One of the minor eyebrow-raisers at this year's Sundance Film Festival was that the fest ended without its most acclaimed film being picked up by a distributor. That would be Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire (not to be confused with that Chris Evans/Dakota Fanning super-power thing coming out this...

Filed under: Drama, Independent, Deals, Sundance, Lionsgate Films, Festival Reports, Distribution One of the minor eyebrow-raisers at this year's Sundance Film Festival was that the fest ended without its most acclaimed film being picked up by a distributor. That would be Push: Based on a Novel by S...

We came, we saw, it kicked our ass. The 25th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival brought us many memorable moments, buzzed-about films and a really lame fist fight between a film critic and, um, The Dude? Counting down the 20 hottest of Sundance 2009 for Cinematical are our fantastic festival ...

Filed under: Sundance, Fandom, Lists We came, we saw, it kicked our ass. The 25th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival brought us many memorable moments, buzzed-about films and a really lame fist fight between a film critic and, um, The Dude? Counting down the 20 hottest of Sundance 2009 for Ci...

If I told you that Adam was about a man with Asperger syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism, you would instantly lose all interest in seeing it, right? Yeah, that's what I thought. If Fox Searchlight's marketers are smart, they'll keep a lid on that aspect of the film, because it's actually a ...

Every year I leave Park City, Utah with a couple films I'm more than willing to champion the hell out of so that more folks pay attention and try to watch them when they finally become available. For me, one of those films this year was The Cove . I've been explaining it to people as the Dear Zachar...

Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips Every year I leave Park City, Utah with a couple films I'm more than willing to champion the hell out of so that more folks pay attention and try to watch them when they finally become available. For me, one of those fil...

One of the more fascinating and gut-wrenching films at this year's festival, Sin Nombre managed to snag a couple of awards (Best Director and Best Cinematography in U.S. Dramatic Competition) before skipping town with a writer-director who's sure to become Hollywood's next great filmmaker. The film,...

Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sundance, Noir, Mystery & Suspense, IFC, Magnolia, Sony Classics, Distribution, Fox Searchlight (Warning: This one goes up to eleven...) 1. Moon -- Most were admittedly intrigued by the prospect of Sam Rockwell ...

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Sundance, Theatrical Reviews, Focus Features, Sundance Reviews 2009 One of the more fascinating and gut-wrenching films at this year's festival, Sin Nombre managed to snag a couple of awards (Best Director and Best Cinematography in U.S. Dramatic Co...