10-14-2002, 11:53 PM
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"Bloody Sunday"
"Bloody Sunday" is a new movie about the events of January 30, 1972 in the town of Derry in Northern Ireland. 13 Catholics were killed by British troops in a civil rights march. The Commander claimed they were fired on first, but there has been no evidence found to prove this. This event is seen by many as a pivital event in the conflict in Northern Ireland and this film attempts to accurately document what happened on that day. It is written and produced by both Irish and British people. I was wondering if anyone here had seen it? It is from what I have read, a powerful movie and may be the best picture of the year according to some who have seen it. Its a low budget film though (4.3 million) and is not yet in wide release but should be within a month. Unfortunately there is still not a date yet to show the movie where I live. If its as good as everything I have read, I may need to travel to see it.
__________________Although this is about a movie, it is a movie about a major event in the history of the Northern Ireland conflict, so I thought it might be appropriate to post it here. If this is not the place, please move it to the proper forum. |
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10-15-2002, 12:02 AM
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I havent seen it but I want to see it bc my gram is from Belfast and all tho she came over in 1944 and wasnt there during that. Its very interesting for me to listen to her tell me all of the stories that she has heard and some of the terrible things she had seen her self. I have always tried to keep myself up to date with all that is happening bc I still have family that live in N. and S. Ireland!
__________________Let me know when it comes out bc I havent heard anything yet. |
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10-15-2002, 12:16 AM
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I saw a preview for it Saturday night, when I saw “Bowling for Columbine”. It looks like a great movie. It has a documentary feel to it. U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday was playing over the preview. I picked up some post cards advertising it in the lobby.
Post card reads “A triumph! Look for Bloody Sunday to take on the Giants in the race for best picture.! James Nesbitt may be the actor of the year.! Opens in New York on Oct 4th , additional cities this October. |
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10-15-2002, 03:15 AM
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Rock n' Roll Doggie
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This is where the movie will be playing soon. It is already playing in Philadelphia although it is not on this list. My city is still not on the list though yet. ARGH
OPENING DATE: October 4th CITY STATE THEATER New York NY Union Square New York NY Lincoln Square OPENING DATE: October 11th CITY STATE THEATER Boston MA Copley West Newton MA Newton Cambridge MA Kendall Vorhees NJ Ritz 16 Berkeley CA Act Pleasant Hill CA Century Saulsalito CA Marin San Francisco CA Embarcadero San Jose CA Camera III Palo Alto CA Moutain View OPENING DATE: October 18th CITY STATE THEATER Atlanta GA Tara Vancouver BC Fith Avenue Detroit MI Maple Houston TX Greenway Houston TX City Cinema's Angelika Los Angeles CA Sunset 5 West Los Angeles CA Pavillion Encino CA Town Center Pasadena CA Nickelodeon Irvine CA University Pleasantville NY Jacob Burns Santa Cruz CA Nickelodeon Bethel CT Bethel Chatham NJ Chatham Roslyn NY Roslyn Clairige NJ Montclair Washington Township NJ Washington Triplex Larchmont NY Larchmont Red Bank NJ Red Bank Twin West Hollywood CA Sunset Brooklyn NY Cobble Hill Princeton NJ Garden Bantam NY Bantam Rocky Hill NY Montgomery Center Norwalk CT Garden Millerton NY Movie House Woodstock NY Tinker St Malverne NY Malvern Kew Gardens NY Kew OPENING DATE: October 25th CITY STATE THEATER Montreal Canada Forum Vancouver BC Fifth Avenue Victoria BC Vic Toronto ON Varsity Chapel Hill NC Varsity Chicago IL Pipers Evanston IL Cine Arts Highland Park IL Renaissance Cincinnati OH Esquire Columbus OH Drexel Hartford CT Cinema City Orange CT Showcase Durham NC Carolina Milwaukee WI Oriental Palm Springs CA Courtyard Pittsburgh PA Dennis Providence RI Avon Raleigh NC Colony Sacramento CA Tower San Francisco CA Lakeside San Luis Obispo CA Palm Santa Barbara CA Paseo Scottsdale AZ Camelview Seattle WA Uptown St. Louis MO Tivoli Washington DC Dupont Arlington VA Shirlington Westlake CA Westlake Twin OPENING DATE: November 1st CITY STATE THEATER Ann Arbor MI Michigan Northfield NJ Tilton Burlington VT Nickelodeon Cleveland OH Cedar Lee Dallas TX Angelika Denver CO Mayan Falmouth MA Nickelodeon Florence SC Swamp Fox Jacksonville TN Pablo Tallahassee FL Miracle Tampa FL Channelside Ft. Lauderdale FL Gateway Miami FL South Beach Delray Beach FL Delray 18 Palm Beach Garden FL PGA Boca Raton FL Mizner Ft. Worth TX Hulen Kansas City MO Tivoli Louisville KY Baxter Madison WI Hilldale Memphis TN Studio on the Square Minneapolis MN Lagoon Portland OR Fox Richmond VA Westhampton San Diego CA Hillcrest Monterrey CA Osio Tucson AZ Catalina Baltimore MD Charles OPENING DATE: November 7th CITY STATE THEATER Peekskill NY Paramount OPENING DATE: November 8th CITY STATE THEATER Ashville NC Fine Arts Austin TX Dobie Baton Rouge LA Seigen Birmingham AL Galleria Boulder CO Magnolia Edmonton Canada Princess Dayton OH New Neon Ft. Myers FL Belltower Gainesville FL Butler Plaza Bonita Springs FL Bonita Springs Orlando FL Winerpark Knoxville TN Downtown Las Vegas NV Village Square Nashville TN Green Hills Rochester NY Little Salt Lake City UT Tower San Antonio TX Fiesta Johnstown PA Westwood Plaza OPENING DATE: November 10th CITY STATE THEATER Charelston WV Charelston Film OPENING DATE: November 15th CITY STATE THEATER Albuquerque NM Rio Albuquerque NM Highridge Aspen CO Isis Boise ID Flicks Northampton MA Academy Charlotte NC Manor Calgary BC Globe Colorado Springs CO Twin Peaks Eugene OR Bijou Great Barrington MA Mahaiwe Honolulu HI Restaurant Row Indianapolis IN Castleton Square Lexington KY Kentucky Santa Fe NM DeVargas Toledo OH Franklin Williamburg VA Kimball Williamstown MA Images Provincetown MA New Art OPENING DATE: November 20th CITY STATE THEATER Portland ME Exchange Street OPENING DATE: November 22nd CITY STATE THEATER Winnipeg Canada Globe Sarasota FL Burns Court OPENING DATE: November 29th CITY STATE THEATER Otowa ON Bytowne Keene NH Colonial New Orleans LA Canal Place OPENING DATE: December 4th CITY STATE THEATER Taos NM Talking Pictures OPENING DATE: December 6th CITY STATE THEATER Missoula MT Wilma Wilton NH Town Hall OPENING DATE: December 15th CITY STATE THEATER Nevada City CA Nevada ADDITIONAL CITIES THIS FALL! |
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10-15-2002, 03:25 AM
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This is an E-mail from the person who wrote the book which the movie is partly based on.
Dear Friends, This is a general email to everyone on my mailing list. I'd be grateful if you would read this email and then send it to everyone on your own mailing list with a request that they do likewise and so on. I am hoping that from my PC in Dublin the word will go out to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide regarding the award winning movie 'Bloody Sunday' which is about to open in the United States and Canada and many other countries around the world. 'Bloody Sunday' is a critically acclaimed low budget movie with a big impact. It truthfully recounts the events ofSunday, January 30, 1972, a traumatic afternoon for my community inDerry, when British Paratroopers shot 27 people, 13 of whom died that day. Since 1996 I have worked closely with the Bloody Sunday families as part of their campaign for justice and truth. With their support, I published 'Eyewitness Bloody Sunday' (Wolfhound Press 1997) a book which became an important catalyst in their campaign for the establishment of a new Bloody Sunday Inquiry. The book was also the inspiration for two British filmmakers, Mark Redhead and Paul Greengrass, to make the movie. They invited me to be co-producer and, with the support and cooperation of the Bloody Sunday families and wounded, we set about making the first full length feature film, simply called 'Bloody Sunday'. ByHollywoodstandards our budget was small. However, despite the low budget our cast involved over 10,000 people. InDerry, upwards of 7,000 people volunteered in freezing cold and wet weather in February 2001 to help us recreate the original march for the purpose of the film. When the film was shown to the Bloody Sunday families and wounded in Derry earlier this year, it was, at its conclusion, given a standing ovation. For the filmmakers, it was both a humbling and encouraging endorsement. Since then, the film has astounded us by the impact it has made and the awards it has received worldwide. InItaly, for example, the demand was such that four copies of the film soon spiralled to over 60 showing across the nation, netting over $1 million in box office sales! To date, the film has won six international awards (Australia,Croatia,Germany,Israel, Portugual and theUSA) including 'Best Picture Awards' at the prestigious 'Sundance Film Festival 2002' and the 'Berlin Film Festival 2002'. It has now been selected for the New York Film Festival from which it will begin a tour of theUnited States,Canadaand other worldwide territories, promoted by Paramount Classics. Eventually 'Bloody Sunday' will be available inNorth Americaand elsewhere on video and DVD. However, it was made primarily as a theatrical piece and, as such, its full impact can best be experienced in that medium. Together with the families who lost loved ones on that day, we are hopeful that the film will be supported initially inNew Yorkand in other cities and towns throughoutNorth America. I am writing especially to encourage as many people as possible in theNew Yorkarea to come and see the movie. Paramount Classics have predicted that ifNew Yorkin particular leads, the rest of the country will follow. So, we appeal to those in theNew Yorkarea, and the east coast in general, to come and see it and encourage your families, relatives, friends and associates to see it also. I genuinely believe that 'Bloody Sunday' is one of the most important films to be made about the 'Troubles' in the last 30 years. It contextualises the destruction of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement and the accendency of the armed struggle. One critic described our movie as "a pain-filled masterpiece". What is most important is that it was made by Irish and British people together. Those participating included families of the victims, the wounded, eyewitnesses to the massacre in 1972 and former British soldiers who had served inNorthern Ireland. The making of the film was, in reality, a mini peace process. It has a very authentic feel about it. Everyone on its production worked with integrity to tell the truth about the horror and consequences of that terrible day. With the Bloody Sunday families support, I was co-producer of the movie, consultant and march organiser. I worked alongside English director, Paul Greengrass and English Producer, Mark Redhead, two of the most honourable people I have ever encountered in my professional career. The movie was a co-production between Granda Films and Jim Sheridan's 'Hell's Kitchen'. The movie has been critically acclaimed throughout the world. For example, the following is a quote from Peter Traver's review in the September 2002 edition of 'Rolling Stone' magazine: "Look for Paul Greengrass' volcanic re-creation of the massacre inNorthern IrelandonJanuary 30th, 1972- immortalized in the song by U2 - to take on the giants in the race for best picture of 2002. The film is also a triumph for actor James Nesbitt, who plays civil-rights leader Ivan Cooper with an intensity of feeling that will leave you shaken. And to think this stunner of a film cost less ($4.3 million) than it takes to keep Harry Potter in wands." Travers went on to predict: "Bloody Sunday star James Nesbitt may be the actor of the year." The movie will open at the New York Film Festival on October 4th at theLincolnCenter. Below is a Paramount Classics link which gives more details about the movie including access to a trailer: http://www.paramountclassics.com/bloodysunday/ Just a couple of days after Bloody Sunday the bereaved families had to endure another wound when, through their New York Consulate, the Government of Prime Minister Edward Heath disseminated lies to the world media about the dead and wounded, suggesting that many were gunmen, bombers. They also alleged some were on the Army's wanted list. At the time the families did not understand the power of the first sound bite. However, their epic struggle for justice has reached historic proportions and they are an inspiration to people around the world who are fighting against powerful forces for Human Rights and Justice. This movie is dedicated by Paul Greengrass, Mark Redhead and myself to the Bloody Sunday families and all who seek Truth, Justice and accountability for Human Rights abuses throughout the world. Please forward this message to everyone on your email list with a request that they to forward to everyone on theirs. Most importantly, please come to see this remarkable movie and encourage your families, relatives, friends and associates to see it also. Remember, 'Bloody Sunday' opens inNew Yorkon October 2 and thereafter, will be in all the majorUScities during October and November 2002. I would be grateful if everyone who does forward this email would include the following email address so that I can tract the success of this letter appeal: bloodysundayfilm2002@yahoo.com With thanks for your kindness and consideration, Yours Sincerely, Don Mullan. Read more review excerpts and praise for Bloody Sunday |
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10-15-2002, 04:22 AM
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funny, I guess it became a film, because sooooo many pple were keen to see how it happened......British Army............
its controversial because it was British Army Im afraid Im more into why 28 or so pple had to die in a bomb by the IRA in Omagh.........ya know? |
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10-15-2002, 05:59 AM
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10-16-2002, 01:46 PM
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I look forward to seeing Bloody Sunday, but how was Bowling for Columbine??? |
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