Monthly Archives: January 2007

THE ISLAND

By | January 2007

2007 SUNDANCE WORLD DRAMATIC COMPETITION FEATURE! Director Pavel Lounguine intends to continually change the background and credibility of Anatoly, but never shows any evidence that any of his advice and/or antics have helped anybody…

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THE ISLAND

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2007 SUNDANCE WORLD DRAMATIC COMPETITION FEATURE! "The Island" is an aimless and unconvincing parable masquerading as a Bergmanesque art film. It is either...

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ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT

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Soccer is a sport of powerful emotion; you either love it or you hate it. This feature banks on you loving soccer, as, despite its focus on one player,...

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MAGNETIC POLES

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Rosenblum’s “Magnetic Poles” is an oddly familiar bit of romance drama about couples, dead end relationships, and the like, all of which we’ve...

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BURIED DREAMS

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In Laurent Sagues’ “Buried Dreams,” a stranger treks across an African desert, the colorless landscape only slightly less brutal than the tortuous...

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Sundance 07 News: CINEMATICAL IS A BUZZY BUZZY SUNDANCE BEE

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Oh how the internets community is out and about in Park City, Utah. In this installment, we direct your browser over to Cinematical where Patricia Chui...

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Sundance 07 News: POLAND DISHES SUNDANCE BUZZ

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David Poland over at Movie City News runs a super little blog called "The Hot Blog." As he whiles away the all day movies and all night parties at...

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“THE DEPARTED” TWO AND THREE??

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The original version of Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" was a Hong Kong film called "Infernal Affairs." While most movie buffs know that, not all of them...

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THE GRASS GROWS GREEN

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“The Grass Grows Green” takes place in a U.S. Marines Recruiting Station in Texas. It is a fairly quiet place – actually, it’s too quiet. But...

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CRISPIN GLOVER’S SEQUEL TO “WHAT IS IT?” MADE ME FAINT…

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Well, I'm assuming it was the movie, but it could've been a cumulative effect from general Park City stress, but at the same time, I felt fine going into...

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SOMETHING I’VE NOTICED…

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If you hang out at the Yarrow (where I'm at now, waiting for my next screening, writing reviews, etc) and keep your ears open, you'd be amazed at what...

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