This is the premise for the critically
acclaimed Spanish UFO-Rom-com, Extraterrestrial, a movie which,
although produced in 2011, is only now finding its way to US audiences.
According to The Hollywood
Reporter:
“The
movie will be released simultaneously in theaters and via video-on-demand and
also will be available for audiences nationwide to create their own theatrical
screenings through the Tugg platform. Extraterrestrial will
have an initial theatrical release in Brooklyn and Seattle, open a week later in
North Hollywood and then play Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in Texas in
June.
Through
Tugg, an individual can create personalized theatrical screenings by selecting
the date, time and theater of his choice and then spreading the word to their
friends and fellow film fans. Once enough people commit to attending, the event
will be automatically confirmed and fans can host their own
screening.”
Directed
by Nacho Vigalondo, Extraterrestrial
premiered to warm reviews at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. Its
plot concerns “two strangers in Madrid [who] find their morning disrupted by a
suspicious neighbor, an ex-boyfriend and a mysterious flying
saucer.”
According
to the review site WayTooIndie.com - which describes
the movie as a “very funny lark of a science fiction film” -
Extraterrestrial has
“absolutely no aliens in it at all,” but instead concerns itself with
“how humans react in dire situations. How they treat each other, themselves. The
film asks a lot of questions, like what would you do if you were locked in an
apartment with the woman you loved and her boyfriend? If you were threatened by
one of her neighbors who knows secrets about you.”
Extraterrestrial
will
arrive on DVD
this summer through Entertainment One.
View the trailer here...
