November calendar
Written by Dan
Well, we just finished our November calendar, and let me tell you... it's going to be a controversially profane month. Just in time for the holidays, right?! We'll also be making a big upgrade to the auditorium in the very near future, but more on that later. Let's see what's coming up:
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT - (Nov. 1 - 7) - Three of the largest theater chains in the nation (Regal, Cinemark, AMC) are refusing to show D.o.a.P., which easily makes it one of the most, if not THE MOST controversial films of 2006.
QUINCEANERA - (Nov. 1 - 7) - The darling of the Sundance Film Festival, QUINCEANERA took home both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize, a feat that hadn't been repeated since THREE SEASONS swept the awards in 1999.
ANIMATED SHORTS - (Nov. 8 & 9, 24 & 25, Dec. 1 & 2) - Keeping with the tradition we started last November, we're presenting another fun and crazy array of animated short films from around the world... maybe a locally-made short on the front too!
JESUS CAMP - (Nov. 8 - 14) - Campbell only played this acclaimed and crazy film for a week, so we've decided to tack on another week for those of you who didn't get a chance to see it.
US VS. JOHN LENNON - (Nov. 10 - 21) - When I first heard of this film, I informed Nicole that if we weren't able to get it, I'd close the theater... such is my love for John Lennon. Lo and behold, here it is, and The Moxie lives to fight another day!!!
SHORTBUS - (Nov. 15 - 28) - Most of you probably know SHORTBUS as "that film with real sex in it." Well, that's exactly what it is... and we'll be enforcing a strict 18+ on this hot piece of property.
CONFETTI - (Nov. 22 - 28) - We figured it would be a good idea to offer a more light-hearted, non-X-rated film around the Thanksgiving holiday... you know, for those families that don't like watching real sex on film.
ARMY OF SHADOWS - (Nov. 29 - TBD) - ARMY OF SHADOWS, a 1969 WWII film that's finally making it's US debut, is one of the most highly-rated films of the year (just look at all those 100s!).
THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED - (Nov. 29 - TBD) - An investigative documentary into who the MPAA is, and why they give movies certain ratings. Hilarious and informative, what more could you ask for? Seriously, visit the website and watch the trailers.
I think November is going to be a great month, not only because of the films, but because we're getting new chairs!!! And by "new" I mean "older than our current" chairs. Then how, you ask, is that an upgrade? Let me tell you: 1) the chairs are made of iron and the folding mechanism consists of 2 moving parts, a HUGE upgrade from our degrading aluminum chairs, and 2) the chairs are coming from the Landers' balcony! I think it's fitting that one of Springfield's most historic theaters would pass their chairs along to us, and by "fitting" I mean "awesome." I hope to have the chairs in by the end of November, but it might be more like December.
As for our old chairs, we're selling them for $10 a pop... or less if you're willing to take more than five of them. Just think how cool your friends would think you are once you buy your very own Moxie chair! They'd think you were AWESOME!Ok, gotta run... more details soon.
