After screenings at Sundance, New Directors/New
Films and the Cannes film festivals, Phil Morrison’s feature,
"Junebug," finally opened at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema
on June 26.
Morrison’s "Junebug" begins with urban sophisticate
Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz) traveling to North Carolina to meet
with a folk artist, or "outsider artist," and convince
him to let her represent him. While in town she and her new husband
George (Alessandro Nivola) stay with George’s family. For this
first time, Madeleine meets his parents, his angry, jealous brother
Johnny (Benjamin McKenzie) and Johnny’s hugely pregnant wife
Ashley (Amy Adams, pictured).
With her sunny demeanor and (unintentionally) hilarious quizzing
of Madeleine, whom she so admires, naive Ashley does her best
to keep peace between the touchy matriarch Peg (Celia Weston)
and the newest daughter-in-law.
Adams, whose previous credits include Steven Spielberg’s "Catch
Me If You Can," won an acting award for her amazing, heartwarming
performance in "Junebug" at this year’s Sundance fest.
Don’t miss your chance this weekend to see what the fuss has
been about.
The Brooklyn Heights Cinema is located at 70 Henry St. between
Cranberry and Orange streets. For screening times and ticket
prices, call (718) 596-7070.
