Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:22AM - By Christie Ko
The reality of climate change came to the big screen in an entrancing and devastating documentary at the Sundance Film Festival this year, Chasing Ice. National Geographic photographer, James Balog, and his team capture the disappearance of the planet’s Arctic glaciers through stunning time-lapse photography that is simultaneously beautiful and deeply depressing. It’s no wonder that this film won the Excellence in Cinematography for Documentary Films Award.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:09AM - By Christie Ko
Check out Mali’s take on The End of Love here!
I think I officially have my Sundance 2012 dramatic crush: Mark Webber. End of Love is a heartstring-pulling film with amazing performances and hilarious cameos. Built on the father-son relationship between Webber and his son (in real life) Isaac Love, this largely improvisational film captures with astounding realism a story of a struggling actor in LA, grieving, broke, and trying to be a father to his son.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 5:57PM - By Mali Elfman
I woke up early to catch a 9:00am screening of Goats at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s hard to enjoy just about any film at that hour of the morning, get caught up in a not-so-fast-moving drama, or let alone laugh out loud at a odd concept, but somehow Goats managed it all and had me leaving the theater ready for more.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 3:00PM - By Mali Elfman
Check out Christie’s take on The End of Love here!
One of the most emotional and touching films of this year’s Sundance Film Festival is The End of Love. This is one of those films that sits with you long after you’ve left the theater and doesn’t let you go. It’s a beautiful representation of what a look at one mans story in a very simple way can be represented.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:22AM - By Mali Elfman
About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now is a new Sundance documentary that attempts to talk about the fashion through the eras. There are elements to this film that I want to love, but unfortunately it’s really more of a fluff piece featuring interviews with too many different models at once and no real in depth perspectives or new takes on the modeling industry. The models have low self-esteem, eating problems and different takes on Botox. It doesn’t take 80 minutes to realize this. So what was it trying to do…
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:22PM - By Mali Elfman
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival is officially over and the awards have been given. The fest presented 117 films, 45 of which were from first-time filmmakers, which is really something to boast about. Though our reviews are still coming in, we’ve covered nearly all of the award-winning films and will have coverage on the rest, coming to you soon.
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards presented this evening were:
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Friday, January 27, 2012 2:50PM - By Mali Elfman
Another solid film coming out of Sundance, Smashed is one of those films that may seem like “just another Sundance film” but has enough twists and interesting dynamics that is seperates it from the pack. And though Mary Elizabeth Winstead steals the movie with one of her best performances to date, the film’s strong supporting cast and a number of surprising and fun moments are really what make it a success.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:41AM - By Brendan Walsh
Spike Lee is back! He premiered his latest joint, Red Hook Summer this week at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival to a sold out crowd of 1300, and it has become one of the most talked about films of the festival. In a return to form (and Brooklyn), Lee brings back the colorful visual and storytelling style (and even a few characters!), that made him famous with Do The Right Thing. As usual, he doesn’t pull any punches, and left audiences with a lot to discuss. Check out the rest of the review after the jump…
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:17PM - By Travis Woods
Readers of our 2012 Sundance Film Festival coverage will note that this year at the fest has suffered from numerous health-related issues, from the death of influential indie film distributor Bingham Ray on Monday, to the collapse of Tracy Morgan last weekend. And now, the movies themselves are causing issues, as the horror film V/H/S is driving people to lose consciousness at the indie film festival.
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