Sundance Film Festival 2008
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Don't mess with a man's best friend! I'm borrowing that phrase from our own Eric D. Snider, who used it to describe the plot of Red, a thriller starring the great Brian Cox as a man on a mission to avenge the death of his beloved dog at the hands of a bunch of teenage punks.
As Eric noted, Magnolia Pictures picked up distribution rights for the movie and planned a late summer release. Well, it must be later than we thought, because Dread Central now tells us that Red will be unleashed to theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, August 8, followed by a "slow rollout" to more theaters nationwide.
"An emotionally gripping if slightly overwrought drama," is how Eric described Red in his review from Sundance, where the film premiered. Later he called it "a solid B-minus... Read More
Sundance Film Festival 2008
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 17: General atmosphere around Park City in preparation for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2008 in Park City, Utah (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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Amy Redford, director of the film "The Guitar" which is in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, smiles after a television interview along Main Street in Park City, Utah, January 17, 2008. Redford is the daughter of the festival's founder, actor and director Robert Redford. The festival will run for 10 days with 121 feature-length films selected for competition REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Amy Redford, director of the film "The Guitar" which is in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, is seen after a television interview along Main Street in Park City, Utah, January 17, 2008. Redford is the daughter of the festival's founder, actor and director Robert Redford. The festival will run for 10 days with 121 feature-length films selected for competition REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Main Street, where celebrities and visitors alike come to shop and be seen, is seen on the opening day of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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Posters promoting films being screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival are shown on a kiosk along Main Street in Park City, Utah January 17, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
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The Main Street of Park City, Utah comes alive with activity in preparation for the opening of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Workers prepare the Fred Segal gifting suit, which took over a number of other storefronts on Main Street, in preparation for the opening of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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