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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>MARCH 28th</FONT> thru
THURSDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>APRIL 3rd</FONT> ONLY!! </FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><FONT face=Papyrus><FONT face=Arial size=4>Check out our
cool website at: </FONT><A href="http://www.TheAvon.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=4>www.TheAvon.com</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>OPENING
FRIDAY:<BR></STRONG><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><U>MARRIED LIFE</U>
(PG13)</STRONG> <FONT size=3>Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper & Rachel McAdams!
<FONT size=4><FONT face=Impact color=#ff0000>(LIMITED
ENGAGEMENT!!)<BR></FONT><STRONG><U>P.S. I LOVE YOU</U> (PG13)</STRONG></FONT>
Gerard Butler & Hilary Swank </FONT><FONT face=Impact color=#ff0000
size=4>(BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! ONE WEEK ONLY!)</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Impact><FONT size=3><STRONG><FONT size=4> <BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG><U>BONNEVILLE</U>
(PG)</STRONG></FONT> <FONT color=#000000>Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates & Joan
Allen!</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT size=4> (HELD-OVER!! LIMITED
ENGAGEMENT!!)<BR></FONT></FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>CONTINUING:</STRONG></FONT><FONT
face="Rockwell Extra Bold"><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4> <FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><BR><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><U>HORTON HEARS A WHO!</U>
(G) </STRONG><FONT size=3>The biggest movie in the world!! </FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Impact color=#ff0000 size=4>(ENDS THIS WEEK!!)</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Impact> <BR></FONT>
</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><BR></FONT></FONT><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000
size=4>SPECIAL EVENT: <BR><FONT color=#000000>FILM CLASSES RESUME THURSDAY,
March 28th @ 6:30 PM!<BR>Have you enrolled yet for <U>"AMERICANA AT THE
MOVIES--PT. 1"</U> ???<BR><EM>You can enroll Thursday night at app. 6:15
(class starts at 6:30).</EM></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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size=4> </FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>COMING NEXT WEEK:
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>April 4th:
<U>NIM'S ISLAND</U> (PG) </STRONG><FONT size=3>Jodi Foster, Gerard Butler &
Abigail Breslin</FONT><BR><STRONG>April 4th: <U>LEATHERHEADS</U> (PG13)</STRONG>
<FONT size=3>George Clooney & Renee
Zellweger</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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size=4>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT
face=Georgia><STRONG><U>MARRIED LIFE</U> (PG13) </STRONG><FONT
size=2><STRONG>What a cast! PIERCE BROSNAN, Oscar Winner CHRIS COOPER, Tony
Winner PATRICIA CLARKSON and not-seen-very-much-lately RACHEL McADAMS in a
serpentine tale of adultery and murder. This comes highly-recommended!!
<BR>LIMITED ENGAGEMENT!!<BR></STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG><FONT
size=4><U>MARRIED LIFE</U> (PG13)<BR></FONT><FONT size=1>(Showtimes in brackets
are $5.50 'Bargain Matinees")</FONT> </STRONG></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG>FRI: (5:15) -
8:15 </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><STRONG>SAT & SUN: (2:15) - (5:15) -
8:15 <BR>MON, TUES & WED: 6:40 <BR></STRONG><FONT face=Georgia
size=2><FONT size=4><FONT
face=Tahoma>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR></FONT><STRONG><U>P.S. I LOVE
YOU</U> (PG13) </STRONG></FONT><FONT size=2><STRONG>When this little romantic
comedy/drama was first released back around Christmas, we, sadly, did not have
the screen available for it! That meant that many of you either did not see it
(because we weren't playing it), or had to suffer the slings and arrows of the
"other guys"! We kept thinking we should probably bring it in as a "fill-in"
title a bit later, but time went
by...</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT face=Georgia size=2><STRONG>Then, we
noticed there was <EM>STILL NO VIDEO RELEASE</EM> of it! So, guess what?? We
will FINALLY play the movie that SHOULD HAVE BEEN OURS ALL ALONG, at THE
AVON!! The ultra-hot hunky guy GERARD BUTLER stars with double-Oscar
Winner HILARY SWANK (all cleaned up and pretty darn foxy this time around), with
co-stars LISA KUDROW, GINA GERSHON and HARRY CONNICK, Jr.!! This is a LIMITED
ENGAGEMENT, so please make the time to get down to see it where all good chick
flicks should ONLY play!<BR></STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG><FONT
size=4><U>P.S. I LOVE YOU</U> (PG13)<BR></FONT><FONT size=1>(Showtimes in
brackets are $5.50 'Bargain Matinees")</FONT></STRONG></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG>FRI, SAT & SUN: 8:00 PM ONLY!<BR>MON
thru THURS: 6:30<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT
face=Georgia><U>BONNEVILLE</U> (PG) <FONT size=2>Last week, when we played this
little "discovery" gem on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only, many of you came to
see it and were very pleasantly surprised at this wonderful film starring
Oscar-winners JESSICA LANGE and KATHY BATES, plus Oscar nominee JOAN ALLEN
with TOM SKERRITT (where has he been hiding?). In fact, we were so encouraged,
we are going to give it another FRI, SAT & SUN run! I don't think we
will be able to hold it over again, so get thy fanny down to see it!!
</FONT><FONT size=3>FRI, SAT & SUN
ONLY!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><FONT
face=Tahoma><STRONG><U>BONNEVILLE</U> (PG)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<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: (5:00)<BR>SAT & SUN: (2:00) -
(5:00) </STRONG></FONT></FONT><BR>(NOTE: ALL SHOWS OF "BONNEVILLE" ONLY $5.50
ADMISSION!!)</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><STRONG><FONT
face=Tahoma>++++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT></STRONG><BR>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=4><STRONG><U>HORTON HEARS A WHO!</U> (G)
<FONT size=2>It is coming to the time that HORTON will hear his last "Who" at
The Avon! HORTON is still doing strong business, but we need to clear the screen
for the new ones coming next week! HURRY!! ENDS THIS WEEK!!</FONT><U><FONT
face=Tahoma><BR></FONT></U></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma
size=4><STRONG><U>HORTON HEARS A WHO!</U> (G)<BR><FONT face=Tahoma
size=1>(Showtimes in brackets are $5.50 'Bargain
Matinees")</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG>FRI: (4:00) - 7:00 <BR>SAT & SUN:
(1:30) - (4:00) - 7:00 <BR>MON, TUES & WED:
6:00<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><U>RANDOM NOTES FROM THE HEAD
HONCHO </U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT size=2>Decatur is buzzing, buzzing,
buzzing about the major MATT DAMON movie THE INFORMANT being filmed here in
April and May.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT size=2>I have heard there will be
200 Hollywood people here for about 6-7 weeks, and that production offices
have been secured in downtown!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT size=2>(Where else?). This film,
from one of the two books about the ADM price-fixing scandal, is said to be
sure-fire Oscar Nomination material for Matt Damon! (And, who knows? Maybe even
a bunch more awards like "Best Picture" even??) The director, Stephen
Soderbergh, is a first-class talent, and has a great track-record for solid
films. This will be an exciting thing for Decatur, and I certainly hope all of
you think so too!</FONT><BR><FONT face=Georgia
size=2>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><FONT face=Tahoma>Avon
friend and sometime-staffer, the author TROY TAYLOR will be opening up his
coolness shop very soon at 228 West Main street in downtown Decatur (where
else?). Troy's shop is called <FONT size=3>"Prairie Fire"</FONT> and will carry
a complete selection of Troy's books (he has written and published over 53 at
last count!). It was also carry exotic teas and other hard-to-find items,
including a selection of the Avon's Gourmet Popcorns!!! That's right, you will
now be able to get some of the "Avon Exclusive" flavors of popcorn like our
"Avon Style" and our "Crazy Banana Split" right there at Troy's
shop!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT
face=Tahoma><STRONG>This is all part and parcel to our reviving our "Mr.
Popcorn" line that has been dormant for about 18 years now. Troy's shop is right
across from the Salvation Army building, located where the beautiful renovations
to West Main street begin.<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR>THE AVON
GOES GREEN!! No, we are not going to paint the theater a St. Patrick's day
color, we are going to enter the New Age of environmental responsibility! Avon
Special Projects Coordinator JILL BERGIN has taken on this chore of getting all
the interior lighting in both Avon lobbies to not only be more energy efficient,
but environmentally sound too! Unfortunately, there are no "green" bulbs
that we know of yet to replace the exterior chaser bulbs on the marquee, but
much of the marquee was already converted from incandescent to fluorescent (I
know I probably spelled those words wrong, but they aren't in my
spell-check!) a few years back. Jill will be assessing exactly what we need
and <EM>get-r-done</EM> very soon! I am grateful that she pointed out this way
for us to conserve energy and not have to keep changing those blasted bulbs all
the time too! All of you might consider going "green" as well! It doesn't hurt a
bit!! The initial cost for the bulbs is a bit higher, but the long-term savings
will more than make up for it!<BR><BR></STRONG></FONT><EM><FONT
face="Lucida Handwriting" size=4>Come See Me This
Weekend!</FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma><EM><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting" size=4>I'll Be Looking for You,
and You and...YOU!!</FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Tahoma
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face="Lucida Handwriting" size=4><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia size=2><EM><FONT
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