Film Fan Fridays for Friday June 12, 2009

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!

Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday June 12, 2009! A bit of a quieter week for releases, with only 5 films coming out.

In limited release this week we have 3 films being released and the top of my list is most certainly Departures, the 2009 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film which trailer has been circulating for a while now and gets me all teary every time I see it. I feel like I should be more excited about Away We Go, Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road) latest film starring John Krasinski ("The Office") and Maya Rudolph which looks good but we've had so many pregnancy films in the past few years that one more just seems like... one more. Still looks worth checking out though. We also have the critically acclaimed Everlasting Moments based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish woman in the early 1900 with a harsh homelife but turns her attnetions to taking up photography.

In wide release this week we have Eddie Murphy's latest Imagine That which looks rather sweet. Last of the releases is crime/thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta a remake of the fantastic 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. So many remakes, so little time. The original is definitely worth checking out.

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Festival Watch

Luminato
Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity
June 5 - 14, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

June 16 - 21, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

June 17 - 21, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Special Screening

Shock & Awe The Dusk 'til Dawn Grindhouse Experience
Saturday June 13, 2009 starting at 11:30pm at the Fox
Screening of 6 films including: Mona, Hell's Angels on Wheels, Screams of a Winter Night, The Return of the Living Dead and more!

Seventh Moon
Thursday June 18, 9:30pm at The Bloor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Screening includes a Q&A with director Eduardo Sánchez
For more info on Seventh Moon check out its IMDb Page
This screening is presented by Rue Morgue as a part of their Cinemacabre Movie Nights

Friday June 12, 2009 Releases

Away We Go
Dir: Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road, American Beauty)
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara, Allison Janney, Carmen Ejogo, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal
UK/USA
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Departures / Okuribito
Dir: Yôjirô Takita (Onmyoji, Himitsu)
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yom Takashi Sasano
Japan
Limited Release
Official (English) Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Everlasting Moments / Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
Dir: Jan Troell (Närvarande / Presence, Så vit som en snö / As White as in Snow)
Cast: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen, Ghita Nørby, Hans Henrik Clemensen
Sweden/Denmark/Finland/Norway/Germany
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Imagine That
Dir: Karey Kirkpatrick (Over the Hedge)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi
USA/Germany
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Dir: Tony Scott (Domino, Spy Game, Crimson Tide)
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj
UK/USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of June 12, 2009**