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March 31, 2007
Film Club - April 2007
FILM CLUB -- April 2007
Dear Film Club members,
1st rule of Film Club: Tell everyone about Film Club. Please forward to your friends, acquaintances, and just about anyone you can think of. Show your support: check out some Canadian films.
Film Club Newsletter -- April 2007
1. Now playing
2. April releases/ screenings
3. Coming soon
1. Now Playing
a) Fido
Major cities across Canada, check local listings
A horror/ comedy about a small-town boy named Timmy and his "pet" zombie.
Directed by Andrew Currie. Starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly, Dylan Baker
http://fidothemovie.com
b) Sharkwater
Across Canada, check local listings
Visually stunning doc exposes exploitation of shark populations in the marine reserves of Costa Rica, Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands.
Directed by Rob Stewart
www.sharkwater.com
c) Congorama (French)
Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, check local listings
A misunderstood, eccentric Belgian inventor travels to Sainte-Cecile, Quebec in search of his biological family.
Congorama won a Genie for best original screenplay.
www.congorama-lefilm.com
2. April releases/ screenings
a) Everything's Gone Green
April 20, 2007 -- across Canada, check local listings
A good-natured slacker is tempted into a money-laundering scheme.
Directed by Paul Fox. Written by Douglas Coupland. Starring Paulo Costanzo, Steph Song
www.everythingsgonegreen.com
b) Radiant City
April 6, 2007 -- across Canada, check local listings
A doc about the impact of suburban sprawl.
Written and directed by Jim Brown & Gary Burns
www.radiantcitymovie.com
c) The Danish Poet
April 12-15, Regina Public Library
Oscar-winning animated short follows poet Kasper as he travels to Norway for inspiration.
Directed by Torill Kove
3. Coming soon
a) Away From Her
May 2007 - check local listings
Upon moving into a home for those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, a woman forgets her husband of 50 years and develops feelings for another resident, leaving her husband heartbroken. Based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."
Directed by Sarah Polley. Starring Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy
Posted by annette FC at March 31, 2007 03:13 PM