Authors — Jason Guerrasio
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“PANDEMIC” DIRECTOR LANCE WEILER
Lance Weiler talks about his new interactive project, Pandemic.
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 24, 2011 -
MIRANDA JULY AT SUNDANCE ’11
In our first video interview from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival we sit down with Miranda July to talk about her latest film, The Future.
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 23, 2011 -
GREETINGS FROM PARK CITY
Jamie Stuart went out this morning and took these beautiful shots from our condo. Keep an eye out in the coming days for videos by Stuart from the fest on our Sundance page.
by Jason Guerrasio on Jan 21, 2011 -
SUNDANCE USA ’11 TITLES SELECTED
The Sundance Institute has announced the films that will be screening as part of Sundance Film Festival USA. On Thursday, January 27, 2011 nine different cities will screen films from the Sundance 2011 slate. The full list of titles and theaters involved in Sundance USA are listed below. Tickets are available through individual theater’s box office. See the complete list of Sundance Film Festival competition titles here and out-of-competition titles here. The festival will take place Jan. 20-30, 2011 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Sundance Film Festival USA Win Win / U.S.A. — Ann Arbor, […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 8, 2010 -
“BLUE VALENTINE” NC-17 RATING OVERTURNED
Mike Fleming is reporting at Deadline that the MPAA has overturned the NC-17 rating originally given to Derek Cianfrane‘s Blue Valentine. The film will be given an R rating. The appeals board was unanimous in its decision. Blue Valentine chronicles the budding relationship of a couple, played by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, and its eventual collapse. The MPAA originally gave the film an NC-17 rating for a scene they deemed too sexual in nature. The ruling sent shock waves through the movie industry and led to the film’s distributor, The Weinstein Company, filing an appeal which included, Fleming says, […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 8, 2010 -
SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR “THE ECONOMIST FILM PROJECT”
The Economist magazine and PBS NewsHour have teamed to create The Economist Film Project, an initiative that will “showcase independent documentary films from around the world,” according to its website. Segments from selected films will air regularly on PBS NewsHour in a national primetime feature through 2011-2012. Thompson on Hollywood spoke to The Economit‘s deputy editor, Gideon Lichfield, who says the project “will bring viewers new perspectives and insights in the form of films they might not otherwise see on the kinds of issues that The Economist itself covers.” The Economist Film Project is currently seeking submissions of completed documentary films […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 6, 2010 -
SUNDANCE ’11 SHORT FILMS ANNOUNCED
The Sundance Institute has announced the short films that will be screening at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The full list of titles are below. See the complete list of competition titles here and out-of-competition titles here. The festival will take place Jan. 20-30, 2011 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. U.S. NARRATIVE SHORTS After You Left (Director: Jef Taylor; Screenwriters: Jef Taylor and Michael Tisdale) – A man in his mid-thirties searches for meaning in the aftermath of a relationship. Andy and Zach (Director and Screenwriter: Nick Paley) – When Zach decides to move out, […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 6, 2010 -
SUNDANCE ’11 OUT-OF-COMPETITION SLATE REVEALED
The Sundance Institute has released the films screening in the out-of-competition sections of the Sundance Film Festival and have announced that the closing night film will be Dito Montiel‘s The Son of No One (pictured right). The film, set in a post-9/11 New York, follows two men as their lives unravel due to incidents from their past. It stars Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Tracy Morgan, Ray Liotta and Juliette Binoche. Other highlights from the list include George Ratliff‘s Salvation Boulevard, Morgan Spurlock‘s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Joshua Leonard‘s The Lie (which will play in the fest’s NEXT […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 2, 2010 -
Sundance 2011 Competition Lineup Announced
The Sundance Institute announced today the competition films for its 2011 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. At first glance, it looks like an exciting list with quite a few filmmakers we follow here at the magazine premiering their work, including Rashaad Ernesto Green’s Gun Hill Road, Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, Andrew Okpeaha MacLean’s On the Ice, Dee Rees’ Pariah, Azazel Jacobs’ Terri and Marshall Curry’s If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front to name just a few. In the release sent out today, festival director John Cooper commented, ““The Festival is a challenge […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 1, 2010 -
2010 SPIRIT AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Film Independent announced the nominations for their 2010 Spirit Awards today. Winter’s Bone leads with seven nominations, including Best Feature, Director and Female Lead. Joel McHale will host the show Feb. 26 when it returns back to the beach in Santa Monica. Full list of nominees below. BEST FEATURE 127 Hours Black Swan Greenberg The Kids Are All Right Winter’s Bone BEST DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Danny Boyle, 127 Hours Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole BEST FIRST FEATURE Everything Strange and New Get Low The Last Exorcism Night […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Nov 30, 2010
