BY KRISTIN MC CRACKEN |
Report from the Shore: Tribeca at Caesars
At the balmy inaugural night of the first-ever Tribeca Cinema Series Movies on the Beach at the Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, the day’s heat cooled down, the breeze was delightful, and the popcorn hit the spot.
Caesars set up 200 beach chairs for visitors, but many guests brought their own, and some of the large crowd—made up of families and movie fans of all ages—even made themselves comfortable right on the sand. After some brief introductions from Caesars and Tribeca staff members, the movie began on the state-of-the-art giant LCD screen, which sat in the shadow of the Pier Shops on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Crowds started gathering at dusk for the indie comedy The Trotsky, starring up-and-comer Jay Baruchel (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Tropic Thunder, She’s Out of My League) as a high-schooler who believes he’s the reincarnation of Soviet thinker Leon Trotsky. After a failed attempt at unionizing his father’s factory workers, Leon takes his revolution to the local public school, where he enlists the help of a ragtag team of instigators to fight for students’ rights.
We’ve got three more nights of indie comedies, so grab the kids and head to the beach! Caesars is even offering a discount on their gorgeous hotel rooms. We’d love to entertain you…
TiMER
Friday, July 9 @ Caesars Beach, Sundown
99 minutes
Director: Jac Schaeffer
Cast: Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori, Desmond Harrington, JoBeth Williams, Kali Rocha
Description: Finding true love is easier than ever thanks to a bio-technological implant called the TiMER, which counts down to the exact time people meet their soul mates. Love-starved Oona (Emma Caulfield, TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is pushing 30, but her TiMER hasn't even started counting down yet. What's worse, she's falling for a guy (John Patrick Amedori, Gossip Girl) who is set to meet his true love in four months. Newcomer Jac Schaeffer crafts a smart romantic comedy that leaves behind the burning question... would you want to know?
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The Infidel
Saturday, July 10 @ Caesars Beach, Sundown
105 minutes
Director: Josh Appignanesi
Cast: Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Archie Panjabi, Igal Naor, Amit Shah
Description: Mahmud Nasir (comedian Omid Djalili) may not be the most observant Muslim, but deep down he is a true believer. His life is turned upside down when he learns he was adopted—but most scandalous is that his birth mother was Jewish! And his given name was Solly Shimshillewitz! As Mahmud tumbles into a full-scale identity crisis, a true comedy of religious errors unfolds.
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My Last Five Girlfriends
Sunday, July 11 @ Caesars Beach, Sundown
85 minutes
Director: Julian Kemp
Cast: Brendan Patricks, Naomie Harris, Jane March, Cécile Cassel, Kelly Adams, Edith Bukovics
Description: Based on the international bestseller On Love by Alain de Botton, this delightful romantic comedy explores with delicious wit and whimsy just how modern urban relationships go wrong. Surveying the wreckage of his last five relationships, thirty-something Duncan (Brendan Patricks) concludes that love is a battleground where only the fittest survive.
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Come on down—the water's great!
