[Avon-theatre-news] AVON THEATER NEWS----JAN. 25th, 2013

AVON THEATER 3 Skip at theAvon.com
Wed Jan 23 15:35:31 EST 2013



WINTER FILM CLASSES RESUME THURSDAY, JAN. 31st! Are you enrolled yet?

WEEK OF FRIDAY,  JAN. 25th  thru THURSDAY,  JAN. 31st  ONLY!! 
Check out our ultra-groovy website at: www.TheAvon.com
NOTE: PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR 
THIS NEWSLETTER!!  

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OUR NEW "QUICK LOOK" SHOWTIME PANEL!!


OPENING:
 ANNA KARENINA (PG13) The newest adaptation of the classic Tolstoy novel of love and sacrifice!

CONTINUING:
  SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) Many, many Award Nominations for this one! Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence!
 BROKEN CITY (R) Mark Wahlberg & Russell Crowe bump heads in this gritty urban tale!

COMING SOON: 
    FEB. 1st: HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (R) Bill Murray as FDR! You've been waiting for this one!

...and MORE coming as we fill in the dates!
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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R)    Comedy/Drama  2 hrs.   (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)
EIGHT OSCAR NOMINATIONS INCLUDING "BEST PICTURE", "BEST ACTOR", "BEST ACTRESS"!!
A Personal Note from Skip: 
Folks, I can see why certain "other" local theaters are not doing as good of business on "Silver Linings Playbook" as the Avon...
It is, in every positive and best sense of the term, truly an "Avon movie".  
This is no connect-the-dots "mall" movie!
In fact, about half-way through, you might be wondering just what you got yourself in to!
Then, it starts to creep up on you.
If it is working the way it's supposed to (and, to be honest, there are some who it won't work on)  you will find yourself thinking this quirky film that you were beginning to have doubts about has turned into some kind of wonderful!
Indeed,by the fabulous conclusion,you'll marvel how such a soaring love story could arise out of such tenuous circumstances!

(But, as most of us know: True love has no thoughts of propriety or the appropriate...
True love can be the messiest most inconvenient experience in life!
But, what a ride it is!) 
-Skip

Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet-and to share their family's obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. 

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: (4:00) - 7:00
SAT: (1:00) - (4:00) - 7:00
SUN: (1:00) - (4:00)
MON thru  WED: 6:30
THURS: 7:15
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FINALLY IN THE DECATUR AREA!!!


ANNA KARENINA  (R)    Romance/ Drama  122 min  (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)

NOTE: Here is a movie that was a LONG time coming to this area!
It seems like we have been playing the preview for over 6 months!
(In truth, I think we have!)
I think many of you gave up hope it was EVER going to come!
(And, let's be brutally honest here, we all know something like this is going to play only THE AVON or its not going to play Decatur at all!).

It's really pretty much OUR fault it took so long.
We were so extraordinarily busy this holiday season, we kept moving the Anna Karenina date so we could hold on to huge money-making blockbusters like "Lincoln" or "Les Miserables"...
Finally, it was time to fish or cut bait!
SO HERE IT IS!!
BUT...don't delay in seeing it because we are booked solid in February, and may only have ANNA KARENINA for a week!

The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with acclaimed director Joe Wright, following the award-winning box office successes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, is a bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, adapted from Leo Tolstoy's timeless novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard. The story powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness and marriage, change comes to all around her.
ANNA KARENINA (R)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: (5:00) - 8:00 
SAT: (2:00) - (5:00) - 8:00
SUN: (2:00) - (5:00) 
MON thru THURS: 7:00
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BROKEN CITY (R)    Drama/Action  1hr 49 min  (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)
When disgraced cop turned private detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is hired by NYC's mayor (Russell Crowe) to tail his wife, he uncovers a city-wide conspiracy involving corruption, sex, and murder. As Billy digs deeper into the evidence, and with his life threatened at every turn, he finds himself faced with an impossible choice, one that could have disastrous repercussions for his career and his family.
BROKEN CITY (R)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")z
FRI: (5:15) - 8:15
SAT: (2:15) - (5:15) - 8:15
SUN: (2:15) - (5:15)
MON thru WED: 7:15
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RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO

FILM CLASSES RESUME!!
My Richland-at-the-Avon Film Classes, now in their 12th year, will resume on Thursday, January 31st!

The class starting on January 31st is a continuation of my very popular "AMERICANA AT THE MOVIES" and this one will be PART SIX, I believe.
Then, this summer will be the favorite course of all of them, "OVERLOOKED FILMS", and this year will be the 11th or 12th part of that.
In Fall of 2013, I will offer something else that is yet to be decided, and that will take us right up to holiday season 2013....

As usual, you can sign up the night of the first class (just come about 6:15) and a Richland official will be there to get it done!
OR----
You can contact the below person and get it done NOW:

JENNIFER PETERSON
Continuing Education Coordinator
Richland Community College
(217) 875-7211, Ext. 353
jpeterso at richland.edu


Time: 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Instructor:  Skip Huston
Location:  Avon Theatre, Downtown Decatur, IL
Cost:  $80

Thanks, folks!

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