Film Fan Fridays for Friday May 27, 2011

Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!

Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday May 27, 2011!

In limited release this week we start off with two documentaries with L'Amour Fou centred on on fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his ex-lover Pierre Berge and Bobby Fischer Against the World on the life of chess master bobby Fischer. We also have the end-of-world/survival horror The Collapsed, ensemble-cast friend comedy that also feels quite tragic Little White Lies / Les petits mouchoirs plus the Thursday May 26, 2011 release of The Invisible Eye / La mirada invisible.

In wide release this week we have starting things off early both releases of the week being Thursday May 26, 2011 and both are sequels: The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2.

Be sure to check out my coverage of the World Wide Short Film Festival next week over at at Movie Moxie.

Have a great weekend!

Shannon

Festival Watch

Inside Out
21st Annual Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Continues until May 29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worldwide Short Film Festival
May 31 - June 5, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Thursday May 26, 2011 Releases

The Hangover Part II
Dir: Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Due Date, Old School)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha
USA
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

The Invisible Eye / La mirada invisible
Dir: Diego Lerman (Mientras tanto, Suddenly)
Cast: Julieta Zylberberg, Osmar Núñez, Marta Lubos
Argentina/France/Spain
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Kung Fu Panda 2
Dir: Jennifer Yuh - feature film directorial debut
Voices: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffm, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber
USA
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

Friday May 27, 2011 Releases

L'Amour Fou
Dir: Pierre Thoretton - feature film directorial debut
Documentary
France
Limited Release
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

Bobby Fischer Against the World
Dir: Liz Garbus (Girlhood)
Documentary
UK/USA/Iceland
Limited Release
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer

The Collapsed
Dir: Justin McConnell (Working Class Rock Star)
Cast: John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Anna Ross, Lise Moule, Vincent Thomas, Stéfano Gallo
Canada
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page

Little White Lies / Les petits mouchoirs
Writer/Dir: Guillaume Canet (Tell No One)
Cast: François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Valérie Bonneton, Véronique Cantara, Pascale Arbillot
France
Limited Release
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page, English subtitled Trailer

**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of May 27, 2011**