Blogging Sundance

Interview: 'Chicago 10' Director Brett Morgen - February 28, 2008

Filed under: Animation, Documentary, New Releases, Sundance, Podcasts, Celebrities and Controversy, Politics, Interviews, Cinematical Indie, Roadside AttractionsDirector Brett Morgen doesn't make conventional, talking-head, "impartial" non-fiction films; he himself notes "I'm certainly more interested in creating modern-day mythologies than historical documentaries." After co-directing On the Ropes and The Kid Stays in the Picture, he next, ambitiously, decided to use state-of-the-art...
http://www.bloggingsundance.com/2008/02/28/interview-chicago-10-director-brett-morgen/

Sundance Buzz Title 'Sunshine Cleaning' Finally Picked Up By Overture - February 27, 2008

Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Deals, Sundance, Distribution, Cinematical IndieIt's hard to believe it was just last month that the film industry was trudging through hill, dale and snow to watch movies at the Sundance Film Festival, but in this fast-paced world, it does feel like a million years ago. One of the buzz titles at the fest was Christine Jeffs' Sunshine Cleaning, a tale of two sisters that start a business tidying up crime scenes. Our own Kim Voynar felt it wasn't the best.
http://www.bloggingsundance.com/2008/02/27/sundance-buzz-title-sunshine-cleaning-finally-p...