Remember, you heard it here first. So here’s the deal. A new film called THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, described by New York Magazine as the Park Slopiest of movies, opens in October. But there’s a sneak preview of it at the BAM ROSE CINEMA on September 29th.

The film, which I haven’t seen yet, has been described as a moving autobiographical account of growing up in 1986 Park Slope. It stars Jeff Daniels as a writer in what’s been described as a career defining role. His marriage to Laura Linney dissolves, disrupting the lives of their two sons. Apparently the film is full of authentic Brooklyn details and locations. I remember seing film trucks with this movie’s wierd name on it and thinking: WTF?

This Sundance Award