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Live in Chicago? Want to see an early screening of Sam Mendes' AWAY WE GO? Capone has the details!!!
Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
In terms of Chicago Ain't It Cool screenings, the month of June is already booking up faster than I can believe, but one thing I'm really looking forward to doing this summer is mixing things up a bit. So in between the screenings of STAR TREK, DRAG ME TO HELL, THE HANGOVER, UP and other big-time studio offerings of that ilk, I want to show the fine folks of the Windy City a few smaller films that I've seen recently that I think you'll take into your heart and love as much as (maybe even more than) the blockbusters. A couple of these will be films I caught at SXSW and admired so much that I contacted the distributors personally to see if they'd be interested in letting us spend some time with their little films. Thankfully, everyone has said yes so far. We'll still carbo load with of couple of the mega releases in June, but let me see you guys come out in force for these smaller-release gems that will hopefully find a respectable audience at art houses around the country.
The first such offering is AWAY WE GO, actually a nice transition film from the big to the small, from Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (AMERICAN BEAUTY; REVOLUTIONARY ROAD) working in much lighter but still completely satisfying surroundings. The film is co-written by Dave Eggers, and stars John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as a young couple with a baby on the way trying to find a place to call home. We're fast approaching the halfway mark for 2009, and AWAY WE GO is easily one of my Top 5 films I've seen so far this year. Everyone involved with this film is working outside their comfort zone, and every single thing about this movie works. It's almost completely void of any artificial sentimentality, but it's still going to make you cry tears of joy. I'm asking you guys to trust me, and I know you'll come through.
This exclusive AICN screening of AWAY WE GO takes place Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm at a theater in downtown Chicago (the exact location will only be given to contest winners).
Here's how to secure a pass good for you and one guest: Send me an email at capone@aintitcoolmail.com with the subject line "WANNA GET IN THE STROLLER?" In the body of the email, I need your Name, whether or not you're bringing a Guest (guests' names are not required), and the answer to the following question (read carefully): What was the one thing that made you realize that you were Home? I'm asking you guys to think a little deeper than usual, I know. I want to know what singe event made you say "I'm home" about either the place you're living now, or a place you once called home.
Keep your answer BRIEF--limit your answers to 75 words or less (no matter how tempted you are to go over the limit). Winners will receive an email from me over the weekend. Good luck, everyone! Hope to see you there.
-- Capone
capone@aintitcoolmail.com
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What the fuck was it- yeah ROAD TO PERDITION. I read that movie's title in the voice of Ricardo Montalban everytime I see it. Prrrrrrrrrdeeeshun! Like Tevia and "tradishuuuuuuuuun!"
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Not that there's anything wrong with that . . .
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I would consider moving away to avoid seeing this film.
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Just as someone said that Ron Howard was Spielberg with all the good bits taken out, I think Mendes is like Freddo to Ang Lee's Michael. Lots of good intentions, but you can't trust him with anything.
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May 27, 2009 11:36:39 AM CDT
Capone....an answer to you question in the title of this article
by gruemanlives
No. I don't want to go. Thanks for offering though. They might as well have called this movie "Watch Paint Dry."
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hasn't made a BAD film! "road" was brillant in, like, six different ways! (i could survive without "jarhead". and "beauty". actually "road was the only one i liked). mendes...made A great film.
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really is quite a decent director. the scripts he works for just aren't always that great.
Interestingly, his films are usually applauded by critics but forgotten by everybody 2 weeks after their release (Beauty being the obvious exception, thanks to the academy award). busterbluth completely forgot about "Revolutionary Road" and so did everyone else.
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On multiple broomsticks?
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It looks like three dozen hipsters ejaculated all over it.
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By a guy named Alexei Murdoch. I also liked it when he was named Nick Drake.
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with my time machine it is possible.
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I saw this trailer when I went to see Sin Nombre and it got me hooked. Win or lose, I will go see this movie.
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May 27, 2009 1:45:03 PM CDT
Ha! A Nick Drake reference at AICN!?
by elvispresleehorsleyharveyoswaldoprahwinf
Blame the neo-hipster folkers for worshiping the anuses of all who follow in Drakes musical footsteps.
Garbageman33 - what do you think of Mr.Duke?
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Who doesn't love D. Eggtown? I wish this screening was on Wednesday, not Thursday. I wish my brother didn't live in another state. I wish I wasn't in his wedding. I wish a lot of things. I wish...
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Anyone else notice Swaney at the Hangover! Hope he'll be at Up tonight too!
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You met the swane....badass.
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