NEW YORK FILM CRITICS
TO HOST NEW JERSEY’S
2008 Fall Series
In Morristown, NJ
HEADQUARTERS PLAZA CLEARVIEW CINEMAS
72 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960
Opening Night Wednesday Night October 15th,
Followed By 7 Consecutive Wednesdays:
October 22nd & 29th,
November: 5th, 12th and 19th.
We continue on Wednesday December 3rd (Due To Thanksgiving),
and Close on Wednesday
December 10th.7:00 PM
8 Week Pass $224 (Plus $20 Registration Fee -
* Up to 5 People May Register
Together for One $20 Fee).Registration Hotline
(800) 9-FILM 99
(973) 539-8785Email us for More info
FAll 2008 Upcoming Films
(*subject to studio & talent avail.)
PRIDE & GLORY - An exploration of the personal and professional lives of
NYPD officers told through the interwoven lives of a three generation family
of cops. Their moral codes are tested when Ray Farrell, one of three sons on
the job, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption
scandal involving his own brother.
Release Date: October 24th, 2008 (limited). Distributors: New Line Cinema.
Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Ehle, Noah Emmerich, Lake
Bell
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Produced by: Gavin O'Connor, Gregory O'Connor, Josh Fagin
WHAT JUST HAPPENED -A desperate movie producer, in the throes of a broken
second marriage, tries to survive the treachery of Hollywod and the hell of
getting his move made.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John
Turturro.
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Marc Butan, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban
THE SOLOIST -A homeless musician with schizophrenia dreams of playing at
Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Release Date: November 21st, 2008
(limited).Distributors: Paramount Vantage
Starring:
Jamie Foxx,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Catherine Keener,
Rachael Harris
Directed by: Joe Wright (ATONEMENT).
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED -When Kym returns to the Buchman family home for the
wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis
and family conflict along with her. The wedding Party's abundant cast of
friends and relations have gathered for an idyllic weekend of feating, music
and love, but Kym -- with her black-comic one-liners and knack for bombshell
drama -- is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics.
Starring:
Anne Hathaway,
Rosemarie DeWitt,
Bill Irwin,
Anna Deavere Smith,
Debra Winger
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
YOUTH IN REVOLT - MGM - Teenage antihero Nick Twisp moves from the pages of
the beloved novel YOUTH IN REVOLT to the screen with this film directed by
Miguel Arteta (THE GOOD GIRL).
Michael Cera (JUNO) stars as Nick, a teenager
who may be wise beyond his years, but that doesn't stop him from getting in
all sorts of trouble.
QUANTUM OF SOLACE - Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the
urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to
uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the
organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than
anyone had imagined.
Release Date: November 7th, 2008,
Distributors: MGM/Columbia Pictures.
Starring:
Daniel Craig,
Judi Dench,
Giancarlo Giannini,
Jesper Christensen,
Mathieu Amalric
Directed by: Marc Forster (KITE RUNNER, STRANGER THAN FICTION, MONSTERS
BALL).AUSTRALIA - An Australian outback epic that takes place from the mid-1930s
leading up to the Japanese bombing of the tropical northern city of Darwin
in World War Two.
Release Date: November 14th, 2008.
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring:
Nicole Kidman,
Hugh Jackman,
David Wenham,
Joel Edgerton,
Bryan Brown
Directed by: Baz LuhrmannROCKNROLLA - A Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting
millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London's criminal
underworld.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Gerard Butler,
Tom Wilkinson,
Thandie Newton,
Idris Elba,
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Steve Richards (III), Navid McIlhargey, Joel SilverADORATION - A high school student claims to be a figure from recent histroy.
Starring:
Rachel Blanchard,
Scott Speedman,
Katie Boland,
Arsinee Khanjian,
Raoul Bhaneja
Directed by:Atom Egoyan. SPC
SECRET LIFE OF BEES - Set in South Carolina in 1964, the tale of Lily Owens,
a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To
escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees
with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that
holds the secret to her mother's past.
Starring:
Queen Latifah,
Dakota Fanning,
Jennifer Hudson,
Sophie Okonedo,
Alicia Keys
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood.KILLING PABLO - Chronicles the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures, Yari Film Group
Starring:
Christian Bale,
Javier Bardem
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Produced by: Mark R. Gordon, Bob Yari, Jason Zelin
PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND - A rebellious little girl clashes with the
rule-obsessed authority figures in her life, and seeks enlightenment from
her unconventional drama teacher.
Distributors: ThinkFilm.
Starring:
Felicity Huffman,
Patricia Clarkson,
Bill Pullman.
THE BROTHERS BLOOM - The younger of two brothers, who are the world's best
con artists, decides to quit their life of crime. However, he's persuaded to
do one more job, swindling an eccentric millionaire, but she turns the table
on the duo.
Release Date: October 24th, 2008.
Distributors: Summit Entertainment, LLC,
Adrienne Brody, Mark Ruffalo.
DEFIANCE - Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into
the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling
the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and
saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.
Release Date: December 12th, 2008 (limited).
Distributors: Paramount Vantage
Starring:
Daniel Craig,
George MacKay,
Liev Schreiber,
Jamie Bell,
Allan Corduner
HUMBOLDT PARK - A family reunion during the holidays in the Chicago
neighborhood of Humboldt Park. Release Date: November 14th, 2008.
Distributors: Overture Films
Starring:
John Leguizamo,
Freddy Rodriguez,
Jay Hernandez,
Melonie Diaz,
Alfred Molina
Directed by: Alfredo De Villa
Directed by: Edward Zwick (BLOOD DIAMOND).THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - An old man physically ages backward.
At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman and then must come to
terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.
Release Date: December 19th, 2008.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
International, Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Cate Blanchett,
Kimberly Scott,
Jason Flemyng,
Taraji P. Henson
Directed by: David Fincher
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall.
*2008 Summer Recap
6/25 - THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION
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In 1970, Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to live in a "strange" and fun-filled community called Bom Retiro, a district in Sao Paolo which is home to a large Jewish and Italian community, among other cultures.
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Cast:
Michel Joelsas
Germano Haiut
Daniela Piepszyk
Simone Spoladore
Caio Blat Italo
Liliana Castro
Paulo Autran
Edgardo Moreira
Director
Cao Hamburger
Writers
Cao Hamburger Screenplay
Cluadio Galperin Screenplay
Braulio Mantovani Screenplay
Cao Hamburger Story ByProducers
Caio Gullane Executive Producer
Fabiano Gullane Executive Producer
Sonia Hamburger Executive Producer
Cao Hamburger Producer
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GUEST: Clara Angelica PortoClara is a Brazilian journalist living in New York. She has worked for 20 years with television and newspaper in Brazil, and is presently the English writer for The Brasilians newspaper in New York. She is also a fundraiser for a big event, Brazilian Day in New York, the biggest Brazilian event outside of Brazil, promoted by The Brasilians. Clara Angelica has always kept a very close touch with the arts in general, promoting exhibits, producing shows and cinema is one of her biggest passions. She has worked with Brazilian filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos and worked with Cao Hamburger, director of "The Year..." during the Tribeca Film Festival. That's when she fell in love with the film and introduced it to Sal Scamardo, of CityLights. Having interviewed and talked extensively about the film with Hamburger, and having been herself persecuted by the Brazilian dictatorship when she was in her late teens, she feels this film touches her in many different and deep ways.
CLARA'S COLUMN: Link
HOST - MARK EHRENKRANZ (Producer NY Film Critics Series) -
6/18 - Frozen River
Filmed in sub-zero weather in upstate New York, March of 2007, Frozen River is Courtney Hunt’s directorial debut.Courtney’s feature-length script is set in a real-life smuggling zone on a Native American reservation between New York State and Quebec where the lure of fast money presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be making minimum wage. Strapped for money and having been deserted by her husband, working class Ray (Melissa Leo), reluctantly teams up with Lila (Misty Upham), a widowed Mohawk Indian, to smuggle illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. in the trunk of a Dodge Spirit. Both women swear each trip will be their last, but one final run across the river leads to a showdown with the law on all sides.
Cast:
Melissa Chessington Leo,
Misty Upham,
Charlie McDermott,
Mark Boone Jr.Director:
Courtney HuntWriter: Courtney Hunt
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Guest: Melissa Chessington Leo
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Frozen River - (2008) - Actor
Black Irish - (2007 ) - Actor
Stephanie Daley - (2007) - Actor
Hollywood Dreams - (2007) - Actor
21 Grams - (2003) - Actor
Homicide - The Movie - (2000) - Actor
Code of Ethics - (1997) - Actor
Last Summer in the Hamptons - (1995) - Actor
Scarlett - (1994) - Featured
Carolina Skeletons - (1992) - Actor
Venice, Venice - (1992) - Actor
A Time of Destiny - (1988) - Actor
Deadtime Stories - (1986) - Actor
Silent Witness - (1985) - Actor
Streetwalkin' - (1985) - ActorHost: Thelma Adams
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Ms. Adams reviews films for Us Weekly. From 1993 until early 2000, the past Chair of the New York Film Critics Circle was the New York Post film critic, where she continues to write about family TV. She writes regularly for Interview Magazine, as well as The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan International, Glamour, Glamour en Espaniol, The Christian Science Monitor, Indie Magazine, American Bookseller Magazine and The Independent.She has appeared as a guest on: CNN, CNBC, Access Hollywood, USA Live, PBS's Cinema, MSNBC, MSG Metro Learning, Fox News Channel, Drudge, Geraldo, NBC's America's Talking Network and the Rolanda Show. She is a frequent commentator on BBC Arts World Service "On Screen."
Official Site: Link
Critic David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings) chats with Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED, DOWN TO THE BONE, RUNNING SCARED) & Producer Jason Kliot (REDACTED, BROKEN ENGLISH, THE WAR WITHIN, ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON, CHUCK & BUCK) about their new film QUID PRO QUO -6/11/2008
Critic David Edelstein chats with Vera Farmiga -6/11/2008
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Vera Farmiga -6/11/2008
6/11 - QUID PRO QUO
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QUID PRO QUO - Public Radio investigative reporter Isaac Knott just happens to be confined to a wheel chair. In the course of doing a story about disability wanna-be's, Isaac traverses a surreal world of fetishism and transgressive eroticism that recalls the unique perspectives of Luis Bunuel and Alfred Hitchcock. In the course of Isaac's investigation, he finds Fiona--or she finds him--and she offers him a window into a dark place that exists somewhere between reality and dreams. Her life's aspiration is to be crippled, or at least perceived as such.
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Cast:
Vera Farmiga
Nick Stahl
Aimee Mullins
James Frain
Kate Burton
Dylan Bruno
Jacob Pitts
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Director:
Carlos BrooksWriter:
Carlos BrooksProducers
Jason Kliot -Executive Producer
Joana Vicente -Executive Producer
Mark Cuban -Executive Producer
Todd Wagner -Executive Producer
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Host: David Edelstein - New York Magazine, NPR's Fresh Air and CBS Sunday Mornings
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Guest: VERA FARMIGA
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Farmiga appeared in several high profile films in the early 2000s, including Autumn in New York and 15 Minutes. She also appeared in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Her lead performance in the 2005 film Down to the Bone received a "Best Actress" award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. In 2006 she appeared in Running Scared, and as a police psychiatrist in Martin Scorsese's The Departed. Info
Summer Series Opener - 6/4 - FINDING AMANDA
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FINDING AMANDA - "Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick) can't catch a lucky break.A low-level writer on a lame half-hour sitcom, he's blown most of the money he's ever earned in his life on drugs, alcohol and betting on the horses. When his wife (Maura Tierney) discovers he's been gambling after he promised her he wouldn't anymore, he becomes desperate to win her back. To do so, he plans to go to Las Vegas to find his young niece Amanda (Brittany Snow), who has become a prostitute, and rescue her from a life of degeneracy."
Cast:
Matthew Broderick,
Maura Tierney,
Brittany Snow,
Bill Fagerbakke,
Peter Facinelli
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Directed by: Peter Tolan
Produced by:
Wayne Rice,
Mark Benton JohnsonGuest: TOM HOUGHTON - Director of Photography
Official Site: Link
2008 Spring Series Recap:
Spring Series Closer:
5/21 - THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI
"In 1937, George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) inexplicably finds himself leading a group of sixty orphan Chinese boys on a journey over the Liu Pan Shan mountains to the Mongolian desert to escape the Japanese invasion. Helping Hogg on his heroic rescue are Chen Hansheng (Chow Yun-Fat), the leader of a Chinese partisan group; Lee (Radha Mitchell), an Australian woman who lends medical help; and Madame Wang (Michelle Yeoh), an aristrocrat also fleeing for her life."
Cast:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Michelle Yeoh
Chow Yun-Fat
Radha Mitchell
Guang Wen Li
David Wenham
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Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Producers
Arthur Cohn
Wieland Schulz-Keil
Peter Loehr
Jonathan Shteinman
Martin Hagemann
GUEST: Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Roger Spottiswoode
HOST - STEPHEN WHITTY
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Official Site: Link
5/14 - THE DEAL
"A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about 19th century English statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, but can only get financing if he casts a well-known action star. The production abruptly comes to a standstill when the lead actor is kidnapped from the film set. The producer, with help from with a struggling creative executive, comes up with plan to save the star and the movie."
Cast:
William H. Macy,
Meg Ryan,
David Hunt,
Jason Ritter,
Fiona Glascott (II)
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Directed by: Steven Schachter
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Produced by:
William H. Macy,
Steven Schachter,
Jason BerkHOST- PETER TRAVERS
5/7 MONGOL
"Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic, MONGOL. Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, MONGOL delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. MONGOL shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. "
Cast:
Tadanobu Asano
Khulan Chuluun
Sun Honglei
Odnyam Odsuren
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Director: Sergei Bodrov
Producers
Bulat Galimgereyev Executive Producer
Sergei Selyanov Producer
Anton Melnik Producer
Sergei Bodrov Producer
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Guest: Professor Morris Rossabi
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MORRIS ROSSABI : Biography Morris Rossabi is the author of Khubilai Khan and numerous other books on China and Mongolia. His latest book, Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists (University of California Press, 2005) focuses on developments in Mongolia since the collapse of communism in 1990. Affiliation: CUNY, COLUMBIA & others.
Official Site: Link
2nd Feature:
THE FALL
The Fall Opens May 9, 2008. Los Angeles, circa 1920‘s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Lee Pace) who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale. Produced and directed by Tarsem with a screenplay by Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis and Tarsem. Starring Lee Pace and Catina Untaru.
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Cast:
Lee Pace,
Justine Waddell,
Daniel Caltagirone,
Leo Bill
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Director: Tarsem Singh
Producers
Tommy Turtle -Executive Producer
Ajit Singh -Executive Producer
Tarsem Singh -Producer
Official Site: Link
4/30 - THE DUKES
When a group of down-on-their-luck friends try to launch a comeback for their nostalgia group, "The Dukes", creative juices flow, as do the risks of ending up on the wrong side of the law. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Crime/Gangster.
Starring:
Robert Davi,
Chazz Palminteri,
Elya Baskin,
Eloise Dejoria,
Patrick Cupo (II)
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Directed by: Robert Davi.
Produced by: Frank Visco Jr, John Paul Dejoria, Herbert F. Boeckmann.
HOST: PETER TRAVERS
Guest: DUKES Director/Star ROBERT DAVI (DIE HARD, LICENSE TO KILL, TV'S "THE PROFILER")
ROBERT DAVI
Official Site for The Dukes Link
4/21 - S.O.P. (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE) & SON OF RAMBOW
Standard Operating Procedure - An examination of the unintended consequences of the Iraqi war with a focus on events at Abu Ghraib prison which began to appear in global media in 2004. The prison quickly became notorious for the shocking photos of the abuse and torture of terror suspects by military men and women. Ultimately, it is the story of soldiers who believed they were defending democracy but found themselves plunged into an unimagined nightmare.
Director: Errol Morris
Producer: Errol Morris, Julie Ahlberg
Composer: Danny Elfman
HOST: MARSHALL FINE
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GUEST: DIRECTOR ERROL MORRIS
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DIRECTOR ERROL MORRIS
Standard Operating Procedure Official site: Link
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"Son of Rambow" is a hilariously fresh and visually inventive take on friendship, family, film heroes and the death-defying adventures of growing up in the video age. The story takes place in 1980s Britain, where young Will Proudfoot is raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden.
Filmed in a creatively mad-cap, homemade style with a mostly amateur cast and a wry, comic-tinged nostalgia, creative visionaries Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, a.k.a. Hammer & Tongs ("Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"), manage to capture both the agony and the giddy ecstasy of a camcorder childhood with humor, poignancy and a rousing dose of cinematic panache.
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Cast:
Will Poulter,
Bill Milner,
Jules Sitruck,
Charlie Thrift,
Jessica Stevenson
Director: Garth Jennings
Screenwriter: Garth Jennings
Producer: Nick Goldsmith
Composer: Joby Talbot
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Official Site: Link
4/16 - THEN SHE FOUND ME
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THEN SHE FOUND ME - Nearing 40, April Epner (Hunt), a schoolteacher in New York who was adopted at birth, wants to have a baby of her own - a desire made that much stronger by the fact that she never knew her biological mother. A snag in her plans presents itself when her sweet but immature husband Ben (Matthew Broderick) announces one night that their marriage was a mistake, leaving April devastated and bewildered. With her life in disarray, one more surprising bolt is thrown April's way in the form of Bernice (Bette Midler), an eccentric local talk show host, who declares herself to be April's birth mother. Despite the influence of her newfound mother and a relationship with Frank (Colin Firth), the father of one of her students, April's once simple life begins to spiral out of control.
Based on the eponymous first novel by writer Elinor Lipman, the film tells the funny and moving story of one woman's very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment.
Director: Helen Hunt
Cast:
Helen Hunt,
Bette Midler,
Colin Firth,
Matthew Broderick,
Lynn Cohen
Directed by: Helen Hunt
Executive Producers:
Ralph Kamp
Louise Goodsill
John Wells
Walter Josten
Jeff Geoffray
Chip Signore
Victor Levin Executive Producer
Guest: Producer, PAMELA KOFFLER,
(One Hour Photo,The Grey Zone, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Boys Don't Cry)
Host: David Edelstein - New York Magazine, NPR's Fresh Air and CBS Sunday Mornings
Distributors: ThinkFilm
4/9 - NOISE
David is a successful lawyer who can't stand the fact that Manhattan is a place where it's too noisy to get a good night's sleep, listen to his wife play classical music, or even make love. Every time he hears a car alarm going off, he swings into action. His acts of vandalism generate no end of grief from his wife, and make him politically controversial when he engages the ire of the city's arrogant mayor.
Cast:
Jessica Almasy
Gabrielle Brennan
William Hurt
Keir O'Donnell
William Baldwin
Maryam Myika Day
Margarita Levieva
Tim Robbins
Maria Ballesteros
Ramon Fernandez
Bridget Moynahan
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Directed by: Henry Bean
Executive Producer:
David Diamond
Paul Desouza
Daniel DiamondProducer(s)
Henry Bean
Meike Kornrumpf
Susan HoffmanCo-producer: Tony Grazia
Associate Producer: Joseph N. Zolfo
HOST: PETER TRAVERS
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PETER TRAVERS
GUEST: DIRECTOR HENRY BEAN (THE BELIEVER)
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HENRY BEAN
Peter Travers with Tom McCarthy, Danai Gurira and Richard Jenkins
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Richard Jenkins
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Peter Travers and Writer/Director Tom McCarthy
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Writer/Director Tom McCarthy
4/2 - THE VISITOR
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The Visitor - In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.
Cast:
Richard Jenkins,
Hiam Abbass,
Haaz Sleiman,
Danai Gurira
Director: Tom McCarthy
Screenwriter: Tom McCarthy
Producer: Mary Jane Skalski, Michael LondonGUESTS:
Writer/Director Tom McCarthy - Station Agent
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Actor: Richard Jenkins
Actress: Danai Gurira
HOST - PETER TRAVERS
Overture Ffilms
Morristown, NJ. (January, 25, 2008) – After a successful fifteen year run in Secaucus, Clifton and Paramus, the organizers of NJ’s COMING ATTRACTIONS, NY Film Critics Series, are excited to announce that their upcoming 2008 SPRING SEASON will now be offered at a second location. The Series will be adding a second night at The Headquarters Plaza Clearview Cinemas, Headquarters Plaza Mall in exciting Morristown, NJ.
Open to the public, The NY FILM CRITICS SERIES presents private, preview screenings followed by a live discussion. They have expanded the program format to include high caliber films, guests and audience discussion now with a different host each week. “We strongly feel that this will bring a fresh, new insightful perspective to the preview film experience of the better movies not ordinarily available at the multiplexes,” says organizers Ira and Mark Ehrenkranz.
WHAT: NY FILM CRITICS SPRING 2008 SCREENING SERIES.
WHERE: Headquarters Plaza Clearview Cinemas, Headquarters Plaza Mall, Morristown, NJ.
WHEN: The Upcoming Spring Season runs for 8 SPECIALLY SELECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN APRIL & MAY 2008. The Opening Night is APRIL 2, followed by 7 additional consecutive Wednesdays through May 21 with a 7PM START.
WITH: HOSTED BY: Peter Travers (CNN/Rolling Stone Magazine),) Marshall Fine (STAR Magazine), David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings), Godfrey Cheshire (The Independent), Stephen Whitey (Star Ledger) and others.
FORMAT: 7:00 SCREENING Followed BY 30 -40 mins DISCUSSION
RESERVATIONS: Call (973) 539-8785. Or write to The Cinema Arts Group, P.O. Box 344, Convent Station, NJ 07961 or go to www.nyfilmcritics.com. njfilm@optonline.net
A Few Of The Recent Screening Highlights Have Included:
Juno, Kite Runner, The Savages, A Mighty Heart, Death At A Funeral, Waitress, The Hoax, Lives Of Others, Black Book, Away From Her, Babel, Little Children, Illusionist, Painted Veil, Little Miss Sunshine,Good Night & Good Luck, Transamerica, Paradise Now, The Squid And The Whale, The Matador, Hustle and Flow, Kinsey, Supersize Me, American Splendor, Whale Rider.
With Recent, Special, Live Appearances By:
Jason Reitman, Sigourney Weaver, Zach Braff, Keri Russel, Olympia Dukakis, Tom Cavanagh, Edward Norton, Kevin Bacon, Gabriel Byrne, Harold Ramis, Patricia Clarkson, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Saarsgard, Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Eli Wallach, Anthony Quinn, Peter Bogdanovich, Patricia Arquette, Ismail Merchant, Joe Pantoliano, Stanley Tucci, Edie Falco, Aidan Quinn, John Turturro, Bob Hoskins, Celeste Holm, Paul Sorvino, Alfred Molina, George Plimpton, Director Robert Downey Sr. (Putney Swope), Frank Langella, Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent D’Onfrio, Danny Aiello, Writer Director Herb Gardner (1000 Clowns), Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Produced By The Cinema Arts Group, Inc.
Producers: Mark & Ira Ehrenkranz
HOSTED BY: Peter Travers (CNN/Rolling Stone Magazine),)
Marshall Fine (STAR Magazine),
David Edelstein (New York Magazine /NPR’s Fresh Air/ CBS Sunday Mornings),
Godfrey Cheshire (The Independent),
Charley Taylor (Star Ledger, National Society of Film Critics),
Laura Blum (comingsoon.net),
Stephen Whitey (Star Ledger) and others.