Jan 25th 2011
Sundance Review: Happy Happy
Norwegians are fashion-forward: they like boiled fish, potatoes, fly suits, fjords, being cold, oil and natural gas, eight week's vacation, same-sex marriage and darkness. Read More
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Jan 25th 2011
Sundance Review: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
It's been a good year for B-movie king Roger Corman. Read More
Jan 24th 2011
Sundance Review: The Devil's Double
Had George Bush simply needed to furnish a weapon of mass ridiculousness to justify his Iraq war, an advance copy of The Devil's Double would've come in mighty handy. Read More
Jan 24th 2011
Sundance Review: Tyrannosaur is best film of the fest, so far…
This is The One folks. The one that will sweep the awards at the end of the fest and I'm guessing even onto next year's Oscars. Read More
Jan 22nd 2011
Sundance Review: I Saw the Devil brings the gore and so much more
There is always the chance you are going to get a violent film at Sundance, along with sex and controversy it's kind of a staple to most indies these days. Read More
Jan 21st 2011
Sundance Review: Kaboom
Greg Araki apologists and new wave post-post punk fans (of which I am one) will be behooved to spend a music-video-quick 85 minutes checking in on Kaboom. Read More
Jan 20th 2011
On 30th anniversary of Sundance fest Redford eschews 'commercialism' talks 'shoestring'
Note to my mom: Yes, he is better-looking in person. He was wearing a green flannel (three button on the cuffs - sweet), blue jeans, boots, a skull cap and black-framed specs. He tolerated the press, even those lobbing thinly veiled accusations he/his fest has sold-out/become too commercial. He underscored the importance of the fest not straying far (at all) from its roots 30 years ago and 40 miles away on his home mountain Sundance. He was funny, self-effacing and admitted he'll die before he retires. Read More
