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Free Ticket Contest & THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT @ THE NEON!!

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Hello Everyone.

The booking fairy has granted us a wish!  THE NEON currently has Dayton’s exclusive booking of THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT…and that’s great for you, because THE NEON has Dayton’s best first-run ticket prices (not to mention a great selection of microbrews and imported beers).  We hope you’ll make plans to come out and support this film that is winning audiences & critics over across the country.

Synopsis for THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: “The Kids Are All Right is the heartfelt new comedy from acclaimed director Lisa Cholodenko, starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo. Two teenaged children (Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska and Journey to the Center of the Earth’s Josh Hutcherson) get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers (Bening and Moore) have built for them. Once the donor (Ruffalo) is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and re-re-defined. The New York Times raves that it’s ‘a generous, nearly note-perfect portrait of a modern family,’ and Entertainment Weekly calls the movie ‘funny, smart and sexy!’” (taken from movieweb.com)  Click on the image below to be directed to the official site.

We had to move WINTER’S BONE back a week, so we’re going to hold CYRUS for another week and hold onto MICMACS for one screening a day for one more week.  Both of these films will leave next Thursday to make room for WINTER’S BONE on August 6th.  Hurry down if you still need to see either of these films.

The Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival is swinging into action for its 5th year!  Mark your calendars for September 24-26.  The opening night film will be I KILLED MY MOTHER(an absolutely incredible film that has won awards and garnered high praise from numerous film festivals…from Cannes to Toronto to Frameline) – and you absolutely can’t miss it on the big screen.  In next week’s update, I’ll announce the entire line-up.  If you know someone who would like to sponsor the festival (either through a business or personally), please get in touch with me right away.

And Now – FREE TICKET Information. We want you to review our films!  Come to THE NEON and see our current films…then post your review on DaytonMostMetro.com under THE NEON’s weekly update.  At the end of August, we’ll collect all the names of people who have reviewed films – and we’ll draw 2 winners for a free pass (good for 2 admissions).  Each film review counts as an entry (though you can only review a film one time).  Please join in and help create some energy for THE NEON.  (If this goes over well, we’ll do it next month, too.)

We hope to see you in the coming week.
Take care,
Jonathan

SHOWTIMES for July 30 – August 5:

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (R) 104 Minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 12:40, 2:50, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45
Monday – Thursday: 2:50, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45

CYRUS (R)  92 Minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 1:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30
Monday – Thursday: 5:10, 7:20, 9:30

MICMACS (R) 105 Minutes
Friday – Thursday: 3:00

MICMACS is Fantastic – But Only Through Thursday at THE NEON

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Hello Everyone,

AMELIE was a huge hit for us…and audiences adored it. If you were a fan, don’t miss MICMACS – now playing – but only through Thursday.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is the briliant mind behind the truly charming MICMACS…and he’s also responsible for AMELIE, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, and DELICATESSEN.

Some friends of mine couldn’t decided which film to see this weekend, so I highly recommended MICMACS…and they were delighted.  They loved the film!

Synopsis for MICMACS: “First, it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain… Bazil (Dany Boon) doesn’t have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden and instant death.
Released from the hospital, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is adopted by a motley crew of secondhand dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba’s cave, whose talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse…One day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused his hardship. With the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends he sets out to get revenge. A gang of underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, they relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton.” (taken from movieweb.com)

CYRUS performed well last weekend. Though a bit more serious in tone than anticipated, audiences are liking it.

I’m delighted to announce that the Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival is swinging into action for its 5th year! Mark your calendars for September 24-26. The opening night film will be I KILLED MY MOTHER (an absolutely incredible film that has won awards and garnered high praise from numerous film festivals…from Cannes to Toronto to Frameline) – and you absolutely can’t miss it on the big screen. The full line-up will be available soon. If you know someone who would like to sponsor the festival (either through a business or personally), please get in touch with me right away.

Don’t forget THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT. We’d love to have opening weekend be a huge success. It opens Friday, July 30. Please spread the word!!

Take care & see you soon,
Jonathan

SHOWTIMES for Sunday, July 25 – Thursday, July 29:

CYRUS (R) 92 Minutes
Sunday: 1:00, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30
Monday – Thursday: 3:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30

MICMACS (R) 105 Minutes
Sunday: 12:40, 2:50, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45
Monday – Thursday: 2:50, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45

COMING SOON:

July 30 THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
July 30 WINTER’S BONE
Aug. 13 JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK
Aug. 20 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Aug. 20 COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY
Aug. 27 GET LOW
Sept. 10 FAREWELL
Sept. 17 ANIMAL KINGDOM
Sept. 24 WILD GRASS
Oct. 8 LEBANON
Oct. 15 A WOMAN, A MAN & A NOODLE SHOP

Final Days for I AM LOVE – MICMACS Opens Friday!

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Hello Everyone.

We’ve got to keep moving!

If you still need to see I AM LOVE, you shouldn’t miss it on the big screen.  Don’t wait for the dvd!  You only have through Thursday to see it at THE NEON.  Visit THE NEON for this week’s showtimes.

On Friday, we open MICMACS – the new charming & wonderful film from the brilliant mind of Jean-Pierre Jeunet…director of AMELIE, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN and A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT.  MICMACS will more than likely only play for 1 week, so make plans now for seeing it this weekend.

Click on the poster to find out more about the film (or watch the trailer below).

My full update – including a contest where you write the reviews of our films – will come later in the week.

We hope to see you soon,
Jonathan