Saturday, April 6, 2013

Our Plan B Movie: The Sapphires

If you checked this blog yesterday, you'll know that Robert Redford has let us down, postponing The Company You Keep, which we had agreed to see this coming Tuesday.
So, with too little time between now and then to ask for your opinion about what to see, I've decided we should catch what sounds like a delightful new Australian film. The Sapphires is a musical comedy based on the real-life adventures of a '60s singing group that was called "the Aborigine Supremes." Check out the details below, including a trailer for the film.

We'll be heading to the Varsity Cinema (Bloor & Bay) for the 2:30 screening on Tuesday, April 9. Note that there's a slight chance the screen time will change for week days but, if so, I'll email all Movie Club members. If there's no change, meet me in front of the box office by 2:10

After the movie, those who wish to discuss it over a snack or meal will go to the bottom level of the ManuLife Centre to Spaggia, the same restaurant we met in after Quartet. As always, there's no need to confirm if you're only seeing the movie, but if you're also planning to go to the restaurant, PLEASE CONFIRM BY MONDAY, APRIL 8, or earlier so I can make a reservation for the correct number of people.

Terry

THE SAPPHIRES
1hr 38min - Rated PG - Comedy/Drama/Musical - English

Inspired by a true story, THE SAPPHIRES follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group, The Sapphires, entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are more »discovered by Dave (Chris O’Dowd from The Bridesmaids and Doc Martin), a good-humored talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. As their manager, Dave books the sisters their first true gig giving them their first taste of stardom, and travels with them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. 

Friday, April 5, 2013

Robert Redford Let Us Down!

So, as you know, I was waiting for today (Friday) to see where and when The Company You Keep will be playing this Tuesday. But lo and behold, there was no sign of it in the weekly listings. I've got a suspicion that RR has postponed it, possibly to get it into one of the big film festivals before it comes to the theatres.

So we're on to Plan B (or Plan C, given that we agreed to go to a film together on the second Tuesday of the month this time, rather than our usual first Tuesday).

I'm checking things out and will get back to you all by email tomorrow with details. But you can count on us going to a good matinee on Tuesday, April 9.

That's what I get for making what I thought was a groovy plan, I guess!

Monday, April 1, 2013

This Month We're Going on the SECOND Tuesday


LIFE's Movie Club members usually go to see a film on the first Tuesday of each month. But for April, I suggested in an email to all members that we switch to the SECOND Tuesday this month (April 9). That's when can see what seems to be an extraordinary film that many, if not most, of us should enjoy. (It doesn't open until a few days after our usual first Tuesday.)
I asked all members to let me know by last Friday if they had a problem with this plan. No one did, but many said they're interested in Robert Redford's The Company You Keep, so that's what we're going to see. I won't be able to choose the screening time and cinema until this Friday, when the new movie listings come out - after which I'll email everyone with the information.
Meanwhile, here's a synopsis of the film and a link to its trailer for you to check out.

The Company You Keep
Starring: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte

A former militant wanted by the FBI for 30 years who goes on the run when a young, ambitious reporter exposes his true identity. Robert Redford directs and stars as a single dad who is living a quiet upper-middle-class life as an attorney in upstate New York. But his past comes back to haunt him when a story surfaces that he was the shooter in a bank robbery years ago, when he was a member of a group called the Weather Underground. The man must go on the run to find an old girlfriend who may be able to prove his innocence.


cheers,
Terry