Movie “Gracie” to open June 1st

Posted by: gretchen on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Last year I posted information about the open auditions for the lead role in “Gracie,” a movie about a girl on a boys soccer team. That role was filled by actress Carly Schroeder and the film is scheduled to be in theaters on June 1st. Here is the scoop:

Gracie on DVDLiving in South Orange New Jersey, 15 year old Gracie Bowen (Carly Schroeder) is the only girl in a family of three brothers. Their family life revolves almost entirely around soccer: her father (Dermot Mulroney) and brothers are obsessed with the sport, practicing in the backyard’s makeshift field every day from morning ‘til night. Tragedy unexpectedly strikes when Gracie’s older brother Johnny (Jesse Lee Soffer), star of the high school varsity soccer team and Gracie’s only protector, is killed in a car accident. Struggling with grief over her family’s loss, Gracie decides to fill the void left on her brother’s team by petitioning the school board to allow her to play on the boy’s high school varsity soccer team in his place.

For a sneak preview of this fantastic movie, check out the Gracie trailer on apple.com. There were some great action shots and some pretty cool quotes about girls playing sports like when the soccer coach said “if you’re gonna be the first girl on my team then you’ve gotta be better than good.” Hmmm…that sounds familiar!

A big thanks to kel1 for sending me the link. :)

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300 Movie Review: Spartan Women Shown Respect

Posted by: gretchen on April 2, 2007 | 57 Comments

300 PhotoOk - so I was dragged kicking and screaming to see the movie “300″ by my Gerard-Butler-obsessed friend Kelli. Blood-and-guts movies do not interest me, especially when the plot has anything to do with ancient history. I lose interest in these types of films quickly and most often I turn to a book or play games on my palm to pass the remainder of the time. As we showed up at the IMAX in Chicago this past weekend to see “300″, I had a book in my hand and a fully charged palm TX in my pocket. However, within the first 10 minutes of “300″ I started noticing that the Spartan women had some really good lines and the Spartan men (at least in the movie) were showing utmost respect for them. It was not your typical “women are here for the sex scenes” war movie.

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