Tag: Sundance
Sundance 2012: ‘Robot and Frank’ finds machinery can hold a mirror up to our lost connections
Robot and Frank Directed by Jack Schreier Screenplay by Christopher D. Ford 2012, USA Director Jake Schreier’s Robot and Frank is a tale set sometime in the near future when robots will be at our beck and call for menial tasks … [Read the Rest]
2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards
Sundance is wrapping up once again this year and as with every year, quite a few films are generating quite the buzz. Among them is The House I Live In, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: ‘Red Hook Summer’ sizzles but ultimately loses its way
Red Hook Summer Written by Spike Lee Directed by Spike Lee USA, 2012 Spike Lee’s latest film might ask daring questions about community responsibility and black manhood, but these themes are not at all cohesively tied together. Red Hook Summer revolves … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: ‘The End of Love’ asks how lives and dreams fall through the cracks
The End Of Love Directed by Mark Webber Written by Mark Webber 2012, USA In The End of Love director and actor Mark Webber creates a reality steeped in grief. At the center of the story is Mark (played by … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: ‘West of Memphis’ heartwrenching and triumphant, but no victory lap
West of Memphis Directed by Amy Berg 2012, USA You might think you know the story of the West Memphis Three as it was covered extensively by the press and the Paradise Lost documentary trilogy throughout the last 18 years. Then … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: Blog entry #1: The Sundance experience, and buzzed-about films
“In the course of ten days, Sundanceis a great exercise in prioritizing and decision making. Follow your instincts or the buzz of the crowd, watch the truly independent films in the competition line up that desperately need an audience or … [Read the Rest]
20 Notable Premieres at Sundance 2012 (Pt. 2)
The annual Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off this weekend, is one of the most renowned film festivals on the circuit and has been known to launch the careers of many a rising talent. The Festival has changed over the … [Read the Rest]
Parker Posey to Host 2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The Festival has … [Read the Rest]
Sundance Announces The Park City At Midnight Lineup
Here’s where Sundance gets fun! The midnight selection always produces the best genre films and this year’s slate for the Jan. 19-29 looks to out-due last year’s picks. Perhaps the most unexpected inclusion is the debut film of comic Mike … [Read the Rest]
Sundance Announces 2012 Spotlight Lineup
Sundance continues to announce their lineups for each program and now we have the list of movies featured in the Spotlight section – the non-competition section where the festival screens some of their favourite films from other fests. Here … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: First look at ‘Filly Brown’
Filly Brown / U.S.A. (Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, Screenwriter: Youssef Delara) — A Hip Hop-driven drama about a Mexican girl who rises to fame and consciousness as she copes with the incarceration of her mother through music. Cast: … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: First look at ‘The First Time’
The First Time / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jonathan Kasdan) — Two high schoolers meet at a party. Over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated and funny, as they discover what it’s like to fall in … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: First look at ‘Keep the Lights On’
Keep the Lights On / U.S.A. (Director: Ira Sachs, Screenwriters: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias) — An autobiographically inspired story of a passionate long-term relationship between two men driven by addiction and secrets but bound by love and hopefulness. Cast: Thure … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: First look at ‘Marina Abramović The Artist is Present’
Marina Abramović The Artist is Present / U.S.A. (Director: Matthew Akers) — Marina Abramović prepares for a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York hoping to finally silence four decades of skeptics who … [Read the Rest]
Sundance 2012: First look at ‘The Other Dream Team’
The Other Dream Team / Lithuania, U.S.A. (Director: Marius Markevicius) — The 1992 Lithuanian National Basketball Team went from the clutches of Communism to the Summer Olympics in Barcelona – a testament to the powerful role of sports as … [Read the Rest]
