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Sundance 2010 Film Lineup *Updated*
3 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.
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Sundance Film Festival Details Released
3 December 2009 5:47 AM, PST
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I feel a special bond with the Sundance Film Festival. Not because I’ve been there, but because the guy in charge of it this year, John Cooper, shares my name. Because we share this bond, I feel that I’m able to take license in referring to the man as Coop for the rest of this article.
For the annual event held in Park City, Utah from January 21-31, thousands of films are submitted and screened — this year, 3,724 films were viewed by the festival’s ten programmers. I wonder when they slept.
Coop has high hopes for the festival as a whole:
“We may even be going into a golden age for independent films, in that the technology will make it possible for the films to be made and for audiences to see them. The industry is going through a major evolutionary stage right now, there’s no doubt about that,
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Sundance 2010 Film Lineup
2 December 2009 11:41 PM, PST
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Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far:
U.S. Documentary Competition
This year’s 16 films were selected from 862 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.
Bhutto(Directors: Jessica Hernandez and Johnny O'Hara; Screenwriter: Johnny O'Hara)—A riveting journey through the life and work of recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto,
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Sundance Unveils 2010 Competition Lineup
2 December 2009 8:36 PM, PST
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The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of films playing in competition from January 21 through January 31, 2010. The early fest typically debuts some of the best films the year has to offer, like 2009’s Precious, (500) Days of Summer, and Moon.
I’m bummed I won’t be in Park City, Utah next month because the lineup looks great, and these are just the films playing in competition. Here’s a few that stood out to me:
The Allen Ginsberg trial film Howl starring James Franco, a documentary by Alex Gibney (a truly great filmmaker) on Jack Abramoff, Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut Sympathy for Delicious, a doc about Joan Rivers, the directorial debut of “How I Met Your Mother” star Josh Radnor titled Happythankyoumoreplease (I wrote a glowing script review of it here), Hesher with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman, and Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.
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- Jeff Leins
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2010 Sundance Film Festival Line-up Unveiled
2 December 2009 3:19 PM, PST
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Today the Sundance Institute announced the films that will be in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in both the U.S. and International dramatic and documentary categories. The festival will run from January 21-31 in Park City, Utah. There are a few changes this year as there will be no opening-night picture and the festival will take select festival films to eight cities during as the fest plays out.
Last year notable films such as this year's major Oscar contenders Precious and An Education debuted at Sundance 2009 as did audience and critical favorite (500) Days of Summer.
As for this year's crop I have highlighted a few titles among the list below in red, but I have primarily done so considering the names attached to the pictures not necessarily based on any advanced buzz I've heard around any of the films. Names to look out for include Ryan Gosling,
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- Brad Brevet
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Competition Line-up Announced for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
2 December 2009 2:15 PM, PST
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The Sundance Film Festival is where some of the great films of the year will get their first viewings, and if you don’t believe me, here’s just some of the great films this year that made their debut at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival: Precious, World’s Greatest Dad, Big Fan, Bronson, Moon and even (500) Days of Summer, which I didn’t care for but made a big splash.
The festival is where buzz starts happening and now Sundance has released the list of which films will be in competition for 2010. Keep in mind that there are plenty of other films which play out of competition and can be just as great. But some of the big names fighting for the crown are the Allen Ginsberg obscenity trial film Howl starring General Hospital’s James Franco, Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo’s directing debut Sympathy for Delicious,
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- Matt Goldberg
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Sundance 2010 competition lineup includes Temptation Of St Tony!
2 December 2009 1:12 PM, PST
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And the first announcement is upon us and includes quite a few movies we've already reported on.. What does that include?
The incredible looking Estonian drama The Temptation of St. Tony for which we got the exclusive trailer on a while ago. It's by Veiko Õunpuu who did the incredible Sügisball and I'm greatly looking forward to seeing this.
From Spencer Susser, the director of the incredible zombie short I love Sarah Jane comes Hesher, his first feature which stars Jgl!
David Michôd's Australian thriller Animal Kingdom which stars Guy Pearce.
From Taiki Waititi, director of Eagle vs Shark comes Boy which we previously reported on, but then it was known as The Volcano.
Full list after the break!
U.S. Documentary Competition
This year’s 16 films were selected from 862 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.
Bhutto (Directors: Jessica Hernandez and Johnny O'Hara; Screenwriter: Johnny O'Hara)—A riveting
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"Getting Better": A Playlist for President Obama on the Anniversary of Election Day
3 November 2009 9:40 AM, PST
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Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better."
Getting Better - The Beatles
This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies
Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield
Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
New Year's Day - U2
Clocks - Coldplay
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley
The New Year - Death Cab For Cutie
I'll Wait - Van Halen
Walk On Water - Neil Diamond
Celtic New Year - Van Morrison
It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick
Good Year For The Roses - George Jones
Red Letter Year - Ani Difranco
Happy New Year -
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- David Wild
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How to Make Indiana Jones V; Dazed and Confused Update
22 June 2009 10:17 AM, PDT
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It’s Alive! Indy Five Frank Marshall, who was probably the most whip-cracking producer on the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, tells British movie rag Empire that the team is gearing up to make a fifth installment in the cliffhanger series. This bit of news is nicely in keeping with a bloggy hunch that appeared on this site about a year and a half ago. Marshall says no script is in place — but, I ask you, when has that ever stopped a real man from making a motion picture?
Now the fans can start moaning. To you and me and Chester down the block, the whole Indiana Jones series is not much more than a pleasant way to spend some time in a dark theater with a monster bucket of popcorn giving you a salty lapdance as you drink in some chases and maybe
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Film News: The Lance Armstrong Biopic / Faris, Applegate, and Pohler as Chpmunks / Runaways Begins Filming / Teaser Trailer for the Michael Moore Bailout Documentary (Well Sort of)
15 June 2009 12:04 AM, PDT
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Matt Damon is currently in talks to star in the long awaited Lance Armstrong bio pic from director Frank Marshall. The project had been in had been in the works for years with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star at one time. And as far back as the summer of 2005 the film crew captured Armstrong’s seventh Tour de France victory, hoping to include the footage in the final film. The director promises the film “won’t be a puff piece.” Its adapted Armstrong’s best selling autobiography “It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.” Frank Marshall is more known for being a highly successful producer for such films as Raiders of the Lost Ark and more recently the Oscar winning The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This will be his fifth film as a director in a filmography that includes other true life stories such as 2006’s Eight Below and 1993’s Alive.
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- Anthony Nichols
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Gonzalo Arijon: "It's About Miracles"
28 April 2009 12:34 AM, PDT
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By David D'Arcy
"Because the story has already been told in Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, the 1974 best seller by Piers Paul Read, and retold in its 1993 screen adaptation starring Ethan Hawke, why again?" asks Stephen Holden in the New York Times. "The short answer is that in [Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains], all 16 of the survivors, now middle-aged, tell the story in their own words." And Salon's Andrew O'Hehir finds the resulting film "intimate, terrifying and positively riveting... One way of explaining Stranded is that [director Gonzalo] Arijon's after not just the objective facts of what happened and when, which are dramatic enough, but also the subjective reality, the psychological and physiological desolation of the experience."
David D'Arcy talks with Arijon about why he's retelling a well-known tale.
Stranded is now out on DVD.
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"Doubt" - Blu-ray review. Bonus features are limited as would be expected but extremely intuitive.
7 April 2009
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"Doubt" Blu-ray Reviewby Peter Dimako, Editor
The “Doubt” Blu-ray review. By Peter Dimako, Editor“Doubt” is a powerfully acted drama which moves along at a good pace considering the heavy material, making the film easy to watch. John Patrick Shanley returns to the helm after an eighteen year hiatus; his last film “Joe vs. The Volcano” was on the opposite side of the genre spectrum; an adventurous comedy with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The director helms and adapts the screenplay based on his own play.Meryl Streep undoubtedly dominates the screen, overpowering Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams’ performances. Oscar®-nominated for her part, Streep stars as Sister Aloysius Beauvier, a nun known for her fear-driven, stern running of the St. Nicholas School in the Bronx. It’s 1964, a time of change and the school has accepted its first black student in Donald Miller (Joseph Foster).Father Brendan Flynn
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Plant & Krauss Are The King And Queen Of The Grammys
8 February 2009 11:40 PM, PST
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Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honours.The duo picked up awards for Album of The Year, Record of The Year, Best Pop Collaboration, Best Country Collaboration and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
Lil Wayne, who was the most nominated artist at this year's Grammys, took home three prizes and a share of the Best Rap Performance for a Duo or Group for Swagga Like Us with Jay-z, T.I. and Kanye West.
Coldplay were also triple winners, claiming Song of The Year, Best Rock Album and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.
Double winners included Metallica, Al Green, Daft Punk, gospel star Kirk Franklin, Brad Paisley and Peter Gabriel and composer Thomas Newman, who won honours for their work on the Wall-e soundtrack.
Neil Diamond, the Four Tops, Dean Martin and music mogul Clive Davis were among those honoured with special awards during the ceremony.
The night was a star-studded affair - with more performers than ever before hitting the stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the event.
Highlights included Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift's duet on the country star's 15, Jennifer Hudson's stirring rendition of Diane Warren's You Pulled Me Through - backed by a gospel choir, the Jonas Brothers' collaboration with Stevie Wonder, Coldplay's performance with rapper Jay-z and Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke's rousing tribute to New Orleans with Terence Blanchard and Allen Toussaint.
Rockers U2 kicked off the 51st Grammys with new song Get on Your Boots and heavily-pregnant M.I.A., who was due to give birth on Sunday, performed Paper Planes/Swagga Like Us with rappers Lil Wayne, Jay-z, T.I. and Kanye West.
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And the 51st Annual Grammy Winners Are ...
8 February 2009 5:00 PM, PST
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"The Insider" has the updated list of the 51st Annual Grammy Award winners as they come in! See the winners names below underlined. For recordings released during the Eligibility Year: October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008: Record Of The Year -Chasing Pavements/Adele -Viva La Vida/Coldplay -Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis -Paper Planes/M.I.A -Please Read The Letter/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Album Of The Year -Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends/Coldplay -Tha Carter III/Lil Wayne -Year Of The Gentleman/Ne-Yo -Raising Sand/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss -In Rainbows/Radiohead Song Of The Year -American Boy/William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle) -Chasing Pavements/Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) -I'm Yours/Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) -Love Song/Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) -Viva La Vida/Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin,
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