This morning a few of us in IFC Films’ marketing & pr team had breakast together at Pastis to celebrate the opening of IN THE LOOP which debuts today in NY, LA, SF, Chicago, Boston and DC.  It’s hard to believe 7 months have passed since our acquisitions team closed a deal for the film.  It seems like only yesterday that we first met Armando Iannucci, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumsky, Zach Woods and James Gandolfini in Park City.  We knew from the minute we met them that we were in good company.  Since then we’ve also met David Rasche, Chris Addison and Peter Capaldi (only by phone).  It’s a great group, and we only hope this movie gets them all the attention they deserve.



At breakfast we passed around The New York Times to check out the review by A.O. Scott.  He wrote, “The audience, meanwhile, is likely to die laughing. While ‘In the Loop’ is a highly disciplined inquiry into a very serious subject, it is also, line by filthy line, scene by chaotic scene, by far the funniest big-screen satire in recent memory.”  Needless to say we were in a good mood.



IN THE LOOP is playing at the following theaters this weekend:



NYC - Lincoln Plaza Cinemas & IFC Center



LA - The Landmark



Boston - Landmark’s Kendall Square Cinema



Chicago - Landmark’s Century Center



San Francisco - Landmark’s Embarcadero



Washington D.C. - Landmark’s E Street & Bethesda Row