Canton Film Festival kicks off its second year Oct. 2-4

[Event preview by Charles Cassady, Jr.]

Didn't Andy Warhol say something like in the future everyone will have a film festival? Well, he should have.

Last year Canton, Ohio, not content with being home to the Football Hall of Fame and the R&B Hall of Fame, hosted its first film festival. This weekend the second annual Canton Film Festival brings a fairly amazing gallery of guests and locally connected films to the town.

A major VIP is Brannon Braga, a onetime Canton resident who wound up at the helm of the syndicated smash Star Trek: The Next Generation. Braga went on to produce two Star Trek theatrical features and also written and produced for TV's 24, Flashforward and, recently, the new Cosmos science documentary show. Braga has directed it as well, and an episode of his Cosmos will screen at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, along with a reception and discussion with Braga.

Underdogs (opens today at Great Lakes Stadium 16)

[UNDERDOGS opens today in Cleveland exclusively at Great Lakes Stadium 16.]


Review by Bob Ignizio

Following the tried and true formula of many a sports film, UNDERDOGS tells the “inspired by true events” story of a Louisville, Ohio high school football team of, well, underdogs. Saint Thomas Aquinas High School's footbal has been on a losing streak for years, but new coach Vince DeAntonio (D. B. Sweeney) thinks he can turn them around. Certainly quarterback Bobby Burkett (Logan Huffman) has potential, and the coach also sees hidden talents in seeming misfits like Damien Taylor (Carter Redwood) who he makes wide receiver even though he can't seem to catch a ball to save his life.

GISELLE IN 3D Ballet Cinema Event To Premiere This July

Press Release From NCM Fathom:

Continuing its mission to offer groundbreaking in-theater events of all types, NCM Fathom presents GISELLE IN 3D, the world’s first 3-D ballet to be shown with RealD™ 3D technology on Tuesday, July 12 at Noon followed by a second performance at 7:30 p.m. (both times local). Pre-recorded at the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, GISELLE IN 3D captures the beauty and movement of a world-class performance in a new and multi-dimensional way, offering cinema audiences a 'best seat in the house' experience from anywhere in their local theater.
Tickets for GISELLE IN 3D are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.