Ira Sachs' quiet, observational style conveys the rich texture of the characters' ever-changing behavior. It's deeply affecting, even when nothing much happens.
Read More »Nobody else could fit the role of a crestfallen rocker that Paul Dano embodies in director So Yong Kim's remarkable "For Ellen."
Read More »Don Hertzfeldt is at the end of one journey and the beginning of another. The indie animator, perhaps best known for his brilliant 2000 short "Rejected," has been steadily churning out spectacularly eccentric animations for years, working on his own using a 2-D process largely of his own m...
Read More »ATO Pictures has picked up North American rights to James Marsh's "Shadow Dancer," which is currently screening at the Sundance Film Festival.
Read More »Why He's On Our Radar: First-time feature filmmaker Sheldon Candis is in Park City with his U.S. Dramatic contender "LUV," a blistering semi-autobiographical tale that cuts close to the heart. The drama, written by Candis and Justin Wilson, centers on Woody (remarkable newcomer Michael Rainey, Jr.),...
Read More »Participant Media and AFFRM ((African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement have teamed to acquire U.S. theatrical rights for "Middle of Nowhere."
Read More »As a documentary fan and critic who discovered so many great nonfiction films at Sundance last year, including some of 2011’s very best, it’s been extremely painful not being in Park City this week. To make things easier I could have tried to ignore the festival, stayed off Twitter, not ...
Read More »Parker Posey is clearly no stranger to the Sundance Film Festival. Over the years, films like "Party Girl," "The House of Yes" and "Broken English" all made their debuts in Park City, helping Posey gain her unofficial title as the "queen of indie."
Read More »The Western world viewed the Tahrir Square uprising through selective media filters and left the personal dimension largely ignored, which makes the handheld footage on display in Sundance World Competition documentary "1/2 Revolution" both stunning and vital. Shot by a group of progressiv...
Read More »IFC is in final negotiations to acquire Antonio Campos’ “Simon Killer,” according to a source close to the deal. "Simon Killer" stars Brady Corbet as a heartbroken American college grad who visits Paris after breaking up with his girlfriend of five years. He quickly ...
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