Lake City final scrrening in Seattle

Lake City will have it's final screening in Seattle on the 12th of December at the Varsity Theatre.
It is currently showing in Opera Plaza in San Francisco and Dobie Theatre in Texas.

- Rock star Dave Matthews, as the quirky, conflicted villain, surprises with his acting chops.
Film-Forward.com
- Ms. Spacek gives a compelling performance, demonstrating motherly wisdom and strength while evoking the vulnerability that comes with the knowledge that you’ve failed the most important people in your life.
Critic's Notebook [Robert Levin]
- Some first-rank talents have made significant contributions to the beauty and reality of this film.
New York Observer [Rex Reed]

The movie stars Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity and Rebecca Romijn.

12/12/08 at Seattle,
Varsity Theatre
4329 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 632-3131

Trailer for Lake City

Lake City, stars Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity (Soldier's Girl), Rebecca Romijn (X-MEN), Dave Matthews (YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN), Keith Carradine (Dexter), Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Allison Sarofim (THE NANNY DIARIES) and newcomer Colin Ford. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, is an intense Southern drama about a mother (Spacek) and son (Garity) who reunite under desperate circumstances; years after a family tragedy drove them apart. Once together, they are forced to sort out their past and escape a dangerous situation in the present.

Hero creator releasing film.

Lake City is writtenand directed by partners Perry Moore and Hunter Hill. The film Lake City opens Friday of this week (Nov. 28) at Laemmle's on Sunset. Check out the official site.
Moore is currently working with Stan Lee on bringing Moore's book 'Hero' to the screen.

Lake City stars Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity (Soldier’s Girl), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men), Dave Matthews (You Don't Mess With the Zohan), Keith Carradine (Dexter), Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Allison Sarofim (The Nanny Diaries) and newcomer Colin Ford. Screen Media Films plans to release the film theatrically in November 2008 in New York, Los Angeles and five additional markets.

Lake City had its world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, the film is an intense Southern drama about a mother (Spacek) and her son (Garity) who reunite under desperate circumstances; years after a family tragedy drove them apart. Once together, they are forced to
sort out their past and escape a dangerous situation in the present.


“This film is a reminder of why Sissy Spacek is regarded as one of the great American actresses of our time as this is another powerhouse performance,” says Baruc. “We are very proud to be behind this film, and feel Hunter and Perry, who both grew up in the South, have crafted a beautiful and authentic story about how we cope with the barrage of things that life throws our way.”

Lake City opens Friday 11/28 in Los Angeles,
Laemmle's Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046, Phone: (323) 848-3500

Official site: http://www.screenmediafilms.net/lakecity/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_p_y8_Ie4A
Campus Circle's Lake City promotion: http://www.campuscircle.com/sweeps/LakeCity/

Rebecca Romijn's reinvention

From:
BY JOHN CLARK

Rebecca Romijn has played her share of fantasy figures - notably the changeling Mystique in the "X-Men" series - but they pale in comparison to her role in Hunter Hill and Perry Moore's new film, "Lake City," which is showing at the Tribeca Film Festival (Friday, 9:30 p.m., BMC Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St.). Romijn plays Jennifer, a small-town cop.

What's fantastic is that anyone who looks like a Victoria's Secret/Sports Illustrated swimsuit model would settle for ticketing speeders and savoring the poky pleasures of little-town life. Recognizing this, the filmmakers did their best to dress Romijn down. It almost - but not quite - worked. No matter how hard they tried, it's hard to hide the fact that she's almost 6 feet tall.

"Hunter and Perry requested an ill-fitting uniform for me," Romijn, 35, says. "They wanted the pants a little too short. They wanted everything to be badly fitting. I didn't have to do any hair and makeup. In fact, I made my hair brown with mousse, and our budget was so tight that they asked me not to wash my hair every day so they could stretch the amount of mousse they were using in my hair."

This is a far cry from "X-Men's" Mystique, who required eight hours of makeup every day. More to the point, Jennifer, while she may be a knockout, is recognizable as a real person. She's a reformed alcoholic who attends AA meetings. She seems sweet on a troubled young man (played by Troy Garity) who returns to town with a boy in tow to visit his mother (Sissy Spacek).

But there was never any doubt in Romijn's mind that she could pull this role off.

"I come from a small city [Berkeley, Calif.]," Romijn says. "I don't normally wear makeup. I'm kind of a girl next door. I'm a real wholesome person. I'm a home-body. I hang out with my dogs. I have a pretty quiet, normal life. It wasn't that much of a stretch for me."

The way she was cast was a bit down-home, too. She met the directors on the beach in Montauk and became "beach buddies" over the course of several summers. They told her about the project, and her first response was, " 'Okay, good luck with that,' with a hint of sarcasm." But the script and the cast put an end to the sarcasm. She signed on.

"Ugly Betty" fans are far more used to Romijn in another changeling guise, that of male-to-female transsexual Alexis Meade. As Alexis, her character falls somewhere between Mystique and Jennifer on the reality scale. Romijn has just wrapped the show's second season, and announced this week that there are even more changes in her future. She revealed she will probably not be a regular cast member for the upcoming third season of the hit ABC series.

"They've made a lot of changes with the writing staff," she says of "Ugly Betty." "I know I'm coming back at the beginning of next season, but I'm not sure that they are able to take care of my character as much as they were. So it may be time for me to move on to other things and see what else is going on."