Hello Everyone!

Friday marks the start of the highly anticipated new film THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT - a story that focuses on the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of Color who went overseas during WWII. The battalion was led by Charity Adams (who later in life became known as Daytonian Charity Adams Earley) - played in this film by Kerry Washington.  The film covers a particular moment of time and the battalion's achievements...but we also want to honor Earley and her commitment and contributions to the Dayton community.  We hope you'll give yourself a few extra minutes when you come to see the film to visit our "Charity Adams Earley Resource Table" - featuring information about many organizations that were near and dear to her.

Our screening of THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT this Sunday at 1:00 will be hosted by our friends at 6888 Kitchen Incubator - a fantastic organization located in the Arcade in downtown Dayton. This org was named in the spirit of the women from WWII, and they are "dedicated to empowering food entrepreneurs and transforming communities."  You can come and hear about them and their mission...and even have an opportunity to tour their facility after the screening. Those tickets are available now on our website.

Wilberforce University - where Earley was a proud alumna, class of 1938! - will host a screening of the film with us on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 4:00. Those tickets are available now on our website.

Both MARIA and A REAL PAIN will stick around for one more week.  If you still need to see CONCLAVE or BLITZ, Thursday will be your last chance.  On Dec. 12, we will open QUEER - the new film from Luca Guadagnino starring Daniel Craig - based on the book by William S. Burroughs. (Tickets for opening weekend just went on sale.)

Music lovers are going to be so excited about the addition of the doc ENO to our special event line-up.  This doc is never the same twice...and it will screen at THE NEON on Jan. 8.  More details below.

"Open Caption Mondays" are a hit and much appreciated by many of our regulars.  On Monday, Dec. 9, all screenings of MARIA, A REAL PAIN, and THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT will be presented with Open Captions (aka - captions presented on the screen). 

Synopsis for THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT:  "THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of Color to serve overseas in WWII. Despite facing racism and sexism - and grueling working conditions - they were committed to serving their country with honor and distinction. Given an extraordinary mission and united in their determination, these unsung heroes delivered hope and shattered barriers."

NEON Merch Shop

Our NEON Merch Shop is full of things that the NEON lover in your life will adore.  From t-shirts and ball caps to mugs, patches and tote bags...and knit caps will be here this weekend.  And don't forget about gift cards!

We even have a limited number of mugs full of Dayton Love - including some Boston Stoker Highlander Grogg coffee and Esther Price Highlander Grogg treats.  Grab 'em while you can.

AN EVENING WITH STEVE BOGNAR - A NEON BENEFIT

TOMORROW! On December 5, we're delighted to bring back our friend and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steve Bognar, who will present his recently remastered debut film PERSONAL BELONGINGS. Made over the course of eight years, Bognar's first feature "casts a wry, unflinching lens on his complicated father, Bela, a Hungarian émigré adjusting to life in the suburban midwestern United States. Bela participated in the 1956 Hungarian revolution, and the legacy of that struggle hangs heavy over him, his marriage, and his children. His announcement of a sudden return trip to his homeland sparks [Steve] to pick up a camera and document the journey—and ensuing fallout." (taken from Museum of Moving Image - where the film recently screened in a retrospective)  Following PERSONAL BELONGINGS, guests will be treated to a Q&A with Bognar as well as a bonus film chronicling the life of his late partner Julia Reichert.

THU, DEC 5 | 7:30

FAMILY HOLIDAY FILM SERIES

STARTING THIS WEEKEND! We're delighted to bring back an annual tradition this year - a budget-friendly movie series for the entire family.  For the first three Saturdays in December at 11:00am, we'll host movies that are free for kids 12 and under and only $2 for anyone else.  On Dec. 7, we'll start with the Gene Wilder classic WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.  On Dec. 14, it's the animated treat HAPPY FEET, and on Dec. 21, we'll wrap up with the 1985 film SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE - with Dudley Moore and John Lithgow.

Tickets available only in-person starting 45 minutes before each show.  All members of a party must be present to claim tickets.  More details are available by clicking the link below.

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (An Encore of Sorts)

Back in February, we were one of a handful of cinemas to host a special screening of the madcap film HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (known as "The Great Lakes Tour")...and our audience had an incredible night!!  We've had many requests to bring it back...so we think now is the time for one more show. 
"In this silent supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper to defeat hundreds of beavers." SCREEN-SPACE writes, "Cheslik and writer/leading man Tews craft a monochromatic masterwork ripe with the DNA of the silent film classics of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd."
Join us one more time for this indie hit that took the nation by storm this year! Tickets available now!

MON, DEC 16 | 7:30

ERNEST COLE: LOST & FOUND

SPECIAL SCREENING!  From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck (director of I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO).  "This new documentary chronicles the life and work of one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa, whose early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed to the world Black life under apartheid. Cole fled South Africa in 1966 and lived in exile in the U.S., where he photographed extensively in New York City, as well as the American South, fascinated by the ways this country could be at times so vastly different, and at others eerily similar, to the segregated culture of his homeland. After his death, more than 60,000 of his 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost.Telling his own story through his writings, the recollections of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation."

WED, DEC 18 | 7:30

ENO

"Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno - known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums - reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that's different every time it's shown."  Join us for a special, one-time screening on Jan. 8, 2025 at 7:30.  Tickets are $12.50 each.

WED, JAN 8 | 7:30

Thank you for your support!
We hope to see you soon,
Jonathan

A REAL PAIN (R) 1 Hr 30 Min
Wed & Thursday (Dec 4 & 5): 7:40
Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Dec 6-8): 2:50, 7:30
Monday-Wednesday (Dec 9-11): 3:00, 7:40
Thursday (Dec 12): 3:00

CONCLAVE (PG) 2 Hrs
Wed & Thursday (Dec 4 & 5): 2:30
FINAL DAY - Dec. 5!

BLITZ (PG-13) 2 Hrs
Wed & Thursday (Dec 4 & 5): 5:10
FINAL DAY - Dec. 5!

MARIA (R) 2 Hrs 4 Min
Wednesday (Dec 4): 2:20, 4:50, 7:30
Thursday (Dec 5): 2:20, 4:50
Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Dec 6-8): 12:15, 5:00
Monday-Wednesday (Dec 9-11): 5:10
Thursday (Dec 12): 5:00

AN EVENING WITH STEVE BOGNAR (NR) 2 Hrs+
Thursday (Dec. 5): 7:30

THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT (PG-13) 2 Hrs 7 Min
Friday (Dec 6): 1:00, 4:00, 7:15
Saturday (Dec 7): 1:15, 4:00, 7:15
Sunday (Dec 8): 1:00, 4:00, 7:15
Monday-Thursday (Dec 9-12): 2:00, 4:40, 7:20

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (G) 1 Hr 40 Min
Saturday (Dec 7): 11:00am

QUEER (R) 2 Hrs 15 Min
Thursday (Dec 12): 7:30
Additional dates and times available on our website!