buzzsugar.com - 1/26/2009
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The buzz about Sundance has been largely positive this year and it sounds like the entries were, on a whole, some of the best the festival has rounded up in a long time. On Saturday the festival's closing Awards Ceremony was held and the winners were announced. Some of last year's ...
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Christopher Guest, the writer/director of cult favorite mockumentaries,
“This is Spinal Tap” and “Best in Show,” may...
be taking one of his most beloved big screen creations to the stage—even as he quits making movies all together. Jane Lynch, who ...
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variety.com - 1/23/2009
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'Education,' 'Push' emblematic of Obama age First of
all, Sundance 2009 was one of the better, and...
least aggravating, editions of this year-launching festival in some time. Especially through the first weekend, the ratio of good to bad was ...
Sundance synchs with the times - Entertainment News, ...
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Sundance has wrapped up and it was a good year there. Check out my roundup of awards and news coming out of the festival.
Movie Preview: Paper Heart
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... , where Yi accepted the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Now that I've seen the endearing trailer, I am more anxious than ever to check out the film. Paper Heart opens in limited release Aug. 7, with a wider release to follow. To watch the trailer, read more. ...
Movie Preview: Precious Starring Mo'Nique
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... Ever since Precious (previously known as Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire) took this year's Sundance Film Festival by storm, I've been waiting anxiously for this trailer. The movie stars Mo'Nique as a mother who constantly berates and emotionally abuses her daughter, played by newcomer Gabourey Sidibe. ...
Buzz Interview With the Cast of Precious, Part 1: Paula Patton
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... The buzz about Precious has been building ever since it swept awards at this year's Sundance Film Festival. (I even put it on my list of Fall movie picks.) Now with its release around the corner and Oscar whispers beginning, I sat down with some of the stars and the director himself. The film is based on the novel, Push, which follows a pregnant sixteen-year old living with her abusive mother. Despite the film's dark subject matter, every cast member I spoke to brought up the story's healing and feel-good power.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be ...
Buzz Interview With the Cast of Precious, Part 2: Lee Daniels
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... , but now it's time to hear from the director himself, Lee Daniels. I asked the Sundance-award winner - the film took home the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize - how it feels to hear Oscar buzz, and what it's like when Oprah is on your speed dial. Plus, he opened up to me about how the movie helped him overcome from his own dark past. Ready for his incredibly candid responses? ...
Precious: A Dark Tale With a Hopeful Light
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... first caused rumblings at Sundance, I thought, "There is no way I'm seeing this film." There are certain things that I find uncomfortable to watch - pregnant teens, abuse, Mariah Carey. But I'm so glad I did. Because despite its drawbacks on paper, Precious provides a big payback to those who watch it. It's one of those few unforgettable films that stays with you days later - for better and for worse. ...
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The official awards for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival have been announced tonight. The big winners are We Live in Public for the Documentary Grand Jury Prize and XX for the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Additionally, The Cove won the Documentary ...
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blog.digitalcontentproducer.com 1/19/2009 — The jury and audience award-winners of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival were announced at the Festivalâs closing Awards Ceremony hosted by actor Jane Lynch in Park City, Utah. Films receiving jury awards were selected from the four categories: U.S. ...
Sundance 2009: State of the Docs at the Mid-Point
edendale.typepad.com 1/22/2009 — As Sundance stumbles, punch-drunk, into its second half, the unsaid reality echoing around the festival was the lack of any fevered deal-making or rumors of bidding wars surrounding the documentary titles. Last year, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED ...
Who Will Run Sundance Next?
thewrap.com 2/19/2009 —
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hollywood-elsewhere.com 2/4/2009 — A big-city film critic friend told me tonight why he doesn't do SXSW anymore: 1. "No press screenings, or none that I recall from when I was there from 2003-07, or maybe just a handful. They think it's more 'democratic' to have the press line up with ...
Sundance 09: SXSW & IFC
agnesvarnum.com 2/7/2009 — Yesterday, Ingrid Kopp asked me over Twitter what I thought of the IFC/SXSW announcement of launching SX films on IFC’s VOD platform during the fest. My initial reaction was, no biggie, cool for all involved. After a couple more questions, I ...
Sundance Review: Grace
cinematical.com 1/22/2009 — Among the items on the prop list for Grace are: one (1) baby bottle filled with blood and one (1) dead baby. Now that you know that, a review might be superfluous -- you already know whether or not you want to see this movie. If you are the sort ...
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