Once Upon a Time in a Cinema


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Celebrate Art House Theater Day with two special screenings at the Avalon!

ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA, a comedy-drama set in a small-town cinema during one eventful Friday night screening from hell. Over the course of one evening, the film follows the travails of beleaguered cinema owner Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan) as he faces a myriad of disasters, any one of which could sink him. Drawing from writer/director David Gleeson’s own experience growing up in a family of cinema owners where his father’s 78-year career marked the longest in the cinema business in Ireland, if not the world, ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA is a love letter to a peculiarly Irish cinema experience, which was as much about connecting with people as it was about the movie.

ONE SPECIAL SHOW ONLY! Thursday, July 30 @ 5:15PM in Avalon 1!
This show is FREE to all Avalon Members!

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Details:
92 min
Rated NR
Aspect Ratio - Flat (1.85 : 1)
Distributor - Myriad Pictures
in English

Showing Today at the Theater Mon, Jun 15

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Admission: $15.50 Adults, $12.00 Matinee Bargain Shows, $12.25 Seniors (62+), $10.50 Child (12 & under), Student and Military, $11.00 Avalon Members, $10.00 Seniors who are Avalon Members.
Same rates apply to Wednesday Signature Series and Science on Screen programs unless otherwise noted. Weekend Family Matinees, Exhibition on Screen, NT Live and Special Event ticket prices vary; senior discounts may not be available for these programs.

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