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FREE FLICKS 2012: RISE OF THE UNDERDOG
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| 2012-08-22 - 2012-08-29 |
8:40 PM |
| Address |
Harbourfront Centre
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More Information:
Every Wednesday throughout July and August, the Harbourfront plays a different movie about an underdog, from cult classic films to Academy Award nominees.
The schedule is as follows:
Office Space - July 4
This cult-classic comedy follows a team of slackers and misfits who try to take on their company and embezzle money.
Zoolander - July 11
Ben Stiller stars in this cameo-filled comedy about an aging supermodel being brainwashed into assassinating a world leader.
When We Were Kings - July 18
This documentary follows the 1974 championship bout between Muhammed Ali and then-champion George Foreman.
Napoleon Dynamite - July 25
A bizarre and alienated teenager decides to help his best friend win class presidency in their small town high school.
The Social Network - August 1
Based on a true story, The Social Network follows Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg as he creates Facebook and juggles impending lawsuits from fellow students and former friends.
Whip It - August 8
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut sees a rural Texan teenager (Ellen Page) join the underground world of roller derby as means to escape her boring small-town life.
Whale Rider - August 15
On the coast of New Zealand, a Maori girl must battle a thousand years of tradition and her own grandfather to become the new chief.
Moneyball - August 22
Oakland A's manager Billy Beane attempts to win the world series, and inadvertently changes baseball, by using mathematical equations to pick his players.
The final film, screened on August 29, will be selected by the audience. The choices are Karate Kid, Rocky, Rudy and Billy Elliot.
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