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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>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>NOV. 30th</FONT> thru
THURSDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>DEC. 6th</FONT> ONLY!! </FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>OPENING
FRIDAY:<BR><FONT color=#000000><U>NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN</U> (R) <FONT
size=2>The Newest from the Coen Bros.! Starring Timmy Lee Jones, Javier
Bardem and Josh Brolin <BR></FONT></FONT><BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>CONTINUING:<BR><FONT
color=#000000><U>ENCHANTED</U> (PG) <FONT size=2>The Magical Family Holiday Film
that You Will Love!<BR></FONT><U>AUGUST RUSH</U> (PG) <FONT size=2>Discover
a Wonderful Feel-Good Movie!</FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT
face="Rockwell Extra Bold"><STRONG><FONT color=#000000
size=2> </FONT></STRONG><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><BR><BR></FONT></FONT><STRONG>UPCOMING SPECIAL
EVENT: </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><STRONG>*FREE HOLIDAY MOVIE
NIGHTS COMING!!<BR>*<FONT size=2>Our NEW YEAR'S EVE "Traditional" Showing
of Andrew Llord Webber's</FONT> <U>THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA</U>
(PG13) </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><STRONG><FONT
color=#008000>***************************************<BR></FONT></STRONG>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008000 size=4><U><STRONG>GIFT
CERTIFICATES AT THE AVON!!</STRONG></U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008000 size=3>Gifties come in three
denominations, $5, $10 & $20 and<BR>NEVER EXPIRE, and are ALWAYS good for
the ENTIRE amount!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008000 size=3>PLUS, they can be used for
admissions AND snack bar items!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008000 size=3>THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
GIFT!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=3><FONT color=#008000>Get 'em at our
box-offices!!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=3><EM>(And don't forget our
10-Movie Season Passes! What a great</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=3><FONT color=#008000><EM><FONT
color=#ff0000>gift those
are!)<BR></FONT></EM><STRONG>************************************************</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4><STRONG><U>RAISING
ADMISSION PRICES???</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=3>Unlike the "other guys", we
have NOT raised our prices, and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=3>we do not intend to raise
them any time soon!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4><FONT size=3>So, who loves
ya', huh?? :-)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4><EM><FONT size=2>(Just
another reason to always make the Avon your
choice!)<BR></FONT></EM><STRONG>***************************************</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia color=#0000ff size=4><U><FONT color=#000000>NO
COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN</FONT></U> <FONT color=#000000>(R) <FONT size=2>So, what is
YOUR favorite Coen Bros. movie? Most will say FARGO, and many will say<BR> O,
BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?. Some will say RAISING ARIZONA, and even a few die-hard
film-noir fans like me will say MILLER'S CROSSING... The fact is: These guys
make some mighty good movies!! With a little bit of qualification, there ain't a
clunker in the bunch!</FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Well, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is being
called one of the very best Coen Bros, movies, and what a heady statement that
is! It is a huge hit in the areas it has already been released, and now here it
comes to THE AVON!! An ensemble cast that includes Tommy Lee Jones (just the way
you like him too!) Javier Bardem (as the baddest dude you ever don't wanna' mess
with), Josh Brolin (having a great year after his top-notch turns in AMERICAN
GANGSTER and IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH), and some surprises too! Come See What All
the Fuss is About! <U><FONT face=Tahoma
size=4><BR></FONT></U></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma><U><FONT
size=4>NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN</FONT> <FONT
size=2>(R)</FONT></U></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=1>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain
Matinees")</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=4>FRI: (5:00) - 8:00</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=4>SAT & SUN: (2:00) - (5:00) -
8:00</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=4>MON thru THURS:
7:15<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=4><U>ENCHANTED</U> (PG) <FONT size=2>Ready
to feel "enchanted"?? Ready to BE "enchanted"?? All you gotta' do is plop your
fanny in a seat in front of this baby, and you will be transported to a
wonderful time at the movies! Great cast, marvelous special effects, fabulous
songs, and just what the Doctor ordered for the Holidays! EVERYONE LOVES THIS
ONE!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><FONT size=4><U>ENCHANTED</U>
(PG)</FONT><BR></FONT></STRONG>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><STRONG>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain
Matinees")</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=4>FRI: (4:00) - 7:00<BR>SAT & SUN:
(1:00) - (4:00) - 7:00<BR>MON thru THURS:
6:30<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=4><U>AUGUST RUSH</U> (PG) <FONT size=2>Boy,
did I call it right on this baby! I had a "feeling" this would be a "feel good"
movie that would appeal to all ages and give everyone the <EM>warm &
fuzzies</EM>! The thing is: <EM>I almost decided to not play it!</EM> If I would
have listened to some of my staff, we'd be playing some kind of "mall trash"
movie and would have by-passed this wonderful and fable-like tale of a
family finding each other!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2>It's a good thing I realize that, in the
long run, the best person to listen to about this stuff is ME! Now come and
see what I mean! With Keri Russell <EM>(woof!)</EM> and Robin Williams (in a
non-frenetic role for a change), and Freddie Highmore, whom so many of you
remember from FINDING NEVERLAND a couple Holiday Season's ago, how can you go
wrong with your hard-earned movie bucks, huh?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT size=4><FONT
face=Tahoma><STRONG><U>ENCHANTED</U> (PG)<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><STRONG>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain
Matinees")</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG>FRI: (4:15) - 7:15<BR>SAT & SUN:
(1:15) - (4:15) - 7:15<BR>MON thru THURS:
6:35<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><U>HOLIDAY
HOWDY!!<BR></U></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=3>In our almost 9
years of operations<EM><FONT color=#800000> (yup, that's right!)</FONT></EM> we
have had some superb workers who we were always proud to say were part of
our staff, <EM><FONT color=#ff0000>(and we have had a few that were exactly the
<U>opposite</U> of that too!) </FONT> </EM>Well, two of our <FONT
color=#ff0000>BEST</FONT> will be home from college for the Holidays in a few
weeks, and I am overjoyed to say they will be back working at The Avon for the
time they are home (about 3-4 weeks). So look for a couple familiar faces as
<U><FONT color=#ff0000>Molly Kiick</FONT></U> and <U><FONT
color=#ff0000>Jennifer Snarsky</FONT> </U>man their old posts in our
lobbies!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" color=#008000 size=3><STRONG>We also have a
couple new people starting soon as well, and I will introduce them to you very
soon.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" color=#ff0000 size=3><EM><STRONG>When we find
excellent workers, we try to never let 'em get away from us for too
long!</STRONG> <FONT color=#000000 size=1>(No matter how hard they
try!)</FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=3><FONT color=#008000><STRONG>On that
note: Congrats to <U><FONT color=#ff0000>Ashley Petty</FONT></U> for her recent
promotion to Lobby Manger!<EM> It was well-earned,
Ash!</EM></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"
size=3></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=3><FONT
face=Georgia size=2></FONT>
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size=4><STRONG>+++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR></STRONG><FONT face=Impact
size=5><U>IMPORTANT NEWS!!<BR></U><FONT face=Georgia size=3>Last year about this
time, a <U>terrible</U> tragedy happened.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>I blame myself.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>I should have been more proactive in stressing to all of
you how absolutely <U>vita</U>l this issue was!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>But, I just "assumed" you would know!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>BIG MISTAKE!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>So, because we were caught "sleeping", we came in at
only NUMBER TWO in the Herald & Review's "Best Of Decatur"
Poll!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia>The year before, we had handily trounced BOTH of
the "other guys", yet, last year, the Strand somehow squeaked by
us!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN,
FOLKS!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>We are the LOCAL guys!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>We are you neighbors!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>WE ARE YOUR #1 BUDDIES!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia>SO, CLICK ON THIS LINK: </FONT><A
href="http://www.herald-review.com/readerschoice/"><FONT face=Georgia
color=#0000ff
size=4>http://www.herald-review.com/readerschoice/</FONT></A></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><STRONG>And make sure you fill in AT LEAST 40
categories! <EM>Anything less won't do it!</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><U><FONT size=4><STRONG>It has to be at least
40!!</STRONG></FONT></U> <EM><FONT size=1>(Even if you have to vote for the Avon
for every category you aren't sure of!)<BR></FONT><FONT size=5><STRONG>-AND, IT
HAS TO BE IN BY DEC. 10th!!<BR></STRONG></FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia><EM>Don't let that megalithic Georgia-based
"McTheater" chain steal it from us again this
year!!</EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Georgia>Soooo, let's show
'em!</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=1><EM>(Maybe they'll even try to run a better
operation!)<BR></EM></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=4><STRONG>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR></STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><STRONG>(Hey, while you're at it filling out that
ballot, stop and think for a minute why there isn't a "Best Popcorn" category?
<BR>I think that smells a little "fishy", don't you? --or, maybe
just smells a bit "corny"??---)<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT
color=#000000><EM><FONT size=3><STRONG>I'd like to hear from the powers-that-be
why <U>everything else under the sun</U> is listed on that ballot EXCEPT for
"Best Popcorn"!!</STRONG></FONT> <FONT size=1>I think all of us can guess
why.</FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma size=4>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT
face=Century size=3><FONT color=#000080>Just as I promised a few weeks ago, my
daughter, Melissa, has been cooking up a storm with our Gourmet Popcorn
Flavors, and drove many of you to the brink of insanity with her "Cherry
Chocolate Popcorn" this past weekend! She has a batch of "Caramel Apple Popcorn"
coming for this weekend, and, of course we have that big hit "Banana Split
Popcorn" back for sale as well! And don't forget: We now have increased supplies
of our "Avon Classic Caramel Corn" available too! <EM>Come See Just How <FONT
color=#ff0000>Exciting </FONT>Popcorn Can
Be!!<BR></EM></FONT>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face="Century Gothic"
size=3><STRONG><FONT face=Papyrus color=#800000>I don't know if you can tell it
or not<EM><FONT color=#000000> (yeah, right)</FONT></EM> but I am feeling a
whole lot better!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Papyrus color=#800000>My surgery is behind me now, and
was a 100% successful procedure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Papyrus color=#800000><U>I am ready to get back to
work!</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT><FONT face=Papyrus color=#800000>(I was there for a limited
time this past weekend, but couldn't quite make the entire day on Saturday and
Sunday, we'll see how it goes this weekend!!)</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT><FONT face=Papyrus><EM><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT
color=#800000>What I DO know is this: <BR></FONT><FONT size=5>If YOU are there,
I will be
too!!!</FONT></FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT><EM><FONT
face="Bradley Hand ITC" size=6><BR>-Skip Huston</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=5>P.S. Don't procrastinate on that ballot! It needs to be in by
December 10th!! <BR>DO IT NOW,
PLEASE!!!</FONT></FONT></EM></DIV></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT>
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