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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>JULY
13th</FONT> thru THURSDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>JULY 19th</FONT>
ONLY!!</STRONG></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>OPENING
FRIDAY:<BR><FONT color=#000000><U>HARRY POTTER 5</U> (Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix) (PG13) <BR><U>A MIGHTY HEART</U> (R) Fri, Sat
& SUN ONLY!! Angelina Jolie's acting
triumph!!<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000
size=4><STRONG>CONTINUING:<BR><FONT color=#000000><U>TRANSFORMERS</U>
(PG13)</FONT></STRONG><FONT face="Rockwell Extra Bold"><STRONG><FONT
color=#000000> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><BR><U>WAITRESS</U>
(PG13)</FONT> </FONT></STRONG><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>COMING NEXT
WEEK:<BR><FONT color=#000000>HAIRSPRAY (PG13) </FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000
size=4>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000>WHY are we so high on WAITRESS???<BR>Read what noted
film critic Leonard Maltin said about it:</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#000000><SPAN><SPAN
class=movie-body-text><SPAN><SPAN class=movie-body-text><SPAN
id=intelliTxt><SPAN class=movie-body-text><SPAN id=intelliTxt><SPAN
class=movie-body-text><FONT face=Arial size=2>WAITRESS — <EM>Waitress</EM> is
the kind of film that renews my faith in movies. After months of mediocrity—with
a few exceptions scattered here and there—along comes a movie that’s as fresh as
the pies its main character bakes every morning. </FONT></DIV>
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<P class=style6><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keri Russell is wonderful in the role of
a young woman who seems to have a lot on the ball, but can’t break away from her
stifling, abusive husband (Jeremy Sisto). Her only means of escape is to
visualize a daring and inventive new pie recipe, which she does all the
time.</FONT></P>
<P class=style6><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don’t want to say much more about the
premise of <EM>Waitress</EM>, because it’s the kind of film you ought to see
knowing as little as possible. It’s not so much a story as a slice of life (pun
intended), and its ensemble is filled to the brim with colorful, well-drawn
characters, played by Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion, filmmaker Adrienne Shelly,
and Andy Griffith, who’s so good as the cantankerous owner of the diner where
Russell works that I hope Oscar voters remember him at the end of the year and
nominate him as Best Supporting Actor.</FONT></P>
<P class=style6><FONT face=Arial size=2>Writer-director Shelly presents
<EM>Waitress</EM> in the form of a modern-day fairy tale, creating such a
tangible world that you want to walk into the movie screen and be part of that
life. I can’t think of a higher compliment to bestow upon a movie, or a better
epitaph for the talented woman who made it.<BR>-Leonard Maltin</FONT></P>
<P class=style6><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=2>WAITRESS will END VERY
SOON, FOLKS!! These are POSITIVELY the last showings!!<BR>You don't want to miss
this one!!<BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT
face=Tahoma>WAITRESS</FONT></U></B></SPAN></FONT><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> (PG13)<BR>(Showtimes in
brackets are $5.50 "Bargain Matinees")<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">FRI: (3:00) <BR>SAT & SUN: (12:15) -
(3:00) <BR>MON, TUES & WED: 6:30 <FONT size=2>(Ends Wednesday---and we
really mean it too!)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG><BR><FONT face=Georgia
size=2>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT size=4><U>HARRY POTTER
AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX</U> (PG13)</FONT><FONT size=3> </FONT><FONT
size=2>At last we have a Summer blockbuster that really feels like an "event"!!
True, our Midnight showing Tuesday night broke all existing records, and true,
there are those who have already come back to see it again, but, let's face it,
the HARRY POTTER films cut a wide swath across mainstream America, and appeal to
an enormously diverse crowd! If you are not a POTTER devotee, this is the time
to
start!!<BR></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#000000 size=2><SPAN><SPAN class=movie-body-text><SPAN><SPAN
class=movie-body-text><SPAN><SPAN class=movie-body-text><SPAN><SPAN
class=movie-body-text><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT
face=Tahoma>HARRY POTTER and the ORDER of the
PHOENIX</FONT></U></B></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Tahoma>
(PG13)<BR>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 "Bargain
Matinees")<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">FRI: (4:30) - 8:00<BR>SAT & SUN: (1:00) - (4:30) -
8:00<BR>MON thru THURS: 7:15<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT
face=Georgia><U>TRANSFORMERS</U> (PG13) <FONT size=3><FONT size=2>More and more
people are discovering that this is not just a "guy" movie, but a real slam-bang
action-adventure! You don't have to be cognizant of the entire back-story to
enjoy this one, just think "bad robots vs good robots, and puny humans caught
between"---FUN!!!<BR></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT
face=Tahoma>TRANSFORMERS</FONT></U></B></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Tahoma> (PG13)<BR>(Showtimes in brackets are
$5.50 "Bargain Matinees")<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">FRI: (3:30) - 7:00<BR>SAT & SUN: (12:00) - (3:30) -
7:00<BR>MON, TUES & WED: 6:40<BR>THURS:
7:00<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT face=Georgia><U>A MIGHTY HEART</U> (R)
<FONT size=2>There is already massive early-Oscar buzz for Angeline Jolie in
this movie! The true-story of the wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, and her
journey to rescue her kidnapped husband is from the best-selling book. Those of
you who have been clamoring for more "art & indy" films, here is a doozy! It
is only playing FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, so get down there!!<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT face=Tahoma>A MIGHTY
HEART</FONT></U></B></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Tahoma>
(R)<BR>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 "Bargain
Matinees")<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma size=5><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">FRI, SAT & SUN:
7:15<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT face=Arial><U>SO WHERE IS
"SICKO"????<BR></U><FONT size=2>I have been getting emails and phone calls
asking where Michael Moore's new movie on the state of American healthcare,
SICKO, is, and why aren't we playing it. Some of these inquiries have been
downright offensive <EM>(now there's a real incentive for me to play
it!)</EM>...<BR>It seems there are those who enjoy finding conspiracies and
dirty dealings in every facet of their lives!<BR>Well, don't be looking
<U>this</U> way for that foolishness, folks!<BR>We have not played SICKO for ONE
reason, and ONE reason ONLY:<BR><U>WE DO NOT HAVE THE AVAILABLE SCREEN FOR
IT!<BR><BR></U>The studio for SICKO is demanding a 4 week run, and that is not
something we can fit in <U>at this time</U>.<BR>It isn't like we can bring it in
for a weekend or even a single week!<BR>A FOUR WEEK RUN IS IMPOSSIBLE
FOR US RIGHT NOW!!<BR><BR>We only have three screens, and we need to cover all
the big Summer movies we can so we are <EM>healthier</EM> when the Fall slowdown
comes!<BR>Hopefully, by mid-to-late August, the studio for SICKO will be more
<EM>realistic</EM> and allow a shorter run!<BR>-or-<BR>Maybe the "other guys"
<EM>(who really do read this newsletter every week)</EM> will free up one
of their 22 screens to play it?<BR><EM>(But, wait, there may be a CONSPIRACY
there too!!!!!)<BR><FONT
size=4>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR></FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Bradley Hand ITC" size=4><STRONG><EM>Come See Me
Soon!</EM></STRONG></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC"><STRONG><FONT size=4><EM>I'll Be Looking for
You and You and...YOU!!<BR></EM></FONT><FONT size=6><EM>-Skip
Huston</EM></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>