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Lil Wayne in real life.
Thu, Oct 22 2009 1:43 PM
This morning, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree, which could mean up to a year in jail. So "The Carter," the documentary portrait from director Adam Bhala Lough that Wayne tried to prevent from premiering at Sundance, is probably not the first thing on his mind. In the face of jail time, the concerns that... Read More...
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Tokyo versus "The Cove."
Tue, Aug 18 2009 6:35 PM
"The Cove," the Louie Psihoyos-directed outrage doc about dolphin drive hunting, capture and killing in Taiji, Japan, isn't turning out to be the relative box-office hit it seemed on track to become after winning an audience award at Sundance and gathering glowing reviews. Having only pulled in a total of $422,812 so far in limited national release... Read More...
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Tha Lawsuit III.
Tue, Apr 7 2009 1:20 PM
"The Carter," Adam Bhala Lough's unexpectedly artful documentary about Lil Wayne that premiered at Sundance earlier this year, is now the source of a lawsuit from the wee multi-platinum rapper, who's suing the film's production company for "Breach of Contract, Fraud by Intentional Misrepresentation, Constructive Fraud and Invasion of... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "The Carter."
Mon, Jan 26 2009 12:13 AM
"The Carter" doesn't try to make the case that Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., is, as he himself has claimed, the "best rapper alive." "Best" and "alive" aren't always long-lasting qualities in the world of hip-hop anyway. Instead of making the case for Wayne the artist, Adam Bhala Lough's documentary... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "The September Issue."
Sun, Jan 25 2009 10:13 PM
There's a moment in "The September Issue" in which it seems, perhaps, that Miss Anna Wintour regrets. She's just explained that her siblings work in global labor organization, in arranging low-income housing and as the political editor of the Guardian. "My brothers and sister are very amused by what I do," she says, biting her lip... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "Cold Souls."
Fri, Jan 23 2009 3:57 PM
The shadow of Charlie Kaufman looms unignorably large over Sophie Barthes' first feature "Cold Souls," which stars Paul Giamatti as a well-known and very serious actor named Paul Giamatti, who's finding that his role in a upcoming stage production of "Uncle Vanya" is weighing on him. An article in the New Yorker steers him to a service... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "The Killing Room."
Thu, Jan 22 2009 7:28 PM
Like "Saw," but sort of topical, Jonathan Liebesman's midnight movie "The Killing Room" is about a room in which people are killed -- killed by the government! Or perhaps just one of those government-associated top secret groups that are always capable of levels of devious competence far beyond the capabilities yet demonstrated by any... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "The Cove."
Wed, Jan 21 2009 8:33 AM
"The Cove" is a documentary about Taiji, Japan's capital for dolphin hunting, and how effective it is is directly proportional to how horrified you feel at the idea of dolphins being killed for meat. I've come to the conclusion that for me, the answer is: not very. I didn't relish the concluding footage of the world's most lovable cetacean... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "World's Greatest Dad."
Tue, Jan 20 2009 12:29 PM
Bobcat Goldthwait's not what you would call a natural filmmaker -- while "World's Greatest Dad" isn't half as clumsy looking as his 2006 Sundance bestiality-themed rom-com "Stay," it's still rough as all hell and reliant on handfuls of endless music montages. But as a screenwriter, he's among the best in what's its... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "Toe to Toe."
Sun, Jan 18 2009 10:03 AM
So much going on in D.C. prep school drama "Toe to Toe"! Troubled, promiscuous rich white girl befriends martyrdom-happy control-freak poor black girl, they fight over a boy who won't take either seriously in the end because "non-Muslim girls are just for practice," there's lacrosse, Princeton, go-go, class dynamics, a needy *** videographer... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "Moon."
Sat, Jan 17 2009 5:13 PM
"Moon" has the serious/silly premise you'd expect from a '70s sci-fi movie, the type that's meant to make you gasp "Oh, the terrible inhumanity of it all. And yet... that could be us someday!" while not holding up to real examination. (In this case: how could it possibly not be more economical to just bring in workers from China... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "You Wont Miss Me."
Sat, Jan 17 2009 12:30 AM
"You Wont Miss Me" is all about Shelly Brown, a girl with the kind of problems plenty of 20-somethings dream of moving to New York for the express purpose of having: substance abuse, reckless hookups in her bedraggled Williamsburg apartment with shaggy boys who mistreat her, sudden fights with friends and strangers, an unseen actress mother who doesn't... Read More...
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Sundance 2009: "Mary and Max."
Fri, Jan 16 2009 8:01 AM
The opening night slot at Sundance is customarily considered one of doom, and in that tradition "Mary and Max" is a disappointment, though just a mild one. The film, animator Adam Elliot's first feature, has many of the elements and motifs of his splendid, award-winning shorts -- a distinctive portraiture-inspired look, heavy voiceover, characters... Read More...
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Ready, set, go.
Wed, Jan 14 2009 6:01 PM
Clockwise from lower right: Painkillers, actual cold meds (knock on wood!), faith-based preventative cold meds, now aged Flip, shiny new digital voice recorder, Sundance 2009 program, trusty notebook, press pass, bourbon (strictly for Saint Bernard-type mountain rescue scenarios), stimulant beverage #1, stimulant beverage #2, Blackberry, tissue, useless glove... Read More...
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15 observations on the Sundance line-up.
Thu, Dec 4 2008 3:12 PM
The U.S. and world competition line-ups are here; the premieres and sidebars are here. Documentary Competition: 1. Sundance often leans toward the documentary-as-journalism/vehicle for activism, and, from the descriptions, there's again plenty of that this year: Joe Berlinger (going solo!) has "Crude" is "the inside story of the 'Amazon... Read More...
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