Ryan Eashoo
F L I N T O I D
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Friends, Members, Countrymen/women:
The State Theatre of Traverse City has now been open for three months. How
good has this first quarter been? How's this: Every single week since our
opening, our box office results have been in the top ten percentile for the
entire country! This past weekend we brought "No Country for Old Men." It
had played out at the multiplex already for three months. And yet, our
attendance was so great, the State placed in the top THREE percentile
amongst the 1,100+ theaters showing the film. The film went on to win the
Oscar on Sunday for Best Picture and attendance during the week has been
brisk -- so we're holding "No Country for Old Men" over for just one more
week beginning today. Do not miss this stunning, poetic piece of filmmaking
while we have it here on the big screen at the State.
Speaking of the Oscars, I hear that we had a rockin' Oscar viewing party at
the State on Sunday night. I'm sorry I wasn't there as I was busy throwing a
rockin' pity party in L.A. No, seriously, I know how it feels to win and I
know how it feels to lose, and trust me, losing means more space on your
mantel for scented candles. The documentary that won, "Taxi to the Dark
Side," is excellent (we brought it last year to the film festival). I will
bring it for a full week's run in April.
But first, the great month of March. It's that time of year for we Irish to
celebrate the fact that we are literally everywhere and there's just no
being rid of us. My apologies.
So it's going to be all things Irish at the State Theatre this month. The
Sunday Brunch Series will include films from Ireland, films by Irish
directors, and films about the Irish American experience ("The Dead," "In
America," "The Commitments," "Hear My Song"). From an early Coen brothers
classic this Sunday -- "Miller's Crossing" -- to some great films for kids
on Saturday morning ("Darby O'Gill and the Little People," "The Secret of
Roan Inish," "Into the West"), to older Irish-themed classics on Wednesday
mornings ("Angels with Dirty Faces," "Going My Way," "My Left Foot," "The
Informer"), you won't want to miss any of these great movies. And if you're
wearing green when you come to any of these series movies (Saturday before
noon, Sunday at noon, or Wednesday at 11 a.m.), you get an extra dollar off
our already low popcorn or combo prices!
In addition to these fine films, we have a great line-up for our community
night movies, starting this Monday with the Traverse Area District Library
series showing of "The Devil and Daniel Johnston." Other Monday night films
include "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Everything Is Illuminated,"
"The Mission," and "King Corn."
We also have a couple of Tuesday night specials in March. Veterans for Peace
will sponsor "Soldiers of Conscience," and we will present northern
Michigan's own Song of the Lakes "Live from Interlochen" along with a
documentary about the band by local filmmakers, "Journey to Joy."
We'll have opera ("Peter Grimes," "Tristan und Isolde"), and the day before
Easter we'll present a special screening of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at 9:30
a.m. And we will be one of the only theaters in the country showing a
special program that enhances interest in science, math and astronomy for
kids, complete with sing-alongs ("Zula Patrol"). Something for everyone at
the State.
Our other first run films this month will include the Beatles tribute,
"Across the Universe," an encore run of the film that opened last summer's
film fest, "Once," and a great little film that was an instant hit here at a
special screening in January, "King of California."
Today, Leap Year Day, is like a special bonus day we only get once every
four years. I like to spend this day trying to fix all the things I did
wrong since the last leap year. That's no easy task, but by midnight tonight
I think I'll have it all worked out. In the meantime, enjoy the bonus of
having a downtown movie palace. A lot of people took their own leap of faith
to make it happen. Sometimes, when we all put our minds to it, it all works
out in a very nice way.
Listen to me, Mr. Optimist 2008! See you at the movies in downtown TC!
Yours,
Michael Moore
http://www.statetheatretc.org
March Schedule By Day
Friday February 29
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday March 1
"Darby O'Gill and the Little People" 10:30 a.m.
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday March 2
"Miller's Crossing" 12:00 noon
"No Country For Old Men" 2:30, 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Monday March 3
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30 and 5:00 p.m.
"The Devil & Daniel Johnston" 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 4
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 5
"Angels With Dirty Faces" 11:00 a.m.
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday March 6
"No Country For Old Men" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday March 7
"Across the Universe" 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 and 9:45 p.m.
Saturday March 8
"The Secret of Roan Inish" 10:30 a.m.
"Across the Universe" 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 and 9:45 p.m.
Sunday March 9
"The Dead" 12 noon
"Across the Universe" 2:00, 4:45 and 7:30 p.m.
Monday March 10
"Across the Universe" 1:30 and 4:15 p.m.
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 11
"Across the Universe" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday March 12
"Going My Way" 11:00 a.m.
"Across the Universe" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:45 p.m.
Thursday March 13
"Across the Universe" 1:30, 5:00 and 7:45 p.m.
Friday March 14
"Once" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday March 15
"Into the West" 10:30 a.m.
"Peter Grimes" 1:30 p.m.
"Once" 6:00, 8:00 and 9:45 p.m.
Sunday March 16
"In America" 12 noon
"Once" 2:15, 4:15, 6:15 and 8:15 p.m.
Monday March 17
"Once" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 9:30 p.m.
"Everything is Illuminated" 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 18
"Once" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 9:30 p.m.
"Soldiers of Conscience" 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 19
"My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown" 11:00 a.m.
"Once" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Thursday March 20
"Once" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Friday March 21
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday March 22
"Jesus Christ Superstar" 9:30 a.m.
"Tristan und Isolde" 12:30 p.m.
"King of California" 6:45 and 8:45 p.m.
Sunday March 23
"The Commitments" 12:00 noon
"King of California" 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Monday March 24
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30
"The Mission" 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 25
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
"Song of the Lakes Live at Interlochen" & "Journey to Joy" 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 26
"The Informer" 11:00 a.m.
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Thursday March 27
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Friday March 28
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday March 29
"Zula Patrol: Animal Adventures in Space!" 10:00 a.m.
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday March 30
"Hear My Song" 12 noon
"King of California" 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Monday March 31
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 9:30 p.m.
"King Corn" 7:30
Tuesday April 1
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday April 2
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday April 3
"King of California" 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Schedule Subject to Change
Check our web site for the latest schedule updates
Or call our hotline at 231-947-4800
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