March 25, 2008 – 10:00 am
New Directors/New Films, The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual Spring retrospective of hits, overlooked gems and conversation starters from the recent festival circuit, opens tomorrow night with Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Frozen River. I won’t be covering the series extensively this year, partially because I was in Austin when the press screenings started [...]
February 5, 2008 – 9:25 am
IFC has acquired Ballast for day-and-date release in a deal apparently worth “a six-figures…plus gross participation and a real P&A commitment.” Lance Hammer’s excellent drama premiered last month at Sundance; see my review here and Kevin’s interview with Hammer and the film’s cast here.
Diane Garrett says reporters at yesterday’s Oscar nominee’s luncheon tried to keep [...]
January 25, 2008 – 12:08 pm
I’m cheating a little bit with two non-trailers. Ballast is competing for the Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category. American Teen is competing for the Grand Jury Prize in the Documentary category.
January 22, 2008 – 1:47 pm
Lance Hammer’s debut feature Ballast is garnering positive feedback here at Sundance (see Karina’s full review here). The film is a carefully paced drama about suicide, youth, and the emotional successes and failures that bind people together. Hammer’s influence was his setting, the Mississippi Delta. He cast only local actors, most of them with no [...]
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January 21, 2008 – 5:00 pm
Lance Hammer’s first feature devastates with restraint.
January 19, 2008 – 2:35 pm
We’ve made several updates to our Sundance 2008 Deal chart over the past 24 hours. The most significant news is that the Weinsteins have acquired the doc Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired for theatrical distribution in every territory *except* for the U.S. and Canada. I saw the film this morning and will have more to [...]
