Ellie Turner 

           On a rainy day in Oxford there are limited things to do and many residents make their way to Malco Oxford Theatre.

            This weekend of March 25 brought bad weather including hail, rain and possible tornadoes.  Some plans were probably altered due to the weather and many people probably found themselves at home wondering what they would do with their weekend.  A movie is an option that will entertain and keep people out of the rain.

            Most people fill their weekends with events and plans that leave them little time to go see a movie.  Most of the time you will find that movie theaters are a last resort especially with the financial slump our economy is facing.  Movies are usually seen when all other options are lost.  Kaitlyn DuBose, a junior journalism major, says that she rarely goes to the movie theatre because she is so busy with other plans that a movie seems unimportant.  When her plans fall through due to weather or other unexpected events, however, DuBose can most likely be found in a theatre.

            “I always catch up on the new releases I want to see when the weather is bad,” said Kaitlyn DuBose.

            Some of the movies available at Malco Oxford Theatre currently are Rango, Battle: Los Angeles and The Lincoln Lawyer.  Rango is an animated western about a chameleon named Rango who becomes the sheriff of Dirt, a small desert town he was brought to after falling from his owner’s car.  Battle: Los Angeles is about unknown extraterrestrial life coming to earth and threatening the world and causing Marines forces to act.  The Lincoln Lawyer explains the life of a lawyer who is set up by his client and how he ensures justice be served to guilty people.

           

            “The Lincoln Lawyer kept me on my toes the whole time,” said Julia Porter.  “I believe it was Matthew McConaughey’s best performance yet.”

            Andrew Gray, an employee of a theatre, says that rainy days bring in the most customers.  He explains that people want to be entertained while staying warm and dry.  

            “It is obvious the increased influx that bad weather brings my theatre,” said Gray.  “I venture to say that bad weather days keep the theatre in business.”