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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><STRONG>Hey Folks, From time to time when I don't
feel your are getting the "whole spectrum" of the film reviews that are out
there, I will send you Avon-supporter, and nationally-known film critic Leonard
Maltin's review of any particular film.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma>So, here is his review of <U>WALL STREET
MONEY NEVER SLEEPS</U>>>></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4 face=Tahoma><EM><STRONG>By the way, don't forget
this Saturday and Sunday at the 1:00 & 4:00 PM showings only of
<U>LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS-The Owls of</U> <U>Ga'Hoole 3D</U>, we will have a
visit from a LIVE OWL, IN-PERSON before each of those showings! Bring all
the kids and grandkids you can find to see Banchee the Owl fly around the
theater before the movie starts! Not only is that 3D; <U>it's
4D</U>!!</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4
face=Tahoma><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4 face=Tahoma><EM><STRONG>And you can only get
this extra special LIVE OWL appearance at the Avon, because those "other guys"
just don't give a hoot!</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><U><FONT color=#800080 size=6
face=Impact><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></U></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><U><FONT size=6 face=Impact>AVON
THEATRE EXTRA! EXTRA!</FONT></U> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><FONT face=Georgia><FONT face=Papyrus><FONT size=5
face=Impact><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4 face="Comic Sans MS">
<DIV><FONT color=#000080><FONT face="Book Antiqua">film review—Wall Street:
Money Never Sleeps</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080><FONT face="Book Antiqua">by Leonard Maltin<!-- surphace-title end --><!-- surphace start --></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">I’m not a fan of sequels,
by and large, but I suppose events of the past few years made it inevitable that
someone would devise a followup to Oliver Stone’s <I>Wall Street</I>, which
became a touchstone of its era. The new movie isn’t likely to have the same
effect, as so many documentaries are covering the financial debacle, with more
to come…but it certainly is entertaining.</FONT></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">Michael Douglas steps
back into the role of onetime Wall Street lion Gordon Gekko as he’s released
from an eight-year stretch in prison. This time around, he’s
</FONT></BIG><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">more of an
observer than a player, but ambitious young trader Shia LaBeouf seeks him out to
pick his brain—and tell him that he’s in love with Gecko’s estranged daughter,
played by Carey Mulligan.</FONT></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">I won’t reveal more of
the story, credited to two screenwriters (Aaron Loeb and Stephen Schiff), except
to remark that even in the wake of the economic bust—and America’s unprecedented
bail-out of major investment banks—it is fascinating to watch high-level
wheelers and dealers in action. Key among them are Josh Brolin, who is
completely believable as a cocky financial wizard, and 94-year-old Eli Wallach,
who gives an assured and engaging performance as one of the Old Guard of Wall
Street.</FONT></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">All of this is presented
in a handsome, high-energy production, shot by Rodrigo Prieto on location in New
York; Manhattan has never looked more stylish.</FONT></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">The film isn’t perfect:
it goes on too long, and the female characters (Mulligan and Susan Sarandon, as
LaBeouf’s mother) are woefully underwritten. Worst of all is the final scene,
which tries to wrap all the story strands together in a hopeless bit of
contrivance.</FONT></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Book Antiqua">But those shortcomings
can’t, and don’t, rob the film of its substantial entertainment value. <I>Wall
Street: Money Never Sleeps</I> has momentum to burn, clever plotting, and strong
performances. <STRONG>It’s well worth seeing.</STRONG></FONT></BIG></P><!-- surphace end -->
<P class="entry_footer clearme"><FONT color=#000080 face="Book Antiqua">Leonard
Maltin</FONT></P>
<P class="entry_footer clearme"><FONT color=#000080
face="Book Antiqua">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><STRONG><FONT
face=Tahoma>Democratic Illinois State Senate candidate TIM DUDLEY will be
working a regular shift at the Avon from 3:15 to 8:15 on Saturday.<BR>Come
buy some popcorn from what could be our next State
Senator!</FONT></STRONG></FONT><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT><FONT
color=#000080><BR><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>He'll be doing the whole job
too...<BR></EM>Serving corn, selling tickets, taking out the trash, beating
theater cell-phone abusers with flashlights...<BR>He'll be learning what "small
business" is really like!<BR><BR>Today's political hoo-hahs like to throw that
"small business" label around a bunch, but the proof is in the pudding!<BR>And,
while this is NOT an Avon endorsement for Tim's campaign, I think it will be a
fun way for a political aspirant (or current office holder, for that matter) to
put some substance and experience behind those speechifying buzz-words of "small
business".<BR><BR>In my not-so-humble opinion, more of our elected officials
need to climb down from their high horses or ivory towers and see what life is
like in the trenches!</FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
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