In an amazing coup for the good folks at the historic Jones Theater, and anyone within driving range of the auditorium, Project Hail Mary plays for the next two weekends on our local silver screen. Why a coup? The historic Jones will be one of the cinemas in which the much-anticipated film opens across the country. Custer County viewers will be among the first to munch their popcorn while the sci-fi frolic, which has been hailed as āsaving the movies for 2026,ā unfurls fantastically before our eyes. The 2021 Andy Weir eponymous novel remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 28 weeks, became an award-winning audiobook the following year, and has acquired readers in the Valley and its myriad book clubs to this hourāa copy…

