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
