Blogging Sundance

EXCLUSIVE: Clip from 'Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson' - June 26, 2008

Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Fandom, Trailers and ClipsCinematical has received this exclusive clip from Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, a new documentary written and directed by a very talented friend of ours, Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). The film, which premiered back at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles, well, the life and times of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas); Gonzo journalist, author,...
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'Trouble the Water' Finally Gets U.S. Distributor - June 11, 2008

Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Distribution, Cinematical IndieOn Sunday, I got really, really excited about going to see the documentary Trouble the Water, which was playing in Brooklyn as part of the Sundance BAM series. But when I went to buy my tickets on Moviefone, the single showtime was sold out. "Oh well," I thought. "I'll just see it when it's officially released to theaters." Then I discovered that, despite winning the non-fiction Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film...
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Sundance BAM: Short Film Mayhem - June 2, 2008

Filed under: Independent, Deals, New Releases, Sundance, Festival Reports, Shorts, Fandom, DIYFilmmaking, HBO FilmsFor an emerging filmmaker, the Sundance Film Festival provides a starting point for the life span of a feature-length work. There's a far greater sense of immediacy, however, for the filmmakers involved in the shorts program, where a wide variety of material tends to begin circulating the festival world before fading into complete obscurity. That's why the short films that screened.
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