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JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORKS – Opening at THE NEON!

September 21, 2010 By Jonathan McNeal Leave a Comment

Hello Everyone.

I’m posting this update from Toronto…where I’m seeing three films a day (sometimes more) and sighting plenty of stars along the way.  Perhaps you’ve been keeping up with my blog, too.  Each day is posted separately, so just click on the day you’d like to read.

We are now playing JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK.  Hopefully you’ve seen the fantastic trailer and have been waiting for this film (the trailer is below).  I saw it a few weeks ago and fell in love.  That said, you should hurry down to see it.  With the way we’re backed up right now, it might not stick around too long.  In addition to JOAN, we’ll hold both GET LOW and GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE for another week.

Synopsis for JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK: “Joan Rivers- A Piece of Work exposes the private dramas of comedian and pop icon Joan Rivers as she fights tooth and nail to keep her American dream alive. A unique look inside America’s obsession with fame and celebrity – Joan’s story is both an outrageously funny journey and a brutally honest look at the ruthless entertainment industry, the trappings of success and the ultimate vulnerability of the first queen of comedy. With unprecedented, unguarded access, the film takes the audience on a year long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a groundbreaking female performer.” (taken from fandango)

The Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival is almost here, and festival passes are now on sale – just $40 for all six screenings and the opening night party!  (Single tickets are on sale, too – just $8.00 each.)  Check out the official website for images and trailers at www.daytonlgbt.com.  As of right now, we have 4 artists planning to attend the festival.  Casper Andreas – director of VIOLET TENDENCIES (Saturday, Sept. 25 at 9:30), Sarah Louise Lilley – star & producer of NOTHING HAPPENED and Jessica Provenz – writer and producer of NOTHING HAPPENED (Saturday, Sept. 25 at 3:00), and Heath Daniels – writer, star and producer of GO-GO REJECT (also on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 3:00) will attend the fest.  These guest artists will be flying in from NYC and LA…and I hope they’ll have a warm reception with an enthusiastic crowd at each screening – please help to make it happen.

Here’s more great news.  On Oct. 1, we will begin a one-week run of THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM – shot partially in Oakwood.  This film just won Michael Moore’s film festival in Traverse City.  “The Elephant in the Living Roomis an award winning documentary film about the controversial world of raising the deadliest and most exotic animals on earth as common household pets.  The story follows the journey of two men at the heart of the issue.  One, Tim Harrison, an Ohio police officer whose mission is to protect exotic animals and the public, and the other, Terry Brumfield, a big-hearted man who struggles to keep two pet African lions that he loves like his own family.  This critically acclaimed film has won multiple BEST DOCUMENTARY awards including one by Academy Award winning director Michael Moore who describes it as ‘One of the scariest, most entertaining and technically perfect films.'”  For more information on the film, visit the official website at www.theELEPHANTintheLIVINGROOM.com.

Living City Film Fest is at it again!  This year, the festival will be a celebration of the career of Jeff Bridges.  Titles include
THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW and THE BIG LEBOWSKI (each on 35mm)…there will be 5 films in all…and a full line-up of titles, sponsors and dates (October/November) will be announced next week.

I’ll be back at THE NEON on Saturday, and I hope to see you this weekend for
JOAN RIVERS.

Take care,
Jonathan

SHOWTIMES for September 17 – September 23:

Showtimes always available at www.neonmovies.com

GET LOW (PG-13) 100 Minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 2:50, 5:00, 9:45
Monday – Thursday: 2:50, 5:00

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (R) 129 Minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 12:20, 7:15
Monday – Thursday:  7:15

JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (R)  Minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 1:00, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30
Monday – Thursday: 3:00, 5:10, 7:20

COMING SOON (several dates will change):

Sept. 24   ANIMAL KINGDOM

Sept. 24   RESTREPO

Sept. 24   FAREWELL

Sept. 24   WILD GRASS

Oct. 1  THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM

Oct. 1 MAO’S LAST DANCER

Oct. 8   LEBANON

Oct. 8   IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

Oct. 15   A WOMAN, A MAN & A NOODLE SHOP

Oct. 15   NEVER LET ME GO

Oct. 22   YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER

Nov. 5   CAIRO TIME

Nov. 12  INSIDE JOB

Filed Under: On Screen Dayton Tagged With: Dayton, GET LOW, GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, joan rivers, Neon

About Jonathan McNeal

Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.

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