; the chance to see these two playing opposite each other is a film-buff's dream!
RIGHTEOUS KILL (R)
(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain Matinees")

FRI: (5:00) - 8:00 
SAT & SUN: (2:00) - (5:00) - 8:00
MON, TUES & WED: 6:40
THURS: 7:00

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THE WOMEN  (PG13) Yes, the Avon is the "Temple of Chick Flicks", and with darn good reason...We LOVE them! 
With Hollywood so shamelessly ignoring the over-30 woman market, and then being sooooo surprised when movies like THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MAMMA MIA! and SEX AND THE CITY do great business; it makes you wonder if the studios are being run to the dictates of 12 year old boys! 
Well, the Avon has always done well with these kind of movies, and we are proud to say it. This remake of the George Cukor 1939 classic starring Joan Crawford, Rosiland Russell and Norma Sherer has been updated a bit. It's still about a cheating husband and the wronged wife's buddies, but the "cattiness" of the original has been toned down to more contemporary sensibilities. The cast in this is, frankly, astounding, and includes MEG RYAN, ANNETTE BENING, DEBRA MESSING, BETTE MIDLER, CLORIS LEACHMAN, JADA PINKETT SMITH and just about every other actress over 30 that was available during the shooting.
AND, just as in the original, there are NO MEN in the cast!
Will you have to drag your husband or boyfriend to see it? Probably.
Better yet, come "stag" or with a bunch of your girlfriends!
THE WOMEN  (PG13)
(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain Matinees")
FRI: (4:00) - 7:00
SAT & SUN: (1:00) - (4:00) - 7:00
MON thru THURS: 7:15

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MAMMA MIA!-SING-ALONG VERSION! (PG13) And here is the perfect way to say goodbye to MAMMA MIA! This special edition "SING-ALONG" version was extremely difficult for us to secure, and I hope all of you will support it to make it worth the trouble. Not only is the Avon the ONLY local theater still playing MAMMA MIA!, but we are the only one with the SING-ALONG version within 50 miles or more. MAMMA is now in its 7th week, and that is getting very close to the record set by THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's 9 weeks!
Will it break the record? No.
There are too many new films pushing at the gates for us to hold MAMMA any longer.
This is your chance to say goodbye in a really novel fashion!
There is no DVD release scheduled until at least late December, so, if you miss it now, you will not get to see it for a minimum of 90 days!
Better get movin and SING, SING, SING!!
MAMMA MIA! SING-ALONG! (PG13)
(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain Matinees")

FRI: (5:15) - 8:15 
SAT & SUN: (2:15) - (5:15) - 8:15
MON, TUES & WED: 6:30 (ENDS WEDNESDAY!)
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A NOTE FROM SKIP... 
Where did Summer go?
It took so long to get here, and now it is already gone????
It ain't fair!!

This week marks the start of my new film classes for the season, and not only will we be continuing our long-form 8 week classes like the ultra-popular OVERLOOKED FILMS classes we do in the Summer and the AMERICANA AT THE MOVIES classes we do in the Winter (among others), once we get this week's POLITICS AT THE MOVIES started this Thursday, we will ALSO be starting a series of short-form (5 to 6 week) classes that concentrate on one iconic star!
After the POLITICS class we will do a 5 week series of BOGART MOVIES, and then, later in the Winter a 6 week class of MARILYN MONROE movies.
Coming up in this new series will be 5 or 6 week profiles on JOHN WAYNE, CARY GRANT, CLARK GABLE, BETTE DAVIS, JIMMY STEWART, TOM HANKS and many more!

We may even concentrate from time to time on films of some great directors like JOHN FORD, HOWARD HAWKS, CECIL B. DeMILLE and RIDLEY SCOTT.

The Richland-at-the-Avon Film Classes continue to grow in popularity, and are now in their 7th year!

Why not enroll and see what you think?

SEEYA THIS WEEKEND!!
I'LL BE LOOKING FOR ALL OF YOU!!
-Skip Huston
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