ALEX DE LA IGLESIA’S MY BIG NIGHT HEADS TO THEATERS AND VOD APRIL 2016
Breaking Glass Pictures will release Álex de la Iglesia’s (Witching & Bitching, The Last Circus) ensemble black comedy MY BIG NIGHT (MI GRAN NOCHE) in theaters and VOD April 15, 2016. The backstage preparations for a New Year’s Eve TV spectacular become a flashpoint for comic mayhem.
MY BIG NIGHT stars Spanish superstar Raphael, Mario Casas (Witching & Bitching, “The Boat”), Blanca Suarez (The Skin I Live In, I’m So Excited) and Hugo Silva (Witching & Bitching). MY BIG NIGHT premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and went on to play San Sebastian International Film Festival and Opening Night at Miami International Film Festival.
Official Synopsis:
It’s only October, but the network’s annual black-tie New Year’s Eve spectacular has already been in production for a grueling week and a half, and setbacks continue to accumulate. A falling crane has just taken out an extra, and the show’s hosts are at each other’s throats. Oversexed pop sensation Adán (Mario Casas) discovers he’s been duped by a semen thief, while legendary divo Alphonso (singer Raphael) is stalked by an armed and unstable would-be songwriter (Jaime Ordóñez) who’s disgruntled after years of rejection.
Meanwhile, just outside the studio, riot police move in as demonstrators demand the arrest of the shows corrupt producer (Santiago Segura). My Big Night is a frenetic brew of Fellini, Altman and Almodóvar, building steadily toward a finale that’s a grand collapse into utter chaos.
Starting April 15, MY BIG NIGHT will be available on iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play, Vudu, Blockbuster, Playstation, Xbox, and cable VOD.
About the Director:
ÁLEX DE LA IGLESIA was born in Bilbao, Spain. Pedro Almodóvar, who produced his first feature film Mutant Action, discovered his talents in 1993. For his second feature, The Day of the Beast (1995), he won Spain’s highest cinematographic honor, the Goya Award for Best Director. His films have been widely distributed throughout the world, and three of his features have been Official Selections of Miami International Film Festival – Perfect Crime (2005), The Last Circus (2011) and Witching & Bitching (2014). Other feature films include The Oxford Murders (2008) and As Luck Would Have It (2013).
Theaters:
New York, NY: AMC Empire 25
Miami, FL: Tower Theater, Coral Gables Art Cinema, and O-Cinema Miami Beach
San Francisco, CA: The Roxie
Philadelphia, PA: The Roxy Theater
Houston, TX: Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park
Lubbock, TX: Alamo Drafthouse
Santa Fe, NM: Jean Cocteau Cinema
Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Music Hall, Laemmle Playhouse
Hollywood, FL: Cinema Paradiso
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Cinema Paradiso
Chicago, IL: Waiting on Siskel Center to firm Dates
Cleveland OH: Tower City Cinemas waiting on Confirm
Dallas, TX: Texas Theater
San Diego, CA: Digital Gym
Seattle, WA: Theater TBA