Dreamworks Pictures Invites Canadian Veterans To A Special Screening of Spielberg's 'War Horse'((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Benedict Cumberbatch,DreamWorks,Michael Morpurgo,Remembrance Day,Royal Canadian Legion,Steven Spielber
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
In fact, this is one of the most impressive things I have seen a studio do since I have started this film site.
I've been tracking War Horse for awhile now. Ever since it was announced that the first film that Steven Spielberg was going to direct since that craptastic third Indiana Jones movie was going to be War Horse, all details about it have held a special interest for me. The movie is based on the Julie Taymor directed/Tony Award winning play which is in turn based on the best-selling novel. It is a very interesting and well-told story spanning World War I -- all from the point of view of a horse.
As its opening approaches, we will be posting more and more about this film, however I just wanted to draw your attention to a press release that just came across my inbox.
The good folks at Dreamworks are hosting a special screening for Canadian Veterans of War Horse on November 16th.
I love everything about this.
Given the backdrop being World War I. Given that Remembrance Day is around the corner. This just works.
All of that is great, however, I love anything that draws attention to and celebrates the courage and valour that Veterans who fought and sacrificed their lives so that I could do the mundane things in life - like being able to write about film.
Well done Dreamworks.
Oh Look! A Press Release:
DREAMWORKS PICTURES INVITES CANADIAN VETERANS TO AÂ SPECIAL SCREENING OF STEVEN SPIELBERGâS âWAR HORSEâ
Screenings Will Take Place on November 16, 2011 in Seven Markets Across Canada
 TORONTO (November 10, 2011) â" In honour of Remembrance Day, DreamWorks Pictures is proud to extend a special invitation to veterans across Canada to attend with a guest an advance screening of Steven Spielberg's epic adventure "War Horse." The feature film, which opens in theatres across Canada on December 25th, is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Morpurgo and the Tony Award-winning stage play by Nick Sta fford, âWar Horseâ is one of the great stories of friendship and war, brought to the screen by one of the great directors in film history.
 The screenings will take place on Wednesday, November 16th in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Veterans are invited to contact their local Royal Canadian Legion branch in one of the aforementioned markets for complete details, including information on how to RSVP, as well as screening times and theatre locations. Veterans may also call 1-800-263-2853 ext. 4163398 or visit Facebook.com/WarHorseMovieCanada for more information.
 DreamWorks Picturesâ âWar Horseâ begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meetsâ"British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughterâ"before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Manâs Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horseâ"an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure.
 âWar Horseâ stars Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch and Toby Kebbell. It is produced by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, and executive producers are Frank Marshall and Revel Guest. The screenplay was written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis and is based on the book by Michael Morpurgo and the international hit stage play by Nick Stafford, originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain and directed by Tom Morris and Marianne Elliot. The Toronto production of âWar Horseâ will open at the Princess of W ales Theatre in February 2012.
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