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December 09, 2007
Film Club Newsletter - December, 2007
FILM CLUB -- December, 2007
Dear Film Club members,
1st rule of Film Club: Tell everyone about Film Club. Please forward to your friends, family, acquaintances -- anyone you can think of. Show your support: check out some Canadian films.
Film Club Newsletter -- December, 2007
1. *Contest* Win a copy of the new book "Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen"
2. Now playing
3. December releases/ events
4. Coming soon
1. Contest
The first person to email "filmclub@thismagazine.ca" with the subject line "Reel Asian" wins a copy of the new book "Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen," a collection examining East and Southeast Asian Canadian contributions to independent Canadian cinema. Includes a substantial selection of images.
Edited by Elaine Chang. Co-published by Coach House Books and Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
http://www.chbooks.com/catalogue/index.php?ISBN=1552451925
2. Now Playing
a) Breakfast with Scot
Across Canada, check local listings
An ex-Maple Leaf and his boyfriend become temporary guardians of an orphaned boy and worry he's not as macho as he could be.
Directed by Laurie Lynd. Starring Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman
http://www.caprifilms.com/breakfastwithscot/index.html
b) Eastern Promises
Across Canada, check local listings
A Russian-born driver for an organized crime family in London crosses paths with a midwife at a North London hospital.
Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts
www.focusfeatures.com/easternpromises/
3. December releases/ events
a) L’Âge des ténèbres
December 7, across Quebec
A dark comedy about a disgruntled civil servant who escapes his mundane reality by getting lost in fantasies. This is the last installment of the trilogy that includes Le Déclin de l’empire américain and Les Invasions barbares.
Directed by Denys Arcand. Starring Marc Labrèche, Diane Kruger
b) Poor Boy's Game
December 7, Montreal, Toronto and Calgary. Check local listings
After serving jailtime for beating a young black man, a white boxer is challenged to fight a representative of the black community looking for revenge. The boxer is trained by his victim's father.
Directed by Clement Virgo. Starring Danny Glover, Rossif Sutherland
c) Walk All Over Me
December 7, Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. Check local listings
A smalltown girl in the big city finds herself strapped for cash, and takes one of her friend's shifts as a dominatrix.
Directed by Robert Cuffley. Starring Leelee Sobieski, Tricia Helfer
4. Coming soon
a) A Life Less Gone
Release date TBA
An undercover narcotics officer falls in love with a stripper addicted to heroin.
Directed by Jason Lupish. Starring Tracy Rae, Johnny Santiago
Posted by annette FC at December 9, 2007 12:10 PM