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Comedy Movie 'Four Lions,' Will Open in Select Cities on November 5
By Staff
posted Oct 14, 2010, 08:38
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...
'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
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