Wednesday, November 7, 2007

War Dance



Hey people, sorry for being slow on the updates, but I got something a bit serious that means a lot to me and I want to share with you... I need you to see this movie, WAR DANCE, made by my family and friends. It is an amazing documentary about children living in Uganda. It's beautifully shot and really moving and involves a pretty excellent country-wide children's music competition. IT OPENS IN NYC AND LA THIS FRIDAY (NOV 9). THE OPENING WEEKEND IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS FILM, PLEASE PLEASE TRY TO SEE IT THIS WEEKEND. It's been making all kinds of oscar buzz-worthy news already:

18 film festival awards (check out all those golden leaf parentheses!) including the Directing Award at Sundance

“Heart-rending.”
-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

“Striking. A hopeful message.”
-Anthony Breznican, USA Today

“Very moving.”
-Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

See the trailer and get more information at www.wardancethemovie.com

TO MY NEW YORK CHILDREN:
OPENING THIS FRIDAY, NOV.9 AT THE ANGELIKA AND LINCOLN PLAZA CINEMA

TO MY LOS ANGELES CHILDREN:
OPENING THIS FRIDAY, NOV.9 AT THE ROYAL THEATER

Again, please try to see the film this weekend. I and a lot of people I care about have been involved with it since the beginning, and it would mean a lot to me if you supported it. If you need more info let me know. I'm going Saturday night (probly to the Angelika) if you want to go on a date or whatever. And thanks a lot.

TO MY CHILDREN ELSEWHERE:
Future “War/Dance” Theatrical Run Release Dates

16-Nov —Pasadena—Playhouse 7

16-Nov —Washington—E Street Cinema

30-Nov —Boston—Kendall Square Cinema

30-Nov—Seattle—Varsity Theater

30-Nov—Philadelphia—Ritz Theater

14-Dec—San Francisco—Lumiere 3 Theater

14-Dec—Berkeley—Shattuck 10

14-Dec—Minneapolis—Lagoon

5 comments:

daniel said...

I'll definitely hit up the showing in Boston once it comes heree

Ending Poet said...

I'm going to the LA Opening, for sure!

Anonymous said...

manohla dargis is a bitch

Benjy Sarlin said...

And as a bonus -- the movie supports charity efforts in Africa.

Emily said...

I came home from school for thanksgiving, and went to see 'Margot at the Wedding' at the Angelika, and ran into your cousins. Who are friends with my friend. So I managed to see a film there with some Sarlins. go figure.