Blogging Sundance

Does This Movie Poster Look Familiar - March 28, 2008

Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Images, Posters I bet you'll look at this for a second and go, "Um, did they remake The Breakfast Club, or .... what" No, they did not remake the John Hughes cult classic, but they did remake the poster for the new documentary American Teen. One of the more popular films from the Sundance Film Festival, American Teen was quite often the subject of debate. People loved it, but couldn't understand how someone would market it. After...
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From the Editor's Desk: Films We Champion - March 18, 2008

Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, SXSW, Sundance, Slamdance, Fandom, The Weinstein Co.My favorite part of attending a film festival comes when you discover a smaller film that hits you in a way that almost forces you to throw up everything you know about the flick whenever someone asks. They could be, like, "So, how ya feeling today" And then you can't help but answer, "I'm good ... but you HAVE to see this friggin' film. It's called (insert the title) and it's unbelievable -- easiest...
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Robert Redford Is a 'Visionary,' Says ShoWest - March 4, 2008

Filed under: Independent, Awards, Sundance, Cinematical IndieIf you ask my mom about Robert Redford, she'll cite his dreamy blue eyes and his charismatic performances in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. If you ask someone my age about him, though, I bet the Sundance Film Festival is the first thing that will come to mind. For a lot of us, the Sundance Institute has been so influential and important that it overshadows the earlier days, when Redford was "only" a movie...
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