Tag: 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Video Interview: Maxim Pozdorovkin & Tony Gerber (The Notorious Mr. Bout)
You may know the co-directors of The Notorious Mr. Bout for their prior individual projects, the likes include Maxim Pozdorovkin's co-directed project HBO alongside...
The Notorious Mr. Bout | Review
Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spoof: Gerber & Pozdorovkin Indulge Bout
You probably know him by his wildly exaggerated media coined title, the 'Merchant of Death', or...
The Voices | Review
Playing Off-key: Satrapi’s English Language Debut a Grating Misfire
Iranian born director Marjane Satrapi, best known for her 2007 debut, Persepolis, and a 2011 follow-up,...
The Better Angels | Review
Edwards Breathes Malickian Verve Into Lincoln's Youth
It's impossible to discuss director A.J. Edwards' triumphant debut without first acknowledging his association with Terrence Malick. Having...
Interview: A.J. Edwards – The Better Angels
It's with good reason that producer Terrence Malick has gotten top billing in the PR campaign for The Better Angels, namely the ethereal tone...
Interview: Gregg Araki – White Bird in a Blizzard
We sat down with director Gregg Araki at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival after the premiere of his new film, White Bird in a...
Interview: Jesse Moss’ The Overnighters
Throughout the filming of his heart-wrenching new film, The Overnighters, director Jesse Moss acted as a sort of cinephilic one man band, shooting the...
The Overnighters | Review
Love Thy Neighbor: Moss Finds Faith In Oil Boomtown
In the small town of Williston, North Dakota, a modern day boomtown is growing exponentially as...
2014 Sundance Film Festival: Cutter Hodierne’s Fishing Without Nets
You'd be hard-pressed to find anything of a swashbuckling nature in what is essentially a pirate movie without the eye patches. While comparisons with other...
Lilting | Review
Common Grounds: Khaou Strikes Graceful, Observant Notes in Debut
A moving, and sharply wrought screenplay supported by several elegant performances marks Cambodian born director Hong...
The Guest | Review
Lone Survivor: Wingard’s Latest a Near Perfect Mix of Subtext, Comedy and Satisfying Thrills
After contributing to several anthology films, including the V/H/S films and...
Wetlands | Review
Soggy Bottoms: Wnendt’s Latest an Extravaganza of Delightful Perversity
German director David Wnendt’s adaptation of Charlotte Roche’s novel, Wetlands, is a bildungsroman unlike any other;...
Interview: Carter Smith – Jamie Marks is Dead
At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, we sat down with director Carter Smith to discuss his new film, Jamie Marks is Dead, which played...
Love Is Strange | Review
Married Life: Sachs’ Latest a Subtle Portrayal of Love, Marriage, and Familial Bonds
Following on the heels of his 2012 film, Keep the Lights On,...
Dinosaur 13 | Review
Miller Asks: Who's Dinosaur Is It Anyways?
Before 1990, only twelve Tyrannosaurus Rex had ever been discovered. As you may have guessed, Dinosaur 13 documents...
Short Film Corner: Interview with Bernardo Britto (Yearbook)
For this week's IONCINEMA.com's Short Film Corner, we feature Yearbook, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where it deservedly was awarded the Short Film...
Rich Hill | Review
Born of a Small Town: Droz Tragos & Droz Palermo Regard Three Boys Living With Ingrained Poverty and Troubled Pedigree
With increasing frequency, documentary filmmakers...
Interview: Mark Jackson (War Story)
With the constant reminders of the past affixed to the present, the continual struggle with identity and mental toll associated with the warfare of...
2014 Sundance Film Festival: Mark Jackson’s War Story
World premiering at Park City's legendary Egyptian theatre (playing opposite was the surprise screening of Richard Linklater 12-year opus), Mark Jackson's sophomore film on...
Interview: Andrew Rossi (Ivory Tower)
Andrew Rossi's prior film, Page One: Inside the New York Times, delved into the newspaper industry while it began to teeter on the brink of...
Boyhood | Review
About a Boy: Linklater’s Unique Experiment a Mostly Enjoyable Endeavor
An experience that is as enhanced by the aura of its experimental nature as it...
Interview: Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz (Land Ho!)
Sporting their own traditional Icelandic sweater (known as the lopapeysa), I had the chance to sit down with Land Ho! creative pair Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz...
2014 Sundance Film Festival: Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz’s Land Ho!
Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz might have made a strong case for working in twos: as a tandem in both the directing and screenwriting...
Ernest & Celestine | Review
Cute in Court: Bears and Mice Controversially Live In Harmony
We are not for lack of anthropomorphized mice nor bears, from all the way back...
Hits | 2014 Sundance Review
David Cross Graduates from Small Screen Satire, Inviting Hipsters and Libertarians to the Party
David Cross translates sketch comedy prowess into organized chaos, marking his...
Best of Fest: Caitlin’s Top Five Films of Sundance 2014
#5. Love Is Strange
Big-screen romance has moved far beyond cigar smoking gentlemen with obscenely chiseled jaw lines holding doors for iconic beauties that don’t...
Best of Fest: Jordan’s Top Five Films of Sundance 2014
5. The Guest (Adam Wingard)
Having not seen A Horrible Way to Die, You’re Next or either editions of V/H/S, I had not a clue...
Best of Fest: Nicholas’ Top Five Films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
#5. Love Is Strange
While I've been a fan of Ira Sachs' work for some time now, I was intrigued to see what he'd do...
Best of Fest: Sundance 2014′s Top 10 New Faces
They range in age, amount of screen time, supporting or principle characters, and have previous (television work, stage and or bit parts in Hollywood/Indiewood...
Double Beats for Whiplash; Chazelle’s Sophomore Film Claims Grand Jury & Award Top Prizes at Sundance 2014
Damien Chazelle's Whiplash was Day 1 feel good buzz title of the fest that ultimately served as a measuring stick for the other competing...
The Skeleton Twins | 2014 Sundance Review
Sticks & Stones: Johnson’s Winning Dramedy a Showcase for Wiig & Hader
The transition from sketch comedy television to the big screen is often a...
Marmato | 2014 Sundance Review
Grieco Witnesses Dirty Deeds Done In Exchange For Gold
Mining is a dirty business, obviously, but not just in the harsh physical conditions of the...
2014 Guide to the Sundance Twitterverse
It's that time again. The biggest American film festival is upon us, and this year the IONCINEMA crew will be descending on Park City...
Sundance Twitterverse 2014: Next & New Frontier
The last of our Twitterverse series, these are the films pushing the boundaries of independent cinema while keeping a pulse on cyber happenings. It...
Sundance Twitterverse 2014: Park City at Midnight
It seems with part five of our Sundance Twitterverse series, horror fans are taking over the interwebs as if infected with some kind of...
Sundance Twitterverse 2014: Premieres
Part four of our Sundance Twitterverse series features the biggest names in the small world of indie film. Don't miss writer/director William H. Macy's...
Sundance Twitterverse 2014: U.S. Documentary Competition
Part two in this year's Sundance Twitterverse series, we are bringing you direct contact with most of next year's Oscar short list. No one...
Sundance Twitterverse 2014: U.S. Dramatic Competition
The first in this year's Guide to the Sundance Twitterverse series is the complete U.S. Dramatic Competition, which just at first glance has an...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #2. David Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
David Zellner: 1. Seeing Viva Maria! in 35mm. That movie is pure joy. 2. Gerhard...
2014 Sundance “Trading Cards” Series: #1. Deke Garner (Hellion)
Lavallee: Name me 3 of your favorite “2013 discoveries”...
Deke Garner: I discovered Street League Skateboarding, I love to skate and watch the pros skate....
Zach Braff’s Wishes for a Sundance Spot; Wish I Was Here to Unspoil in Park City
Toldja! As I had mentioned back in my Sundance predictions set/accurate prediction Zach Braff was a strong contender for a spot in Park City....
Todd Rohal, Matthew Lessner, Toby Halbrooks, Lucy Walker & Christopher Radcliff Fill Up Sundance Shorts Slate
The odds of having your short film included in this year's Sundance Film Festival are .008 percent. Out of the 66 short film line-up...
Sundance 2014: Latest From Amir Bar-Lev, Alex Gibney, Steve James, Joe Berlinger & Greg Barker in Docu Premieres
2014 is turning out to be a damn fine year for docus in Park City and we're not even mentioning the Competition line-up here....
Sundance 2014: Colangelo, Shelton, Corbijn, Winterbottom, Araki & Gareth Evans Among 16 V.I.Ps
The Sundance Film Festival made their final feature film line-ups with the Premieres category announcements. Sixteen films with huge name talent, returnee filmmakers and...
Sundance 2014: A.J. Edwards’ The Better Angels Leads Fivesome of New Frontier Offerings
I honestly had very little to go one when I added A.J. Edwards' The Better Angels to my predictions list and the fact that...
Proposition 8: Jeremy Saulnier & Richard Ayoade Among Sundance Spotlight Films
Sundance's Spotlight section works as a sampling of quality items that dug their knees in the sand of the Croisette, or hit the asphalt...
Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead) & Adam Wingard (The Guest) Make Return to Park City at Midnight Section
I had a hunch that Cooties (read here) and Adam Wingard's The Guest (read here) might make it into what appears to be a...
Sundance 2014: World Cinema Docu Comp Observes Cave, Carax and Colonization
While the U.S. Documentary Competition is generally known for it's politically charged intensity, the World Cinema Documentary Competition tends to be a little more...
Sundance 2014: Rossi, Belzberg, Soechtig Among 16 U.S. Docu Comp Invites
Of the sixteen titles that are listed here there are at least more than half that will be talked about throughout the calendar year...
Sundance 2014: Stuart Murdoch’s God Help the Girl & Hong Khaou’s Lilting Top Dozen World Dramatic Comp Items
It's among the two sections that we usually don't put much focus on (yes, we love subtitles, but we're more concerned, naturally more inclined...
