FilmDistrict Gives ‘Drive’ a Special One-Week Run Starting with Albert Brooks Q&A
Drive was one of the most criminally underseen movies of 2011. The film was met with critical acclaim since it debuted at Cannes in May and many writers tried to spike the appeal of the movie to their readers to no avail. But with awards season coming to a close, FilmDistrict will do all it can to can the push they need to get a couple of awards in, specifically for Albert Brooks who plays the film’s antagonist Bernie Rose. As such the movie studio has partnered up with Arclight Theaters for a special one-week engagement, and will launch the event with Albert Brooks in attendance for a Q&A on Friday night.
This is a treat for anyone who is a fan of the movie and a resident of the Southern California area. Of course with all the buzz surrounding Brooks’ performance as Bernie Rose, there is no doubt that this is FilmDistrict’s way of saying, don’t forget about Albert Brooks’ performance in Drive. The movie was incredible as was the actor’s performance and it would be a dirty shame if Brooks wasn’t nominated for his performance.
Albert Brooks in Attendance for Q&A on Friday Jan. 6, 7:20PM
NEW YORK—Jan. 3 2012 — FilmDistrict is very excited to announce that Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks, will be returning to the ArcLight Hollywood for an exclusive one-week engagement, beginning this Friday, January 6th. Brooks will be in attendance for a Q&A on Friday night. Don’t miss one of the best reviewed movies of the year in LA’s premiere destination theater!
The ArcLight is the perfect place to present Drive. The film is an electrifying piece of blazing neon color, elegant Los Angeles locations, and swooning electropop sounds. The ArcLight is devoted to presenting films as their makers intended, with the most spectacular sight and sound presentation of any theater in the world. Few films deserve such a treatment more than Drive. This will be a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that leaves Blu-ray and online streaming in the dust!
Drive has been listed on 68 critics’ Top 10 lists. Albert Brooks has currently won 18 Best Supporting Actor awards from various critics and awards groups, including the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle. Nicolas Winding Refn has currently won seven Best Director awards, including the Cannes Film Festival. The film has currently accumulated 83 awards nominations, including the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe® for Albert Brooks, eight Broadcast Film Critics nominations, and four Spirit Award nominations.
Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, Driver can’t help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac).
After a heist intended to pay off Standard’s protection money spins unpredictably out of control, Driver finds himself driving defense for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman). But when he realizes that the gangsters are after more than the bag of cash in his trunk—that they’re coming straight for Irene and her son—Driver is forced to shift gears and go on offense.
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