Tag: Ann Dowd
Rebecca | Review
De Winter of Our Discontent: Wheatley Wavers with Empty Remake of Du Maurier Classic
Remaking a property which was previously adapted by none other than...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #31. Rebecca – Ben Wheatley
Rebecca
A decade into feature filmmaking and Ben Wheatley has taken it upon himself to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 classic Rebecca, which won the Best...
Interview: Sebastián Silva – TYREL | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Over the past nine years, writer/director Sebastián Silva has completed his checklist, by premiering a film in all five categories of the Sundance narrative feature...
Interview: Jason Mitchell – Sebastián Silva’s TYREL | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Jason Mitchell first caught the mainstream eye in 2015 for his critically-acclaimed performance as an ill-fated rapper Eazy-E in the NWA biopic Straight Outta...
Interviews: Phillip Ettinger & Max Born + World Preem of Sebastián Silva’s TYREL
Along with actors Christopher Abbott (watch the interview) and Jason Mitchell (watch that interview), just prior to the world premiere at the Library Center...
Nancy | 2018 Warsaw International Film Festival Review
Out of the Void: Chloe Embarks on Nuanced, Complex Search for Human Warmth
In Christina Choe’s first feature, Andrea Riseborough gives a subtle performance as...
Interview: Christina Choe – Nancy
We often relate the notion of identity with DNA, our given name as spelled out on an envelope, the social media account profile we...
Video: Christina Choe’s Nancy | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
As a film production, Nancy is the sort of micro indie project (we've been tracking for some time now) that serves as an example of...
Hereditary | Review
Inherit the Wind: Aster Conjures a Horror Classic with Masterful Debut
For those familiar with director Ari Aster’s body of short films, beginning with his...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #4. Sebastián Silva’s TYREL
Tyrel
You can wager on the cinema offerings of the Brooklyn based, Santiago born Sebastián Silva to be bold, the comedy to be subversive, and rather...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #52. Christina Choe’s NANCY
With a half dozen shorts under her belt and a recent trip to North Korea in this more personable travelogue docu diary series, Christina...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #61. Bart Layton’s American Animals
American Animals
Coming from a docu debut, in 2012, Bart Layton's The Imposter was selected for Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition and from there landed...
Sundance ’18: Wash Westmoreland, Debra Granik, Gus Van Sant & Zellner Bros. In Premieres Section
Despite not expecting the Premieres sections to be drop today, several of the narrative items below were on our radar and make for what...
Sundance ’18: Morano, Silva, Akhavan & Boots Riley Among U.S. Dramatic Comp Selections
Last year's section of sixteen included such gems as Beach Rats (Directing Award), Brigsby Bear, Ingrid Goes West (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award), Golden Exits...
2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Christina Choe’s Nancy
After building a half dozen short film resume, her feature film debut appears to be the result of a lot of indie blood, sweat...
2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Bart Layton’s American Animals
He couldn't have wished for a better narrative for the roll out of his non-fiction feature debut back in 2012. The Imposter was selected...
2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Silas Howard’s A Kid Like Jake
A busy bee as of late directing notable television gigs such as Hudson Valley Ballers and Transparent, Silas Howard premiered his debut film at...
Escape Planned: Bart Layton’s “American Animals” Arrests Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan & Jared Abrahamson
One of the most anticipated projects from the Sundance film labs is getting into gear for an immient shoot and Variety reports that Blake...
Collateral Beauty | Review
Terms of Amusement: Frankel’s Sentimental Platitudes Ensconce Profoundly Foolish Melodrama
The folly of Will Smith is he’s a performer seemingly unable to differentiate between authentic...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #80. Michael R. Roskam’s The Drop
The Drop
Director: Michael R. Roskam
Writer: Dennis Lehane
Producers: Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark, Mike Larocca
U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James...
2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ryan Piers Williams’ X/Y
He broke into the Sundance Film Fest U.S. Dramatic Comp back in 2010 with The Dry Land, and not surprisingly, shooting on his sophomore...
Roadside Attractions Finds Shelter for Spring Breaking Vanessa Hudgens’ “Gimme Shelter”
We guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree for actress Vanessa Hudgens. Moving away from High School Musical to indie roles in...
