Film Fan Fridays for Friday November 25, 2011

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!

Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday November 25, 2011! Bit of an odd one this week with not too many new films but still very new to theatres are the US Thanksgiving releases. Let's have a look at the selection.

In limited release this week we have just two releases to choose from and I have my eye on Klitschko a documentary on boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko that's playing at The Projection Booth. Our second limited release is Elite Squad: The Enemy Within / Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro, a follow up to the 2007 crime/drama Elite Squad.

In wide release this week it also feels very quiet with just two releases as well including Bollywood film Desi Boyz and Oscar-bait My Week with Marilyn with Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine, Meek's Cutoff) which is honestly one of the only films that I feel is revving us up for the Oscar season. Will be interesting to see if that changes with the remaining releases of the year.

Although that's all the films that are being released today, we had 3 mid-week releases on US Thanksgiving with The Muppets, Hugo and Arthur Christmas. Lots of fun family fare to enjoy and I know both The Muppets & Hugo are on my to see list (and Arthur Christmas got great reviews so...who know.. might have to fit it in too!

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Festival Watch

Canadian Labour International Film Festival
Continues until November 27, 2011 at Innis Town Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

European Union Film Festival
Continues until November 30, 2011 at The Royal in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amnesty International Reel Awareness
Human Rights Film Festival
November 24 - 27, 2011 at the NFB in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Friday November 25, 2011 Releases

Desi Boyz
Dir: Rohit Dhawan - feature film directorial debut
Cast: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangada Singh
India
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within / Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro
Dir: José Padilha (Elite Squad, Secrets of the Tribe, Bus 174)
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro
Brazil
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Klitschko
Dir: Sebastian Dehnhardt
Documentary on boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
Germany
Limited Release
No Official Film Site Found, IMDb Page, Trailer

My Week with Marilyn
Dir: Simon Curtis
Cast: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson
USA/UK
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of November 25, 2011**