tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29237105514667360562024-03-13T17:36:15.956-05:00Aksarben CinemaAndrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-48711261397643214852016-03-03T15:24:00.005-06:002016-03-03T15:41:01.165-06:00College Night at Aksarben Cinema<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4belNwmaiUkXbUrXOgGNn2DlqObR-fDUTa4vNwzrPY6Utxj7O7AYctqQ1YHLmNxup_kZEHRt_bDUZ-WI2fzH5hGhyRYCYPquJ1m_WsyraHuhNNyVdYzf4HHEQLvKvovigWtLTNH4s_9U/s1600/A10_collegenight4_900x506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4belNwmaiUkXbUrXOgGNn2DlqObR-fDUTa4vNwzrPY6Utxj7O7AYctqQ1YHLmNxup_kZEHRt_bDUZ-WI2fzH5hGhyRYCYPquJ1m_WsyraHuhNNyVdYzf4HHEQLvKvovigWtLTNH4s_9U/s640/A10_collegenight4_900x506.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You’ve
crammed for that Biology exam, obsessively written that English paper, and feel
totally prepared for your speech in Public Speaking. Don’t you think you
deserve a break? We certainly do. <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At Aksarben Cinema every Thursday is <span style="background: white;">College</span> Night. That means discounts and great movies for you, while you take a brief break from the hectic <span style="background: white;">college</span> student lifestyle. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You might wonder what could they possibly offer me to make it worth the break. How about $2 small pops or sodas (if you’re from the South), $2 popcorn with all the butter you could ask for, and $2 hot dogs, and $3 Bud Light draws with a Premiere ticket purchase using your student ID. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Just so you know, a Premiere ticket is a ticket for any movie that is opening this weekend. Luckily for you, we’ve got some great movies coming your way including <i>London
Has Fallen, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, </i>and <i>Zootopia</i>. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCI-dRKyKyAdYkAhX1qitC9014mIsL6_VEF_txp7z0389zqRzLbtY0Ecb5-068IVbDdzLaFaCzPuekkg0VmM9oN6gNYONhMo0X1tBiWbcpRnxuU7dgvBzzl98xRpoG-FqV-YHGTp1cuA/s1600/734993_1072141842806952_6362388913760116744_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCI-dRKyKyAdYkAhX1qitC9014mIsL6_VEF_txp7z0389zqRzLbtY0Ecb5-068IVbDdzLaFaCzPuekkg0VmM9oN6gNYONhMo0X1tBiWbcpRnxuU7dgvBzzl98xRpoG-FqV-YHGTp1cuA/s400/734993_1072141842806952_6362388913760116744_n.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you loved <i>Olympus Has Fallen</i> then we’re certain that you’ll enjoy the sequel <i>London
Has Fallen</i>, which continues the thrilling adventure of Gerard Butler’s character, Mike Banning, as he is tasked with protecting the president, Aaron Eckhart, and more world leaders. This is the movie that critics are calling “pumped up,” “extreme,” and “brutal.”</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtsDJ5gwXcJ1MMKCHjevyqGdCAu8f3NM062-6wuqT6k1_GeS41y7XZUHqUQIlgyn03-tX0r_hKP4-tapXOrUuV4PJeCmjOkkquS1EaQmj-_HeiXnPv1F9qnAjriZ8GBj0QkTdokkaW90/s1600/12715257_185719031796846_1957637117972316786_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtsDJ5gwXcJ1MMKCHjevyqGdCAu8f3NM062-6wuqT6k1_GeS41y7XZUHqUQIlgyn03-tX0r_hKP4-tapXOrUuV4PJeCmjOkkquS1EaQmj-_HeiXnPv1F9qnAjriZ8GBj0QkTdokkaW90/s400/12715257_185719031796846_1957637117972316786_n.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">However, if you’re looking for something a little lighter then we suggest you see Tina Fey’s latest film, <i>Whiskey Tango Foxtrot</i>. In it Fey plays a journalist who comically recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and along for the ride are other Hollywood heavyweights including Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton. The reviews are already out and critics are calling Fey’s follow-up to <i>Sisters</i>, “enjoyable,” “a triumph,” and “smart.” </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg4rWr57lM2gL2sb8yfLtCriP06EdJfOxUKZ-_uOR8mUk_OlyCrJ859aifZBm3iOqp7IL3xPWn8V1TG4oj-RALyc4GeSQmZ9x1EJsATG17Da9r0S3sJMoG5H1oTVIzAnPfWzt-3zIHoU/s1600/12802985_1065146026882288_7973333272483120196_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg4rWr57lM2gL2sb8yfLtCriP06EdJfOxUKZ-_uOR8mUk_OlyCrJ859aifZBm3iOqp7IL3xPWn8V1TG4oj-RALyc4GeSQmZ9x1EJsATG17Da9r0S3sJMoG5H1oTVIzAnPfWzt-3zIHoU/s400/12802985_1065146026882288_7973333272483120196_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, who doesn’t love a delightful animated movie to take the weight off your shoulders for an engaging hour and forty-eight minute runtime. That’s the perfect amount of time to have some laughs with Disney Animation’s <i>Zootopia, </i>which tells the story of a fugitive con-artist fox and a rookie bunny cop who must work together to solve an important case. The critics are raving about this one. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times had this to say, “</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Zootopia is one of my favorite animated movies. Not one of my favorite animated movies of the last year or two, or of the last decade, or in recent memory. It's one of my favorite animated movies, period.”</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">So make tonight College Night with all these great new movies and discount prices! See you at the movies!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-77539289216883382162016-02-25T17:03:00.001-06:002016-02-25T17:03:13.797-06:00ACX at Aksarben Cinema<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wJSnMeYp9BGM-H925wiFNmlLT1mI_xIZlk3KbnfVqjYFmbRv-Hq8FDTX1ZiuST2BBAD-7Hmw-XQsRyiLjAna7sin2mZFaxB46YETg5v8gtMlYaZEtzF41ft_ji3idaNibk_Do7_BxWg/s1600/acx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wJSnMeYp9BGM-H925wiFNmlLT1mI_xIZlk3KbnfVqjYFmbRv-Hq8FDTX1ZiuST2BBAD-7Hmw-XQsRyiLjAna7sin2mZFaxB46YETg5v8gtMlYaZEtzF41ft_ji3idaNibk_Do7_BxWg/s400/acx.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">On March 25th of this year, Batman and Superman will </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">face-off in </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Batman v. Superman:</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Dawn of Justice</i>, and you will want to be there. I guarantee it. For an epic showdown like this though you’ll want the best sound and video quality available at Aksarben Cinema. Allow me to introduce you to our state-of-the-art entertainment system we fondly refer to as ACX or the Aksarben Cinema Experience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Daily we get calls about those three letters that appear next to our featured movies. Some wonder if it has to do with 3D viewing or some other special screening, but it’s actually quite simple. The Aksarben Cinema Experience is featured in Theater 4, which is our largest theater. The theater contains an oversized, wall-to-wall screen, custom immersive sound system, MDI bright screen technology, and is simply Omaha’s premiere viewing experience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you’re not tech savvy and all that sounds like a bunch of nonsense, don’t worry. All of these important elements ensure that our patrons receive the best quality cinematic experience. So next time you want to see a film on the biggest screen possible at our cinema, then you need to ask if it’s playing in number 4 or look for those three big letters: ACX, the Aksarben Cinema Experience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The following films will be played in the ACX format later this year: </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">10 Cloverfield Lane </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(March 11), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Jungle Book</span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (April 15), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Captain America: Civil War </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(May 6), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">X-Men: Apocalypse </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(May 27), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding Dory </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(June 17), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Ghostbusters </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(July 15), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Star Trek Beyond </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(July 22), </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Suicide Squad </span></i></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(August 5).</span> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-2870428838340177942016-02-19T14:18:00.002-06:002016-02-19T14:29:13.358-06:00Free Family Flicks Winter Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrjoMeXAcjcF9yKLg2pUnV-Z6l8FWhCCUpSuy0rxFBVCv6Fd5ZXN2DpNe7PGpXwgmGcTN96vO1FIE4ztS7clY8aweQ1XI-v2RF_nJJMOWey9VOI-dZ40kEUiVMSyToTDqYx0S4-usvAI/s1600/103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrjoMeXAcjcF9yKLg2pUnV-Z6l8FWhCCUpSuy0rxFBVCv6Fd5ZXN2DpNe7PGpXwgmGcTN96vO1FIE4ztS7clY8aweQ1XI-v2RF_nJJMOWey9VOI-dZ40kEUiVMSyToTDqYx0S4-usvAI/s640/103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How many times has this happened to you? You see a trailer for a movie that you know your kids would love, and you make a mental note to take them. Then birthday parties, family gatherings, and games come up. Obviously, no one can fault you for allowing those things to take precedence over a trip to the movies, but it’s time to remedy that decision. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Aksarben Cinema will be hosting a free, that’s right, FREE, Family Flicks event on February 20th (<i>Minions</i>) and February 27th (<i>Hotel Transylvania 2</i>) at 12:30 p.m. Admissions is free and open to the public. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ai8wcvtNQKlt8rIW_cI4Bu1xp47_iJ8juH_vYexxba8PE6W3LOfs_niJ6NAFS52EGfpzKg4VLsXwHyF4cSoemPzIY3g7PDkFEH0kqNhHCMUynGO3jJr6-qaf-YQfshv-FFzlyeZ8myI/s1600/6a5f4191-2145-4f48-9f9a-e3212f308e48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ai8wcvtNQKlt8rIW_cI4Bu1xp47_iJ8juH_vYexxba8PE6W3LOfs_niJ6NAFS52EGfpzKg4VLsXwHyF4cSoemPzIY3g7PDkFEH0kqNhHCMUynGO3jJr6-qaf-YQfshv-FFzlyeZ8myI/s400/6a5f4191-2145-4f48-9f9a-e3212f308e48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This Saturday, February 20th at 12:30 p.m, we’ll be showing <i>Minions</i> for the first time since the summer months. Join us for the movie that critic, Randy Myers, called “a fun, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">cheerful time that's filled with many random zingers that will leave you snickering afterward” and Tom Huddleston said was a “berserk slice of slapstick silliness.” </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfLERah3GUJXSK7U-QtAokkPTngGWh0iO5VEWROkdeJS-mV9j7oJQUdTDZ71NRcJWCVOs64ydKUEaZwQo79WYYR8-WklYglgA7qFf6jYsIEB9LLNAphwryhkz_tz-WX2P5SAdFJlIuJ4/s1600/1604496_745868492133122_4745385420146588524_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfLERah3GUJXSK7U-QtAokkPTngGWh0iO5VEWROkdeJS-mV9j7oJQUdTDZ71NRcJWCVOs64ydKUEaZwQo79WYYR8-WklYglgA7qFf6jYsIEB9LLNAphwryhkz_tz-WX2P5SAdFJlIuJ4/s1600/1604496_745868492133122_4745385420146588524_n.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">A week later, Aksarben Cinema will show </span><i>Hotel Transylvania 2 </i>which stars comedian Adam Sandler. The film will screen on Saturday of next week, February 27th at 12:30 p.m. Admission is again free to all. If you didn’t get enough fun the week before with <i>Minions</i>
then <i>Hotel Transylvania </i>2 is a great follow up for adults and kids alike. Critics called it “clever,” “enjoyable,” and “hilarious.” </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you missed these movies last year or you want to see them each one more time on the big screen for the low price of...</span><b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FREE </span></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">then join us on the next two Saturdays of this month. It would be a great alternative to staying at home and watching the same
cartoon re-runs with your kids. Join us at Aksarben Cinema, and we promise you a joyful experience. See you at the movies!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-19986321322477036252016-02-18T11:33:00.001-06:002016-02-18T11:33:53.690-06:00Race to Aksarben Cinema<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYbagKuGp_watsn8OpRUWlTPXUch5V69RhVsIJBG2xNDuHI8mnPOsz6NORfCtS4w2MQa2dETDuNwanYN3xKF8h4K5LwJOohkVUKByENTiHgRtwuf2GhDMRFQfvthYeBHw6AQTiprbUIc/s1600/12439148_1055661784472320_7431283160980248238_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYbagKuGp_watsn8OpRUWlTPXUch5V69RhVsIJBG2xNDuHI8mnPOsz6NORfCtS4w2MQa2dETDuNwanYN3xKF8h4K5LwJOohkVUKByENTiHgRtwuf2GhDMRFQfvthYeBHw6AQTiprbUIc/s640/12439148_1055661784472320_7431283160980248238_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Watching Jesse Owens run in the 1936 Olympics might make
you question if you accidentally hit the fast-forward button on your TV. As
legs moves up and down like pistons in an engine, Jesse Owens looks almost
inhuman. He was one of the greatest athletes of all time and represented
something so much larger than athletics. He represented a hope for change.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The year was 1936 in Berlin, Germany, and the Summer Olympics were just getting underway, and Owens was an American star who had international appeal. Amongst the female population of Berlin, he was especially well liked. According to reports, women
came in droves to see Owens and even brought scissors in hopes of cutting off some of Owen’s clothing as a souvenir. On the other hand, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party was not so thrilled with the arrival of Owens, because Hitler intended for his Aryan athletes to dominate the Olympic games. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As Owens entered Olympic games he was surrounded by flags and banners featuring Nazi propaganda that touted “Aryan racial superiority” and also depicted Africans such as Owen as inferior. Owen was far from inferior though. He was an all star who went on to
win four gold medals. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuNdmjT2Wm_8iqYUSm-NfxXE1s3Nwn_EXGX5KPm4qGNarRNfeZn-D2PVzxXC-Nc7p_OG5luMt6HYikhDyhi0PIseun_v0jD6t4F_MeimiVS2c7hdoD1BNGZ8b_RyvFOA5R0VF7azh5pQ/s1600/12734241_1074068245965007_6184591837335394869_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuNdmjT2Wm_8iqYUSm-NfxXE1s3Nwn_EXGX5KPm4qGNarRNfeZn-D2PVzxXC-Nc7p_OG5luMt6HYikhDyhi0PIseun_v0jD6t4F_MeimiVS2c7hdoD1BNGZ8b_RyvFOA5R0VF7azh5pQ/s320/12734241_1074068245965007_6184591837335394869_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The first that Owens won was for the 100m sprint; he earned a time of 10.3 seconds and beat his friend and teammate Ralph Metcalfe by a tenth of a second. Owens then went on to win the long jump with a leap of 26 feet, 5 inches. Interestingly enough, Owens credited his success in the long jump to a German competitor, Luz Long. Long
suggested that Owens moved his mark back, so that he would complete a safe and legal jump. This advice from Long lead to Owen’s victory and Long was the first to shake Owens’ hand. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The last two events that Owens received gold medals in were the 200m sprint and the 4x100 sprint relay. Owens defeated Mack Robinson (Jackie Robinson’s older brother) in the 200m sprint with a time of 20.7s, and his relay team set a world record by completing the race in 39.8s. This record would stand until Carl Lewis and his team broke it in 1984 at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDOxT4JbgrfrbGKD8QqiSEs8Xh9f0ZFaHNAhKsvV0Rlr_4R4hMmTmqc4rHf3Oswgts2lVGjS4WPVMidQLns5gMnsxlRmGeOpdoLvNnUCO2kiDtV5m6BxlTY_7gxVsKrYlLEZ2LskBTj4/s1600/akcinemablackvertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDOxT4JbgrfrbGKD8QqiSEs8Xh9f0ZFaHNAhKsvV0Rlr_4R4hMmTmqc4rHf3Oswgts2lVGjS4WPVMidQLns5gMnsxlRmGeOpdoLvNnUCO2kiDtV5m6BxlTY_7gxVsKrYlLEZ2LskBTj4/s320/akcinemablackvertical.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Why am I recounting all of these amazing triumphs by Owens? I’ll tell you why. This Thursday Aksarben Cinema will premiere </span><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Race </span></i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">a film directed by Stephen Hopkins. In the film, Jesse Owens rises from college superstar (Owens graduated from Ohio State University) to Olympic gold medalist. The film stars an impressive ensemble including relative newcomer Stephan James as Jesse Owens, Jason Sudeikis as Larry Snyder, Owens’ track coach in college, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, and more. The film is an exceptional drama that will encourage people today to reflect on the past and think about how far we’ve come, while still knowing there’s so much further we must go. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-87383930886883682252015-09-15T15:40:00.003-05:002015-09-15T15:40:27.373-05:00Upcoming Events<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We love a good celebration at Aksarben Cinema. All
of our fans are well aware of that. Maybe you witnessed Dinky the Dinosaur for
the release of </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jurassic World </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">or joined us for the out of this world
parties for both </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Magic Mike XXL </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Minions. </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Those were two very
different looking parties. ;)</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We continue our expression of film celebration with
our upcoming events. Below is a little information about all of our screenings
and special programming for the rest of September.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQBLYP7Bqz26_Cva0pCwnDPt8q3jLRUa_8yEE_V0Nzbjio4WfO4dKjtjWpG-Z7t_FomxBd9BBNsZHgvCGMmsjnjI7biuUu4ZZlFgEWLaEhGgip75e-jZrIaD8vpM-5dHlXwAq38pgXnE/s1600/11928748_911351815568411_8938775642902219684_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQBLYP7Bqz26_Cva0pCwnDPt8q3jLRUa_8yEE_V0Nzbjio4WfO4dKjtjWpG-Z7t_FomxBd9BBNsZHgvCGMmsjnjI7biuUu4ZZlFgEWLaEhGgip75e-jZrIaD8vpM-5dHlXwAq38pgXnE/s400/11928748_911351815568411_8938775642902219684_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15-16, 2015 @ 7:30
p.m.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in
Heaven<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fathom Events and BBC Worldwide are bringing the
Doctor to you early! In anticipation of the upcoming ninth season of Doctor
Who, we invite you to relive the spectacular two-part season eight finale, “Dark
Water/Death in Heaven,” in breath-taking RealD 3D, when it comes to cinemas
nationwide for only two nights.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvJG_wQgevIazOBd7Mxz52vyB7jicS1iGo7FpYoqCX2o3oct3W9GlFzB-m_Rd6tjR7B7h3JU_aCr5KuV8fzYj8pk9uQ0NRm0JNw6lEHct08k1z3qFxsK8H9w_oAGt8ZWzEaMU8raN0l0/s1600/11173356_899454790091447_503663842491148219_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvJG_wQgevIazOBd7Mxz52vyB7jicS1iGo7FpYoqCX2o3oct3W9GlFzB-m_Rd6tjR7B7h3JU_aCr5KuV8fzYj8pk9uQ0NRm0JNw6lEHct08k1z3qFxsK8H9w_oAGt8ZWzEaMU8raN0l0/s400/11173356_899454790091447_503663842491148219_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday, September 23, 2015 @ 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you? Fathom
Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment invite
you to relive Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller Psycho (1960) on the
big screen. Special Fathom Feature: Enjoy a specially produced introduction
from Turner Classic Movies for a look into the American psychological thriller
directed by Alfred Hitchcock.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1tPQP4hD592rTh4jEUjlyq9yYVx28wFuYTymHi-yU5BNaLJGx7AJoHDpYTJGo8lf1VIXOD0VomFf8PtdiYuguGf8xcxwjuAq8HTYKA1imrcq2CymDfTbVdq5EAsydmaVGyNSrPEzXRk/s1600/11825213_10153472392277145_8788771173428520556_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1tPQP4hD592rTh4jEUjlyq9yYVx28wFuYTymHi-yU5BNaLJGx7AJoHDpYTJGo8lf1VIXOD0VomFf8PtdiYuguGf8xcxwjuAq8HTYKA1imrcq2CymDfTbVdq5EAsydmaVGyNSrPEzXRk/s400/11825213_10153472392277145_8788771173428520556_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday, September 29, 2015 @ 8:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Roger Waters The Wall<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fathom Events and Picturehouse Entertainment come
together to present the highly anticipated music film event Roger Waters The
Wall. Be taken on a journey that unfolds on many levels – as an immersive
concert experience of the classic Pink Floyd album, a road movie of Waters’
reckoning with the past and as a stirring anti-war event, highlighting the
human cost of conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0K2I8fYfo0WiILEE0vNfxvPvuFSlFGurE_qP2TTJoQZ6bkMS-MyXS_9jZTCLDasBNq6hvoDlwkLrTN0EufH9qg3PivuMH-Pc8sT0FdrEvwuh-7DwFuVI0ZxrChxxNLKasMVicez80yc/s1600/11863367_911355725568020_3648525442926017065_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0K2I8fYfo0WiILEE0vNfxvPvuFSlFGurE_qP2TTJoQZ6bkMS-MyXS_9jZTCLDasBNq6hvoDlwkLrTN0EufH9qg3PivuMH-Pc8sT0FdrEvwuh-7DwFuVI0ZxrChxxNLKasMVicez80yc/s320/11863367_911355725568020_3648525442926017065_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday, September 30, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Iron Giant </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Signature
Edition)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Relive this modern classic on the big screen only at
Aksarben Cinema. A giant metal machine falls to Earth in 1958 and frightens the
residents of a small town in Maine, until it befriends a nine-year-old boy
named Hogarth and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people
from their own fears and prejudices. Rated PG For for fantasy action and mild
language.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information about all our new and upcoming
releases visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies, Omaha!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-57366107957917938172015-09-10T15:45:00.003-05:002015-09-10T15:45:42.639-05:00Telluride Film Festival <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We didn’t have the opportunity to journey to
Telluride, Colorado for the recent Telluride Film Festival, but that certainly
didn’t stop us from following all the reviews, news, and excitement bursting
from this star-studded fun. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the place where the best of the best will
first be showcased before their release dates and the big show, the Academy
Awards. Last year <i>Birdman, The Imitation Game, Wild, </i>and <i>Foxcatcher</i>
were shown and garnered some serious awards attention. This year’s selections
are nothing to scoff at though. Johnny Depp is returning to form with <i>Black
Mass, </i>Michael Keaton is on the prowl for Oscar with <i>Spotlight</i> after
losing to Eddie Redmayne last year, and Carey Mulligan is apparently crushing
it as per usual in <i>Suffragette </i>opposite Meryl Streep and Helena Bonham
Carter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We hope to screen some of these future awards
contenders in the next coming months. If you are interested in a certain film
to be screened here please let us know on our Facebook page or comment on this
blog. We’re not wanting to sway you by any means, but these reviews might. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alonso Duralde, <i>The Wrap</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“This is Depp bringing his skills to the table as a
man with a propensity for being both terrifying and charming, often switching
between the two on a dime...Ultimately, this is Depp’s show all the way,
featuring his best dramatic performance since another organized-crime movie,
1997’s “Donnie Brasco.” If this is the milieu we need to keep him this focused
as a thespian, then get out those pinky rings, Hollywood, and make Depp more
offers he can’t refuse.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Justin Chang, <i>Variety</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="line-height: 125%; margin-bottom: 23.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; page-break-after: auto;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="h.c1biv877rypt"></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%;">“An enthralling
performance by Michael Fassbender fuels this brilliant, infuriating and richly
unconventional take on the life of an American visionary...<span style="background: white; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;">This is an
actor who knows exactly how to toss off Sorkin’s dialogue, emphasizing rhythm
and inflection over volume, while embodying confidence and authority in his
every atom.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dave Calhoun, <i>Time Out</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Thomas McCarthy is an unfussy, low-key director (<i>The
Visitor</i>,<i> The Station Agent</i>), and that style suits <i>Spotlight</i>,
which is all muted colors, linear storytelling and unobtrusive camerawork. It
allows the ensemble cast to shine without showing off: Michael Keaton, fresh
from <i>Birdman</i>, makes a second, perhaps even better comeback as Bostonian
Robby Robinson who heads up the paper’s investigative team…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cath Clarke, <i>Time Out</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“It’s a tremendous, awards-worthy performance from
Mulligan. The film plays out in her eyes. You see the emotion flicker in her
face as Maud wakes up and finds her voice. The rest of the cast is excellent
too – including Anne-Marie Duff as a gobby suffragette working in the laundry
and Helena Bonham Carter as a pharmacist cooking up homemade bombs.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Todd McCarthy, <i>Hollywood Reporter</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Overall, it’s a decent shot at a tall target, but
real credit is due the lead actors, with Larson expanding beyond the already
considerable range she’s previously shown with an exceedingly dimensional
performance in a role that calls for running the gamut, and Tremblay always
convincing without ever becoming cloying.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information about all our new and upcoming
releases visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies, Omaha!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-15734696782870756652015-07-20T13:43:00.000-05:002015-07-20T13:43:14.714-05:00Four New Things You Should Know About Aksarben Cinema<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLItB_Uze-zPCImZNM45G9YXBC2pBiGRMb7ST70zNg-92PdK0EwthWwitNx1ABNfznbq0COFB8wEmk7RPAOgN7y6RlGzXxlrPvY6-zp1NTz-ZCBWqIjXoQdD3GGyibeX0MoY6h8I8velY/s1600/akcinemablackvertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLItB_Uze-zPCImZNM45G9YXBC2pBiGRMb7ST70zNg-92PdK0EwthWwitNx1ABNfznbq0COFB8wEmk7RPAOgN7y6RlGzXxlrPvY6-zp1NTz-ZCBWqIjXoQdD3GGyibeX0MoY6h8I8velY/s640/akcinemablackvertical.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here at Aksarben Cinema we are always improving the
cinematic experience for each of our guests. We thought it best to give you a
behind-the-scenes look at recent arrivals here at Aksarben Cinema. These are
the Four </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Things You Should Know About Aksarben Cinema.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ACX</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLvTCi49k2O6iScFOwqPxoZcX27sNJE2sfzOs-SOu0cFfyqH7IHUBXAt1vF7_1Wy5sd_v-EnU8QyHozKqfmI_PQUVTpWpsi3ZaqxhdBodC5-SS2UDTBETjz6HKU9E5L5Txm3BX4YfhAQ/s1600/acximage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLvTCi49k2O6iScFOwqPxoZcX27sNJE2sfzOs-SOu0cFfyqH7IHUBXAt1vF7_1Wy5sd_v-EnU8QyHozKqfmI_PQUVTpWpsi3ZaqxhdBodC5-SS2UDTBETjz6HKU9E5L5Txm3BX4YfhAQ/s320/acximage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Daily we get calls about three letters that have
suddenly appeared on our website next to certain films. The three letters in
question are ACX and what they stand for is the Aksarben Cinema Experience. You
may be asking yourself what is the Aksarben Cinema Experience? A fair question
and one we’re glad to answer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ACX (Aksarben Cinema Experience) films are featured
in our largest theater. Theater 4 contains an oversized wall-to-wall screen,
custom immersive sound system, MDI bright screen technology, and is simply,
Omaha’s premiere viewing experience at no extra cost to our guests. That all
may sound like a bunch of </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">technological</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> mumbo jumbo, but really all you need to
know is that ACX at Aksarben Cinema gives our guests the best quality cinematic
experience. So next time if you want to see a film on the biggest screen
possible at our cinema then you need to ask if it’s playing in number 4 or look
for those three little letters: ACX. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. YouTube</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCZUBWF7uKn7SJ2-Py9I3rrDBZ1UeEpNzaBVNhFJ5M21TwnWQtgqxa7rmZEkxnK960evgjI2bQnd9j1754KTif4ntvzY3SOaEygehyphenhyphen1bvHvASgnS0koCnSSf31o79OFvQnrgEGbzAC1w/s1600/youtube_logo_stacked-vfl225ZTx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCZUBWF7uKn7SJ2-Py9I3rrDBZ1UeEpNzaBVNhFJ5M21TwnWQtgqxa7rmZEkxnK960evgjI2bQnd9j1754KTif4ntvzY3SOaEygehyphenhyphen1bvHvASgnS0koCnSSf31o79OFvQnrgEGbzAC1w/s200/youtube_logo_stacked-vfl225ZTx.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You might already be following us on Twitter or
checking us out on Facebook, but did you know that Aksarben Cinema now has a
YouTube channel? That’s right, Omaha’s favorite cinema now has a YouTube
channel that features videos created in house (by individuals working for
Aksarben Cinema). The videos that have been published in the last few weeks
have already reached a cumulative view total of 2,386. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our channel contains a lot of variety so that
everyone can find something to enjoy. Our </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EiR-WsHuk"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">first</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EiR-WsHuk"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_EiR-WsHuk"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">video</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
which received 595 total views featured our <i>Jurassic World </i>buckets and
cups for the release of Universal’s dinosaur film. There was humor and
excitement showing that we know how to have fun at Aksarben Cinema while still
selling a quality product. More recently we’ve released videos for the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">celebration</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">of</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Independence</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwrHb-roxw"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Day</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">dancing</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">minion</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTCx0Miaws"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">video</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
that has already reached 625 views after only being online for a day. We haven’t
reached viral status yet, but we’re optimistic for the future as we plan to
continue our online video presence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Minions Costumes and
Event</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjVLt1OjM2BmY5dmC_1A1ijMDB1p6v-BEPD6tFtDFn3_21qTnhqql3bSKl-ZNZmnIDzzjCcN8LV8tfQ-esTjSLmfpw8ZSxbULtp3kkJ8BOS9s-pF8yjTp6uewanAghm0at-Dst4pMSn4/s1600/CIdN_SbUAAAHnzD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjVLt1OjM2BmY5dmC_1A1ijMDB1p6v-BEPD6tFtDFn3_21qTnhqql3bSKl-ZNZmnIDzzjCcN8LV8tfQ-esTjSLmfpw8ZSxbULtp3kkJ8BOS9s-pF8yjTp6uewanAghm0at-Dst4pMSn4/s320/CIdN_SbUAAAHnzD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Some individuals who have been and will continue to
be featured in our videos are the lovable minions from the </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Despicable Me </i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">franchise
and more recently their own film titled </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Minions.</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> In anticipation of the
film’s arrival we purchased two awesome minion costumes. Our plan was
originally to use them for our Minion Mania event on Saturday, July 11th from 9
to 10:30 a.m., but when they arrived we had trouble not throwing them on every
chance we got.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The minions have now been featured in our YouTube
videos, on WOWT, and at special events prior to the Minion Mania party. The
Minion Mania event will feature the minions (of course), the Pancake Man, a
mini tattoo parlor, play workshops, and a photo booth. If you would like more
information about this event and all others please visit us at our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Small Business of
the Month - July</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ptn95wl-8m_bMN6WEGEH3JINl9FObl6bYq20xEXCZyU2QolnGA6lK7m3fBc8jSeEzJyh4H1T9ixg8Y5lj_t5HNnnAIC0506T_if-hP_TcaTv2mTG7383tcDTVxGNOus1WYh3PzFJeLE/s1600/bigger%252Blogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ptn95wl-8m_bMN6WEGEH3JINl9FObl6bYq20xEXCZyU2QolnGA6lK7m3fBc8jSeEzJyh4H1T9ixg8Y5lj_t5HNnnAIC0506T_if-hP_TcaTv2mTG7383tcDTVxGNOus1WYh3PzFJeLE/s200/bigger%252Blogo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The fourth and final new thing you should know about
Aksarben Cinema is that we were recently named Small Business of the Month by
the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. We are thrilled to be recognized for our
work, but the real winners are our guests who come in and choose to donate to all
the wonderful organizations in Omaha. To see the video celebrating our award
achieved with guests like you then check out this </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3gnQc5Wfwg" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">link</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you to you all for the support. We would not
be able to continue to grow as a company without you. Continue to check us out
on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Instagram, and YouTube for more exciting
updates. For showtimes and tickets visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.
See you at the movies!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-54224848845369654352015-07-20T13:27:00.001-05:002015-07-20T13:27:15.169-05:00Who is Ant-Man?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g6mRaqEerUBBuKcFMN_pc-My_nJfEDOR3bUb4DLYmxsx4NoSwPfxcePQWcXue_cvdjfOd-x_DrvdxF7mq02kuqB2UjkS8b_HSCnVZZs78MToD1txStVm8cJ937LsI_SZaQI69PQsAXQ/s1600/11391291_1172997539394051_4370894296350157936_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g6mRaqEerUBBuKcFMN_pc-My_nJfEDOR3bUb4DLYmxsx4NoSwPfxcePQWcXue_cvdjfOd-x_DrvdxF7mq02kuqB2UjkS8b_HSCnVZZs78MToD1txStVm8cJ937LsI_SZaQI69PQsAXQ/s640/11391291_1172997539394051_4370894296350157936_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Marvel’s </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ant-Man</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> came to Aksarben Cinema last Friday. Many fans were excited about the tiny hero’s arrival, but others are
baffled by this “new” superhero from the creators of </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Avengers </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Guardians
of the Galaxy.</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ant-Man is the name of several fictional characters from
earlier Marvel Comics. The original Ant-Man debuted in <i>Tales to Astonish number
35 </i>in January 1962. He was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack
Kirby.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The superhero suit was originally worn by Hank Pym,
a famous scientist in the Marvel Universe. Pym first appeared in <i>Tales to
Astonish number 27 </i>prior to the appearance of Ant-Man in number 35. He also
is known for creating the robotic sentience, Ultron, which starred in Joss
Whedon’s <i>Avengers: Age of Ultron.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scott Lang originally was a thief who stole Hank
Pym’s Ant-Man suit so he could save his daughter Cassie from a heart condition.
Eventually, Lang became Ant-Man after Pym saw the reformed thief’s potential.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ant-man’s special power is to shrink in size but
increase in strength. Ant-Man was a member of the Fantastic Four and later
became the smallest of the Avengers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The film stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang. The story occurs
several months after <i>Avengers: Age of Ultron. </i>Lang must help Pym protect
the secret behind his Ant-Man suit from a new generation of threats. Against
seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist
that will save the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information about Ant-Man and other films
released at Aksarben Cinema visit our </span><a href="http://aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-66632029791186114842015-07-20T13:23:00.002-05:002015-07-20T13:25:01.678-05:00Minions Critical Response<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYaVgTA-4sIrA119wQP-H8hyphenhyphenkc4sgrHPoxmeUsfueDZyFfLQRrXx32F6S_azYuJkC6LnQBuQqsNLq5LG-E-mV-x5jJcQPyXLN8IqaOpC7hrBeuOvRE7RBRpsq-VUGl0VJRRAE9M7GxOc/s1600/10943646_881975385158041_8565473106234781888_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYaVgTA-4sIrA119wQP-H8hyphenhyphenkc4sgrHPoxmeUsfueDZyFfLQRrXx32F6S_azYuJkC6LnQBuQqsNLq5LG-E-mV-x5jJcQPyXLN8IqaOpC7hrBeuOvRE7RBRpsq-VUGl0VJRRAE9M7GxOc/s640/10943646_881975385158041_8565473106234781888_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Minions </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">phenomenon continues at the Aksarben Cinema. Moviegoers continue to
flock to the animated tale about the origins of the Minions.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“This is our second time
seeing it,” said one Aksarben Cinema customer. “We wanted to see it without the
kids distracting us. It’s seriously funny.”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The film claimed the highest
opening for an animated 3-D film of all time and the second highest animated
opening day, behind only <i>Shrek the Third</i>
in 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you haven’t had the chance to
see <i>Minions</i> at the Aksarben yet, here
are reviews by some top critics. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFJhvTMXS2HU0Lto2MgOydn5R4IWSFeYjusRtvpao7_qNv748LCFPLl6ovz-xCgFiOqUdlQuY4s3h3W7rNEEtFFRv3eH1BPES4GvKRyf-hSHWNjb8Qwz3FikWpUoPd2DN8F6pHodZt7o/s1600/10847566_886678664687713_945834547076499314_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFJhvTMXS2HU0Lto2MgOydn5R4IWSFeYjusRtvpao7_qNv748LCFPLl6ovz-xCgFiOqUdlQuY4s3h3W7rNEEtFFRv3eH1BPES4GvKRyf-hSHWNjb8Qwz3FikWpUoPd2DN8F6pHodZt7o/s640/10847566_886678664687713_945834547076499314_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Tom</span></b><b><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Huddleston</span></b></span><b><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; line-height: 115%;">, <i>Time
Out</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“If you like your
animated family movies noisy, imaginative and seriously silly, this one’s for
you. From sidekicks to centre-stage superstars, the </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Minions</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> have busted out of the </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Despicable
Me </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">franchise and gone rogue in this berserk slice of semi-silent slapstick
silliness.”</span></div>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; page-break-after: auto;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="h.8utwlyie9daa"></a><span style="background: white; color: #1d1d1b; line-height: 115%;">Alonso
Duralde</span><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">, TheWrap</span></i></span></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">Minions,</span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"> the new movie,
tests the notion that what audiences enjoyed as a side dish can satisfy as an entree;
I don’t know if the movie picks up as it goes along, or if it merely beat me
into submission, but after an initially slack 20 minutes or so, I did finally
start laughing. It helps that, once the story moves into a world we recognize
(albeit the world of 1968), screenwriter Brian Lynch <i>(</i></span><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/hop/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Hop</span></i></a><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">)</span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"> and directors Kyle
Balda <i>(</i></span><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/the_lorax/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">The</span></i></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/the_lorax/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></i></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/the_lorax/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Lorax</span></i></a><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">)</span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"> and Pierre Coffin (</span><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/despicable_me/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Despicable</span></i></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/despicable_me/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></i></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/despicable_me/"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Me</span></i></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">) can riff on wonderfully
absurd gags about everything from time travel to killer clowns to the musical <i>Hair</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peter
DeBruge, <i>Variety</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“A
<i>Despicable Me</i> prequel that traces Gru’s comic-relief henchmen all the
way back to the time when they were single-celled organisms, <i>Minions</i>
hilariously imagines centuries in which the little guys have sought to serve
the greatest villain they could find, but quickly settles into more
conventional cartoon territory once they fix on a dastardly new master named
Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">David
Edwards, <i>Daily Mirror</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“After proving such an audience favourite in the two
Despicable Me movies, those little yellow Tic-Tacs get their very own film.
Bright, breezy and brought to life with some impressive 3D, make no mistake,
Minions is going to be one of the biggest hits of the year.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mark
Kermode, <i>Observer</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Although the opening “minions through history”
sequence proves a very tough act to follow, this slice of burbling slapstick
animation did keep me grinning and giggling throughout.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Andrew Osmond, <i>Sight and Sound</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“The conventional cartoon story arcs of
self-</span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">realization</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> and redemption are skipped, but any sacrifice in emotional
resonance is compensated for by the pace and purity of the fun.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">For more information on <i>Minions </i>and all
Aksarben Cinema’s offerings, visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">website</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema?fref=ts"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. See you at the
movies.</span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-7916639278340916152015-07-06T16:33:00.001-05:002015-07-06T16:33:05.703-05:00Minion Does the Whip/Nae Nae<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SYTCx0Miaws" width="480"></iframe>Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-46946633204914782302015-07-01T15:21:00.002-05:002015-07-01T15:22:34.788-05:00JULY SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: AKSARBEN CINEMA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2MizgQTTxSCRVhcyW5zCJFcQMGM1sEA3siDcPZ54oF_xJLGmw4ov6HVvdHgj2ULJHM_YZGk82JLWiVdIz6J0gQOwtOUmSHfc5r3wKjr7oABXl3RrR1hKZVLhTA6VAeZ3YGAK3iIk5hA/s1600/bigger%252Blogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2MizgQTTxSCRVhcyW5zCJFcQMGM1sEA3siDcPZ54oF_xJLGmw4ov6HVvdHgj2ULJHM_YZGk82JLWiVdIz6J0gQOwtOUmSHfc5r3wKjr7oABXl3RrR1hKZVLhTA6VAeZ3YGAK3iIk5hA/s320/bigger%252Blogo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Check out this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcL5S6LYRy4#action=share" target="_blank">video </a>produced by Jordan Green Productions!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">It is opening night of one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters – and the action has literally come to life. An 8-foot velociraptor roams the lobby. An imposing-looking gate beckons guests to enter Jurassic World.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“We try to make every event an event,” said Bill Barstow, co-owner of </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/" style="-webkit-transition: all 150ms ease-in-out; background-color: #fafafa; color: #7293a4; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 150ms ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Aksarben Cinema</a><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">, the Greater Omaha Chamber’s July Small Business of the Month. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">For the local premiere of ‘Jurassic World,’ the theatre had local artist Amanda Shannon create a metallic-looking replica of the “real” gate to Jurassic World. It also arranged a special visit by Dinky the Raptor, an 8-foot, human-powered predator. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“Opening night of ‘Jurassic World’ was probably one of my favorite days since this theatre opened,” said marketing director Andrea Barstow. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">The shared last name isn’t a coincidence. Andrea is Bill’s daughter; Aksarben Cinema is a family business, one of the last locally-owned and -operated theaters in the metro. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“It’s kind of a foreign concept, these days, that a big commercial theatre would be family-owned,” Bill Barstow said. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">The family aspect of the business also includes Bill’s wife and theatre co-owner, Colleen, daughter Amy who assists in the front office and son Michael who, like Andrea, is involved in marketing. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“The family’s been involved from the beginning. It’s the only way we know how to do it,” Bill Barstow said. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">Under the umbrella of Main Street Theatres Inc., the Barstows own eight theatres in Nebraska and Iowa, the first of which was a single-screen theatre in Plattsmouth. Aksarben Cinema opened in 2010, five years after developers first raised the prospect of bringing a Barstow-owned theatre to a yet-to-be-constructed, mixed-use concept called Aksarben Village. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“Bill came in an educated me on what’s possible,” said John Hughes, president of Magnum Development Corp., Aksarben Village’s Zone 5 (entertainment zone) developer. “Bill said, ‘I need 12 screens. I’ll live with 10. I won’t live with 8.’ And, we have 10 screens.” </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“I came in with a lot of enthusiasm and passion,” Barstow recalled. “We thought what if we made the most cutting-edge theatre not only in Omaha, not only in Nebraska but maybe in the United States. We were going to go way out on the edge of this digital revolution.” </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">That vision was fully realized. Aksarben Cinema – with its single master control room – offers a total digital movie-going experience for up to 1700 people as well as RealD 3D technology, the largest 3D auditorium in Omaha and a full-service bar. Despite all the cool enhancements, the Barstow family’s guiding principle is simple: treat moviegoers as if they are guests in the family living room. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“We’re entertaining people how we want to be entertained. That still drives our customer service and our culture,” Bill Barstow said. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">Community involvement is another cornerstone of the company’s culture. Aksarben Cinema, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, has hosted free screenings of the movie “Bully” for students, parents and educators; held special showings of “Selma” on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and celebrated the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in conjunction with the movie “Red Tails.” The theatre also facilitates the raising of $20,000-$30,000 each year for local nonprofits. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“When you purchase your tickets, you’re asked to donate a dollar to our local nonprofit of the month, and it can range from the Anti-Defamation League to the Humane Society, Angels Among Us and the Open Door mission,” Andrea Barstow said. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">For Aksarben Cinema, a devoted Chamber member, the goal for the next five years and beyond is to keep entertaining and impacting, innovating and moving forward. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px; outline: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;">“When we see something like ‘We Don’t Coast,’ we love it,” Bill Barstow said. “It’s what we do – we don’t coast. We’re not resting. We’re going to keep moving ahead and working harder than everyone else.” </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOREsk5m9HOYw99FwQVd_yuz183NiyvnBVOhGpC46JVAWfozVrcwIcl4Sy3B0OHMiszcIbY2lVTx-qtc1V4RfXIQWb7s1xUyqmP-Hl_jfq-sVhZy6k_yfUWoRl3MyS11HRfdjIQNjBZZ4/s1600/logo-b-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOREsk5m9HOYw99FwQVd_yuz183NiyvnBVOhGpC46JVAWfozVrcwIcl4Sy3B0OHMiszcIbY2lVTx-qtc1V4RfXIQWb7s1xUyqmP-Hl_jfq-sVhZy6k_yfUWoRl3MyS11HRfdjIQNjBZZ4/s640/logo-b-1.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19.7999992370605px;"><br /></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-55659088137108810122015-06-04T15:51:00.001-05:002015-06-04T15:51:35.938-05:00Fathom Events in June at Aksarben Cinema<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Last month at Aksarben Cinema we showed many
features with our Fathom Events programming They included Rifftrax Live’s
hilarious production of </span><i style="line-height: 115%;">The Room</i><span style="line-height: 115%;">, an emotional journey with the
Backstreet Boys in </span><i style="line-height: 115%;">Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of, </i><span style="line-height: 115%;">and dazzling
performances in </span><i style="line-height: 115%;">Driving Miss Daisy </i><span style="line-height: 115%;">and </span><i style="line-height: 115%;">Antony and Cleopatra.</i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> We will
continue to host Fathom Events this month with the following exciting cinema
events. Get tickets for all events from the Aksarben Cinema Box Office and online at <a href="http://aksarbencinema.com/">AksarbenCinema.com</a></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67MCa_KlKhE9m7eloMvv-nCFdSft8I7GrHue4x-dEaLIF0Byky03cn_8jfVDRHplIHmTPSKF72H816qySQLMCHQEayD8AoUGQnEFhUs3ZmcFCyUWWJS7VhheBYZEn3mF30Dq5R57vaeE/s1600/10501963_872406372796289_3703866174960074794_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67MCa_KlKhE9m7eloMvv-nCFdSft8I7GrHue4x-dEaLIF0Byky03cn_8jfVDRHplIHmTPSKF72H816qySQLMCHQEayD8AoUGQnEFhUs3ZmcFCyUWWJS7VhheBYZEn3mF30Dq5R57vaeE/s640/10501963_872406372796289_3703866174960074794_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/843769149031910/" target="_blank">One
Night for ONE DROP</a></span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/843769149031910/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"> - June 10, 2015</span></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Join us on June 10th for Cirque du Soleil’s
performance of <i>One Night for ONE DROP</i> which will raise awareness for
water issues worldwide. Allow us to bring Las Vegas to you with this wholly
original presentation by the famous Cirque du Soleil troupe under director
Muktar O.S. Mukhtar. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSpCr-MiVE6YULNzgeJcZqX7-LmHcnr8-JXqNblQrNFgqzlQS4JrE8F3eQslM69hzLq3lS_ZdRoK5Z5CazNOiGcTWu01tT5E6DMc8GyW7SNRhn_CuOjisOyoYL9LZhK0vFhMB2dcu2NE/s1600/11391224_872405532796373_8312672295089355243_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSpCr-MiVE6YULNzgeJcZqX7-LmHcnr8-JXqNblQrNFgqzlQS4JrE8F3eQslM69hzLq3lS_ZdRoK5Z5CazNOiGcTWu01tT5E6DMc8GyW7SNRhn_CuOjisOyoYL9LZhK0vFhMB2dcu2NE/s640/11391224_872405532796373_8312672295089355243_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/979853005393043/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Velasquezvs. Werdum - June 13, 2015</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In May we featured the UFC’s World Light Heavyweight
Championship on the big screen with the knockout fight between Johnson and
Cormier. This June, the UFC returns in the epic battle between Cain Velasquez
and Fabricio Werdum. Who will be named the World Heavyweight Champion? Find out
June 13 and enjoy a second main event matchup between Melendez and Alvarez.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcDpkTej2PE9glxgz6e2Ur-KoO7UqJygIp9KBkRqTRFUpWMv_v1-1SUmZ011YNjr-HwXr5i-0WB_03Tdj17LmO-8RMjlAeuWTQA31ZzkyDaeU9AjjrsniHZ0Qy-cdW4DpjptmsUFbepg/s1600/11119108_872397312797195_3298952217312143021_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcDpkTej2PE9glxgz6e2Ur-KoO7UqJygIp9KBkRqTRFUpWMv_v1-1SUmZ011YNjr-HwXr5i-0WB_03Tdj17LmO-8RMjlAeuWTQA31ZzkyDaeU9AjjrsniHZ0Qy-cdW4DpjptmsUFbepg/s640/11119108_872397312797195_3298952217312143021_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/472510272903464/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">InsiderAccess to Pixar’s Inside Out - June 16, 2015</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of our most exciting Fathom Events this month is
our special early screening of Pixar’s <i>Inside Out</i>. If you can’t wait
until June 19th to see the surefire hit film, then here is your best chance.
Along with the film will be a behind-the-scenes look at the production and a
Q&A session with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and the voice
of Joy, Amy Poehler. Anyone who attends also will receive a commemorative
poster and lanyard that includes a special code for access to digital extras. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-42015516895842091172015-06-03T15:25:00.003-05:002015-06-03T15:25:31.995-05:00Insider Access to Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Insider Access to Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out</i></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Aksarben Cinema</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tuesday, June 13th at 6pm</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsms0QenNmp3EgAZY2ACMNjjMpIqM3wEmuVEKsS7pR70b7ERfnha8dBjSYFNgKpJQX9NM0Z92o5LJZsrz31Qvz6er_4lpd98g34gZSkNvPII-CE7LaKtiVa1746mBYZ_-SSlU-OFDZTyU/s1600/983818_10153318261512145_3882254438324412476_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsms0QenNmp3EgAZY2ACMNjjMpIqM3wEmuVEKsS7pR70b7ERfnha8dBjSYFNgKpJQX9NM0Z92o5LJZsrz31Qvz6er_4lpd98g34gZSkNvPII-CE7LaKtiVa1746mBYZ_-SSlU-OFDZTyU/s640/983818_10153318261512145_3882254438324412476_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">Special Fathom Features: Experience exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Pixar Animation Studios and a Q&A with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera and the voice of Joy, Amy Poehler. </span><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">Fathom Events and Disney are bringing Disney•Pixar’s highly-anticipated Inside Out to theatres nationwide on Tuesday, June 16 in a special advanced screening.</span><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">This one-night event will include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Pixar Animation Studios in addition to the full-length feature Inside Out and the Lava short three days before its official release. PLUS following the showing of Inside Out, audiences will enjoy an exclusive Q&A with director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera and the voice of Joy, Amy Poehler, live via satellite from their Australian tour. Event attendees will also receive a limited edition Inside Out commemorative poster and lanyard that includes a special code for access to digital extras.</span><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><br style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;" /><span style="line-height: 18.7600002288818px; text-align: left;">Be aHEAD of the game, and don’t miss this exciting once-in-a-lifetime event in select theatres on June 16 only!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Tickets are $20 and now on sale at the Aksarben Cinema Box Office and online at</span><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><a href="http://aksarbencinema.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">AksarbenCinema.com</a><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYFrK-jNjJ5NRxasp_v7xb2bcskmEzfgT82kn712tRHoL01L707qFeZEKRG50LXi6cCzltzvRZ6TsYOIqXTmsZGvmIX7t6YkxCTjlrRsB5oYGRkwjnRULDpyboYDDOI6v0LVA_SJ-L18/s1600/11147178_829770440435789_8294354446795042104_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYFrK-jNjJ5NRxasp_v7xb2bcskmEzfgT82kn712tRHoL01L707qFeZEKRG50LXi6cCzltzvRZ6TsYOIqXTmsZGvmIX7t6YkxCTjlrRsB5oYGRkwjnRULDpyboYDDOI6v0LVA_SJ-L18/s640/11147178_829770440435789_8294354446795042104_n.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-81226014639332737372015-06-03T10:49:00.003-05:002015-06-03T10:49:54.541-05:00Spy Critical Response<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Paul
Feig was a successful director of television shows including <i>The Office,
Parks and Recreation, </i>and <i>Arrested Development. </i>Feig also wrote the
critically praised <i>Freaks and Geeks</i>. Now he is a big time filmmaker who will
write and direct a <i>Ghostbusters </i>reboot featuring female leads.</span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2ALQg9WhkFP5l4F1DEORh_rdpbBHnwY236dHIgqu0bYttwzXWR-QBP-mTuMgXWt6b1wYbU9I4LkM61No8les8biIJIfwdwOASmSCbiHADHAMSb0xt9mdLcKcwc9n8sx1D5KZPmJHJV0/s1600/10995609_621197744680376_4999565294099147178_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2ALQg9WhkFP5l4F1DEORh_rdpbBHnwY236dHIgqu0bYttwzXWR-QBP-mTuMgXWt6b1wYbU9I4LkM61No8les8biIJIfwdwOASmSCbiHADHAMSb0xt9mdLcKcwc9n8sx1D5KZPmJHJV0/s640/10995609_621197744680376_4999565294099147178_n.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is good
news because Feig proved himself as a comedy heavyweight when he directed <i>The
Heat </i>and <i>Bridesmaids. </i>His brand of comedy returns this summer in <i>Spy,</i> and he again brings along his collaborator,
Melissa McCarthy. <i>Spy</i> debuts June 4th at Aksarben Cinema and was applauded by several top film critics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Justin
Chang, <i>Variety</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">“Feig’s beautifully
structured, zinger-stuffed screenplay mines no shortage of amusement from the
spectacle of Susan being briefed and </span>prepped<span style="background: white; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;"> for
duty...The comedy here has a shrewd double edge: On a certain level, Feig and
McCarthy may well be inviting us to laugh at the sight of Susan in a bouffant
wig and an oversized cat T-shirt, but they’re also taking deliberate aim at the
sort of mentality that would write her off as a hopelessly unattractive loser
in the first place.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad3NpIX5aUg5sFYoD5vUzmI0hdih18PPEWiGOhS9_Bz9yYQVSR_k8l8BXV5ipsRP7fbq6JVCXv0AF04vRd8mD2uE9QeJcntifyuqxSonhOa1ZnXa9Iw9T-y_Cv4D7gJIvN_zeFZL4AzE/s1600/11391420_662867967180020_3611850536970615027_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad3NpIX5aUg5sFYoD5vUzmI0hdih18PPEWiGOhS9_Bz9yYQVSR_k8l8BXV5ipsRP7fbq6JVCXv0AF04vRd8mD2uE9QeJcntifyuqxSonhOa1ZnXa9Iw9T-y_Cv4D7gJIvN_zeFZL4AzE/s320/11391420_662867967180020_3611850536970615027_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="background: white;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">John DeFore, <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Melissa
McCarthy<b> </b>comes into her own as a comic star in <i>Spy</i>, stepping out
from recent supporting and co-headlining roles to become the big screen
A-lister she promised to be in 2011's <i>Bridesmaids</i>. Lampooning the
alpha-male conventions of the secret agent flick while transferring some of
that badassery to an unlikely character, writer-director Paul Feig remains one of the best
friends women in comedy have, managing to get yuks from fat-lady jokes while
mocking a world that treats such women like they're invisible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alonso
Duralde, <i>The Wrap</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">“What Feig does so
well here is to take the spy story just seriously enough to keep us engaged ...
while also giving McCarthy a number of sharp comic foils. ... (S)he gets to
play off </span><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/jason_statham/"><span style="background: white; color: black; text-decoration: none;">Jason</span></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/jason_statham/"><span style="background: white; color: black; text-decoration: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.thewrap.com/tag/jason_statham/"><span style="background: white; color: black; text-decoration: none;">Statham</span></a><span style="background: white;"> (as a fellow spy
who refuses to take her seriously – to Susan’s credit, she never backs down
from his bullying), Miranda Hart (the “Call the Midwife” star plays one of
Susan’s basement buddies), and Peter Serafinowicz (as a handsy Italian ally).”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0cKfVNjhajW4jEZi446656AX2QkZusi-MgvmExxa4iVOwLmgXMPCm3lmyqgV4MgdoVVmZ5axqVpvJinRr-wtfR3djATv-mhx4-wA-AIKW8RHRwYvZfWukb4Bv9VCd_hwkFGoVuszK6g/s1600/11220482_663718223761661_4411513205498860987_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0cKfVNjhajW4jEZi446656AX2QkZusi-MgvmExxa4iVOwLmgXMPCm3lmyqgV4MgdoVVmZ5axqVpvJinRr-wtfR3djATv-mhx4-wA-AIKW8RHRwYvZfWukb4Bv9VCd_hwkFGoVuszK6g/s320/11220482_663718223761661_4411513205498860987_n.png" width="320" /></a></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="background: white;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alex Needham, <i>The Guardian</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“<i>Spy</i> never clambers on a soapbox, all the
more subversive for making its points through jokes. Jason Statham sends up his
meathead roles in a ton of terrible British gangster flicks; Cooper refers to
her fists as Cagney and Lacey and asks Boyanov: “Did they make you dress like a
slutty dolphin trainer?” And when the arms dealer played by Bobby Cannavale
announces his plot to blow up New York within weeks, he adds: “So if you
haven’t seen Phantom …” McCarthy’s mastery of slapstick is also confirmed when
Cooper attempts to make a getaway on one of those mopeds with a roof, popular
in continental Europe.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">For
more information on <i>Spy </i>and all Aksarben Cinema’s new releases visit our
</span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">website</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema?fref=ts"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-71047398905567030692015-05-18T14:56:00.000-05:002015-05-18T14:56:49.057-05:00Five Things You May Not Know About Aksarben Cinema<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We offer so much to our guests at Aksarben Cinema,
it’s difficult for them to remember it all. So we found five things you may not
know about Omaha’s favorite movie theater. The list isn’t comprehensive, just a
teaser of what Aksarben Cinema has to offer.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Movies
Before Noon Are Just $5<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttWueRi6pV9rdComScC8RpVkWDSXNVZ7RmtK2Q5MdhbbDbW-foNpvO4DTLPjuVgzwtMN1mGq8g9xsZRn7osYLl_qxanbbSmggcyo91XZU3eWYbEloMR1zUz-e7ATXn-Inw07seGtFkhU/s1600/fivedollartuesNEW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttWueRi6pV9rdComScC8RpVkWDSXNVZ7RmtK2Q5MdhbbDbW-foNpvO4DTLPjuVgzwtMN1mGq8g9xsZRn7osYLl_qxanbbSmggcyo91XZU3eWYbEloMR1zUz-e7ATXn-Inw07seGtFkhU/s320/fivedollartuesNEW.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All shows starting before noon are only $5. These
early movies also are great because you can catch an early show and still have
the day to explore shops and restaurants in Aksarben Village. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Teachers
Get Discounts Everyday <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCmyZPrUugxUPJSE1IztyHRAo7a7QQzK0rXXmWkP4AhNqijYpLrvOIAlUp1FgDMfStvJgUO7cZmi9aDBEeRHo0e2U9cWQH7rYdno4_MPReywnFLJvF16fMqMr9e4UAyMbxWfSAANnTb0/s1600/teacherdiscount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCmyZPrUugxUPJSE1IztyHRAo7a7QQzK0rXXmWkP4AhNqijYpLrvOIAlUp1FgDMfStvJgUO7cZmi9aDBEeRHo0e2U9cWQH7rYdno4_MPReywnFLJvF16fMqMr9e4UAyMbxWfSAANnTb0/s320/teacherdiscount.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Teachers and students now share the same discounts
every day! Last August, Aksarben Cinema began
this discount. Why? Because we believe teachers are society’s unsung heroes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Our
Cafe Features Great Food<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDjjBJjKFnuPFUr8xr-dfYwdDLue4UMFh9dAN2cOhbdKzfzw8PjWDPyITSvUEoxSV4yOIqu43rwrGmBlme5qw04LW_duNRJEL3H7mQYk36GPo7hhtC7bupbpOMU7a8YA5CgwXiTu0ahs/s1600/AC-107-104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDjjBJjKFnuPFUr8xr-dfYwdDLue4UMFh9dAN2cOhbdKzfzw8PjWDPyITSvUEoxSV4yOIqu43rwrGmBlme5qw04LW_duNRJEL3H7mQYk36GPo7hhtC7bupbpOMU7a8YA5CgwXiTu0ahs/s320/AC-107-104.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have you ever thought, “Wow, great movie, but you
know what’d make it better? Pizza and ice cream.” Of course you have. For foodies
wanting something more than popcorn and soda, Aksarben Cinema offers pizza, ice
cream, burgers, and many other meals, snacks and treats. When you visit the
Cafe, you’ll be greeted with a friendly smile and an array of tasty options.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Voted
<i>Best of Omaha</i>’s Best Movie Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqVJYYj9PSgSIPH2gDOaN72mTYeC3d4B-Tt1JGHOmELbV8qCfoNWUWn8BJQ__990yq20lYdl1TGrZjq9Oz9WejUncdRASjlafoU1Mk9s_NEbWmnE5vHlbQVkwhN5Nbus7ig8RyeTFUrA/s1600/10427674_773915869312007_7514546527702000786_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqVJYYj9PSgSIPH2gDOaN72mTYeC3d4B-Tt1JGHOmELbV8qCfoNWUWn8BJQ__990yq20lYdl1TGrZjq9Oz9WejUncdRASjlafoU1Mk9s_NEbWmnE5vHlbQVkwhN5Nbus7ig8RyeTFUrA/s320/10427674_773915869312007_7514546527702000786_n.jpg" width="263" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Omaha residents vote for businesses they think most
deserve the annual <i>Best of Omaha</i>
awards. Aksarben Cinema won this coveted award each of the past three years. While
we’re honored by this recognition, we don’t work our hardest just for awards. We
work hardest for the Omaha community and those loyal customers who deserve the finest
cinematic entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We
have a fantastic rewards program<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjwZfQknZZtgvvuL9u-L-XGTrKJFu6sfBJ8ZVxVB-7lrIhuc5cGWfL8Doe_7zeGTHEXsKYUa4Qk0dfcPo1R7v_Dj_VRIY9giUA6ONvm1lCVTImVO86dPqq6hBqkHatZTVCv6zyiwUaEQ/s1600/rewardsflier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjwZfQknZZtgvvuL9u-L-XGTrKJFu6sfBJ8ZVxVB-7lrIhuc5cGWfL8Doe_7zeGTHEXsKYUa4Qk0dfcPo1R7v_Dj_VRIY9giUA6ONvm1lCVTImVO86dPqq6hBqkHatZTVCv6zyiwUaEQ/s320/rewardsflier.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We just revamped our Rewards program and guests can get a free Rewards card
at the box office and start earning points
immediately at the box office and now at the concessions counter. Earn one point for each dollar spent to be on your way to free concessions!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Visit Aksarben Cinema this summer to see the many great
films offered. For information on new releases and show times, visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/index.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema?fref=ts&ref=br_tf"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. See you at the movies.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-62209576690099297132015-03-31T13:03:00.002-05:002015-03-31T13:03:18.903-05:00Furious 7 Premiere Party<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">“Dominic
Toretto. You don't know me, but you're about to.”</span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Deckard
Shaw (Jason Statham), <i>Furious 7</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcV3iLCWCfUwXsrxR-R6cilMm7A-rl4rcMXcexeGAjL4DoI754RDK14lrty_fOeXjTnuZiXzPwqqim-B2xdjdHwian8keSBFQXRg81oKuJlutyl1PdmvCTgeukruxhslACtJxqLr45P8/s1600/10959637_10152947740842631_3044782692136110940_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcV3iLCWCfUwXsrxR-R6cilMm7A-rl4rcMXcexeGAjL4DoI754RDK14lrty_fOeXjTnuZiXzPwqqim-B2xdjdHwian8keSBFQXRg81oKuJlutyl1PdmvCTgeukruxhslACtJxqLr45P8/s1600/10959637_10152947740842631_3044782692136110940_n.png" height="236" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Let’s Party!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Get ready for one of the biggest and best movie
events Aksarben Cinema has to offer! In celebration of <i>Furious 7</i>’s
release we are pleased to announce an exciting premiere party. Seeing this
awesome action & adventure film would be enough for a fun experience, but
what if we upped the ante?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Furious
7 </span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Premiere Party
on Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before the film’s premiere, guests will be treated
to beer tastings, a nacho bar courtesy of Dudley’s Pizza & Tavern, special
giveaways, a Pixel Box Photo Booth, and music from DJ Shif-D. The event is for
guests 21 and over.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vengeance hits home next Thursday with the premiere
of <i>Furious 7 </i>starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Dwayne
“The Rock” Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, and many more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Movie<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5G6ybHcR_mLCGfe5RTneWg8zfK4RYkinfi5tnT137KBhtasN8mWbKsnKm8C077dk2oi_49K7qoR9uRm-FQsTzyo9tRNLLDOZ15-HVJgtlZXmsclghfnPIcNx8794O16fxgAY_6vFwTI/s1600/10404145_10153044450457631_2915771958569958821_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5G6ybHcR_mLCGfe5RTneWg8zfK4RYkinfi5tnT137KBhtasN8mWbKsnKm8C077dk2oi_49K7qoR9uRm-FQsTzyo9tRNLLDOZ15-HVJgtlZXmsclghfnPIcNx8794O16fxgAY_6vFwTI/s1600/10404145_10153044450457631_2915771958569958821_n.png" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dom Torretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew are back for
“one last ride” which cannot be missed! In the last film they defeated
international terrorist Owen Shaw and thought that’s where their story ended.
Unfortunately, Owen Shaw has a bigger, badder older brother, Deckard Shaw
(Jason Statham). Deckard is on the hunt for Torretto’s crew and is picking them
off one by one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As if that wasn’t bad enough, the crew is challenged
by a Somalian terrorist called Jakarde and an unknown government official named
“Mr. Nobody.” The team will have to reform to stop these notorious criminals
and make it out alive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Relive the Movies<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The team may have a lot to overcome, but you can
guess that once it’s all over they’ll kick back for a celebratory drink, but
you get yours ahead of time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dom once said, “You can have any brew you want...as
long as it’s a Corona.” We’ll have Corona and Corona Light as well as Modelo,
Negra Modelo, and Pacifico. When you’re not slamming a few back with your
buddies or dipping into the nacho bar you’ll be able to play <i>Dirty Drivin’</i> and <i>Super Bikes 2</i> for free! Does it honestly get better than this? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The event starts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night and
the screening of <i>Furious 7 </i>will begin at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and
can be purchased at the box office or on our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">.
For more information about all out upcoming events visit and like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-79541055667379290872015-03-25T15:19:00.000-05:002015-03-25T15:19:28.961-05:00Best Will Ferrell Movies<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“I
often don't think a lot about the ramifications of anything I do.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Will
Ferrell, personal quote<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPQ-kAeJBvJop0UmTZ5FOQYdWLA8yZHfEU5yT_abMrn6uu3Gdk2KisCXHfdwmI1dKFE3cWC89nOOUAVNWOmmmwpG5CQj7WAndVSrB6APAsqzCT1IRXtYMFcaqETDwxNV4GSy40e4BxBA/s1600/10408781_301092493434808_5402541871335715091_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPQ-kAeJBvJop0UmTZ5FOQYdWLA8yZHfEU5yT_abMrn6uu3Gdk2KisCXHfdwmI1dKFE3cWC89nOOUAVNWOmmmwpG5CQj7WAndVSrB6APAsqzCT1IRXtYMFcaqETDwxNV4GSy40e4BxBA/s1600/10408781_301092493434808_5402541871335715091_n.png" height="236" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Will Ferrell is clearly one of the funniest men
alive and has starred in many great films. His next sure-to-be hit film <i>Get
Hard </i>comes to Aksarben Cinema March 27 and stars Ferrell as millionaire
James King who has run into some trouble with the law. He recruits Darnell
Lewis (Kevin Hart) to prepare him for life behind bars. The twist is that Lewis
has never been behind bars. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Where will Ferrell’s latest film rank amongst all
his hilarious films? We’re not sure yet, but we do know which films rank as the
best of Ferrell’s career to us. There are countless winning performances to
choose from, but we narrowed it down to four that stand above the rest. Do you
agree with our choices? Let us know in the comments. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Elf<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It wasn’t until Ferrell starred as Buddy the Elf
that his star truly shot through Hollywood. In <i>Elf, </i>Ferrell stars as
Buddy, an elf with a sugar-coated brain who goes in search of his biological
father (James Caan). This film also introduced audiences to Zooey Deschanel and
Peter Dinklage who have both found super-stardom with their respective
television shows. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Anchorman:
The Legend of Ron Burgundy<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No other Ferrell film is as quotable as <i>Anchorman</i>.
Nearly the entire script is featured on the IMDB Quotes page because every line
that writers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay came up with made this an instantly
quotable comedy classic. In <i>Anchorman </i>Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy,
legendary newsman<i>, </i>who is thrown for a loop when a female anchor
appears, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), a young woman looking to
be taken seriously. Burgundy has to shape up his and his new team’s antics if
they ever hope to keep their jobs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stranger
Than Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ferrell, no stranger to a challenge, found himself
in more dramatic fare when he took on the role of Harold Crick in the dramedy
film <i>Stranger Than Fiction</i>. For this performance he received his second
Golden Globe nomination, the first being for <i>The Producers</i>. In the film
Ferrell plays an IRS auditor who discovers that he is a character in a novel
written by a woman who often kills off her main characters. This discovery
becomes life-changing for Crick as he embraces aspects of his life that he
dismissed initially including love. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Lego Movie<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The final film to be featured on our list is
Ferrell’s most recent performance. In last year’s <i>The Lego Movie, </i>Ferrell
showed audiences that he could get animated in his performance as President
Business. In <i>The Lego Movie </i>Ferrell is set on domination of the Lego
universe, but a crew of unlikely heroes including Lego Batman and Princess
Unikitty have something to say about that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The comedy king Will Ferrell has graced our screens
for years and given us great characters and performances that will always be
unforgettable. Will millionaire James King be the next best Ferrell character?
Find out on March 27 when <i>Get Hard </i>comes to Aksarben Cinema. For more
information on <i>Get Hard </i>and all our new releases visit our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/index.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
or </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">page</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-61502743606986057702015-03-23T17:37:00.005-05:002015-03-23T17:38:59.249-05:00Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding
it, that's all.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez), <i>The Breakfast Club</i><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VfOm1pTQOJ92l-nMBCRRQuE0BsQpnKDL1RVcHclNwbG8UXKjZlWgx06k5kTXF2higQgdMhEvhqsq-Yf35DHiUKXWPcFDbu9TF87pY7VUwfmfnCli0fS5uu-ZJxSP1Mu7pQfdZQc4ro0/s1600/563113_425901970770710_1758975141_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VfOm1pTQOJ92l-nMBCRRQuE0BsQpnKDL1RVcHclNwbG8UXKjZlWgx06k5kTXF2higQgdMhEvhqsq-Yf35DHiUKXWPcFDbu9TF87pY7VUwfmfnCli0fS5uu-ZJxSP1Mu7pQfdZQc4ro0/s1600/563113_425901970770710_1758975141_n.jpg" height="236" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A Classic Returns<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Only one film has managed to perfectly capture the
angst-ridden, awkward stages of high school and that film is <i>The Breakfast
Club</i>. This year the film celebrates its 30th anniversary and Aksarben
Cinema will be screening the classic comedy in honor of the special
anniversary. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In anticipation of the film’s re-release we thought
it would also be fun to look back down memory lane and dig out some trivia
treasure from the teen comedy classic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trivia Treasure<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000555"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Judd</span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000555"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000555"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Nelson</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> was nearly fired
because of his negative attitude toward </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Molly</span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Ringwald</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> off camera. It was </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Paul</span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322339"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Gleason</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> who convinced director
John Hughes not to. Gleason’s reason? He thought that Nelson was a great actor
and was simply trying to stay in character at all times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
scene in the library where the characters all bare their souls was improvised.
John Hughes directed them to ad-lib their lines. Now we’re left with one of the
most honest, emotional scenes in cinematic history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Molly</span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000208"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Ringwald</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> was originally asked
to play Allison but wanted to play Claire, she eventually convinced John Hughes
and the studio and was given the part.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
movie was ranked #1 for <i>Entertaiment
Weekly's</i> 50 Best High School Movies (2006).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It
was originally suggested that there would be several sequels to </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">The</span></i></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></i></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Breakfast</span></i></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></i></a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Club</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, occurring every ten
years, in which <i>The Breakfast Club </i>would get back together. Can you
imagine a 1995, 2005, and 2015 <i>The Breakfast Club</i>? <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Detail on the Screening<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The film will be screened on both March 26 &
March 31 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available </span><a href="https://www.retrievertickets.com/purchase.php?ostk=9329858&view=Movies"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">online</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> or at the box office. Make sure you get
them sooner rather than later, because we don’t want you to miss out on this
opportunity to revisit the fated detention room where an unlikely group befriended
one another.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Please join Aksarben Cinema for either your first
viewing of this 80s classic or watch it for the hundredth time in the comfort
of Omaha’s favorite movie theatre. For more information on this event and many
others, visit Aksarben Cinema’s </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> or </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">page</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. See
you at the movies!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-57570890389480275062015-03-11T17:33:00.003-05:002015-03-11T17:33:48.158-05:00Kenneth Branagh Biography<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“I
think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people
and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Kenneth
Branagh, personal quote<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNz1jRVKIuecmuXFuHfBKhvfJvsDO7uKqL-KnhJw3QminEDS13kmDhOLk3gmU4UxC6qijHC5LniYZ_7qEfIyNVECioppDbFNhZibKm9R0dna5_-gAQ3LuYX12aaQpmGN4-tmZXOhj79Q/s1600/12926_10152604559021193_4856913702041665691_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNz1jRVKIuecmuXFuHfBKhvfJvsDO7uKqL-KnhJw3QminEDS13kmDhOLk3gmU4UxC6qijHC5LniYZ_7qEfIyNVECioppDbFNhZibKm9R0dna5_-gAQ3LuYX12aaQpmGN4-tmZXOhj79Q/s1600/12926_10152604559021193_4856913702041665691_n.png" height="235" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Kenneth Branagh-directed <i>Cinderella </i>is
coming to Aksarben Cinema on March 12, 2015. The film is a live action
retelling of the classic Cinderella tale made famous by Walt Disney many years
ago with his animated film of the same name. The film stars newcomer Lily
James, Hayley Atwell, Helena Bonham Carter, and Cate Blanchett. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cinderella </span></i><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">features
many popular stars, but more exciting than that is who is behind the camera,
Kenneth Branagh. Best known for his direction of Shakespeare adaptations, he will
surely excite audiences with his keen eye for the majestic and grandeur of
classic tales. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In honor of him and the release of his new film <i>Cinderella
</i>we present to you a short biography of the actor, director, screenwriter,
and producer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Acting
Comes Early<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Branagh was born in Belfast, Ireland to William and
Frances Branagh and was the middle of three children. The young Branagh was
educated at Grove Primary School where he began performing in school
productions. It is in school that Branagh acquired a British accent in order to
avoid bullying, hence the reason most consider Branagh’s original home to be
Great Britain. Later Branagh went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The young thespian found some success in BBC shows
including <i>Play for Today</i>. Later he was recognized for his performances
as Judd in <i>Another Country </i>and appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company
production of <i>Henry V. </i>It was this production that Branagh later adapted
for his own film version. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A
Penchant for Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In 1987 Branagh founded the Renaissance Theatre
Company along with David Parfitt following successful productions including <i>Romeo
and Juliet. </i>Branagh went on to star in countless productions directed by
some of the greatest Shakespearean thespians such as Judi Dench and Derek
Jacobi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kenneth Branagh is now best known for his
exceptional work in film beginning with <i>Henry V </i>(1989) followed by <i>Much
Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, Love’s Labour’s Lost </i>and many more. He has also
performed and directed non-Shakespeare films including <i>Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein. </i>Branagh’s probably best known as Gilderoy Lockhart, the false
celebrity in <i>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. </i>After <i>Chamber
of Secrets, </i>Branagh went on to direct the critically and financially
successful Marvel film <i>Thor </i>and starred as Sir Laurence Olivier in <i>My
Week with Marilyn</i> for which he received an Oscar nomination. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hopefully this is only the beginning of a career for
one of the finest directors to adapt Shakespeare’s classic plays and comic
books based on the god of thunder. Find out on March 12 if Branagh does an
equally good job with <i>Cinderella. </i>For more information on <i>Cinderella </i>and
all our new releases check out our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/index.html"><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
or like us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies! </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-3506795467489912022015-03-05T16:21:00.001-06:002015-03-05T16:21:27.752-06:00Best Movie Robots<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“I’m
consciousness. I’m alive. I’m Chappie.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Chappie
in the film <i>Chappie</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcOdJyxyYU11TyHzLJ7l4QJUvQ3lezJhJRUZFCmd8_o6P8gKkDEpDNo5llfaROCX5VZfip6FzZ_7I8Ia2Z38yTA-chhyphenhyphenEckB0uErGjUm5AfXcHukIo41zXhM8bnhPY4U2t7wT0IE_AdQ/s1600/1509775_345924698946504_5695283731182496743_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcOdJyxyYU11TyHzLJ7l4QJUvQ3lezJhJRUZFCmd8_o6P8gKkDEpDNo5llfaROCX5VZfip6FzZ_7I8Ia2Z38yTA-chhyphenhyphenEckB0uErGjUm5AfXcHukIo41zXhM8bnhPY4U2t7wT0IE_AdQ/s1600/1509775_345924698946504_5695283731182496743_n.jpg" height="147" width="400" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> On
March 5, 2015 a new robot comes to town. His name is Chappie and he’s more than
just a mindless drone. Chappie is an android that has the ability to think and
feel for himself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The film is directed by Neil Blomkamp (<i>District 9</i>)
and stars Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sharlto Copley as the titular
robot. Aksarben Cinema is excited to invite the latest science fiction
adventure from Blomkamp.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In celebration of Chappie and robots of cinema we
have compiled a list of the five best movie robots. Let us know if you agree
with our choices in the comments! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">C-3PO
& R2-D2<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first robot on our list is actually a duo of
mechanical minds, because you simply can’t have one without the other on a list
of the best robots. C-3PO and R2-D2 launched the idea of robots with
personality into the stratosphere following their arrival in <i>Star Wars</i>.
No robots perfectly capture a conflicted friendship better than these two.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gort<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gort is one of the genuine robotic articles who made
his first appearance in <i>The Day the Earth Stood Still </i>(1951). He’s an
eight-foot tall metal robot who accompanies an alien named Klaatu. Gort is not
much of a talker, but does possess a laser weapon that shoots from a visor.
Gort originally was constructed using thick foam rubber, but you’d never guess
it looking at what looks like a solid metal being. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wall-E<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How about a robot that is not fussy or deadly?
Wall-E is the cutest little trash-mashing robot we ever did see and he’s a
movie fan so he’s alright in our book. Ben Burtt, best known for creating
amazing space fantasy sounds for <i>Star Wars,</i> provided the voice for the
lovable sentient being. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .25in .5in; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Maria<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, none of these robots would exist without
the original movie robot, Maschinenmensch, or Maria for short. The original
title of this robot is German for machine-human and she comes from the German
film <i>Metropolis </i>directed by Fritz Lang. Maria was played by actress
Brigitte Helm who wore a “plastic wood” costume. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wow! So many great robots have graced our cinemas
from Threepio to Maria and Wall-E to Gort, these sentient beings have been an
equal part of our movie history as their great creators. Time will tell if
Chappie will stand the test of time and become the next great movie robot.
Remember to find out for yourself when Chappie comes to Aksarben Cinema on
March 5, 2015. For more information on <i>Chappie </i>and all the new releases
check us out on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> or on our </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/index.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-73561693196402638672015-02-26T14:38:00.000-06:002015-02-26T14:38:04.414-06:00Royal Brunch<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Ella,
you have more kindness in your little finger than most</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">people
possess in their whole body.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Cinderella’s
mother, <i>Cinderella</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_gNxJl8gFdN25NlOR53pBximURpFfpM91rO3DDqhL5N6rjN1oGENxa8vzLr17NBbENn3ckJYOOLZui_Yi9bNRHaGALJU4ISGeA4XjHZucLkqz0pXkdUEG1N4zvAP53ex6XPaOpdcXCI/s1600/royalbrunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_gNxJl8gFdN25NlOR53pBximURpFfpM91rO3DDqhL5N6rjN1oGENxa8vzLr17NBbENn3ckJYOOLZui_Yi9bNRHaGALJU4ISGeA4XjHZucLkqz0pXkdUEG1N4zvAP53ex6XPaOpdcXCI/s1600/royalbrunch.jpg" height="241" width="400" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We at Aksarben Cinema pride ourselves on all the
events and opportunities provided to our loyal guests, both young and old. We
are pleased to announce that another event is coming up in the near future. On
Saturday, March 14, 2015 Aksarben Cinema will be hosting an event for all the
little princes and princesses out there - we’re calling it <b><i>Royal Brunch</i></b>. <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The event will cost guests either $10 for brunch
alone or $15 for brunch and a movie. The movie that will be screened is <i>Cinderella</i>.
The film is a new adaptation of the classic Cinderella tale produced by Disney.
A portion of the proceeds will be
donated to the Open Door Mission.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
story you know, but different<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the film, Ella is the daughter of a merchant
father and a woman who meets an untimely death. The young daughter then falls
into a less enchanting life under the watchful eye of her evil stepmother.
Ella’s life is turned upside down when she encounters a young prince hunting a
giant elk. The young woman stuns the prince and he simply can’t stop thinking
about her. From there, opportunity comes knocking in the form of a Fairy
Godmother and well, you know the rest of the story. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This screening is also exciting because it will
feature the short film <i>Frozen Fever </i>from the producers of <i>Frozen. </i>The
short will have a new song written by the original <i>Frozen </i>songwriters.
Could this event also mark the introduction to the next <i>Let It Go </i>smash?
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please join us for this momentous occasion and enjoy
brunch, a wonderful film, and a royal activities! Princes and princesses will also feel just
like royalty with red carpet photos and storybook princesses ready to strike a
pose. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t miss out on this royal event and make sure to
buy your tickets early, because they’re sure to go fast. Tickets can be
purchased at the theater box office or online on the </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aksarben</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cinema</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.
For more information on Aksarben Cinema’s Royal Brunch, please visit us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi656XE55F_AaU1w9TFhxVilGuNzV_WnExsimGpxdURsVCPY0Mn_-4_j6V00Us1wbWwugPBuCXs1W1J-qpM2brFZBt4VGJ2pJL6AVfiQq2QWEcHktivRs3emEok1BGfR4r4D2vSXGFVUPM/s1600/momahaadfeb3ver2+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi656XE55F_AaU1w9TFhxVilGuNzV_WnExsimGpxdURsVCPY0Mn_-4_j6V00Us1wbWwugPBuCXs1W1J-qpM2brFZBt4VGJ2pJL6AVfiQq2QWEcHktivRs3emEok1BGfR4r4D2vSXGFVUPM/s1600/momahaadfeb3ver2+(1).jpg" height="400" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-40864751245114341782015-02-24T15:11:00.002-06:002015-02-24T15:11:33.327-06:00Lonely Boy<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Don’t
let the green grass fool you.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-<i>Lonely
Boy </i>tagline<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1uJHH5GoPOjLPX9-bYCRKoMc6O2zO96_oOOSlT-GLixZET9QS7yRaIyIszyy7QOEppSM5FS_1llnfSikr_sLtVV1f53lKlCknKs3fJwZNpcmRFb2bGObFjXaYiUObsm7koZ96Xn8rJg/s1600/NEW_p+g+a+_Lonely+Boy_POSTER+2500x3682_180dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1uJHH5GoPOjLPX9-bYCRKoMc6O2zO96_oOOSlT-GLixZET9QS7yRaIyIszyy7QOEppSM5FS_1llnfSikr_sLtVV1f53lKlCknKs3fJwZNpcmRFb2bGObFjXaYiUObsm7koZ96Xn8rJg/s1600/NEW_p+g+a+_Lonely+Boy_POSTER+2500x3682_180dpi.jpg" height="400" width="271" /></a></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At Aksarben Cinema we are sometimes lucky enough to
have the opportunity to premiere upcoming filmmakers’ movies. We are pleased to
announce that Aksarben Cinema will be screening <i>Lonely Boy </i>directed by
Dale Fabrigar and produced by Nebraska native Troy Daniel Smith. The film will
be shown on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday, February
26<sup>th</sup> at 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In addition to the film screening there will be a
live Question & Answer session following. During this time, fans of the
film can speak with those involved in producing the film about the filmmaking
process and the intensity of independent filmmaking. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
film<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lonely Boy </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">tells
the story of schizophrenic bachelor, Franky, who has to deal with the harsh
realities of the dating world, an instrusive, ball-busting sister, three
overwhelming “roommates,” and a shot at love, all while seeking answers to a
past he cannot remember. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The film stars Alev Aydin as Franky, Aydin is also
the producer and writer of <i>Lonely Boy </i>and has some great deals in the
works with Fox Digital Studios as well as 21 Laps Entertainment, so the chance
to see this man’s film before he becomes a superstar should not be passed up.
Actors also in the film include Natalie Distler (<i>Rescue Me), </i>Richard
Riehle (<i>Office Space), </i>and Lynn Whitfield (<i>How to Get Away With
Murder).<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Honors and awards</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The film has received some prestigious honors during
its journey through film festivals including the BolderLife Festival’s Audience
Choice Award for Best Feature Length Film, the Casting Society of America
Artios Award nomination for best casting in a low-budget drama (amongst <i>Lonely
Boy </i>are some heavy-hitters from this year including Richard Linklater’s <i>Boyhood),
</i>and <i>Lonely Boy</i> was named one of the top 15 independent films of the
year by acclaimed writer Larry Richman. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Movie critic Maddie Crichton has this to say about <i>Lonely
Boy: </i>“<span style="background: white; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;">Lonely
Boy is thought provoking and eye opening. Viewers will finish the movie with a
very different mindset from when the film started. Without even trying to be,
it is one of the bravest films of its kind, making it a must-see.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> To
purchase tickets to <i>Lonely Boy</i> please visit either Aksarben Cinema’s box
office or go online to the </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aksarben</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cinema</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> or </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">page</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-39316853548918332112015-02-24T11:20:00.000-06:002015-02-24T11:24:56.082-06:00Will Smith’s Career<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“My
grandmother once told me, 'Don't let failure go to your <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">heart
and don't let success go to your head.'”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Will
Smith</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyimnU0eJn-g4Sv4M6fTixhrKI3fHYqcuSUABp8iz43VKBmJ38ZfKun4d0fpg4RI7XZzGVxB6ueqo6wywtyyKFGava5qrMPSKWKgq0FjI5A6vPRRB-xwZIOzC8wUHZBe6zKH59tUq-2D4/s1600/10943754_1553774664892998_1846560404155759504_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyimnU0eJn-g4Sv4M6fTixhrKI3fHYqcuSUABp8iz43VKBmJ38ZfKun4d0fpg4RI7XZzGVxB6ueqo6wywtyyKFGava5qrMPSKWKgq0FjI5A6vPRRB-xwZIOzC8wUHZBe6zKH59tUq-2D4/s1600/10943754_1553774664892998_1846560404155759504_n.png" height="235" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Will Smith is finally
back and we couldn’t be more excited! His last film </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">After Earth</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">
certainly wasn’t his best, but we’re confident that his new film </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Focus </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">also
starring the beautiful and talented Margot Robbie will make him the screen king
again. </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Focus </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">comes out February 26, 2015. Let’s take a look back on the
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and his journey from West Philadelphia to the big
screen.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">West Philadelphia, Born and Raised<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Willard
Christopher Smith Jr. (this name was a little too long for movie posters, hence
the change to Will Smith) was born to Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., owner of a
refrigeration company, and Caroline (Bright), a school board employee. Smith
was a child of the middle class area of West Philadelphia and attended
Overbrook High School. It was here that Smith got a nickname that stuck,
Prince</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s said that this
nickname fit because Smith could charm his way out of trouble. That seems about
right. Though Smith got into trouble, he was also incredibly bright and signed
up for the Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From the Fresh Prince to Hollywood Hero<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Smith,
as most of us know, originally pursued a career in music where he met Jeffrey
A. Towndes who later became known as D.J. Jazzy Jeff. Smith and Towndes began
performing together and were rolling in cash, but unfortunately these two young
performers were spending more than they were banking which nearly bankrupted
the twenty-somethings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The
Fresh Prince found a savior though in Benny Medina who pitched Smith a sitcom
idea that centered around him as a Philadelphian who was forced to move to
Beverly Hills. <i>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i> was born! The rest is
history. Will Smith became a household name with his six season stint on <i>Fresh
Prince</i> and took off as a professional actor with huge roles in <i>Men in
Black</i> (his breakout film role), <i>Ali (</i>for which he was nominated for
an Oscar), <i>I, Robot, I am Legend, </i>and <i>Hancock</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Future of Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Now Smith is back in a
big way and has no less than five films coming down the pipeline including the
highly anticipated </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Suicide Squad</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> which will feature DC Comics characters
Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), and the first performance
of the Joker since Heath Ledger’s Oscar winning performance. Jared Leto will
take clown duties this time around. Smith might also find himself in the
running for Oscar again with his role in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Concussion</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">, a film that
examines the head injuries football players suffer.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Focus
</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">is
out at Aksarben Cinema on February 26, 2015. For more information on this and
all our great films visit </span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aksarben</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cinema</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">s</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">page</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">.
See you at the movies!</span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-10474647069231245222015-02-18T13:09:00.003-06:002015-02-18T13:09:36.043-06:00McFarland, USA True Story<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“These
are good kids, smart kids, they just need a chance at a better future.”</span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Mario
Marisol portrayed by Vanessa Martinez, <i>McFarland, USA</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> You
might have heard that <i>McFarland, USA </i>is a film starring Kevin Costner
and Maria Bello, but what you might not know is that it’s also a true story of
a fascinating Latino high school. <i>McFarland, USA </i>will be out in theatres
on February 19, 2015 at Aksarben Cinema, so in anticipation of Costner’s latest
film we present to you the true story of McFarland High School’s cross country
team that defied the odds and succeeded despite people telling them it couldn’t
be done. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Against
all odds<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Costner
plays Coach White, a man struggling to find a career home who lands at a
predominantly Latino high school. While there he struggles to connect with the
students on a personal level initially until one day he discovers their talent.
The high school boys can run! Coach White then learns to build relationships
with these fine young men when he forms a team of runners for a cross country
team. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">White
and this team of legendary runners built a powerful legacy of cross country
championships that wasn’t broken until the film was in production. That fact,
however, does not diminish the impressive twenty-four straight state
championships achieved.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The film centers around
Coach White and his personal struggle, but </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">McFarland, USA </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">is more about
the young men that achieved the impossible with perseverance and passion. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Visit
</span><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Aksarben</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cinema</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">s</span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.aksarbencinema.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">page</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
for more information about <i>McFarland, USA </i>and other wonderful films.
Don’t miss out on this incredible true story when it comes out on February 19,
2015. See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923710551466736056.post-63526343872341584562015-02-09T15:40:00.002-06:002015-02-09T15:40:28.029-06:00Colin Firth’s Career<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“I
like playing strange characters. Some people might say it has something to do
with a hidden part of myself, but I think it's a lot simpler than that: normal
people are just not very interesting.”</span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Colin
Firth<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Colin
Firth is one of the most well-beloved British actors to make his way across the
pond and star in American films. His newest film is titled <i>Kingsman: The
Secret Service </i>and it promises to be Firth’s first full-on action role and
comic book movie. Now the real question is where did this unlikely middle-aged
action hero come from? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Birth and Early Life<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Colin
Firth was born in Grayshott, Hampshire, England to a mother, Shirley Jean, and
a father, David Norman Lewis Firth, who were both respected academics at Open
University and Winchester University College, respectively. The young Firth
caught the acting bug when he was only an infant when he starred as Jack Frost
in a Christmas pantomime production. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">An interesting fact
about Firth is that he spent the first five years of his life in Nigeria with
his missionary grandparents. After returning to England, Firth attended a
comprehensive school in Winchester and then spent two years at the Drama Centre
in Chalk Farm.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Early Career<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While
at Chalk Farm he was discovered playing the titular character <i>Hamlet</i>.
After his discovery he performed in his first professional production as Bennet
in <i>Another Country</i>. He went on to play a different role in the film
adaptation of the play.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Firth has since worked
steadily for years in character parts on both television and film. His first
major award came in 1989 when he was recognized for his portrayal of Robert
Lawrence in the TV production </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Tumbledown</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">. He also received the Royal
Television Society Best Actor Award and a BAFTA nomination.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Breakout Roles</span></span></u></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">He truly stood out to
American audiences though in his breakout role as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 TV
version of </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Pride and Prejudice.</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;"> He received his second BAFTA nomination
for this role. Finally Firth received what he deserved as an actor in 2010 when
he accepted the Oscar for Best Actor for his stirring performance in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
King’s Speech</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">. Firth has since starred in films such as </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy, </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">a brilliant slow-burning espionage tale, and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">Magic in the
Moonlight, </i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">his first Woody Allen film.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Colin Firth’s most well-known films: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The English
Patient</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shakespeare
in Love</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bridget
Jones’s Diary</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Importance of Being Earnest</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Love
Actually</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Single
Man</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To see Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark
Strong, and a cameo from Mark Hamill, make sure you buy tickets to the action
spectacle of the year in <i>Kingsman: The Secret Service. </i>For more
information on this film (as well as all our new releases) check out our
website and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aksarbencinema">Facebook page</a>!
See you at the movies!</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Andrea Barstowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16839209608498171808noreply@blogger.com0