January 04, 2010
CELEBRATED DIRECTORS TO APPEAR IN ANN ARBOR AS PART OF INAUGURAL SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL USA
Duplass Brothers Among Eight Filmmakers Dispatched from Park City
ANN ARBOR, MICH, -- The Sundance Institute has confirmed that directors Jay and Mark Duplass will appear at the Michigan Theater along with their brand new film CYRUS on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 pm. The filmmakers, who are also the film’s screenwriters, will introduce the film and conduct an audience question and answer session. An introduction video featuring highlights from the Festival will precede the screenings.
This is one of eight such screenings in theaters around the country in conjunction with the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The screenings are part of the inaugural Sundance Film Festival USA, a ground-breaking initiative designed to take the Festival experience to local art house audiences who support independent film throughout the year, and to stimulate conversation about the art of filmmaking. The Sundance Film Festival opens January 21 and runs through January 31.
CYRUS is a comedy starring John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill and Catherine Keener in which a recently divorced guy meets a new lady. Then he meets her son who is, well...interesting.
“Ann Arbor’s inclusion in the Sundance Film Festival USA program is a great honor,” said Executive Director Russ Collins. “The other cities include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston. Ann Arbor is the smallest city of the bunch and the Michigan Theater is the largest theater participating.”
Reserved seats for the January 28 screening are $15 and are available at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Michigan Union Ticket Office and Macy’s stores. Charge tickets by phone at 800-745-3000.
For additional information please visit http://www.michtheater.org/sffusa
Other films screening as part of Sundance Film Festival USA are:
The Company Men -- Brookline, MA -- Coolidge Corner Theatre www.coolidge.org
Director and screenwriter: John Wells. Cast: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt. World Premiere
Daddy Longlegs -- Brooklyn, NY -- BAM www.bam.org
Directors and screenwriters: Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. Cast: Ronald Bronstein, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo.
Jack Goes Boating -- Chicago, IL -- Music Box Theatre www.musicboxtheatre.com Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Screenwriter: Bob Glaudini. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tom McCarthy.
Teenage Paparazzo -- Los Angeles, CA -- Downtown Independent www.downtownindependent.com Director: Adrian Grenier. Documentary.
The Runaways -- Madison, WI -- Sundance Cinemas Madison www.sundancecinemas.com Director and screenwriter: Floria Sigismondi. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O'Neal.
The Extra Man -- Nashville, TN -- The Belcourt Theatre www.belcourt.org
Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. Screenwriters: Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman. Cast: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly, and Katie Holmes.
Howl -- San Francisco, CA -- Sundance Kabuki Cinemas www.sundancecinemas.com Directors and screenwriters: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Cast: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels.
About Sundance Institute
Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is a not-for-profit organization that fosters the development of original storytelling in film and theatre. Internationally recognized for its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, film composers, playwrights and theatre artists, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Angels in America, Spring Awakening, Boys Don't Cry and Born into Brothels.
For a sneak peek at the 2010 Sundance Festival visit www.sundance.org/festival
About the Michigan Theater
Now celebrating its 83rd year, the Michigan Theater is Ann Arbor’s not-for-profit historic center for fine film and performing arts. Saved in 1979 by a group of concerned citizens, the Theater has gone on to win numerous awards for its restoration, its programming and its role in the community, including the Outstanding Historic Theatre Award from the League of Historic American Theatres. It is located in downtown Ann Arbor at 603 East Liberty Street, across the street from Borders Books and Music. Regular movie prices are $9.00, $7.00 for students, seniors and US veterans, $6.50 for Michigan Theater members, $6.00 for all Wednesday screenings. Please visit the theater’s website at http://michtheater.org. The 24-hour information line is (734) 668-TIME.
