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Fear(s) Grips L.A., Other Cities

Following last week’s opening in New York, the new French animated feature Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du noir) opens a bit wider today, just in time for Halloween. Distributed by IFC Ent., the critically acclaimed festival favorite debuts in Los Angeles, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Berkley, Calif; Seattle, Wash.; Chicago, Ill.; Washington D.C.; and Cambridge. Mass. The creepy cartoon will roll into other cities over the next two months.

Produced predominantly in black-and-white, Fear(s) examines childhood terrors as recalled by a diverse group of artists made up of The New Yorker contributors Richard McGuire and Lorenzo Mattotti, Strasbourg-born Blutch (Christian Hinker), American illustrator Charles Burns, and France’s Marie Caillou and Pierre Di Sciullo. Canal Plus art director Etienne Robial served as artistic director on the project.

Fear(s) of the Dark is produced by Valerie Schermann and Christophe Jankovic’s Prima Linea Prods. (U, Alice in the City). Celluloid Dreams is handling sales. Diaphana Distribution put the pic out in France in February.

Los Angles moviegoers can also check out a special Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Ed Wood’s infamous Plan Nine from Outer Space on Sunday at the American Cinamatheque’s Aero Theatre (www.americancinematheque.com). Fans of the B-movie skewering puppet show can look forward to live appearances by stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett.

The complete U.S. release schedule for Fear(s) of the Dark:

CALIFORNIA

10/31/2008

Berkeley, CA

Shattuck Cinemas, Landmark

10/31/2008

Los Angeles, CA

Nuart Theatre, Landmark

10/31/2008

San Francisco, CA

Embarcadero Center Cinema, Landmark

11/14/2008

Santa Rosa, CA

Lakeside Rialto, ESP

11/21/2008

San Diego, CA

Ken Cinema, Landmark

11/21/2008

Santa Cruz, CA

Nickelodeon, Independent

COLORADO

11/7/2008

Denver, CO

Mayan Theatre, Landmark

WASHINGTON, D.C.

10/31/2008

Washington, DC

E Street Cinema, Landmark

GEORGIA

11/21/2008

Atlanta, GA

Midtown Art Cinema, Landmark

ILLINOIS

10/31/2008

Chicago, IL

Century Centre Cinema, Landmark

INDIANA

12/12/2008

Indianapolis, IN

Keystone Art Cinema, Landmark

IOWA

12/5/2008

Des Moines, IA

Fleur Cinema

MASSACHUSETTS

10/31/2008

Cambridge, MA

Kendall Square, Landmark

MICHIGAN

11/14/2008

Detroit, MI

Maple Art Theatre, Landmark

MINNESOTA

11/14/2008

Minneapolis, MN

Lagoon Cinema, Landmark

MISSOURI

11/21/2008

Kansas City, MO

Tivoli Manor Square, PFR

11/26/2008

St. Louis, MO

Tivoli Theatre, Landmark

NEW YORK

10/24/2008

New York, NY

IFC Center, independent

OHIO

11/14/2008

Cleveland, OH

Cedar Lee Theatre, PFR

12/5/2008

Columbus, OH

Gateway Theater, Landmark

PENNSYLVANIA

11/14/2008

Philadelphia, PA

Ritz at the Bourse, Landmark

TEXAS

11/7/2008

Dallas, TX

The Magnolia, Landmark

11/14/2008

Austin, TX

Dobie Theatre, Landmark

WASHINGTON

10/31/2008

Seattle, WA

Egyptian Theatre, Landmark

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