See SUPER with director James Gunn Tomorrow Night in St. Louis

James Gunn may not be the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of writers and directors currently working in genre films.  Yet … I am sure that is okay by him.  The writer, director, and sometimes actor has purposefully worked under the Hollywood radar since he began his career working as the writer of the Troma classic Tromeo and Juliet.  Following his low-budget debut, Gunn found some success writing scripts for the Scooby-Doo films and the Dawn of the Deadre-make.  Even though critics praised his 50’s horror/sc-fi homage Slither, the 2006 film failed to connect with audiences (although it has since found a following).  What seems as a result of the commercial disappointment, the director for awhile stuck to releasing his own independent short films.  Now, the St. Louis native seems to be finally making a comeback with his violent “superhero” send-up Super.

I put “superhero” in quotes, because Rainn Wilson’s character, The Red Bolt, comes off as more of a vigilante than your typical hero in tights. Super is a frequently funny story that is more of a dark journey of a man seeking vengeance on the crime-ridden world that took his drug-addicted wife from him.  The resulting film feels more like Taxi Driver than Superman.  Super will occasionally make you laugh but will just as quickly surprise you with its strikingly realistic approach to violence.  This is not Janes Gunn’s first stab at the superhero genre as he wrote the script to the extremely funny 2000 comedy The Specials.  Yet, Super is an entirely different beast.  A pipe-wrench wielding beast that might surprise you.

This Friday, April 15, James Gunn will introduce the 7:00 showing of Super at The Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Blvd.).  A Q&A will follow the screening.  Gunn will also introduce the 9:30 showing as well.

Below are the cities that you will be also able to catch Super.  For more info on the director and his futur projects, visit his blog by clicking here.

4/15/11

 

NEW YORK, NY – CINEMA VILLAGE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – LUMIERE –

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – BEACH THEATRE – 6 Days Only!

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – RANCHO NIGUEL

DETROIT, MI – LANDMARK MAIN ART  

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – LANDMARK LAGOON

PHILADELPHIA, PA – LANDMARK RITZ AT THE BOURSE  

PITTSBURGH, PA – HARRIS THEATRE

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – GATEWAY

MIAMI, FL – COSFORD – 3 Days Only (Closes 4/17)

BOCA RATON, FL – LIVING ROOM  

NASHVILLE, TN – BELCOURT

 PORTLAND, OR – CINEMA 21

SEATTLE, WA – LANDMARK VARSITY

CHALMETTE, LA – CHALMETTE

TACOMA, WA – GRAND

BETHLEHEM, PA – ARTSQUEST

SAN DIEGO, CA – HILLCREST

KEY WEST, FL – TROPIC THEATRE

4/22/11

 

SAN ANTONIO, TX – SANTIKOS BIJOU

BUFFALO, NY – AMHERST

CLEVELAND, OH – CAPITAL

ANN ARBOR, MI – STATE

BALTIMORE, MD – CHARLES THEATER

ATLANTA, GA – LANDMARK MIDTOWN ART

DALLAS, TX – MAGNOLIA

CLAREMONT, CA – LAMMLE CLAREMONT

DENVER, CO – LANDMARK MAYAN

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – CINEMATIQUE OF DAYTONA

GREENSBORO, NC – CAROUSEL

SANTA ROSA, CA – SUMMERFIELD

ORLANDO, FL – ENZIAN

WINTSTON-SALEM, NC – APERTURE

DES MOINES, IA – FLEUR

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – LANDMARK KEYSTONE ART

KANSAS CITY, MO – TIVOLI AT THE MANOR SQUARE

PORTLAND, ME – NICKELODEON

CHAPEL HILL, NC – CHELSEA

CHARLOTTE, NC – EPICENTER

MONTEREY, CA – OSIO

SANTA CRUZ, CA – NICKELODEON

PALM DESERT, CA – CINEMAS PALM D’OR

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – BALCONY TOWER

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – SCOTTSDALE PAVILLION

TUCSON, AZ – LOFT CINEMA

SHREVEPORT, LA – ROBINSON FILM CENTER

EUGENE, OR – BIJOU

CARY, NC – GALAXY

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – CINEMATIQUE OF DAYTONA

PITTSBURGH, PA – HARRIS THEATER

ASHEVILLE, NC – CAROLINA

RALEIGH, NC – RALEIGH GRAND

4/28/11

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – GUILD THEATRE

4/29/11

COLUMBUS, OH – GATEWAY

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – UICA

LINCOLN, NE – MARY ROSS FILM CENTER

LITTLE ROCK, AR – MARKET STREET

MILWAUKEE, WI – LANDMARK ORIENTAL

NORTHFIELD, NJ – TRI-STATE TILTON

ITHACA, NY – CINEMAPOLIS

ASHEVILLE, NC – CAROLINA

CHARLESTON, SC – CITADEL

COLUMBIA, SC – NICKELODEON

EL PASO, TX – CINEMA SERVICE PREMIER

BOISE, ID – THE FLICKS

CORVALLIS, OR – DARKSIDE

HONOLULU, HI – CITY CINEMA KAHALA

SACRAMENTO, CA – CREST

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – THE PALM

SANTA FE, NM – CCA

HUNTER, NY – MOUNTAIN CINEMA

WILMINGTON, DE – THEATRE N

AUSTIN, TX – ALAMO RITZ

COLUMBIA, MO – RAGTAG CINEMA

AUSTIN, TX – ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR

5/06/11

TULSA, OK – CIRCLE CINEMA

LOUISVILLE, KY – VILLAGE

MUSKEGON, MI – HARBOR

BRYAN, TX – PREMIER 16 CINEMA

SPRINGFIELD, MO – MOXIE

FORT COLLINS, CO – LYRIC

SALEM, OR – SALEM

BURLINGTON, VT – MERRILL’S ROXY

MOBILE, AL – CRESCENT

GREELEY, CO – KRESS

5/13/11

OLYMPIA, WA – CAPITOL – One week only!

6/06/11

ATLANTA, GA – CINEFEST

6/08/11

JACKSON, WY – CENTER FOR THE ARTS – One Day Only!