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FILM - EVERY LITTLE STEP (PG-13) 96 MINS.

The journey of “A Chorus Line.”  This documentary, a must-see for would-be hoofers and anyone who’s endured the rigors of an audition, chronicles the arduous process of selecting dancers -- from more than 3,000 hopefuls -- for the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. The dancers featured here are real people struggling for a spot in the cast of one of the most popular musicals of all time. The film is as much about the creation of the original show back in 1975 and the genius of the late Michael Bennett, who masterminded it, as it is about the newer version. In the end, we find out who gets the job – and who doesn’t.

Friday, July 3 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 4 at 3:30 (matinee) and 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 5 at 3:30 p.m. (matinee); Monday, July 6 at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m.

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INDIE FILM – OSCAR’S THEME (Unrated)

Oscar’s Theme, an indie feature-length film about sex, drugs and electronics, is being presented by local filmmaker Don Gonzales who is screening his experimental film Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., several other local filmmakers will screen their work at The State (titles will be added in the next few days) so, be sure and come to The State to support the work of the area’s film arts community.

Gonzales’ film is about Oscar, a schizophrenic disc jockey who not only loves his turntables, they keep him sane. When a couple of crystal meth addicts invade his home and rob Oscar of his turntables, he slips into his dark alter ego, Oscar 85, and goes on a killing spree, murdering everyone he thinks has ties to the robbers. Throughout, Oscar stays high on ecstasy, deals with delusions and tries to fight the condemning voices in his head in this “electronica-music fueled action/comedy.”

Friday, July 10, 2009

FILM – GOODBYE SOLO (R) 1 Hr., 31 Min.

On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a Southern good ol' boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man's American dream is just beginning, while the other's is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit. Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, Goodbye Solo deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America.

Saturday, July 11 at 3:30 p.m. (matinee); Sunday, July 12 at 3:30 p.m. (matinee); Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 18 at 3:30 p.m. (matinee); Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m.

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“For 50 cents, we took the middle-class man out of his home and gave him an environment that only the Church had given him before.”
S. Charles Lee, Original Architect of The State Theatre