Watch 2 Sundance Shorts: ‘Sasquatch Birth Journal 2’ and ‘Who’s That Brooown’
As Sundance draws to a close we've pulled together a couple of shorts that delighted at this year's festival so you can get a taste of the rarely spoken of s...
Month: January 2011
[Review] The Mechanic
The Mechanic is a professionally-made product: we’ve been sold a Jason Statham action film; CBS Films and Simon West have delivered. So what?
West’s firs...
[Review] The Rite
For a genre film, The Rite takes the subject matter of faith as seriously as it can while retaining mainstream appeal. If it were to dive either way we mig...
Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand Teaming Up For ‘My Mother’s Curse’
There's a pair I never thought I'd ever see on screen; THR broke the story yesterday that Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand have signed on to star in My Moth...
Orci and Kurtzman to Tackle ‘Ender’s Game’
An Ender's Game film is actually coming close? Well, the news of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman getting hired to scribe the adaptation may be the sign of ac...
[Sundance Interview] Building A Dream Project: ‘Nine Muses’ Director John Akomfrah
Certainly not a Sundance starlet like Elizabeth Olsen or a storied Sundance vet like Miranda July, British filmmaker John Akomfrah has been making criticall...
[Sundance Video Review] The Convincer
With Jill Sprecher's The Convincer, Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin reunite on the independent film scene after achieving success with Little Miss Sunshine. Unf...
[Sundance Video Review] The Lie
After breaking out with The Blair Witch Project, Joshua Leonard has had a steady career in the indie film scene, most recently starring in the mumble-core pro...
[Sundance Video Review] Terri
Premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at Sundance Film Festival 2011 is Azazel Jacobs' Terri. The coming-of-age dramedy follows Terri (Jacob Wy...
[Review] Barney’s Version
Making a "life's journey" film must be difficult. The difficulty shows through the messy Barney's Version. But despite its rocky structure, this adaptation of...