Three Sundance Films
So far, only three '07 Sundance movies have inspired any thoughts of mid-range tumescence: (a) Mike Cahill's King of California, about a relationship between an unstable dad (Michael Douglas) and his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) -- the reasonbeing the hand of producers Alexander Payne and Michael London plus some encouraging buzz I heard about it last summer; (b) Jarrett Schaeffer 's Chapter 27, the long-gestating drama about what was happening in the head of Mark David Chapman (a bulked-up Jared Leto) in the days and hours leading up to his murder of John Lennon ; and (c) Brett Morgen's Chicago 10, a doc about the eight antiwar counter-culture protestors (Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, etc.) who were put on trial for inciting violence during the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago -- the enthusiasm is driven by Morgen's blending of newsreel footage, animation, talking-head interviews and what I hear is an above-average rock music score plus a guy who worked on it telling me that Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture) "is looking to reach a whole new level with this [film]."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 2, 2006 at 5:45 AM
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Karsten
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Sorry for the off-topic post, but it might be of interest to Jeff. From the IMDb:
Dergarabedian Leaving Exhibitor Relations
Exhibitor Relations President Paul Dergarabedian is leaving the company after 14 years to launch a rival firm, Media By Numbers, that will also track and analyze box-office results, he said Thursday. The new company also plans to analyze sales via home video and digital downloading.
Just thought, you know, having mentioned Dergarabedebaragadedian a few times, it might be site tradition to keep track on him. Hence, my post.
Posted by Karsten
at December 2, 2006 6:14 AM
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erniesouchak
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Don't underestimate the potential for "Dark Matter," which is based on a great short story.
Posted by erniesouchak
at December 2, 2006 7:55 AM
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Jack Price
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Also wouldn't shortchange "Snow Angels," the new David Gordon Green film. I had the privelege of speaking with him after a screening of All The Real Girls at USC, and from what he relayed to me I have a feeling the film is going to leave an impression.
Posted by Jack Price
at December 2, 2006 9:38 AM
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MikeSells
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I was floored by the script for Padre Nuestro when I read it a few years ago. If I were going to sundance it would be at the top of my list.
Posted by MikeSells
at December 2, 2006 11:29 AM
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D.Z.
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Jeff: Give Bugmaster a shot, I guess...
Posted by D.Z.
at December 2, 2006 12:05 PM
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jeffmcm
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I really don't want to know about Wells' tumescence, mid-range or otherwise.
Posted by jeffmcm
at December 2, 2006 1:57 PM
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lawnorder
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David Gordon Green has to be the most overrated indie director of the last decade.
Posted by lawnorder
at December 2, 2006 3:02 PM
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The Movie Man
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I have to back lawnorder up here, David Gordon Green is talented no question, there are images and lines in his films (referring only to All the Real Girls and Undertow, haven't seen George Washington) that stick with me. But Green seems to be of the school that thinks a snail's pace and wierd for wierd's sake will transcend cliches. To be fair, it's been well publicized that Terrence Malick is sort of a mentor to Green, and I've never gotten why Malick is such an untouchable genius in the realm of cinema either. Once again very talented, and the films themselves are very beautiful, but to me it seems that Malick is one of those directors that its cooler to say you like than to actually sit down and watch his films. I find them to be nearly laughably pretentious. I know at least a few of you secretly agree with me.
Posted by The Movie Man
at December 2, 2006 4:53 PM
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jeffmcm
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I openly disagree with you, but Malick is certainly a better director than Green.
Posted by jeffmcm
at December 2, 2006 5:50 PM
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The Movie Man
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Malick may be one of those sacred cows that I've never been able to really get on board with but I have no problem stating that he's a better director than Green.
Posted by The Movie Man
at December 2, 2006 7:39 PM
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Ross
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Having just got around to seeing A New World, I'd have to agreee with you about Malick on a certain level. It definitely had the pretentious thing going on... but it was also a beautifully crafted film, that not too many directors could pull off.
Green has been hit and miss for me. I just plain didn't get George Washington, way too slow for me. All the Real Girls was decent, it at least kept me interested all the way through. Undertow was a cool film, you could just smell the dirt, it felt very authentic. He's good enough, to get me to perk up when I hear about a new film from him.
Posted by Ross
at December 2, 2006 8:57 PM
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MBT
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