Speaking as a Torontonian, I have to say that I'm crestfallen ;-)
But seriously, I think the main reason for the film’s success here is the fact that the Toronto Film Festival has always been very accessible; it’s not just the usual Hollyweird types and academics who go to the screenings and the audiences are made up of people from all walks of life.
I saw the trailer on TV last night. It wasn’t very informative as to what the film was actually about..............
Looks like a good film!! I hadn’t heard about it!
It won’t be here its opening weekend; I have to wait until Novemeber 9. I have heard wonderful things about this film. I will definitely see it and bring lots of kleenex.
I'd have to agree with that.
Metanoia Films? As Will Rogers would have said, “I never Metanoia I didn’t like.”
Prior to filming, in an effort to understand what the character Nina was going through, Eduardo made a visit to an abortion clinic. “I wanted to build my character and do some research and investigation.”
“I was in shock when I saw all these 16- and 17-year-old girls going in and I didn’t know what to do. I forgot about the film and then I saw a few people outside trying to convince [a young girl] not to do it. “I approached that group … (snip) ‘Eduardo we don’t speak Spanish, can you talk to them?’ I said ‘yes.’” (snip) “We ended up talking for 45 minutes about everything: life, food, Mexico, dreams—and I gave her a little teddy bear and a little stroller ... (snip)
After they finished filling their cast, Eduardo and team moved on to New York for the shooting for the film. Then, “I came back to Los Angeles, and a few months later I received a call from the man who was with [the pregnant girl] that day and he tells me, ‘Eduardo, I have great news for you. My boy, my baby was born yesterday. I want to ask you permission because I want to call him Eduardo.’
If anyone has access to the pro-life ping list, this is the thread for them!
I likely won’t be seeing this movie ... but I’m more drawn to explosions, gunfights and meaningless nudity. I’m pro-life ... but that doesn’t necessarily mean I want to watch a movie about it.
However - the movie “Knocked Up” (which I have not yet seen) did pretty well at the box office, and apparently it had a subtle pro-life message. There were several radical feminist websites that were bitching about it because it apparently didn’t even acknowledge an abortion option.
There has actually been a string of comedies (Knocked Up, 40-year-old Virgin, Superbad) that, despite the nudity and crude humor, have had somewhat moral messages about sex, parental responsibility, and abortion. Its good that this stuff is seeping into mainstream comedic movies.
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Pro-Life bump!
We’re driving down to Knoxville (100 miles) to see it on Saturday.