Sundance 2007
...Or what I would be writing about if I had been lucky enough to get paid to go watch movies at Sundance.
Finishing the Game Justin Lin's story of finishing Bruce Lee's last film after his death premiered at Sundance and subsequently got zero press.
An American Crime True crime story of a woman (Catherine Keener) who locks her kids and friends in a basement.
Grace is Gone John Cusack stars in this Audience Dramatic Award winner about a man who loses his wife in Iraq.
Hounddog Headlines galore about Dakota Fanning's rape scene. Equally as much talk about how bad the movie actually is.
How She Move Canadian urban stepping drama - sold for $3M.
Joshua This winner for dramatic cinematography is about a psycho kid in NYC and his parent attempts to cope - sold for $4M to Fox Searchlight.
La Misma Luna (The Same Moon) A tale of a mother and young son separated by a border, trying desperately to reunite.
Once Everyone's favorite lo-def Irish romantic musical won the Audience award for World Dramatic Cinema.
Reprise Hard to find a film on this list I am more excited to see, this Norwegian film By Joachim Trier (one of Variety's directors to watch) is about two competing friends and novelists.
Son of Rambow A real darling of the fest, this new film by Garth Jennings has been called Billy Elliot meets Tim Burton. The story follows a young boy whose life is turned upside down by a pirated tape of Rambo.
Summer Rain Antonio Banderas directs this small Spanish language romantic coming of age about young boys in the 70s.
The Ten David Wain & Ken Marino's (The State) comedy placing different characters as/in each of the 10 Commandments.
A Very British Gangster Investigative journalist Donal Mac Intyre spent years with unparalleled access to a real Tony Soprano of England for this documentary.
Waitress Adrienne Shelly posthumous letter to her daughter about surviving an abusive marriage.
Snow Angels Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsdale star in David Gordon Green's emotionally heavy drama.
The Savages The latest film from Slums of Beverly Hills director Tamara Jenkins stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney in this "coming-of-middle-age" dramadey.
Rocket Science Jeffrey Blitz's (Spellbound) dramatic debut about a stuttering boy who joins the debate to score a chick won him the fest's dramatic directing award.
Chasing Ghosts The hunt for the perfect score in Pacman (3,333,360 btw) and the story of the 1982 world video game champion, Billy Mitchell.
Everything's Cool If An Inconvenient Truth identified the problem, this docu is the first step to identifying the solution.
Hear and Now After living 65 years without hearing, this film documents the filmmaker's parents' decision to recieve cochlear implants and gain the sense of sound. Winner of the audience award for documentary.
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) This Grand Jury Prize winner for documentary tells the tale of the rampant crime, corruption, and kidnapping that takes place daily in Brazil's capital of Sao Paolo. The film also won the documentary cinematography prize.
My Kid Could Paint That This docu investigates the rise of a 4 year old art prodigy, her $300,000 in sold paintings, and the controversy of her artist father's influence.
Protagonist Jessica Yu's documentary about drama using elements of verite, Greek tragedy, and puppetry.
No End In Sight The docu special jury prize winning investigation of the Iraq war by political scientist Charles Ferguson.
Broken English Parker Posey stars in this Zoe Cassavetes romantic comedy.
On the Road with Judas A quirky literary comedy by JJ Lask.
Padre Nuestro The Grand Jury prize winner for dramatic feature is a border thriller of two boys traveling to New York city to find one's father.
Cocalero Alejandro Landes docu of Bolivian politics and the rise of Evo Morales.
In the Shadow of the Moon The story of the men who walked on the moon, told in interviews with the actual astronauts and with unseen footage from the actual missions. Winner of the World Cinema Audience award for documentary.
Eagle vs. Shark Acclaimed Kiwi short director Taika Waititi tries his hand at features with this offbeat romantic comedy.
Black Snake Moan Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer brings his Christina Ricci and Sam Jackson story of a Tennessee party girl to the fest that brought him much acclaim.
wowah... lotsa stuff there. and quite a few others I didn't mention. ...exhausting!Statistics: Posted by enderzero — Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:59 pm
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