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Klady
...David
Poland
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Pratt
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Pride
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What they say is heartbreaking. "Look at how cute we were," remarks one young woman, who with her brother, suffered unspeakable treatment by the cult's leaders. "No wonder we got abused." The cult once
bended toward the rapey, criminal enterprise delusions of its leader--but
the followers -- now calling themselves The Family International
are now merely an isolationist religious cult.
Boy meets girl, how hard can that be? Sometimes a movie leaves you with such a warm feeling, you just want to point people in the general direction of its reflected light, and not write about it, not describe modest virtues in a way that oversells genuine heart and soul. ________________________________
You Ain't Nothin' But The most controversial film of the festival, Hounddog, turns out to be not very controversial at all... except as an example of how to court controversy and then disappoint audiences. For a movie that has inspired a lot of conversation, it seems to me to be a movie not worthy of much talk at all. ________________________________
Sundance
Review I can’t say I disliked the film. But like so many films at Sundance this year, it lacks a clear focus. The question of whether Joshua is evil or misunderstood in the midst of the arrival of a stressful second child is the kind you answer at the end of a second act (or earlier) so you can make a movie about what it means. Instead, we get teased until the end. (No, I will not reveal the answer.) ________________________________
10
Days Of Sundance Who is the happiest group at Sundance '07? P-Ricey, NUtley & Slammin' Stevie G, the senior staff of Fox Searchlight, which has the best liked film at the festival so far, The Savages, and also grabbed a surprising PGA award from across state lines on Saturday night. It's enough to make you positively giddy. _______________________________
10
Days Of Sundance I wish I could tell you that Sundance '07 opened with a bang and not a whimper. But alas... Brett Morgan and Nanette Burstein made a couple of great documentaries together, On The Ropes and The Kid Stays In The Picture. The first was rather traditional... great story well told. And it was Oscar nominated. The second combined an exercise in style with a solid gold narrative. And it should have been Oscar nominated. ________________________________The
Hot Button Once upon a time, in the sun-drenched land of LA, lived a lovely young lass named Red. She was a somewhat familiar figure in the land. A happy marriage to someone else in the industry, a smattering of high quality, but low profile work over the years, kids in the right showbiz schools. She wasn't very showy, this Red, in spite of her name. But she was proud and honest and still loved getting into work that made her feel like she was contributing the world. . |  |
The Guardian On The Dance Of Sun Reid Rosefelt's Tribute To Adrienne Shelley & Other Stuff From Sundance Sundance With David - It's Not Just For Lunch Anymore... Justin Theroux Sends A Postcard From Sundance The
Houndog Controversy Zoo, A "Elegant, Eerily Lyrical Film" About Sex Between Men And Animals Nerve's Mike D'Angelo Takes On The Defense Of Chicago 10 The Risky Blog Reports That Grace Is Gone To Weinstein Yes, Virginia, There Are Family Films At Sundance Is It A Documentary If It's Dramatized? Risky Blog On The League Giving A Catho-Lick To Hounddog Scott Foundas Heads To Sundance, Finds History And Some Slam Dancing Geoff Pevere Gives Sundance The Once Over Redford Opens Sundance By Asking For An Apology From President Bush The
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Once
Just Plane Sundance Blogging At The Risky Blog
It Once Was The Little Festival That Could Anthony Breznican's Six To Watch At Sundance Horn On The Skateboard Film Of Sundance 2007, The Good Life |
