Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!
Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday July 4, 2008! Today is one of those bizarre weeks where we have few releases with the exception of 'the big one' for the US holiday, which ironically was showing on Canada Day. I hope everyone enjoyed their truncated week and jumps back into a relaxed swing this weekend.
We have just one limited release this week with Savage Grace, the based on true life of Barbara Baekeland in a dark drama that has been on the festival circuit and now is finally in regular release. It looks rather intriguing to me.
In wide release this week we have a few films including Brick Lane which I thought would be a limited release but it's opening in 4 theatres, rock on! It is based on a novel by Monica Ali and looks like a compelling story of two sisters. Next up is the family friendly Kit Kittredge: An American Girl which looks rather cute and starts Abigail Breslin in the title role. Rounding out the wide releases is Hancock which came out just a few days ago to a rather warm welcome.
Have a great weekend!
Shannon
Festival Watch
Beats, Breaks & Culture
Festival of electronic music and culture and events include dance, music, film and more
July 4 - July 6, 2008 at Habourfront Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday July 4, 2008! Today is one of those bizarre weeks where we have few releases with the exception of 'the big one' for the US holiday, which ironically was showing on Canada Day. I hope everyone enjoyed their truncated week and jumps back into a relaxed swing this weekend.
We have just one limited release this week with Savage Grace, the based on true life of Barbara Baekeland in a dark drama that has been on the festival circuit and now is finally in regular release. It looks rather intriguing to me.
In wide release this week we have a few films including Brick Lane which I thought would be a limited release but it's opening in 4 theatres, rock on! It is based on a novel by Monica Ali and looks like a compelling story of two sisters. Next up is the family friendly Kit Kittredge: An American Girl which looks rather cute and starts Abigail Breslin in the title role. Rounding out the wide releases is Hancock which came out just a few days ago to a rather warm welcome.
Have a great weekend!
Shannon
Festival Watch
Beats, Breaks & Culture
Festival of electronic music and culture and events include dance, music, film and more
July 4 - July 6, 2008 at Habourfront Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fokus Jamaica: A celebration of film and television from Jamaica
July 10 - 13, 2008 at various locations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
See schedule here
Special Screenings
Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma
July 10 - 15, 2008 at the NFB Cinematheque
See details here
Wednesday July 2, 2008 Releases
Hancock
Dir: Peter Berg (The Kingdom, The Rundown, Very Bad Things,)
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman
USA
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer
Spoiler free until halfway point
Friday July 4, 2008 Releases
Brick Lane
Dir: Sarah Gavron - feature film directorial debut
Cast:Tannishtha Chatterjee, Christopher Simpson, Satish Kaushik
UK
Official Film Site (site has music), IMDb Page, Trailer
Trailer spoiler free until the halfway point
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Dir: Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park, When Night Is Falling, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Julia Ormond, Chris O'Donnell, Jane Krakowski, Willow Smith, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci
USA
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer
Trailer spoiler free until 3/4 point
Savage Grace
Dir: Tom Kalin (Swoon)
Cast: Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Dillane
Spain/USA/France
Limited Release
Official Film Site, IMDb Page (has spoilers), Trailer
You get the gist of the film by the halfway point, some spoilers in the second half
**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of July 4, 2008**
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