Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Review: ‘Australia’
Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 – 6:00 | No Comment
Review: ‘Australia’

Travis:
It’s been so long, Baz… good to have you back! The simple but appropriately named ‘Australia’ is the newest film in the Luhrmann legacy. Who would have thought that an Australian filmmaker would end up …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Wrestler’
Monday, 24 Nov, 2008 – 10:02 | 2 Comments
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Wrestler’

Travis:
If Forrest Gump had been a professional wrestler, he might have said “Life is like a pile driver.” For Randy “The Ram” Robinson, life is like an endless series of pile drivers and body slams …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Not By Chance’
Monday, 17 Nov, 2008 – 19:44 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Not By Chance’

Jeremy:
Brazilian filmmaker Philippe Barcinski’s film ‘Not By Chance’ is a moving depiction of how life can get in the way of life, how things change in a instant and even the most fervent control freaks …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Strength and Honour’
Saturday, 15 Nov, 2008 – 18:26 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Strength and Honour’

Travis:
Director Mark Mahon makes his feature film debut with an Irish drama about a father who is willing to do whatever it takes to save his son. Unfortunately, he finds that the decisions that have …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Half-Life’
Friday, 14 Nov, 2008 – 17:19 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Half-Life’

Travis:
‘Half-Life’ is a movie that deceives the viewer o the surface, teasing us with its animated scenes and it’s near-future global warming gone wild storyline. The truth is that these two elements, while interesting, play …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Ben X’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Ben X’

Travis:
The majority of us can only imagine blindly what it must be like to live every day of your life with autism. Unfortunately, there are many of us in the world who choose not to …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Heartbeat Detector’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 10:00 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Heartbeat Detector’

Jeremy:
Nicolas Klotz’s new film, ‘The Heartbeat Detector’ (or ‘La Question humain’/’The Human Question’ as it is know in France), is a quasi-thriller about the dishonesty and immorality surrounding the corporate world.  In a sense, it …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Son of a Lion’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 2:34 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Son of a Lion’

Melissa:
Any film that starts off with a young child not only shooting, but identifying firearms makes me nervous! Or how about a child selling them? Hey, I had a job at 12, but it was …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Yeast’
Wednesday, 12 Nov, 2008 – 22:46 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Yeast’

Melissa:

Oh wait! I get it! Irritated women… the reference to a woman’s body part when they are angry… that part can become irritated… all that equals Yeast… Clever name!

Normally, I am not very easy …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Unknown Woman’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 16:24 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Unknown Woman’

Jeremy:
It has been nearly 20 years since Giuseppe Tornatore directed his masterpiece, ‘Cinema Paradiso’, one of the most moving cinematic events this critic has ever experienced.  Since then, he has directed some decent yet forgettable …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 11:00 | 2 Comments
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’

Ram Man:
This is the most unique look at the genocide that went on in Nazi Germany during World War II. Mark Herman’s new film ‘The Boy In The Striped Pajamas’ looks at the war and …

Poster for ‘The Wrestler’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 9:37 | 2 Comments
Poster for ‘The Wrestler’

Thanks to /Film for this low budget bootleg look at the new poster for ‘The Wrestler’. For those of you that are dying to see the movie, you can get tickets and see it here in …

New ‘Australia’ poster… and ending?
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 8:04 | No Comment
New ‘Australia’ poster… and ending?

You can see the new poster above, which looks very badass and “Epic”, but the big news is that Fox is forcing/pushing Baz Luhrmann to change the ending to a more “positive” one. Apparently it …

New ‘Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ artwork…
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 8:03 | No Comment
New ‘Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ artwork…

Thanks to /Film for pointing out that there is new artwork for ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ on the Apple trailer website.
From the looks of it, the movie will probably revolve around when Pitt …

WAMG First Look: ‘Nine’
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 14:30 | No Comment
WAMG First Look: ‘Nine’

With principal photography just beginning, The Weinstein Co. has released the first set photo from Rob Marshall’s ‘Nine’. Marshall, who previously directed 2002’s Oscar winner, ‘Chicago’,  is back at with the ladies in his adaptation of the Tony …

‘In the Electric Mist’ Finds Distribution…
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 10:00 | No Comment
‘In the Electric Mist’ Finds Distribution…

Image Entertainment has earned the distribution rights to ‘In the Electric Mist’… a new thriller, based on James Lee Burke’s novel, from director Bertrand Tavernier (’Round Midnight’). The film will star Tommy Lee Jones with …

Charlize is taking on ‘The Tourist’
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 14:06 | No Comment
Charlize is taking on ‘The Tourist’

Charlize Theron is currently in cahoots with Sunglass Pictures in taking a role in the soon to be upcoming thriller movie called The Tourist. In the movie Charlize will be playing opposite Tom Cruise, well …

Interview: Lance Hammer talks about ‘Ballast’
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 17:55 | No Comment
Interview: Lance Hammer talks about ‘Ballast’

‘Ballast’ is a haunting and emotionally raw film that explores life in the Mississippi Delta. It tells the story of Marlee, a single mother, and her son, James, as they struggle to survive amidst oppressive …