current and upcoming releases
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The Kids Grow Up
Opening in NYC on 10/29 at the Angelika
Film Center
Opening in LA on 11/12 at the Laemmle Sunset
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and theaters across the country
Documentary filmmaker Doug Block (51 Birch
Street) has captured much of his daughter
Lucy’s life – and their relationship – on
camera. Now his only child is 17 and
preparing to leave home for college.
Lucy’s imminent departure is the springboard
for The Kids Grow Up, a funny, moving and
deeply personal look at modern-day parenting
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to download
the press kid and high-resolution stills |
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Whiz Kids
Opens in San Francisco at the Balboa
Theater on 9/24
At a time when American
teens lag far behind other countries in math
and science, WHIZ KIDS is a coming-of-age
documentary that tells the story of three
remarkably different yet equally passionate
17-year-old scientists who vie to compete in
the nation's oldest, most prestigious
science competition. Win or lose, these
‘whiz kids’ raise questions about class,
courage, personal sacrifice, success and
failure, and in the process, learn as much
about themselves as they do about science.
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to download the press kit and
high-resolution stills
To view the trailer for "Whiz Kids"
visit
the official website |
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Sita sings the blues
Sita is a goddess
separated from her beloved Lord and husband
Rama. Nina is an animator whose
husband moves to India, then dumps her by
email. Three hilarious shadow puppets
narrate both ancient tragedy and modern
comedy in this beautifully animated
interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette
Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its
tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever
Told."
Shadow will be handling bookings west of the
Mississippi River. If your theater is
located east of the Mississippi, please
contact Dave Jesteadt of GKIDS by calling
212-528-0500 or emailing him at dave@gkids.com.
click here
for booking information,
and to download
the stills |
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the silence before bach
"The jingling piano,
the humming traffic and the prancing horse
tap out separate if connecting songs in the
beguiling nonnarrative film "The Silence
Before Bach," from the septuagenarian
Spanish auteur Pere Portabella. You could
say that these three make beautiful music
together....Like the music it celebrates,
this is a film made in glory of the world."
-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"The Silence Before Bach is not only very
civilized—this cool, deliberate film
suggests that Bach's music is the
quintessence of European civilization. At
once cerebral film essay and unsweetened ear
candy, Pere Portabella's The Silence Before
Bach is nearly as tough to categorize as its
maker."
-J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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for more information,
and to download
the stills |
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Jonathan Demme Presents:
Warsaw Bridge (Pont DE VARSOVIA)
For the first time, the groundbreaking '80s
masterpiece by Pere Portabella, the Spanish
master, Bunuel associate and director of THE
SILENCE BEFORE BACH, is available in the
United States and Canada.
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for more information,
and to download
the stills |
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Shadow Distribution is a small film
distribution company located in Waterville, Maine,
dedicated to releasing unusual, specialized films. The
company is run by exhibitors, the co-directors of
Railroad
Square Cinema, which has been bringing unique film
programming to central Maine since 1978. Send
email to
shadow@prexar.com.
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