Question: What is better than going to a movie in a theater in your home town?

Answer: Going to a movie in a theater in your home town at a bargain price.

The fifth Big Eddy Film Festival returns to the Tusten Theater on Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 18. A special package of six films for $40 is being offered—that’s $6.66/film. Now surely you agree this is a real bargain!

The Big Eddy Film Festival “aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best independent films from around the world and our own backyard.” It begins on Friday at 8 p.m. with a feature length film titled “Little Boxes.” An interracial couple and their preteen son move out of New York City to embark on a future promising fresh air, financial stability and new opportunities, starring Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis and Janeane Garofalo.

Films are diverse, and on Saturday, at 3 p.m. the “Old Timers” short film program will begin (which counts as one admission). Here, several short documentaries and narratives—featuring famous actors and directors including Ed Asner, Danny DeVito, Kevin Nealon and Matthew Modine—will explore the freedom and perspective we gain as we get older. Another group of four diverse short films shot in Sullivan County, NY in 2015 can be viewed on Sunday at 11 a.m.

If you’re in the mood for that sentimental movie, stop in on Saturday at 7 p.m. for “Paper Moon,” a retrospective screening of Peter Bogdanovich’s Depression-era comedy starring Ryan and Tatum O’Neal.

Check out the entire schedule and buy that six-pack of films by calling 845/252-7576 or purchasing at the box office. Individual films cost $10. Something will be sure to entice you back to the movies at the Tusten Theater.

Oh, forgot to mention: popcorn is available and yes, at a bargain price!

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