Hello Everyone!

Wow!  What a weekend!  Many thanks to everyone who came out for the new FRANKENSTEIN and BLUE MOON.  We had fantastic attendance, and many people are raving about our current selections.  Both films will hold for another week, but we'll add another film into the mix - Yorgos Lanthimos's BUGONIA - starring Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons.  Stone has worked with Lanthimos on his last three feature films...all of which we played - THE FAVOURITE, POOR THINGS and KINDS OF KINDNESS.

Next week, we'll announce our line-up for our Holiday Family Film Series.  I'm really excited about one of the selections, so stay tuned...you'll be the first to know!

"Open Caption Mondays" are much appreciated by many of our regulars.  On Monday, Nov. 3, our screenings of BUGONIA, FRANKENSTEIN and BLUE MOON will be presented with Open Captions (aka - captions presented on the screen). 

Synopsis for BUGONIA: Yorgos Lanthimos - director of POOR THINGS, THE LOBSTER, THE FAVOURITE and more - has a new film with Jesse Plemons and muse Emma Stone that's already been garnering awards...and many critics are predicting an Oscar nomination for Plemons. "Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth."

UD SLASHER NIGHT 2025

TOMORROW! Slasher Night 4 at THE NEON—hosted by Bryan Bardine and Chris Burnside from the UD English Department returns on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7:30. This year we open with TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL, directed by Eli Craig, starring Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine. The evening will conclude after a short break with John Carpenter’s classic HALLOWEEN, starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her first major role.  The festivities begin at 7:30 and the cost is $20 for both films, so you get two for the price of one.  This is the first time we have had a horror comedy for Slasher Night, and while it is certainly comedic, Tucker and Dale doesn’t skimp on the gore. It should be a scary good night!

THU, OCT 30 | 7:30

QUO VADIS AIDA?

QUO VADIS, AIDA? is being shown as part of a series of events in advance of the 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, initialed in Dayton in 1995.
Bosnia, July 1995 - Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is on the horizon for her family and people - rescue or death? Which move should she take?
A one time screening of this Oscar nominated movie will be will be introduced by a member of the Dayton Peace Accords Anniversary Committee. Tickets are FREE  but must be reserved through the link below.

THU, NOV 6 | 7:30

THE LIBRARIANS

Winner of OUT HERE DAYTON FILM FEST's "Audience Award: Best Feature" (as well as numerous awards across the country), THE. LIBRARIANS is coming back for an encore screening on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Noon.  Tickets are $12.50 each. 
"Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights...In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQIA+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale."

SAT, NOV. 8 | Noon

Neon Nostalgia Night presents CASABLANCA

Tickets are already flying for our next Nostalgia Night...and we haven't even revealed all the details.  Get your tickets ASAP. More details about the pre-screening cocktail hour will be coming soon.  We're excited for Megan and her team to bring this film event to life.  Tickets are $12.50 each.

THU, NOV 13 | 7:30

Exhibition On Screen: CARAVAGGIO

We're so delighted to once again partner with Dayton Art Institute for another Exhibition On Screen presentation.
"Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious disappearance, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before. Multi-award-winning filmmakers David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky delve into the hidden narratives of Caravaggio’s life, piecing together clues embedded within his incredible art."
This screening will be followed by a presentation from Dr. Jerry Smith from Dayton Art Institute. Sunday, Nov. 16 at 5:00. Tickets are $12.50 each.
Anyone with a DAI membership card gets FREE POPCORN at this screening!

SUN, NOV 16 | 5:00

National Theatre Live's
LIFE OF PI

We're delighted to add National Theatre Live's production of LIFE OF PI to our big screen on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 5:00. "Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breath-taking new way for cinemas screens."
Tickets are $12.50 each.

SUN, DEC 7 | 5:00

Thank you for all of your support,
Jonathan

WEDNESDAY, OCT 29 – THURSDAY, NOV. 6:

FRANKENSTEIN (R) 2 Hrs 29 Min
Wednesday (Oct 29): 3:30, 7:00
Thursday (Oct 30): 3:30
Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Oct 31-Nov 2): 2:10, 7:20
Monday-Wednesday (Nov 3-5): 4:15, 7:20
Thursday (Nov 6): 4:15

BLUE MOON (R) 1 Hr 40 Min
Wednesday (Oct 29): 2:50, 5:10, 7:30
Thursday (Oct 30): 2:50, 5:10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Oct 31-Nov 2): 12:00, 5:10
Monday-Thursday (Nov 3-6): 2:00

SLASHER NIGHT – TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL & HALLOWEEN (R)
Thursday (Oct 30): 7:30

BUGONIA (R) 2 Hrs
Thursday (Oct 30): 7:45

QUO VADIS, AIDA? (NR) 1 Hr 41 Min
Thursday (Nov 6): 7:30

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