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Comedy Movie 'Four Lions,' Will Open in Select Cities on November 5

By Staff
posted Oct 14, 2010, 08:38

'Four Lions,' The Acclaimed Comedy From Director Chris Morris, Will Open in Select Cities on November 5

(Austin, TX) Drafthouse Films announced that Chris Morris' new comedy Four Lions will open in select cities on November 5. The film will expand wider in the weeks following the November 5th opening. The current list of cities and theaters includes:

Angelika Film Center, New York, NY
Regent Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
E Street, Washington, DC
Kendall Square, Boston, MA
Ritz at the Bourse, Philadelphia, PA
Lumiere, San Francisco, CA
Shattuck, Berkeley, CA
Varsity, Seattle, WA
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - South Lamar, Austin, TX

Four Lions is a whip-smart laugh out loud comedy that illuminates the war on terror through satire and farce. Blitzing the notion that a comedy about jihadists is a contradiction in terms, the film grossed an astounding 3M pounds sterling at the UK box office and was hailed by critics as "a brilliant film – astonishingly funny" causing "so many different kinds of laughter it's almost incredible."

Writer director Chris Morris based the idea on extensive research. "These cells have the same group dynamics as bachelor parties and five a side basketball teams. Plans are upset by arguments, egos, testosterone and idiocy. Terrorism is about ideology but it's also about doofuses."

Four Lions has taken the festival circuit by storm. Following its sell-out success as the buzz hit of the Sundance Film Festival, Four Lions packed the coveted closing night slot of South by Southwest, won the Independent Camera Award at Karlovy Vary and was voted Best Narrative Feature by audiences at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Beginning on October 26 and through November 4, director Chris Morris will tour the country in advance of the film's opening. Stay tuned for further updates on the tour schedule.

 

 

Resources:

http://www.fourlionsfilm.com

http://www.drafthouse.com