$3.00 Movies (all films, all formats) for National Cinema Day Sept 3; Tickets Available Now on line

Sunday, August 28, 2022 - 13:39 by Tony Rutherford , HNN Entertainment Editor

$3.00 Movies (all films, all formats) for National Cinema Day Sept 3; Tickets Available Now on line

Approximately two thirds of movie screens nationwide will participate Sept. 3 in National Cinema Day. All movies, all times, all formats $3.00, according to Variety.

This is a promotion to say "thanks" for coming back after COVID and to inject some fire into the fall season. aDVANCE TICKETS ARE oN SALE on LINE . The convenience fee applies.

Marquee, Cinemark, and the Cinema at Camp Landing are listed as participating in the Ashland/Huntington area. In Charleston, Park Place Stadium, Marquee Southridge and Regal Nitro are on board.

Selections include a re-release of SpiderMan No Way Home, The Invitation, Minions, Thor Love and Thunder, and Where the Crawdad's Sing, and others.

Theaters hope that National Cinema Day can rejuvenate moviegoing during a fallow period, while also creating buzz for the fall season’s slate of releases. Organizers have also reportedly described the initiative as a trial for what could become an annual event. National Cinema Day marks the first movie-going-discount affair of this scale in the modern age, incorporating competing theater chains and independent locations.

The event also aligns with the Labor Day weekend’s release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home, The More Fun Stuff Version,” an extended edition of last holiday season’s Marvel mega-hit,

SATURDAY PULLMAN SQUARE 16

ALL SEATS $3.00 * RESERVED SEATS AVAILABLE ON LINE

HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.R

Comedy
1 hr. 42 min.

CAST
Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Austin Crute, Conphidance, Devere Rogers, Avis Marie Barnes, Nicole Beharie

DIRECTOR
Adamma Ebo

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DLanguage; Some Sexual Content
12:30PM 3:40PM 6:45PM 9:45PM

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME EXTENDED CUT PG-13

Action/Adventure, SciFi/Fantasy, Comedy
2 hr. 28 min. 2DAction; Language; Rude Humor; Violence1:00PM 4:30PM 8:00PM 1:00-4:30-8:00

CAST
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Tony Revolori

DIRECTOR
Jon Watts

Poster of Three Thousand Years of Longing

THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGINGR

SciFi/Fantasy, Drama
1 hr. 48 min.

CAST
Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton, Alyla Browne, David Collins

DIRECTOR
George Miller

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBrief Violence; Graphic Nudity; Sexual Content4:20PM 7:15PM 9:50PM

Poster of The Invitation

THE INVITATIONPG-13

Horror/Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 44 min.

CAST
Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, Courtney Taylor, Alana Boden, Stephanie Corneliussen

DIRECTOR
Jessica M. Thompson

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DPartial Nudity; Sexual Content; Strong Language; Terror; Violence12:20PM 3:30PM 6:20PM 8:50PM

Poster of Beast

BEASTR

Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 33 min.

CAST
Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries

DIRECTOR
Baltasar Kormákur

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBloody Images; Language; Violence12:10PM 2:30PM 4:50PM 7:10PM 9:45PM

DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HEROPG-13

Animation
1 hr. 39 min.

CAST
Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Yuko Minaguchi, Ryo Horikawa

DIRECTOR
Tetsuro Kodama

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DAction; DUBBED; Language; Violence11:50AM 2:20PM 4:50PM 7:15PM 9:45PM

ORPHAN: FIRST KILLR

Horror/Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 39 min.

CAST
Julia Stiles, Isabelle Fuhrmann, Hiro Kanagawa, Rossif Sutherland

DIRECTOR
William Brent Bell

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBrief Sexual Content; Language; Strong Bloody Violence1:05PM 6:50PM

Poster of Bodies Bodies Bodies

BODIES BODIES BODIESR

Comedy/Horror
1 hr. 35 min.

CAST
Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott, Myha'la Herrold

DIRECTOR
Halina Reijn

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBloody Images; Drug Use; Pervasive language; Sexual References; Violence12:25PM 2:50PM 5:10PM 7:30PM 9:50PM

Poster of Bullet Train

TRAILER ▶

BULLET TRAINR

Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller
2 hr. 06 min.

CAST
Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, Sandra Bullock

DIRECTOR
David Leitch

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBrief Sexuality; Pervasive language; Strong Bloody Violence12:40PM 3:40PM 6:40PM 9:40PM

Poster of DC League of Super-Pets

DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETSPG

Animation/Comedy
1 hr. 45 min.

CAST
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Keanu Reeves

DIRECTOR
Jared Stern

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DAction; Language; Mild Violence; Rude Humor12:30PM 3:30PM 6:30PM 9:05PM

NOPE R

Horror
2 hr. 11 min.

CAST
Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea

DIRECTOR
Jordan Peele

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBloody Images; Language; Violence3:30PM 9:45PM

Poster of Where the Crawdads Sing

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SINGPG-13

Drama/Suspense/Thriller
2 hr. 05 min.

CAST
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, Jr., David Strathairn

DIRECTOR
Olivia Newman

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DSome Thematic Material12:35PM 3:35PM 6:35PM 9:30PM

Love and Thunder

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDERPG-13

Action/Adventure/SciFi/Fantasy
1 hr. 59 min.

CAST
Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Christian Bale

DIRECTOR
Taika Waititi

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DIntense Action Violence; Language; Partial Nudity; Some Suggestive Material12:20PM 3:20PM 6:20PM 9:20PM

The Rise of Gru

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRUPG

Animation, Comedy
1 hr. 28 min.

CAST
Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Lucy Lawless, Taraji P. Henson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Andrews, Michelle Yeoh, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand

DIRECTOR
Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DAction; Rude Humor; Some Violence12:25PM 2:45PM 5:00PM 7:20PM 9:35PM

Poster of The Black Phone

THE BLACK PHONER

Horror
1 hr. 42 min.

CAST
Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames

DIRECTOR
Scott Derrickson

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DBloody Images; Drug Use; Language; Violence1:40PM 4:35PM 7:10PM 9:40PM

Poster of Elvis

ELVISPG-13

Drama, Musical
2 hr. 39 min.

CAST
Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Gary Clark Jr., Yola, Shonka Dukureh, Helen Thompson, Richard Roxburgh, Luke Bracey

DIRECTOR
Baz Luhrrmann

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DSmoking; Some Suggestive Material; Strong Language; Substance Abuse1:10PM 4:40PM 8:10PM

TOP GUN: MAVERICKPG-13

Action/Adventure
2 hr. 11 min.

CAST
Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer

DIRECTOR
Joseph Kosinski

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DSequeneces of Intense Action; Strong Language12:45PM 3:45PM 6:45PM 9:45PM

Poster of The Blob (1958)

SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY ONLY

THE BLOB (1958)PG

Horror, SciFi/Fantasy
1 hr. 22 min.

CAST
Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Alden 'Stephen' Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Payton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham

DIRECTOR
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

MORE INFORMATION ► 2DReserved3:30PM 7:00PM