Shaw hoping to include Precious in film series
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Continuing its partnership with The Film Circuit, a branch of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Shaw Festival has announced its 2010 season film line-up of acclaimed contemporary films and documentaries.
For the fifth year, celebrated feature films will be screened during the Festival Film Series on Saturdays at 3 p.m. beginning Dec. 5.
Twelve films have been confirmed to date, with one additional title pending.
For the second year, the Festival Film Series will be accompanied by a documentary mini-series featuring six films. Beginning January 13, documentaries will be screened every Wednesday in January and Thursday in February at 6 p.m.
All films will be screened at the Festival Theatre; seating is general admission.
The Film Circuit program helps to provide access to Canadian and international films in more than 170 smaller communities across Canada, supported by volunteers who want to showcase films that would not otherwise be locally available.
Tickets are $11 per person. A 13-film Festival Film Pass is available for $119 per person, or a 10-film "Stocking Stuffer" is available for $89. A Festival Documentary Pass for six films is $54.
Advance tickets sales begin on Nov. 19 and can be purchased at the Shaw Festival Box Office or by calling 905-468-2172.
The Feature Film Series begins Dec. 5 with Every Little Step, an inside look at the casting process for A Chorus Line's 2005 revival.
This film about the casting of a musical takes fans through the show's many incarnations and its original inspiration.
The Hurt Locker, to be shown Dec. 12, is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world—disarming bombs in the heat of combat during the post-invasion period in Iraq.
Coco Avant Chanel, on Dec. 19, chronicles Chanel's rise to the heights of the fashion world, beginning before she became the fashionable Chanel and France's famous mademoiselle.
The Damned United on Dec. 26, based on the novel by David Peace, is a darkly humorous ride that follows the early rise to fame and infamy of Brian Clough, one of England's controversial football managers.
Sweden's Everlasting Moments, Jan. 2, opens at the start of the 20th century and centers on Finnish housewife Maria Larrson who experiences an artistic awakening after being introduced to photography.
In the Loop, Jan. 9, is a political satire about the kind of backroom behavior that brought Britain into the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Departures, from Japan and subtitled, will be shown Jan. 16 and features a delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland of Japan and a look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage.
It was the winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Bright Star, Jan. 23, is a bold retelling of the three-year love affair between the poet John Keats and his neighbour Fanny Brawne.
An Education, Jan. 23, is a moving coming of age film set against the stifling backdrop of post-war, pre-Beatles England. It is based on the short memoir by British journalist Lynn Barber.Still to be confirmed, the Feb. 6 film is expected to be Precious, based on the Novel Push, by Sapphire.
It is rated R (it deals with child abuse, including sexual assault, and contains pervasive language) and is a raw, vibrant and resoundingly hopeful, unforgettable story of a young woman determined to better herself despite overwhelming obstacles against her.
Feb. 13 features Amreeka, a journey into the lives of a family of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage and the new world and the bittersweet search for a place to call home.
Séraphine, on Feb. 20, is the life story of the obscure but fascinating French artist known as Séraphine de Senlis, a simple housekeeper whose brilliantly colourful canvases adorn some of the most famous galleries in the world.
The Young Victoria, Feb. 27, is a romantic look at England's last golden age and a portrait of the turbulent early reign of Queen Victoria and her romance with Prince Albert.
The Documentary Film Series begins Jan. 13 with Good Hair, by comedian Chris Rock, who embarks on a raucous, comic exposé to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships and self-esteem of the black community, while he struggles with the task of figuring out how to respond to his daughter's question.
It is followed by Food, Inc, about the American food industry; The September Issue about Vogue magazine and the fashion industry; The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, about Academy Award and Grammy-winning songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman; Valentino: The Last Emperor, about the last two years of a 50-year career of the the legendary Valentino and his business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti; and The Cove, the multiple award-winning story of an elite team of activists, filmmakers and free-divers who embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan.
