Set on a number of different Mother’s Day weekends, the film pulls together three story strands.
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Tickets are $10 for the film and $50 for the film and after-party that includes free food catered by Madison’s on Main, an open bar and a performance by Poppycock Babble.Ī low-key character study about a trio of individuals, “Loggerheads” boasts an expert ensemble cast and a complicated chronology that allows for gentle third-act surprises. On hand for the screening will be Zelker, director/writer Tim Kirkman (the 1998 documentary “Dear Jesse”) and producer Gill Holland. The Saturday screening of “Loggerheads” will be a partial benefit for Theatre 514’s Projector Fund.
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“There’s so much interest in the movie in Allentown,” notes Zelker.
Strand agreed to honor Zelker’s commitment even though opening a movie in the Valley isn’t exactly a common practice. In the meantime, the film was sold to Strand Releasing and assigned a November release date. The theatrical run of “Loggerheads” was arranged in early March by Zeke Zelker, the film’s Allentown-based co-producer. All screenings will take place at the 19th Street Theatre. Friday and a collection of student films from Chapman University at 2 p.m. The movie is screening as part of the Mayfair Film Festival, which also will unspool “Tarnation” at 8 p.m.
“Loggerheads,” which debuted at January’s Sundance Film Festival, will kick off a nine-day run Saturday at the 19th Street Theatre.
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In what is surely a first in the history of the Lehigh Valley, a film is having its theatrical premiere in Allentown a full six months before it opens in New York. “The truth is that when actors talk about preparing the backstories for their characters I just assume they’re lying because I can’t relate to it. “I pretty much looked at the picture of the lemur and then did a squeaky voice,” says the actor best known as Conan O’Brien’s former sidekick. Richter laughs at all of the talk of “staying in character.” When I watch Marty, I don’t think of Chris, I think of Marty.” What I like about the movie is that the characters are unique and they’re not just based on the voices. “All the dirty ones are in some factory somewhere.”Īdds Stiller, “The tough part is improvising in character. “All my clean jokes are in the movie,” notes Rock. Once the voice sessions were underway, the actors were allowed to riff on the writer’s lines. What’s a zebra say? OK, I’m going to say that.”‘ “I’m, like, “What? I’m a zebra? OK, I’m a zebra. “I don’t actually question things,” he says. It’s the same thing that takes Marty out of the zoo that took me out of Brooklyn.”ĭid Rock ever question why he was cast as a zebra, of all animals? “I was just a guy who wanted to get out of Brooklyn immediately as a child. “My character bores very easy,” notes the comedian. In some ways, Rock’s restless zebra is a reflection of his own wanderlust. “He likes the status quo, which is something that I can identify with.” “Alex is a creature of habit,” notes the actor, who is married to Allentown area native Christine Taylor. Stiller says he had no trouble connecting with his stay-at-home lion. There’s Alex (Ben Stiller), a showbiz lion Gloria (Jada Pinkett-Smith), a sassy hippo, and Melman (David Schwimmer), a giraffe with a bad case of hypochondria.Īs soon as the actors came on board, the characters began taking shape. Along for the ride are his three friends, all of whom prefer the relative calm of city life. No sooner does he hit middle-age than he begins plotting a return to his roots, which he mistakenly believes are in Connecticut.Īfter being captured in Grand Central, Marty is crated up and sent packing back to Africa. The focus of the action is a Central Park Zoo zebra named Marty (Chris Rock), who longs for a little adventure in his life. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the film, which opens Friday, blends computer-generated animation, superstar voices and offbeat humor to tell a story about the true meaning of friendship. They’re just some of the players in “Madagascar,” the latest animated flick from the folks at DreamWorks. What do a midlife crisis-suffering zebra, a take-no-prisoners penguin, a booty-shaking lemur and a spotlight-loving lion have in common?
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