I always like to start the Sundance Film Festival with something fun, so I'm glad that my first screening this year was Austenland. Screenplay writer Jerusha Hess's directorial debut, this film is a delightful mix of charm, satire, romance, and irreverence. Though it takes some time to find and establish its tone, the humor is saucy, witty, and brilliantly executed...
From the creative minds that brought you Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre comes another film about the underdog getting his just desserts. The world created within Gentlemen Broncos centers on a tale of two writers, one established and published and the other an awkward teen with an overactive imagination. Although...
The writer-director team of Jared and Jerusha Hess have once again brought us an off beat comedy that focuses on the awkward trials of a small town adolescent with Gentlemen Broncos. The film stars Michael Angarano and Jemaine Clement as two writers on the opposite sides of success. Angarano plays Benjamin, a 15 year old who has a passion for science...
