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February 09, 2008 - Media Bulletin #2
New Additions:
Feature Series:
February 16
The Great Debaters
Rating: PG-13
Directed by and starring Denzel Washington, The Great Debaters is based on the true story of Professor Melvin Tolson. In the 1930s, this brilliant but volatile teacher shaped a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the Deep South into an elite debate team that went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
February 23
The Savages
Rating: R
Written and directed by Tamara Jenkins, The Savages is a darkly humorous tale of two unhappy siblings, played by Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, who are plucked from their everyday, self-centred lives to care for their domineering elderly father.
Documentary Series:
February 12
The King of Kong
Rating: PG-13
Seth Gordon directs the roaringly funny story of Steve Wiebe, a middle-school science teacher, and Billy Mitchell, a hot sauce mogul, who engage in a cross-country duel to hold the Guinness World Record for the highest score in the arcade classic Donkey Kong. Along the way both men learn valuable lessons about what it means to be a father, a husband, and a true champion.
The February 9 Feature Series screening is Lars and the Real Girl, a heartfelt comedy starring Ryan Gosling as a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. The documentary series concludes on February 19 with the film The Line King, Susan Warms Dryfoos’s 1996 documentary about Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people.
Tickets are $10 per person. To purchase tickets, please visit the Shaw Festival box office in person, or call locally 905-468-2172 or toll-free 1-800-511-SHAW (7429).
The Shaw gratefully acknowledges the many residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake who have made this initiative possible, particularly Major Sponsors John and Carol Walker.
The 2007/2008 Festival Film Series is generously supported by The Epicurean, Niagara’s Finest Inns, Stone Road Grille and Vintage Hotels, as well as Advertising Sponsor Osprey Niagara Publishing Group/The Standard.
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