Sundance ‘07 Primer

Everything you’ve wanted to know about Redford’s bohemoth of a festival, starting January 18th - beginning with the Official lineup/guide:

• “You say Disney and it conjures up a whole raft of associations. Sundance does the same thing on the smaller scale…. It’s the hipster’s Disney.” - Wired (via Zigzigger)
• Half of all Sundance shorts will be downloadable from iTunes at $1.99, with most of the proceeds going to the filmmaker. They’ll also be streamed for free from the official site.
• Catherine Keener in American Crime, Hal Hartley’s Fay Grim…pictures to watch - ACCORDING TO AICN!!!
• Animated political documentary Chicago 10, Akira creator goes live-action for Bugmaster…Wired Blog picks fourteen (from GreenCine)
• New York Magazine’s preview - “Sundance’s most politically ambitious slate of films to date”…poster-man-child Steve Bucemi…Black Snake Moan, “Dakota Fanning as rape victim movie” Hounddog, “horse-fucking movie” Zoo - sex-shock cinema…shooting the shit with Zoe Cassavetes on her directorial debut, Parker Posey starring effort - Broken English…namedropping and casual mentions…more (via ScreenGrab)

tedzee | Permalink | January 13 2007 | Comments (View)