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Quint and Rav preview the 2008 Sundance Film Festival!

AN OCTOPUS DOESNT CALL HIS DICK A NINTH ARM by BonerDonor	Jan 15th, 2008 11:42:56 PM
first bitches
Director of ROMAN POLANSKI on MGU by pacino33	Jan 15th, 2008 11:53:08 PM
Marina Zenovich, the director of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, will be featured in an exclusive live interview on Wednesday, January 16 at 10pm EST. go to: www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegee ksunited to listen in!
Roman Polansky: Wanted and Desired.. by otm shank	Jan 15th, 2008 11:53:36 PM
Downloading Nancy, Choke, Good Dick. Is this the sundance lineup or the AVN awards?
Remember when Sundance was actually for indie films? by MaxTheSilent	Jan 16th, 2008 12:00:39 AM
Seems so long ago...
Wow...Loooooooong post. by vettebro	Jan 16th, 2008 12:01:36 AM
Lots to read...yikes....
In Bruges by Vincenzo1975	Jan 16th, 2008 12:21:10 AM
whats the story with In bruges, the only one with no comment. mark mcDonagh won an oscar for his fantastic short last year, this could be a great little gangster flick.
Cashback... by Tourist	Jan 16th, 2008 12:32:14 AM
...Is the most unintentionally funny film ever made. Imagine if the main character in Art School Confidential actually made a movie. It hits every pretentious troubled young spoiled artist emo cliche so hard that it veers from being awful into parody. Man, I laughed and laughed. God, I hope his next film sucks just as funny as his first. Plus has lots of pointless nudity too. And wow, a Bruce La Bruce horror flick? I gotta see that nasty shit.
Brad Renfro is dead... by Dr Uwe Boll	Jan 16th, 2008 01:16:48 AM
Roger Avary is up on manslaughter - WTF is going on out there in the world. Sorry. Back to the topic at hand!
Now we know by Varakor	Jan 16th, 2008 01:17:23 AM
Spurlock didn't find him, we can end that buzz right now and move on to kewler films. Donkey Punch and Good Dick are my films of interest.
I hope you were kidding about Untraceable by jimmy_009	Jan 16th, 2008 02:03:21 AM
It's so obvious the twist is Colin Hanks is actually the killer. He even sounds like Colin Hanks when 'the killer' is talking to Diane Lane on her cell phone. This better be a twist on top of a twist (i.e. they are making it seem that obvious in the commercial to throw you off when (or if) you actually see the movie).
deliciouscowbell... by jimmy_009	Jan 16th, 2008 02:05:09 AM
Did you really expect better? Look at the shitty source material they're working from. How could it possibly be good?
screening by Beard.Man	Jan 16th, 2008 02:19:03 AM
Just saw Adventures of Power and I Always Wanted to Be A Gangster at the Volunteer screenings. Can't wait to hear reactions
beard by Ravvy	Jan 16th, 2008 02:30:12 AM
how were they? any volunteer screenings tomorrow? :)
Mysteries of Pittsburg by theflyingsaucers	Jan 16th, 2008 02:34:20 AM
I'm pissed! This guy who did DODGEBALL is doing one of the best novels i've ever read into a film, and he's right part 3 on the website gives away the ending, but the director talking about green screen and exposure says, "something i know nothing about!" green screen, okay, you're a camera guy, EXPOSURE!?!?!?!?!?! HOW THE FUCK YOU GONNA DIRECT SHIT? Then i go on IMDB and read that one of the main characters in the novel is just not there instead they combine two characters into one, i'm upset, i'm angry, and i plead...READ THE BOOK...it's FUCKING BRILLIANT, please don't make Kavalier and Clay into a film unless it's a trilogy or an HBO Mini-Series!
choke by krycek08	Jan 16th, 2008 02:38:55 AM
is the only one even mildly interesting looking
RAV.... Grand Jury for a film about the internet? by Kirbymanly	Jan 16th, 2008 03:09:00 AM
While I don't dount your opinion on how well the film plays... I just do not believe in films that solely rely on modern day technology. Its a mistake a lot of films in the 80's made. Trust me, in 5 to 10 years this film is going to be funny as hell... no matter how suspencful it is-- its content will not overthrow its concept.
Donkey Punch by Boba Fat	Jan 16th, 2008 03:53:03 AM
Also stars Jamie Winstone, Ray's daughter as well as being named after a vile sexual act!
aahhhh don't worry by Varakor	Jan 16th, 2008 04:14:36 AM
AICN will get around the DBZ stuff... sometime next week? maybe? Then again less coverage of this the better. Saw the set pics and I'm not impressed. There better be some heavy CGI in that mofo to make it even worthy of direct to DVD.
two things by The Real MiraJeff	Jan 16th, 2008 04:17:44 AM
Can I just say, gentlemen, that although I've never been to Sundance, I'm not embarrassed to admit that this feature is one of my absolute favorites every year. I always highly anticipate this column. There's something about it being a tag-team article, it's like you guys are the Mike and Mike of Sundance previews, plus we don't hear from Rav nearly often enough. Secondly, RIP Brad Renfro. He's about a year older than me and I remember seeing him in The Client when I was around the age of his character and I remember being amazed at how brave he was. Then he did Sleepers, which is my favorite book of all-time. He was great in Bully and even 10th and Wolf and he also had a memorable guest role on Law and Order: CI that I still remember. I know he'd been battling heroin addiction for the last few years and because he wasn't a huge star, he kind of slipped through the cracks. There wasn't a media presence to straighten him out like Robert Downey Jr. or Lindsay Lohan. His arrest on Skid Row made the papers but his star wasn't big enough for the public to really care, and so his talent fell by the wayside and he succumbed to his demons. It's truly a shame and when I first heard about his death this afternoon I was really shocked and sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. He never got the recognition he deserved and now he's gone much, much too early. A real tragedy in every sense of the word.
lohan by The Real MiraJeff	Jan 16th, 2008 04:20:03 AM
to amend my post above, there's no way la lohan is straightened out yet. maybe one day, but definitely not yet. hopefully this will be a wake-up call to her and others like her to get their shit together and not blow the incredible gift they've been given
QUINT... by Napolean Solo	Jan 16th, 2008 04:35:08 AM
Make sure you check out the Ellen Kuras movie!!! "I don't want to talk about this again" © Kevin Costner - The Bodyguard
where is BAFTA Nominations talkback? by krycek08	Jan 16th, 2008 04:42:07 AM
atonement will win every category im sure
MIRAJEFF by brassai2003	Jan 16th, 2008 05:17:10 AM
UNTRACEABLE= was an episode of Millenium. Correct me if I'm wrong.
damn lucky americans getting to go there, and yes, BAFTA by couP	Jan 16th, 2008 05:26:18 AM
atonement with 14 noms, nicE
just a little on Brad by Holgi65	Jan 16th, 2008 06:01:56 AM
well I just checked on IMDB for Brad Renfro. They haven't changed his bio yet. Uhm, so tmz is not that reliable, but I wonder how and when those guys at the Database will update. Who are THEY anyway??
Mysteries of Pittsburgh by AllieJamison	Jan 16th, 2008 06:18:46 AM
can't wait for the Sundance reactions and a release date....
This movie’s all about Rip Torn and David Bowie. What kind of ba by EliRothJustFuckingDieAlready001	Jan 16th, 2008 06:20:37 AM
It's called "The Man Who Fell To Earth" but you're probably too young to remember...
Pass by m_prevette	Jan 16th, 2008 07:24:26 AM
Most of these sound like crap.
Incendiary by Lone_Wolf_McQuaalude	Jan 16th, 2008 07:52:05 AM
One of the best books I've read in the last ten years, no question
...also: by AllieJamison	Jan 16th, 2008 09:50:43 AM
...thank you for putting together that precious commented list of films. Now, after the butt-kissing may I add something off topic? Where is the TB for that cobweb Indy-pic that will allow us to collectively agree on the fact that Indy's pants look too clean??
Adventures of Power/I Always wanted to be a Gangster by Beard.Man	Jan 16th, 2008 10:31:13 AM
I wrote about them, and will write about the other films I see. http://alexorr.blogspot.com/
brassai by The Real MiraJeff	Jan 16th, 2008 01:54:52 PM
I've never seen a single episode of Millenium. That's the one with Lance Henrickson, right? That guy's cool... Loved him in Jennifer 8 and Color of Night.
People still care about this bogus festival? by AnimalStructure	Jan 16th, 2008 02:03:28 PM
Amazing that people still give a shit about Sundance. When is the last time this festival was relevant? It's all about connections now. Every single film above, no matter how obscure, got in cause they had a connection. Not one of those films was just sent in according to the rules. All connections. That's not to say that the connection will automatically get you in, but you definitely AIN'T getting in if you don't have a connection. Fuck Sundance!
Indie films suck by m_prevette	Jan 16th, 2008 04:29:39 PM
Most of the time they do. Look at all the crap creamed over on this site. Hatchet? Come the hell on. Why not jack off over the David Arquette horror movie, what was it, The Tripper? Why isnt that getting AICN love? Geez people here love ELI ROTH for fuck's sake.
MICHEL GONDRY HAS NEVER MADE A BAD FILM! by Err	Jan 16th, 2008 05:41:37 PM
BKR WILL BE AWESOME!
MIRAJEFF by brassai2003	Jan 16th, 2008 05:47:01 PM
you have not lived a fulfilling lfe until you have seen the first season of Millenium! there was an episode where a killer kidnapped someone and thier fate relied on the number of hits on teh website....in 1995!
The Last Word SUCKS by MrCere	Jan 16th, 2008 07:31:18 PM
I saw a few Sundance films a week early and there were some fine films but "The Last Word" was not one of them. I will mock any reviewer who says this is worth seeing.
by MrCere	Jan 16th, 2008 07:35:07 PM
The only gift Lohan has been given is that of a free ride. She is a marginal actress who turned "cute" into big money. I don't hope for her death but I wouldn't care if her career died. Kids starve and she whores the headlines.
Sundance aka Oscar hype by skywalkerfamily	Jan 16th, 2008 08:01:59 PM
Sundance ruins the Oscar's every year.
Dubious Agenda? by Funketeer	Jan 16th, 2008 08:41:11 PM
How can wanting to prosecute and sentence a man for raping an underage girl be considered a dubious agenda? I think you need to take a look at the facts Quint. There are no grey areas here. The man committed a crime. He plead guilty and then left the country because he thought he might be given a stiffer sentence than he was led to believe. His talent is completely irrelevant to this issue.
NACHO RULES!!!!!!! by psychedelic	Jan 17th, 2008 03:29:10 AM
Not only did he make a terrific movie, but he's a genuinely cool guy. I sat next to him at Fantastic Fest as he ate XXX Hot Wings going, "Ooooooh, oooooooooh, wheeeew, wheeeew," as tears rolled down his cheek. His mouth must have been blazing like Mount Saint Helen's in 1980. I highly recommend Time Crimes and hope it gets lots of attention and buzz at Sundance. Best of luck Nacho!
If I take drugs, write weird crap, and say by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 17th, 2008 06:54:55 AM
it's okay to make up false stories and sell it as truth can I be loved like Hunter S. Thompson too?
By Hollywood standards it is okay to rape by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 17th, 2008 06:58:49 AM
a teenager if you are considered a creative moviemaking genius. So if the Bloods and Crips make a good movie they can then go out and commit their various crimes with the support of Hollywood.
Grammaton... by Tourist	Jan 17th, 2008 07:12:40 AM
...If I owned any company, I could care less what my employees get up to on their own time. I just want results. The Pianist was good and it made money, so I couldn't care less if he raped some teenager. Tell you what though, I could care less about some raped teenager, but I'd be PISSED if I paid for Oliver Twist. Man, I'd kick his ass for that.
And Grammatron... by Tourist	Jan 17th, 2008 07:14:58 AM
...Its got to be wierd FUNNY crap. Well written wierd FUNNY crap. Then yes, I'll call you a genius and probally buy your book too. But not your later ones when the drug addled rants get longer, and the prose and insightful and just plain well transcribed humourous antics take a back seat.
Funketeer... by Tourist	Jan 17th, 2008 07:21:25 AM
...as I said, I could care less about Polanski, but I think the dubious agenda refered to was the decision of the prosecutors and judges to ignore the wishes of the victim and publically humiliate her to further their own careers. The poor handling of the case and the fame chase is partly what led to Polanski fleeing justice too. Again, if they can't extradite him for the ultimate taboo of working with Brett "I am a fat fucking waste of life and deserve to be inflated with my own ego juice until I burst like a pinata filled with talentlessness" Ratner, what hope do they have for something as trivial (in comparisson) as rape?
matthew stanton by Beard.Man	Jan 17th, 2008 11:24:17 AM
The director of North Starr is not in Blood Car. Different guy.
Your statement about the "racist rednecks" in Alabama is inflamm by Ray Garraty #47	Jan 17th, 2008 11:28:01 AM
There are racists in Alabama, and there are rednecks in Alabama, and there are racist rednecks in Alabama. But why would you summarily insult the entire state when discussing a documentary about Mardi Gras? It wasn't even clever, for Christ's sake. As a practicing film critic, isn't one of your goals to be accepted as an educated professional? What educated professional would just stereotype a whole state in what basically amounts to a stale non sequitur? Poor form, even for this site.
Elle fanning was at Sundance last year starring in The Nines by ETI	Jan 17th, 2008 12:27:19 PM
But let's not let something trivial like that spoil lazy journalism. Carry on.
Sleep Dealer by cdkf92	Jan 17th, 2008 01:48:00 PM
Sleep Dealer sounds interesting... It's Mexican, it's SciFi, and it stars smokin' hot Leonor Varela. Sounds like it was made for AICN.
Quint how can you not know... by Sledge Hammer	Jan 17th, 2008 02:50:29 PM
...The Man Who Fell To Earth, which featured the first legendary team up of David Bowie and Rip Torn? For shame, Quint. For shame. Get thee a copy of the Criterion dvd release stat!
Quint/Rav: What about Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden??? by Err	Jan 17th, 2008 04:07:20 PM
Isn't that supposed to be playing? Will you see it and review it?
That took way too long by TerryMalloy	Jan 17th, 2008 04:57:16 PM
to read and filled me with much covetousness. Why can't I go to Sundance Momma?

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