Philly and San Diego openings this Weekend
Landmark graciously has us both in Philadelphia at the Ritz Bourse…
photo by
Officer Snow Pea
and San Diego’s Ken Cinema.
photo by Susan Williams
Tickets for both cities can be found at this page.
The Unforeseen Plays Denver’s Starz Center
The movie starts a week long run at Denver’s Starz Filmcenter.
Image by Shiwy1
Tickets available here.
The Unforeseen hits Seattle.
Image by jdong
The movie opens tomorrow at Seattle’s Varsity Theatre. Reviews have come in. Here’s what the Post Intelligencer had to say…
THE UNFORESEEN
Laura Dunn captures the national ecological battle in microcosm in her portrait of the effects of rapid growth in Austin, Texas, on the fragile aquifer that feeds the community. At heart, “The Unforeseen” is about the conflict between two fervently defended American values: the near sovereign right of private property that bestows an owner unrestricted right of use and the communal right to protect the environment and community values by restricting land use. Dunn has her perspective but gives voice to both sides of the issue, which boldly illustrates just how deep and passionate this conflict goes. Along the way, she reminds us that “value” should be not gauged solely in terms of individual monetary profit and loss, and that growth, while healthy for economies, can devastate the natural resources that sustain our lives. That’s the conundrum at the center of the film: The beauty of this desert flower of a West Texas city is what has spurred the growth that may just suck this aquifer dry. (Sean Axmaker)
Grade: A
At Varsity today through Thursday. 93 minutes. No rating, no objectionable language or content.
Pretty brief. Here’s what “The Stranger” had to say.
This enviro documentary about water and development in Austin, TX, is a more visually sophisticated than your average agitdoc, but after a few too many shots of burbling water and grave lines of poetry from Wendell Barry, you start to feel like a hard statistic or two wouldn’t hurt the filmmaker’s case. As it stands, The Unforeseen is a compelling portrait of interests and power–environmentalists lobbying the local government, only to see their efforts blocked by the state legislature; a shadowy lobbyist who consents only to be interviewed at table level as he constructs model warplanes; the last interview ever given by Ann Richards; the rise of George W. Bush.
Are Seattlites just brief? Anyways, they gave it their “Green Star” which is a good thing.
Seattle Weekly reprints a distilled Village Voice review by Jim Ridley (one of the nicest reviews, so we’re glad it’s in syndication!)
Drafthouse Screening Sells Out… Adds 2 Screens!
To our and Alamo’s complete shock, the 7:15 Friday premiere at Alamo South Lamar sold out. They bumped a studio pic to add a 7:20 showtime and then sold THAT screening out. So then they added a 7:25 screening and sold it out as well.
We noticed that tonight (Saturday) they added a 7:20 screening as well.
The Unforeseen plays Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse South
The movie comes home to Austin’s Alamo South Lamar this Friday. Tim and Carrie League have been supportive of Laura’s work since GREEN. With The Unforeseen, they’ve had the trailer playing in front of movies like IN BRUGES and THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Anyways, you can pick up your tickets online by clicking here.
Hope to see you there.
Film plays the DC Environmental Film Fest Friday
This isn’t part of the official theatrical run so it’s one night, one screening only. But if you’re in or near the nation’s capital and want to catch the film, this might be the closest option.
Details here.
Los Angeles, San Fran and Berkeley open Tomorrow
So we open in 3 California theaters tomorrow. If you’re in any of these cities and want to see the film, you can catch them at:
- Nuart Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 3/14/08
- Lumiere, San Francisco, CA 3/14/08
- Shattuck, Berkeley,CA 3/14/08
Next stop… Austin.
“The Unforeseen” opens in Boston’s Kendall Square
Landmark’s Kendall Square is now showing The Unforeseen. To buy tickets and check showtimes, click here.
Robert Redford introducing The Unforeseen at MoMA Doc Fortnight
Executive producer Robert Redford gave a brief intro before the MoMA / Planet in Focus screening last night. Incidentally, he is introduced by Sally Berger, MoMA’s documentary curator, who helped make this event happen.
And special thanks to Teddy Dunn for recording this video for us. (Post Screening discussion to be uploaded soon.)
MoMA Documentary Fortnight Screening, with Robert Redford
On Saturday, Feb. 16 we will be attending a special pre-release screening of “The Unforeseen” at the Modern Museum of Art in NYC. We were honored by the invitation to participate in their annual retrospective on non-fiction film, Documentary Fortnight. Executive producer Robert Redford will be in attendance to introduce the film.
Screening begins at 7pm. People can purchase tickets at the Film Desk and at the Lobby Information Desk at the Museum up to a week prior to the screening.
Tickets: $10.00; Seniors: $8.00; Students $6.00; children (16 and under) free
For more info, click here.
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About The Unforeseen
The Unforeseen, executive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Called "the best film at the festival, hands down" by Film Comment's Gavin Smith, the film documents the struggles between development and preservation of Austin Texas.