Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!
Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday June 26, 2009! If last weeks start of Wednesday releases wasn't enough to let you to know it is summer, this weeks heat wave here in the T-dot is a reminder. Stay cool and outta the sun, and preferable in a nice movie theatre.
I'm thrilled to share that one of our limited release this week is the beautiful and subtle Japanese drama Tokyo Sonata / Tôkyô sonata which I had the opportunity to see at TIFF'08. If you want to hear a description of the film from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa himself you can see the introduction to the TIFF'08 screening here. Need more convincing? How about being at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 5 star reviews in both NOW and Eye (Don't click through Eye one unless you've seen the film). So yeah, it really is that good. We also have the highly anticipated The Girlfriend Experience from Steven Soderberg starring adult film star Sacha Grey as a call girl who provides, you guessed it, the girlfriend experience. Not sure what the appeal is, but people won't stop talking about it. This weeks limited releases continue with the period romance Chéri starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend and Woody Allens latest Whatever Works starring Larry David.
In wide release this week we have a sole wide release with My Sister's Keeper starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin from The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes. Other then getting the impression it will be quite the tearjerker, the only other thing I've seen about it was Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin promoting it on the MTV Movie Awards and the memorable moment of Abigail Breslin saying "Everyone wants to be an adult film star like you Cameron". Um, not quite. May I direct you perhaps to The Girlfriend Experience?
In the neither here nor there category we have previously releaesd on Wednesday Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which opened to dismal reviews citing everything from racial stereotypes to infantile plot to being way to long. My first question is anyone surprized at that? My next question is will most people still go see it? Likely no and yes. But, in other Wednesday news we have the Wednesday July 1st releases to look forward to including Michael Mann's dive into the period crime with Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Christan Bale. Also up for Wednesday release is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs which is playing some places in 3D and some in 2D so make sure to check your local listings if you have a preference.
Have a great weekend!
Shannon
Festival Watch
Parkdale Film & Video Showcase
11th Annual celebration of artists & audiences of Parkdale. All screenings PWYC (Pay-What-You-Can) and family friendly
June 26 - 28, 2009 at various locations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ReelHeART International Film Festival
The Filmmakers Film Festival
Continues until June 27, 2009 at various locations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Friday June 26, 2009 Releases
Chéri
Dir: Stephen Frears (The Queen, Mrs Henderson Presents)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend
UK/France/Germany
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
The Girlfriend Experience
Dir: Steven Soderbergh (Che, The Good German, Ocean's Eleven, Solaris, The Limey)
Cast: Sacha Grey, Chris Santos, Peter Zizzo
USA
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
My Sister's Keeper
Dir: Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Cameron Diaz
USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Tokyo Sonata / Tôkyô sonata
Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pusle / Kairo, Retribution, Cure)
Cast: Teruyuki Dagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Haruka Igawa, Yu Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Japan/The Netherlands/Hong Kong/China
Limited Release
Official Film Site: (UK, Japan), IMDb Page, Trailer
Whatever Works
Writer/Dir: Woody Allen (Vicky Christina Barcelona, Sweet and Lowdown, Manhattan, Annie Hall)
Cast: Larry David, Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Evan Rachel Wood
USA/France
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Dir: Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown)
Voices: Ray Romaro, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg
USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Public Enemies
Dir: Michael Mann (Miami Vice, Ali, The Insider, Heat, Manhunter)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, David Wenham, Stephen Dorff, Elena Kenney
USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of July 1, 2009**
Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday June 26, 2009! If last weeks start of Wednesday releases wasn't enough to let you to know it is summer, this weeks heat wave here in the T-dot is a reminder. Stay cool and outta the sun, and preferable in a nice movie theatre.
I'm thrilled to share that one of our limited release this week is the beautiful and subtle Japanese drama Tokyo Sonata / Tôkyô sonata which I had the opportunity to see at TIFF'08. If you want to hear a description of the film from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa himself you can see the introduction to the TIFF'08 screening here. Need more convincing? How about being at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 5 star reviews in both NOW and Eye (Don't click through Eye one unless you've seen the film). So yeah, it really is that good. We also have the highly anticipated The Girlfriend Experience from Steven Soderberg starring adult film star Sacha Grey as a call girl who provides, you guessed it, the girlfriend experience. Not sure what the appeal is, but people won't stop talking about it. This weeks limited releases continue with the period romance Chéri starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend and Woody Allens latest Whatever Works starring Larry David.
In wide release this week we have a sole wide release with My Sister's Keeper starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin from The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes. Other then getting the impression it will be quite the tearjerker, the only other thing I've seen about it was Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin promoting it on the MTV Movie Awards and the memorable moment of Abigail Breslin saying "Everyone wants to be an adult film star like you Cameron". Um, not quite. May I direct you perhaps to The Girlfriend Experience?
In the neither here nor there category we have previously releaesd on Wednesday Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which opened to dismal reviews citing everything from racial stereotypes to infantile plot to being way to long. My first question is anyone surprized at that? My next question is will most people still go see it? Likely no and yes. But, in other Wednesday news we have the Wednesday July 1st releases to look forward to including Michael Mann's dive into the period crime with Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Christan Bale. Also up for Wednesday release is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs which is playing some places in 3D and some in 2D so make sure to check your local listings if you have a preference.
Have a great weekend!
Shannon
Festival Watch
Parkdale Film & Video Showcase
11th Annual celebration of artists & audiences of Parkdale. All screenings PWYC (Pay-What-You-Can) and family friendly
June 26 - 28, 2009 at various locations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ReelHeART International Film Festival
The Filmmakers Film Festival
Continues until June 27, 2009 at various locations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Friday June 26, 2009 Releases
Chéri
Dir: Stephen Frears (The Queen, Mrs Henderson Presents)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend
UK/France/Germany
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
The Girlfriend Experience
Dir: Steven Soderbergh (Che, The Good German, Ocean's Eleven, Solaris, The Limey)
Cast: Sacha Grey, Chris Santos, Peter Zizzo
USA
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
My Sister's Keeper
Dir: Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Cameron Diaz
USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Tokyo Sonata / Tôkyô sonata
Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pusle / Kairo, Retribution, Cure)
Cast: Teruyuki Dagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Haruka Igawa, Yu Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Japan/The Netherlands/Hong Kong/China
Limited Release
Official Film Site: (UK, Japan), IMDb Page, Trailer
Whatever Works
Writer/Dir: Woody Allen (Vicky Christina Barcelona, Sweet and Lowdown, Manhattan, Annie Hall)
Cast: Larry David, Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Evan Rachel Wood
USA/France
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Dir: Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown)
Voices: Ray Romaro, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg
USA
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, David Wenham, Stephen Dorff, Elena Kenney
USA
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