BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a Canadian biopic comedy film about the history of a line of mobile phones. The film tells the true story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone, the Blackberry. It’s a whirlwind ride at breakneck speeds through a ruthlessly competitive Silicon Valley [2023, Canada, 119 min, Rating: R] Brain Ondof of Blu-ray.com comments, “Listed as a “fictionalization” of the company’s rise and fall, but there are universal truths about human behavior to savor in this engrossing endeavor.” Chris Brumbray of JoBio’s Movie Network pens, “Up there with The Social Network as one of the best tech-based biopics of our era. Top notch cast and direction.” Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.