Announcements Dec 04 2008 @ 04:51 pm
“Dear Zachary” Premieres on MSNBC on Sunday, Dec. 7th
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, the film that we have been talking about quite a bit for the past month, will be premiering on MSNBC this coming Sunday at 9PM Eastern, and again at Midnight. The cut will be slightly shorter, but director Kurt Kuenne edited the TV version himself and is “very happy” with it.
Phillip gave it 4 1/2 5 stars (our highest rating) and Sam Juliano of Wonders In the Dark also gave it 5 stars (his highest rating), so if you haven’t seen it yet (and chances are you haven’t) then make sure you don’t miss this opportunity. It’s one of the most powerful films of the year, hands down.
on Dec 04 2008 @ 8:57 pm 1. Phillip Johnston said …
I gave the film 5 stars, my friend.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 9:22 am 2. Evan Derrick said …
Whoops! Duly noted – and corrected.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 11:05 am 3. Daniel said …
Well I finally watched it last night, before I even knew it was going to be on MSNBC. I’ll make sure to mention it in my review this weekend.
If there was ever a movie in which my obsessive avoidance of trailers, reviews, buzz, etc. before seeing any movies was vindicated – Dear Zachary would be it.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 11:34 am 4. Daniel said …
Thanks again Evan for connecting me with Kurt, by the way. I just emailed him after having seen it and he replied thanking me and expressing happiness about the MSNBC version as well – probably the same details he shared with you. I left an excerpt at LiC.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 11:39 am 5. Evan Derrick said …
No problemo. Kurt is incredibly accommodating, a very generous human being.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 11:59 am 6. Daniel said …
As evidenced by the film, to be sure.
on Dec 05 2008 @ 8:40 pm 7. Rick Olson said …
Thanks for the alert, Evan. I’ll watch it Sunday.
on Dec 07 2008 @ 12:57 pm 8. Sam Juliano said …
Thanks so much Evan for the link.
And YOU are the man who alerted all of us to this film two months ago. It will go down as one of your greatest moments.
on Dec 09 2008 @ 12:18 pm 9. Collin said …
Watched in on MSNBC Sunday night and I can’t say that I will easily (or possibly ever) forget that film. I’m not ashamed to say that it brought me not only to tears to to the verge of weeping. By far the most powerful film I have ever seen. In the hands of anyone but Andrew’s closest friend though I think it would have been just shining a spotlight on one family’s suffering.