[Avon-theatre-news] AVON THEATER NEWS---Sept. 21st, 2012

[Skip Huston]

WEEK OF FRIDAY,  SEPT. 21st  thru THURSDAY,  SEPT. 27th  ONLY!! 
Check out our groovy website at: www.TheAvon.com
NOTE: PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR 
THIS NEWSLETTER!!  

Click this link: http://www.facebook.com/TheAvonTheatre

OUR NEW "QUICK LOOK" SHOWTIME PANEL!!


OPENING:
 TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG13) The new Clint Eastwood movie!  'nuff said?


 THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY (PG13) Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and the new 'Superman', Henry Cavill in a thriller!

CONTINUING:
 SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (R) Here's an "Avon movie" discovery you need to see!
 
COMING SOON:


   SEPT. 28th: ARBITRAGE (R) Richard Gere may get an Oscar nomination (and win!) for this excellent thriller!

...and MORE coming as we fill in the dates!!
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TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG13)  Comedy/Drama--Running time111 min (not including 8 to 12 min of previews)

Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help is his daughter (Amy Adams), but that opens up some family history that may be best left alone.
This is Clint's first starring role in 4 years, since GRAN TORINO, and it can be said he plays a somewhat milder version of his character in that one.

Clint has said he will not direct AND act any longer. He will either direct a film, or he will act in one, but the years of double duty are over.
At 82 years old, and some of the finest films of the past 30 years, I think he's deserves the right to slow down a bit!

THIS IS TAILOR-MADE FOR THE AVON, FOLKS!! 
TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG13)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: (4:00) - 7:00  
SAT & SUN: (1:00) - (4:00) - 7:00
MON thru THURS: 7:00
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THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY (PG13) Action /  Running time: 1 hr. 45 min (not including 8 to 12 min of previews)
SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT! FRI, SAT & SUN ONLY!!
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
Many of you are aware that there is a NEW "SUPERMAN" that will be doing huge business next summer. The new guy is HENRY CAVILL, and what a screen presence he is!
BRUCE WILLIS and SIGOURNEY WEAVER join the cast in this international thriller.
THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY (PG13)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: 6:15 
SAT & SUN: (3:15) - 6:15
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SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED(R)  Comedy/ Romance--Running time 86 min (not including 8 to 12 min of previews)
LAST CHANCE SHOWS!! FRI, SAT & SUN ONLY!!
As we do sometimes, here is Avon fan Leonard Maltin's review of this wonderful "Avon discovery"....

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED reviewed by Leonard Maltin
How do you take a wacky premise and make it believable enough to sustain a feature-length film? What’s more, how do you incorporate a science-fiction element in a low-budget indie production? For answers, see the engaging new comedy Safety Not Guaranteed, which won newcomer Derek Connolly the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. If you like low-key, offbeat comedies, consider it a must-see. 

The film covers interesting ground, literally speaking, in Washington state, which gives it a fresh look and feel. It’s also extremely well cast. Jake Johnson plays a reporter for Seattle magazine who’s a bit of a wiseguy; he takes on the task of finding the person who placed an oddball classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. The assignment takes him back to his hometown of Ocean View, where he might have a chance to reconnect with an old flame.

He’s also saddled with two interns, a dour college graduate who hasn’t yet found a real job (Aubrey Plaza) and a dense, self-serious student (Karan Soni). Identifying the guy who placed the time-travel ad (Mark Duplass) isn’t very hard, but Plaza has to win his confidence and try to determine if he’s for real.

Connolly’s script is well realized by another newcomer, director Colin Trevorrow. Instead of cheap laughs, they give us observational humor based on character quirks and the natural incongruities that arise when disparate partners join together on a cockeyed quest.


Safety Not Guaranteed was inspired by a genuine classified ad that first appeared in a survivalist magazine in the 1990s and then, years later, went viral on the Internet. Connolly took inspiration from the ad and expanded it into a clever, likable screenplay that fleshes out its characters and doesn’t turn them into cardboard stereotypes. Having independent-film guru Mark Duplass on board, as a costar and coproducer, doesn’t hurt. As audiences are bound to discover during the course of this busy year, he’s a first-rate actor.  (C) Leonard Maltin (used with permission) 

Ok, folks, this is one you gotta trust us on!
Come see it!
It has a 92% positive rating from the nation's film critics!


SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED  (R)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: 6:30
SAT & SUN: (3:30) - 6:30
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RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO
SPECIAL FREE EVENTS IN THE COMING WEEK!!

WED, SEPT. 26th @ 6:30: GONE WITH THE WIND presented FREE at the Avon by THEATER 7
No Tickets Required! We have over 700 seats! Doors open at 5:45!! ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
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THURS, SEPT. 28th @ 7:15: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON presented FREE by Citizens for Andy Manar for State Senate!
No Tickets Required!! We have over 700 seats! Doors open at 6:30!! Meet Andy Manar IN-PERSON!!
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Come See Me This Weekend!
I'm looking for you and you and...YOU!!!

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IT'S COMING IN NOVEMBER!!
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