"Black Snake Moan," Dakota's Controversial Role, and Shelley's "Waitress" Among Star-Filled Lineup at Sundance '07
Obviously you'll find a few hundred movies to pick through at every Sundance Film Festival, but the ones people want to know about FIRST generally fall under two categories: The "Premiere" picks and the "Spectrum" selections. And next month's festival looks to have a healthy slate on both!
In the Premiere section we have Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Craig Brewer's "Black Snake Moan," Catherine Keener and Ellen Page in "An American Crime," Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan in "Chapter 27" (which is about the guy who killed John Lennon), Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz in "The Good Night," Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood in "King of California," Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Savages," Kevin Kline in "Trade," and Molly Shannon in Mike White's "Year of the Dog."
Moving over to the Spectrums slate, things look even more interesting. Here we have Luc Besson's long-awaited "Angel-A," Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn in "Dark Matter," Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt in "Delirious," Jason Patric and Samantha Morton in "Expired," Sienna Miller and (yep) Steve Buscemi in "Interview," and "Waitress," which was directed by actress Adrienne Shelly, who was, sadly enough, killed last month by a construction worker. Should certainly make for an interesting screening.
Keep in mind that the Premiere and Spectrum categories are considered "non-competition" films. Interesting titles in the Dramatic Competition arena would be Heather Graham and Victor Rasuk in "Adrift in Manhattan," Parker Posey in "Broken English," Bill Paxton and Zooey Deschanel in "The Good Life," John Cusack in "Grace is Gone," Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga in "Joshua," and the "Untitled Dakota Fanning Project," which has been the recipient of much controversy. Yeah, THAT Dakota Fanning movie.
For a lot more info on the movie (and the fest itself), check out the official Sundance website.
Click here for last year's Rotten Tomatoes coverage, Fundance at Sundance 2006!
In the Premiere section we have Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in Craig Brewer's "Black Snake Moan," Catherine Keener and Ellen Page in "An American Crime," Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan in "Chapter 27" (which is about the guy who killed John Lennon), Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz in "The Good Night," Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood in "King of California," Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Savages," Kevin Kline in "Trade," and Molly Shannon in Mike White's "Year of the Dog."
Moving over to the Spectrums slate, things look even more interesting. Here we have Luc Besson's long-awaited "Angel-A," Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn in "Dark Matter," Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt in "Delirious," Jason Patric and Samantha Morton in "Expired," Sienna Miller and (yep) Steve Buscemi in "Interview," and "Waitress," which was directed by actress Adrienne Shelly, who was, sadly enough, killed last month by a construction worker. Should certainly make for an interesting screening.
Keep in mind that the Premiere and Spectrum categories are considered "non-competition" films. Interesting titles in the Dramatic Competition arena would be Heather Graham and Victor Rasuk in "Adrift in Manhattan," Parker Posey in "Broken English," Bill Paxton and Zooey Deschanel in "The Good Life," John Cusack in "Grace is Gone," Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga in "Joshua," and the "Untitled Dakota Fanning Project," which has been the recipient of much controversy. Yeah, THAT Dakota Fanning movie.
For a lot more info on the movie (and the fest itself), check out the official Sundance website.
Click here for last year's Rotten Tomatoes coverage, Fundance at Sundance 2006!
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on Dec 01 2006 12:26 PM Wow, there is a lot of good sounding stuff here. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 01 2006 12:34 PM Maybe I'm just clueless or haven't been paying attention...what Dakota Fanning movie? (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 01 2006 01:10 PM Something about a girl in 1950's Alabama who's into Elvis. The contreversy stems from a plot point in which her character is raped. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 01 2006 01:40 PM I thought the new Fanning movie was called Hounddog? I guess they're reconsidering the sexual conotations of the title after all the controversey. It will be nice to see Buscemi in some new movies. Who wants to bet Chapter 27 will suck? (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 01 2006 02:29 PM I want to see a trailer for Black Snake Moan. Looks awesome from the poster. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 01 2006 06:30 PM In reply to this comment (#850172) A trailer is up somewhere, I sal it before a recent movie I went to. It looks really funny, I'm definatly excited for that one. If I find a link I'll post it but keep in mind it is out there. (Reply to this) |
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