Look forward to a blog post later this week or early next in which we print and comment upon the list of films accepted into this year's Sundance Film Festival. And while word-of-mouth generally circulates that a few titles are in, for the most part filmmakers keep a lid on it until the list comes out. This year, however, leaks are occurring.
Sean Means's blog at the Chicago Tribune lists a few films that the filmmakers themselves have posted news of their acceptance. The
blog for Cory McAbee's
Stingray Sam says that the director's follow-up to The American Astronaut will be in the New Frontier section. Also, a number of blogs have reported that Scott Sanders's blaxploitation homage
Black Dynamite will be at the festival. It is described on the website like this:
This is the story of 1970’s action legend Black Dynamite. When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
Finally, Means reports, the website for
Isang Lahi: Pearls from the Orient tips their Sundance selection.
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posted by Scott Macaulay @ 11/26/2008 10:29:00 AM
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Can't wait!! Really looking forward to this years... Do you know if LIFELINES by Rob Margolies will be in it? Although it may be too new... I managed to get a copy through a friend, is really great, and was apparently filmed in 11 days... Craziness!!
Wont tell you to much in case you've not seen it, but it focuses around one day in the life a family, where the father makes a shocking confession to his children, unleashing a web of explosive secrets harbored by other family members....
Powerful stuff!!!
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posted by @ 11/26/2008 1:07 PM
Jamie, who is your friend! I want to see that movie!
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posted by Charles @ 12/02/2008 8:36 PM
Hey Charles, My friends husband is a film critic so he always gives us the ones worth watching! I think it's release date is march/april this year, so you'll get to watch it soon
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posted by @ 1/15/2009 4:44 PM
