- SKILLS LIKE THIS
- with short film OLD DOGS
- Friday, April 17, 2009
- 7 p.m.
- The Tower Theatre
- 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
- $15 General Admission
- (includes admission to Opening Night Party)
- buy tickets →
- screening includes special appearances →
“This film is loads of fun and, honestly, isn’t that what going to the movies is all about? Get ready, ‘Skills Like This’ is the movie all your friends — the really cool ones — will be telling you about.”
Amelia Cook, The Daily Page
“Sets itself apart from other noted independent comedies by dropping the indie-cute hip and distances itself from other similar slacker-flicks by infusing a high level of fast-paced rock-and-roll energy. The coolest, funniest movie I saw at this year’s Indiefest.”
Ayro Ponto, JustPressPlay.com
“With a fun visual style and a tone reminiscent of Wes Anderson, it’s no wonder that ‘Skills’ is getting accolades from festivals all over the world.”
Alexis Gentry, TrashWire.com
Watch the Trailer
Synopsis
In Skills Like This, an inventive comedy that won the Audience Award at the South By Southwest Festival, Max faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. In a desperate attempt to find his next artistic endeavor, Max turns to crime the day before his 25th birthday. His newfound talent ignites a passion within him and sends his two best friends on their own searches. Tommy, the slacker, is inspired to enter the job market; Dave, aware of the consequences of grand theft, becomes obsessed with writing the perfect apology letter. It may not be the time to fall in love, but when Max meets Lucy, he faces a decision. In the course of three days, three friends have their lives turned upside down when Max realizes that larceny might be his best skill.
Directed by Monty Miranda
USA, 2007, 35mm
88 minutes
http://www.skillslikethis.com
Companion Short Film
- OLD DOGS
- USA, Jonathan Fahn
- 12 minutes, English
- Three guys in their seventies (John Saxon, Basil Hoffman, Larry Gelman) reclaim their vitality when mistakenly picking up a bag full of cocaine puts them between the cops and the mob. Phil LaMarr also stars. It’s “Cocoon” meets “Pulp Fiction.”
- screening includes special appearances →
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130090/
Purchase Tickets Online
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Advance tickets may also be purchased at the following locations:
- JA Photography, 2003 N. Van Ness [map]
- The Tower Theatre Box Office