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USA TODAY Goes Deep At Sundance To Scratch “Catdance”
USA TODAY Goes Deep At Sundance To Scratch “Catdance”
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TWC Makes Fruitvale Stop At Sundance
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TWC/RADiUS Admit Concussion
Read the full article »Sundance Review: We Are What We Are
There are some terrific performances in this film, most notably from Childers and Garner, who move seamlessly from wide-eyed naivete to fierce protectiveness. And man, is this a gorgeous, well-put together film, with frame after carefully composed frame of black and blue color palette sumptuously filling the screen, light and shadow effectively evoking mood, some nicely literary use of metaphor, and a score that moves things along without being heavy-handed or manipulative. The contrast of the beauty with which the film is shot and its macabre subject matter creates its own sort of tension that quite effectively serves the story.
Read the full article » 2 Comments »“I hope that every human being on the planet sees Escape from Tomorrow! But who doesn’t honestly want that for their first film? Fortunately, I think the movie works on multiple levels, so hopefully there’s enough pomp and circumstance to satisfy and frustrate everyone equally.”
“I hope that every human being on the planet sees Escape from Tomorrow! But who doesn’t honestly want that for their first film? Fortunately, I think the movie works on multiple levels, so hopefully there’s enough pomp and circumstance to satisfy and frustrate everyone equally.”
Read the full article »A24 Lives In The Spectacular Now
A24 Lives In The Spectacular Now
Read the full article »Sundance Review: The World According To Dick Cheney, After Tiller
A credulous, shallow, near-hagiography of an elected official; a tender, melancholy yet emphatic observational doc.
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Sundance Selects Wages Dirty Wars At Sundance
Read the full article »Sundance Review: Kill Your Darlings
Radcliffe flawlessly takes Ginsberg on his journey from naïve middle-class Jersey boy to awakening young writer, from an emerging poet inspired by the casting aside of tradition and structure of Walt Whitman to the early stages of manic creative energy that shaped the influential writer he would grow to become. It’s terrific to see Radcliffe making such smart choices in his post-Harry Potter career, establishing himself as a young actor who’s pushing himself and stretching far beyond what anyone might have imagined.
Read the full article »Sundance Review: May In The Summer; Crystal Fairy
As Sundance is a festival dedicated to discovering the latest gems of independent cinema, it’s appropriate that the event takes place in a historic mining town; the majestic Wasatch mountain range acting as a panoramic backdrop for all the festivities.
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Turan On Drake Doremus Keeping It Simple At Sundance
Read the full article »Sundance Review: When I Walk
As part of coming to terms with the new and ever-shifting “normal” that would be the rest of his life, DaSilva followed his instinct, picked up his camera, and turned it on himself. This project could have devolved into the maudlin and self-absorbed; instead DaSilva’s strength and resilience, his determination to stay positive – bolstered in part by his relentlessly positive mother, who’s prone to calling him out on any over-privileged American kid whining and reminding him constantly that we only have one life to live, and have to make the most of it – is what shines through every frame of his story.
Read the full article »Surveying 10 Films About Creativity At Sundance
Surveying 10 Films About Creativity At Sundance
Read the full article »Sundance Review: After Tiller
Imagine being pregnant with a lovingly anticipated child, having what you thought was a normal pregnancy, preparing the baby’s room, dreaming about the future the child kicking inside you will have – and then learning late in the pregnancy that your child has something terribly wrong with it, so wrong that the most humane choice you can make is to allow a doctor to gently euthanize him in the womb so that you can go through the pain of labor and delivery to push forth your already dead child. I know women who have had to make that awful choice. I’m grateful I never had to.
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Will Escape From Tomorrow Ever Escape The Prospector Square Theater In Park City?
Exit Through The Cinetic Deal Door Will Escape From Tomorrow Ever Escape The Prospector Square Theater In Park City?
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“Blatantly constructed to provoke the ire of the billion-dollar entity in its crosshairs, the movie gets the point across through the sheer rebelliousness of its production.” And – Kohn Concurs
Read the full article »A Decent Sundance Newbie Lookie-Loo From Grantland’s Zach Baron
“There are two rules: Do not talk to the publicists, unless you have to. And do not burn the publicists, unless you have to.” A Decent Sundance Newbie Lookie-Loo From Grantland’s Zach Baron
Read the full article »The Least-Noticed Institution Sending Alumni To Sundance May Be The University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
The Least-Noticed Institution Sending Alumni To Sundance May Be The University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts
Read the full article »Sundance: Tim Hetherington, His Life And Death
Sundance: Tim Hetherington, His Life And Death
Read the full article »Sundance ’13: Day One
And then there is the sex. We’ve already seen Gaby Hoffman running around buck naked – and not highly sexualized – in the title role of Crystal Fairy. But just wait til they get a load of dick. James Franco is the finger in the ass of Sundance this year, with two strong pieces.
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