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<DIV><FONT face=Impact size=6><U>AVON THEATRE NEWS & VIEWS</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff><EM><FONT
face=Papyrus>Showtimes, Programs, Erudition and Miscellaneous
Folderol</FONT></EM> </FONT></STRONG><FONT face=Papyrus><BR><FONT face=Impact
size=5><STRONG>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>April 27th</FONT> thru
THURSDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>May 3rd</FONT> ONLY!!</STRONG></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>OPENING
FRIDAY:<BR><U><FONT color=#000000>THE NAMESAKE</FONT></U> </STRONG><FONT
color=#000000 size=2><STRONG>(PG13) From the Best-Selling Book Comes a Heartfelt
Family Saga! <BR><FONT size=4><U>THE LIVES OF OTHERS</U></FONT></STRONG>
<FONT size=1>(Das Leben der Anderen)</FONT><STRONG> (R) Oscar-Winner "Best
Foreign Film"!!<BR><BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>CONTINUING:</STRONG><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Rockwell Extra Bold"> <STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#ff0000><BR><FONT color=#000000><U>THE LOOKOUT</U><FONT size=2> (R) Ends
Thursday!! Top-Rated Crime Drama!!</FONT></FONT><BR><FONT color=#000000><U>MISS
POTTER</U><FONT size=2> (PG)</FONT></FONT> <FONT color=#000000 size=2>Last
Chance Showings!! FRI, SAT & SUN ONLY!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT
size=2> </FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><STRONG>SPECIAL
EVENT: </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><STRONG><U>>>>THURSDAY NIGHT at
12:01 AM</U> <FONT size=2>(So that's Friday
morning)</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><STRONG>Be Among the FIRST to See:
<U><FONT size=5>SPIDER-MAN 3</FONT></U>
!!!!! </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>COMING NEXT
WEEK:<BR><FONT color=#000000><U>SPIDER-MAN 3</U> (PG13)</FONT></STRONG><FONT
color=#000000 size=3> (The Summer Blockbusters
Begin!!) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><FONT color=#000000
size=3><FONT size=4><STRONG><U>LUCKY YOU</U></STRONG></FONT> (PG13)<STRONG><FONT
face=Georgia size=2> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Drew Barrymore, Eric Bana &
Robert Duvall!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><FONT color=#000000
size=3><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Impact size=5><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000
size=4><FONT color=#000000 size=3><FONT size=2><BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
size=3>NOTE: <FONT size=2>Ok, folks, you wanted more of the
off-the-beaten-path "AVON MOVIES"??? Well, <U>here they are!!</U> Now you
gotta' SUPPORT them!!!</FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=4><STRONG><U>THE NAMESAKE</U> (PG13) </STRONG><FONT
size=3><FONT size=2><STRONG>Ever since we first started playing the preview for
this last Fall, we have had people asking "When is it coming?"...Apparently
there are a lot of you out there who have read this book! Then there are those
of you who have friends and family in larger cities where this has already
played who have been told what an excellent film this is! It's a family saga
about two worlds and one journey that, I am sure, will be one of your new
favorites!<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT
size=4><U>THE NAMESAKE</U></FONT> (PG13)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=1>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 "Bargain
Matinees")</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>FRI: (5:00) - 8:00</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>SAT: (2:00) - (5:00) -
8:00</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>SUN: (2:00) -
(5:00)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>MON thru THURS:
7:15<BR><BR></STRONG><FONT size=4><U><STRONG>THE LIVES OF OTHERS</STRONG></U>
<FONT size=2>("Das Leben der Anderen")</FONT><STRONG> (R)
</STRONG></FONT><STRONG>Boy it would be a shame if some of you let subtitles
reject this one! This is the OSCAR-WINNER for BEST FOREIGN FILM for the current
year, and what an incredible movie it is! I honestly couldn't see how anything
could beat PAN'S LABYRINTH at this years's Oscars, but, then when I saw this one
I understood perfectly! Be ready for complex and intelligent story-telling!
<FONT
size=3><EM>ONE-WEEK-ONLY!!</EM></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT size=4><U><STRONG>THE LIVES OF
OTHERS</STRONG></U></FONT> <FONT size=1>("Das Leben der
Anderen")</FONT> <STRONG>(R)<BR></STRONG><FONT size=1>(Showtimes in
brackets are $5.50 "Bargain Matinees")<BR></FONT><STRONG>FRI: (4:00) -
7:00</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2>SAT: (1:00) - (4:00) -
7:00</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2>SUN: (1:00) -
(4:00)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2>MON thru THURS:
6:40</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia><U>THE LOOKOUT</U> (R) <FONT size=2>I didn't
feel we gave this one a fair shake at last weekend's veritable "film festival".
The showtimes were not-so-hot, and, let's face it, this is really not an
ideal afternoon "matinee" movie! This is a dark tale of crime and
redemption, and deserves to get another chance for audiences to discover it!
Critics loved it, and the people that did make the effort last week were very
positive about it too! Find out for yourself! </FONT><EM><FONT size=3>ENDS
THURSDAY!!</FONT></EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=4><U>THE LOOKOUT</U></FONT>
(R)<BR></STRONG><FONT size=1>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 "Bargain
Matinees")</FONT><BR><STRONG>FRI: 7:15</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>SAT: 7:15<BR>SUN:
(4:15)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>MON thru THURS:
6:45</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG><U>MISS POTTER</U> (PG) </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=3><STRONG><FONT size=2>Ok, guys, THIS IS IT!! MISS POTTER will absolutely,
<EM>positively</EM> LEAVE on Sunday!! If you haven't gotten your procrastinating
fanny down to see it by then, well, you missed one of the BEST movies to
play the Avon in a long time!! This wonderful and romantic bio of famed author
Beatrix Potter, and her menagerie of characters from the duck and bunny world,
is sheer enchantment</FONT>! </STRONG><EM><STRONG>ENDS SUNDAY!! <FONT size=2>(We
ain't kidding either!)<BR></FONT></STRONG></EM>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=4><U>MISS POTTER</U></FONT>
(PG)<BR></STRONG><FONT size=1>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 "Bargain
Matinees")</FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>FRI:
(4:15)<BR>SAT: (1:15) - (4:15)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>SUN: (1:15)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=4><U>SPIDER-MAN 3</U>
(PG13) </FONT><FONT size=3>Are you ready for the Summer movie season?? With
all that huge films coming this Summer, it is being said this will be the
BIGGEST Summer in Hollywood history!! Kick it off right with ol' Spidey, in what
has been called the most spectacular entry in this super-popular
series!!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3><U><FONT size=4>THURSDAY
NIGHT</FONT></U> <FONT size=2>(Friday morning for all you perfectionists)</FONT>
</FONT><FONT size=4>at 12:01 AM!!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT size=4><EM>ADVANCE
TICKETS ON-SALE NOW!!!!<BR></EM></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT
size=4><EM>______________________________________________<BR>A NOTE FROM
SKIP...</EM></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial>So, what's up with
Sundays?? Why do we close so early??</FONT></EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>It's really not a
deep, dark secret. It's just a matter of economics, that's
all.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Our beloved
downtown Decatur has come a long way in the last several years, and is destined
to</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>go even further
in the next few...</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>HOWEVER, there is
still the matter that downtown literally "pulls up the sidewalks" on
Sundays!!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>There is not a
single restaurant open on Sundays!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>All of the bars
are closed as well.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>It's a very
frustrating thing to me to have brought hundreds of people into downtown on
Sundays</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> for over 8
</FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>years now, and still no one has thought to take advantage of the
extra business they could have!<BR>As I have often said to the media: "If I have
to open a restaurant downtown that will cater to the
Avon</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>crowd myself, I will do
it!"...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>But, I really don't want to be in
the restaurant business!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>The movie biz is tough enough,
believe me!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>So, what to
do?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>The new development in the block
next to the Avon may have a restaurant that will meet our
needs,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>but they have only just broken
ground for that project.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>As soon as Summer is in full-force,
we will be open later on Sundays, whether there is a restaurant
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>that has come to their senses or
not!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><EM>(And, by the way, our
customers have discovered our Avon hot-dogs make a good Sunday
lunch!)</EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Unless there is some specific reason
for a later Sunday schedule, like a huge blockbuster movie,
or</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>some special event, we will continue
to treat Sunday later shows on a case-by-case basis.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>The main thing is: The Avon Theatre
is <U>there,</U> and ready to give you a superior alternative to the
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>"McTheater"
experience!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>That's what has driven us for these
8 years, and you letting us know how much you appreciate</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>it is music to our
ears!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Come See Me This
Weekend!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>We have a rare "ALL 'Avon Movie'
Weekend for YOU!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC" color=#0000ff size=6><EM>Skip
Huston</EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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