When “Flipped” — a Rob Reiner film that was shot around Ann Arbor and downtown Manchester last year — opened to soft ticket sales in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Austin on August 6, it was slated for wide release on August 27.

However, Warner Brothers recently announced that it would limit the Friday expanded release to just six cities: New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Toronto. As of now, there are no announced plans for the film to be released in Michigan, let alone Ann Arbor — a disappointment for locals who worked on the film, as well as those who were simply curious to see the finished product.

No DVD release date has yet been announced, but there will be a live video event featuring Reiner and the film's young star, Madeline Carroll, tonight (August 26) at 7 p.m. RSVP to take part in this Facebook event here.

Based on Wendelin Van Draanen's popular young adult book, "Flipped" tells the story of a young girl with a crush on a boy who lives across the street, though he finds her annoying. As they get older, the boy finds her more interesting, while she questions the basis of her infatuation.

"Flipped" stars Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Rebecca DeMornay, Anthony Edwards, Aidan Quinn, Penelope Ann Miller, and John Mahoney.

The film has divided critics pretty evenly thus far — though Roger Ebert just posted a review hailing “Flipped” as Reiner’s best in years — and one writer notes that there may be a glimmer of hope if the film is better-received in New York.

Seems like a longshot, but we'll see what happens.

Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.