On a totally unrelated note: Go see ‘City Island’

This post has zero to do with health IT. For that matter, it has nothing to do with any aspect of healthcare. I’m using this space to promote “City Island,” a movie that my aunt, Lauren Versel, produced.

But enough with people in my family. Try these names instead: Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies. That’s who’s in the movie.

Here’s a description:

“City Island,” written and directed by Raymond De Felitta, stars Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait and Alan Arkin. The film opened to rave reviews last weekend in Los Angeles and New York, and is coming to additional locations over the next few weeks.

Winner of the 2009 Heineken Audience Award at the Tribeca film Festival, “City Island” is a warm, smart and hilariously funny comedy about family, truth, lies and dreams. The film has been called a mixture between “Moonstruck” and “Little Miss Sunshine” and has touched, moved and tickled audiences in all of its pre-release screenings. We know that a large audience could enjoy the experience of seeing this movie in theaters.

But in these times of fierce competition for screen space and the country’s economic crunch, it is harder than ever for a truly independent movie like “City Island” to stay open long enough to reach the audience it so richly deserves. Attendance must be incredibly strong on our opening weekend in each of these cities for the film to gain the word-of-mouth momentum it needs to reach the widest audience.

More information, including movie clips and recent TV appearances by the stars, is at http://moviestildawn.blogspot.com/.

And here’s the trailer:

Here’s where “City Island” is or will be playing at:

California
West Los Angeles – The Landmark – (Opens – 3/19)
San Francisco – Embarcadero Cinemas – (Opens – 4/2)
Irvine – Westpark – (Opens – 4/2)
Encino – Town Center – (Opens – 4/2)
Pasadena – Playhouse – (Opens – 4/2)
Berkeley – Shattuck Cinemas – (Opens – 4/9)

Colorado
Denver – Chez Artiste – (Opens – 4/9)

Connecticut
Greenwich – Bow Plaza – (Opens – 4/2)

Florida
Miami Beach – South Beach – (Opens – 3/26)

Georgia
Atlanta – Tara Cinemas – (Opens – 4/9)

Illinois
Chicago – Century Centre – (Opens – 4/2)

Massachusetts
Cambridge – Kendall Square Cinema – (Opens – 4/2)

Minnesota
Edina – Edina 4 Theatres – (Opens – 4/2)

New Jersey
Montclair – Clairidge – (Opens – 4/2)
Tenafly – Tenafly – (Opens – 4/2)
Rocky Hill – Montgomery Center – (Opens – 4/2)
Westfield – Cranford Theatre – (Opens – 4/2)

New York
New York – Angelika Film Center – (Opens – 3/19)
New York – AMC Empire 25 IMAX – (Opens – 3/26)
Bronxville – Bronxville – (Opens – 4/2)
Roslyn – Roslyn – (Opens – 4/2)
Kew Gardens – Kew Gardens Cinemas – (Opens – 4/2)
Malverne – Malverne Twin Cinema – (Opens – 4/2)

Oregon
Portland – Fox Tower – (Opens – 4/9)

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia – Ritz At The Bourse – (Opens – 3/26)

Texas
Dallas – Angelika Mockingbird – (Opens – 3/26)
Plano – Angelika Film Center & Cafe – (Opens – 4/2)
Houston – Angelika Film Center – (Opens – 4/9)

Washington
Seattle – Seven Gables – (Opens – 4/9)

Washington, DC
Washington – E-Street Cinema – (Opens – 4/9)

Ontario
Toronto – Cumberland 4 – (Opens – 3/26)

If you’re in Chicago, I may be able to get a group rate of $8 (reg. $11) on tickets for Opening Weekend, April 2-4, so let me know if you’re interested.

Thanks for indulging me, and I hope you get a chance to enjoy the movie.