Free Flick of the Day: Pieces of April

by Monika Bartyzel Nov 26th 2009 // 9:02AM

In this current world where Katie Holmes is wife to Tom Cruise and mother of Suri, it's easy to forget she used to have a pretty solid indie career intermingled with her days on the popular Creek -- Libbets Casey in The Ice Storm, Claire in Go, Hannah in Wonder Boys, Jessica in The Gift, Nurse Mills in The Singing Detective, April Burns in Pieces of April, and Heather Holloway in Thank You For Smoking. But there is one starring role in there that's quite applicable this week: Pieces of April. *

Her last big role of worth (she played only a supporting character in Smoking and she was bad enough to be axed from Gotham law after Batman Begins), Pieces of April finds Holmes the black sheep of a dysfunctional family. Living a life on her own in New York with her boyfriend Bobby, April decides to tackle the daunting halls of turkey roasting and have her family over for a Thanksgiving feast. Unfortunately, her oven fails and throws her into ultimate turkey turmoil as she struggles not to be seen as a failure (again) by her family. The film earned Patricia Clarkson an Oscar nomination for her role as Holmes' cancer-plagued mom, and is a pretty decent indie as a whole.

So, as you gear up for your own turkey feast:

Head over to SlashControl and watch Pieces of April for free!

*And one supporting gig that's prime for the more cynically holiday-minded -- The Ice Storm.

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Tags: Cinematical, Free Flick of the Day, FreeFlickOfTheDay, Katie Holmes, KatieHolmes, Pieces of April, PiecesOfApril, Slashcontrol

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11-26-2009 @ 9:52AM

MCW said...

Since it expires in a few days from Hulu, you can also DVR it on 11/28 @ 2 PM EST on Style Channel.

http://www.locatetv.com/movie/pieces-of-april

Same w/ Home for the Holidays ('95) with Holly Hunter:

http://www.locatetv.com/movie/home-for-the-holidays/377283

Been wanting to see them both for a while. Secret's Out always talks them both up:

http://www.reelzchannel.com/secretsout

11-26-2009 @ 8:52PM

Grant Watson said...

she was bad enough to be axed from Gotham law after Batman Begins

Katie Holmes turned down working on The Dark Knight, rather than the makers of the film firing her from the role.

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