Movie Buzz …and then try to put the pieces back together again. The documentary, directed by the Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, follows the lives of five families affected by bullying and their determination to make a difference. It's set to release on March 30th, 2012. (via thebullyproject.com)
Movie Buzz Rodrigo Cortes’s psychological thriller opened to mixed reviews at Sundance in January. That still doesn’t mean we tire of a scary DeNiro shouting at people on the big screen. (via.)
Politics Buzz The New Jack hustler discussed 2016 with members of the press at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
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During a press conference for his new film Red State at Comic-Con 2011, Kevin Smith tells the true story about the time at Sundance he told Harvey Weinstein to “shut the f**k up.” (via Gotcha Media)
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What the stars are shivering in.
At the Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey premiere at Sundance, Kevin Clash and Elmo have a special present for a pregnant woman in the audience. I will not cry. I will not cry. I may need a minute.
Movie Buzz Last night Kevin Smith gave a great speech regarding his controversial new horror film, Red State, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Set in middle America, the film is heavily inspired by the Westboro Baptist Church and other “fire and brimstone” fellowships.
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A peek at the upcoming indie hits of tomorrow.
Movie Buzz Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's short film “Fight for your Right Revisited” will debut at the Sundance Film Festival this week. It will feature an epic ensemble of Hollywood favorites, as well as 2 different all star crews playing everybody's favorite original white rappers. This can't possibly be lame, right?
I get that this was supposed to be funny, but it just doesn't feel funny in the right way. Yikes. (Gotcha Media.)
Spike Jonze's short film 'I'm Here', about robots in love in Los Angeles, premiered at Sundance and will can be seen in it's entirety on the director's site in March. It's like if iRobot mated with You've Got Mail! Brilliant!
Buried spends 94 minutes alone with Ryan Reynolds, who plays a kidnapped contractor in Iraq trapped in a sweaty, oxygen-depleted coffin. Via Flavorwire.
Movie Buzz Jeff Dowd, aka the real-life inspiration for The Dude in The Big Lebowski, was punched in the face by a critic at Sundance. He was apparently harassing a Variety film critic/nihilist over a bad review of “Dirt! The Movie,” when the altercation went down. The Dude apologizes.
This Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. Treevenge is short film currently being screened at the Sundance Film Festival in which the victims of Christmas' greatest massacre finally get their revenge. I can totally see the taglines: Christmas will never be the same.
Movie Buzz The definitive Anna Wintour documentary is premiering this weekend at Sundance. It's Anna-approved, which means loads of designers and juicy details about her personal life. I can't resist comparing her office (in the preview) to the office in Devil Wears Prada; they are exactly the same. And please watch that Accessories Designer's facial expressions. She is 10 minutes away from crying in a bathroom stall.
Movie Buzz The upcoming Norwegian horror film Dead Snow (aka Død Snø) has all the elements - zombies, Nazis, and of course, sexy students - for the makings of a great horror film. In the movie, which is premiering at Sundance, a hoard of Nazi zombies get all riled up when a bunch of students come to party up in their mountains, where they've held out since World War 2. It releases September 09.
Movie Buzz A non-standard rom-com about a video clerk and his porn-loving customer. This seems interesting and quirky without falling into the deathtrap of mumblecore, but we’ll have to see it to be sure.