Snow Angels (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Snow Angels


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = David Gordon Green
producer = David Landau
writer = David Gordon Green
Stewart O'Nan
starring = Deborah Allen
Michael Angarano
Jeanetta Arnette
Kate Beckinsale
Sam Rockwell
Olivia Thirlby
Amy Sedaris
music = Jeff McIlwain
David Wingo
cinematography = Tim Orr
distributor = Warner Independent
released = March 7, 2008
country = USA
language = English
runtime = 106 min.
budget = $1,500,000
gross = $402,858
amg_id = 1:374440
imdb_id = 0453548

"Snow Angels" is a 2008 drama film starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. It was directed by David Gordon Green, who also wrote the screenplay adapted from Stewart O'Nan's 1994 novel of the same title. The film premiered in the dramatic competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. It is a character driven film centered around several characters dealing with loss of innocence in a small town. "Snow Angels" was released on 7 March 2008. [cite web|url= http://movies.aol.com/movie/snow-angels/27512/main|date= 2008-03-07|accessdate= 2008-03-07| title= Snow Angels|work= Moviefone]

Cast

* Deborah Allen as May Van Dorn
* Michael Angarano as Arthur Parkinson
* Jeanetta Arnette as Louise Parkinson
* Kate Beckinsale as Annie
* Peter Blais as Mr. Eisenstat
* Brian Downey as Frank Marchand
* Griffin Dunne as Don
* Olivia Thirlby as Lila Raybern
* Nicky Katt as Nate Petite
* Tom Noonan as Band Leader
* Connor Paolo as Warren Hardesky
* Sam Rockwell as Glenn
* Amy Sedaris as Barb

Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of March 20, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 68% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 47 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snow_angels/ |title=Snow Angels - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-17 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 66 out of 100, based on 15 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/snowangels |title=Snow Angels (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-03-17 |publisher=Metacritic]

On "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper" both Richard Roeper and Michael Phillips praised the movie calling it "beautiful." On their best of the year so far episode, Phillips placed the film at his number 1 spot.

Box office performance

The film opened in limited release in the United States on March 7, 2008 and grossed $14,247 in 2 theaters its opening weekend. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=snowangels.htm |title=Snow Angels (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results |accessdate=2008-03-17 |publisher=Box Office Mojo]

DVD release

Warner Home Video released "Snow Angels" on DVD on September 16, 2008 on a single disc in widescreen and full screen versions. [cite web|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/critically-aclaimed-snow-angels-on-dvd-sept-16/5809 |title=Critically aclaimed Snow Angels on DVD (Sept 16) |accessdate=2008-08-25 |publisher=DVDTOWN.com]

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