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By | February 2014

2014 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL NARRATIVE PREMIERES SELECTION! Cross’ script does build its way to a climax that is so exceptionally funny that it once again calls into question all the lulls leading up to it…

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HITS

The proliferation of fame culture is overflowing with the opportunities for satire. “Famous for what?” is the term often heard, and these days even...

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THE SLEEPWALKER

Remember when a group of people going into the woods was a bad idea for all those involved in the movies? Well, it’s still a bad idea. Most moviegoers...

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LIFE AFTER BETH

Zack (Dane DeHaan) is having a very difficult time dealing with the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza). Clinging onto Beth's colorful...

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IMPERIAL DREAMS

Last year at Sundance, Ryan Coogler made a debut splash with Fruitvale Station. It was the true story of a young African-American trying to keep it on the...

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THE OVERNIGHTERS

“Did they ask Jesus to cut his hair?” “Jesus didn’t have our neighbors.” Non-fiction filmmaking has a long history of introducing us to...

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20,000 DAYS ON EARTH

To say that I was fascinated by this film is an understatement. A documentary-narrative hybrid, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's 20,000 Days on Earth...

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LISTEN UP PHILIP

“Listen Up Philip” is the third feature from Alex Ross-Perry, the new master of the awkward and uncomfortable cinematic experience. While my only...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUNDANCE 20

Welcome to Going Bionic, #196. Before we get started, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge today as being the 28th anniversary of the Space Shuttle...

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MR LEOS CARAX

I cannot tell a lie. Prior to 2012’s “Holy Motors,” I had never seen a film by the filmmaker Leos Carax. I had heard his name bandied about, mostly...

FILMS GONE WILD: 2014 SUNDANCE #3 (NEVER LET ARGENTINIAN COSPLAY WONDER WOMAN AS

In my ever changing and constantly being revised Sundance schedule, FINDNG FELA and LOVE CHILD get dropped this morning and the first screening of the day...

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