[Avon-theatre-news] AVON THEATER NEWS----MARCH 15th, 2012

[AVON THEATER 3]

STARTS FRIDAY FOR ONE-WEEK ONLY!!!




WEEK OF FRIDAY,  MARCH 15th  thru THURSDAY,  MARCH 21st  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:
 QUARTET (PG13) Maggie Smith and a distinguished cast!

PLAYING NOW:
 OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) So, what happened BEFORE Dorothy got to OZ?? Find out!
  THE IMPOSSIBLE (PG13)  The award-winning movie finally come to Decatur!!
COMING SOON: 
 MARCH 22nd: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (R): Slam-bang action with Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman!!
 March 22nd: THE CROODS (PG) Fun for the whole family, as the stone age has never been funnier!
 ...and MORE coming as we fill in the dates!
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QUARTET  (PG13)    Comedt/Drame 1 hr 38 min.  (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)
ONE-WEEK-ONLY!! NO FOOLIN'!!!
Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert? -- (C) Weinstein
QUARTET (PG13)
(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: 7:15 (ENDS THURSDAY!!!)
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OZ: The Great and Powerful  (PG)    Fantasy/Adventure 2 hrs 7 min.  (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)
Disney's fantastical adventure "Oz The Great and Powerful," directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well. When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) pulls one flimflam too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great wizard-and just maybe into a better man as well. 

OZ: The Great and Powerful (PG)
(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, TUES & WED: 6:30 
THURS: 7:00
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THE IMPOSSIBLE  (PG13)    Drama  1 hr. 54 min  (not including 8 to 12 min of previews and/or cartoon)
HURRY!! ENDS WEDNESDAY!!
Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities the night before, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth. As Maria freezes in fear, a huge wall of black water races across the hotel grounds toward her. 
With such an astonishing real-life story at its center, The Impossible is never less than compelling.

Read the 4-star review from LEONARD MALTIN>>>>>
Unlike some films that have become critics’ darlings, The Impossible has no pretensions. It isn’t edgy and I don’t think it has a hidden subtext. It’s just a beautifully told, enormously moving story of a family’s experiences during and after the 2004 tsunami that hit a holiday resort in Thailand. Shorn of the contrivances we associate with Hollywood disaster movies, The Impossible recreates an unthinkable event and its aftermath with breathtaking—and heartbreaking—credibility. 

Director J.A. Bayona and screenwriter Sergio Sanchez capture both the big picture and the small moments that transform a catastrophe into a life-changing experience for everyone involved.

Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor play the parents of three boys who arrive at the beautiful resort for a Christmas vacation. Their lives are upended on December 26 when the ocean turns into a raging monster. Once the waters recede, Watts and her eldest son (played by the remarkable Tom Holland, making his film debut) reconnect, but have no idea where they are, where to go, or how to find the rest of their family. They may all be dead.


I’m reluctant to reveal much more. The film is based on the experiences of a Spanish family who allowed the filmmakers to tell their story. Bayona and Sanchez doggedly avoid sentimentality, allowing us to bring our own emotional reaction to the events onscreen. The visual effects and production design make every scene seem genuine. Watts, McGregor, and the three boys are all superb. 

Anyone who has lived through a real-life disaster, large or small, knows that it brings out the best in humanity. Ordinary people become heroic and brave people become inspiring. The Impossible captures all of that. It’s a tough movie, but also one of the best I’ve seen all year. Written by Leonard Maltin (used with permission)

THE IMPOSSIBLE (PG13)
(Showtimes in brackets denote $6.50 "Bargain Matinees")
FRI: (4:15) - 7:15
SAT: (1:15) - (4:15) - 7:15
SUN: (1:15) - (4:15) 
MON, TUES & WED: 6:45 (ENDS WEDNESDAY!!)
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Always fighting for truth, justice & the Avonian way!
RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO
I know many of you are wondering why we are hitting so hard the "One-Week-Only" hoo-hah with QUARTET...
-That's because we want you to believe it is TRUE!

It has nothing to do with the quality of the film (the movie is excellent) but more a result of booking schedules and "deals".

We had a one-week space for QUARTET, and we grabbed it since so many have been asking about it.
BUT...we can't hold it, no matter what!
There are two new movies pushing their way in next week, and OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL has to stay around a bit longer, so...
With only 3 screens, and it being forbidden by the studios to "share" screens with new first-run releases; something has to give!

Some of you fans of "Avon movies" might sniff that we are dropping QUARTET after only one week to make way for a kids film like THE CROODS, or an action thriller like OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, but that is how the game is played.

With the many studios we deal with, all of them want some time on the Avon screen, and all get a little testy if you don't play enough of their product!

So, don't procrastinate, or think there will be a last-minute reprieve; QUARTET is only here for ONE WEEK!!!

-And you'll be SOOOOOO SORRY you missed it!

So, get thy fanny down to see QUARTET this week!!!

Fair warning?
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EVER SEE THIS GIRL BEFORE??

---OF COURSE YOU HAVE!!
This is one of our fabulous Avon girls, Bridget Spitzer!
She is currently our Team Leader, and will soon be our
Assistant Manager in June.
She is a full-time Millikin student and hopes to
become a veterinarian working at zoos someday.

She also does a bit of modeling on the side.
This is from a recent Chicago shoot.

This is the first in a series of profiles on our wonderful
Avon girls!
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Come See Me This Weekend!
I'm looking for you and you and....YOU!!
-Skip Huston
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