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Here are a few items of interest concerning some films we've been following.
Man in the Chair has been selected for the Santa Monica International Film Festival. It will be featured as the Spotlight Screening at 7:30 PM on Saturday, August 4 at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. As previously announced here, it has also been selected as the official opening night film of the Seoul International Youth Film Festival in Korea, July 19-24, 2007. The film will also screen at the 12th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival in Long Island, New York, July 19-28.
Man in the Chair stars Christopher Plummer and Michael Angarano and was our #1 Top Pick from this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It's one of our favorites of 2007 so far.
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Meanwhile, Angarano's Black Irish is coming to theaters in two months, as we reported here exclusively in early June.
"I know I'm not the only one who was impressed with Michael Angarano when he appeared as Young William in Almost Famous," writes Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical.com. "Since then, he's also picked some pretty killer roles, dipping his toes in both art-house and mainstream movies. He played Freddie in my favorite Lars von Trier-related flick, Dear Wendy, and then soared as Will Stronghold in Sky High -- one of my top family film picks in recent years. The kid knows how to pick roles."
There was one crucial item left out, though, and it's a big one. As we reported here over a month ago (and confirmed this week) the film does indeed have a release date, September 28 (see my comment at the foot of her article).
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Young Angarano also stars in David Gordon Green's Snow Angels, our #1 Top Pick from this year's Sundance Film Festival. There is an interesting albeit verbose review of the film in Stylus Magazine. It's a B+ rating, pretty esoteric language but has some nice things to say nonetheless.
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Finally, James Ponsoldt's Off the Black recently came out in Region 2, and there is an excellent review at a UK film website devoted to indies:
"Off The Black is a truly excellent movie. Affecting, touching and captivatingly written, this should be more heralded than perhaps it is," says Cinedelica. "Newcomer Trevor Morgan is...outstanding as the messed-up Dave. His ability to let [Nick] Nolte dominate when he needs to demonstrates a talent far beyond his years, but if there's any justice he'll be getting the plum roles instead of someone like Shia LaBoeuf. Maybe he'll become an indie darling."
Posted by phileysmiley at July 14, 2007 07:44 PM
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