Category: Movies

The official awards for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival were announced tonight at a ceremony in Park City. We’ve been patiently waiting to see who won the awards at Sundance this year, and now we know – it’s a solid mix of winners across the board, and no double Audience Award & Grand Jury winners (as has been the case the past few years). The big Audience Award winners are: Chasing Coral, the documentary about coral bleaching from Jeff Orlowski; and Crown Heights from Matt Ruskin, the feature film telling the true story of an innocent man being locked up for 20 years for a murder he did not commit. The documentary Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower also won an Audience Award. Read on for the full list from 2017. ›››

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“All employees, lend me your full attention…” BH Tilt released a third trailer for The Belko Experiment, the indie action comedy about an office building locked down where all the employees are forced to play a game of kill-or-be-killed. We’ve already seen two trailers for this film previously, and it looks good, but at this point I don’t need to see more footage. I’m already planning to watch this. Directed by Greg McLean (of Wolf Creek), written by James Gunn (of Guardians of the Galaxy), starring John Gallagher Jr, Michael Rooker, Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Melonie Diaz, Owain Yeoman, Sean Gunn, Brent Sexton, and Josh Brener. Fire it up below for another brief tease of wild ‘n crazy violence. ›››

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After working with Jessica Williams in his 2015 film People, Place, Things, writer/director Jim Strouse (of Grace is Gone, The Winning Season) recruited her for a lead role and wrote an entire film around her. The Incredible Jessica James stars Jessica Williams as a struggling playwright living in New York City, dealing with a break up. Strouse makes light, amusing, charming films that have fun stories based on real situations. The Incredible Jessica James is no exception, and might just be Jim’s best film to date. It’s full of so much life and passion and love and, most importantly, optimism. In these troubling, tumultuous times, where depression and frustration are all too prevalent, a little bit of refreshing optimism goes a long way. ›››

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English actor Sir John Hurt has passed away at age 77. The sad news was confirmed by his agent, via BBC. Hurt died of pancreatic cancer, after first being diagnosed in 2015. John Hurt appeared in over 120 different films across multiple decades, as well as numerous stage and television roles. He most recently appeared in the films Jackie, The Journey, Hercules and Snowpiercer. Hurt earned two Academy Award nominations years ago, for The Elephant Man in 1980, and Midnight Express in 1978. He won two BAFTA Awards for Acting, and was recognized for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 2012. He was one of those talented actors who would always give a great performance no matter the role. It’s sad to lose another actor. ›››

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“It seemed clear to everyone that the world needed more of me.” Warner Bros has debuted a fun making of featurette for The Lego Batman Movie, taking a look “behind the bricks” at the behind-the-scenes of this animated adventure. The movie hits theaters in just a few weeks, so this is one final reminder that it looks hilarious. The featurette is 4 minutes and goes “behind-the-scenes” with the characters, mocking the typical featurette including interviews with the cast and crew. The cast includes Will Arnett back as Batman, with Ralph Fiennes as Alfred, Mariah Carey, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Michael Cera as Robin, Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. I’m really excited for this, it looks like the perfect fun to escape with this winter. ›››

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The snow first started falling in Park City on Thursday, and it didn’t stop until Tuesday. I was hoping for a snowy Sundance this year, but not this much snow. The 2017 Sundance Film Festival has been one of the snowiest Sundances in a long time. I’ve been attending for 11 years, and I can’t remember it being as snowy and wet and cold as this year. Everyone is talking about it, even Sundance Director John Cooper, and pretty much every last attendee who has to trudge through the piles of snow and slippery sidewalks to get to screenings around Park City, Utah. But, of course, it’s the snow that makes this a magical festival unlike any other and no matter what, the show must go on. So we bundle up, throw on some boots, and head back out. ›››

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The 89th Academy Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, February 26th, one month from now. The Academy has released an official trailer, just a fun 60-second TV spot, to hype up the ceremony and entice movie lovers to tune in. The trailer mostly features clips from all of the Oscar nominated movies, but it’s still an exciting little teaser to remind you that we’ll be finding out the winners of Hollywood’s most prestigious awards soon enough. I have a good feeling that La La Land is going to win Best Picture, but I’m still excited to watch the Oscars and find out who actually ends up taking home golden statues. Who are you rooting for? ›››

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“I have nothing left to do in this life but destroy you.” An official trailer has debuted for a wacky indie film titled Catfight, about two women who get into a huge fight that lasts pretty much the entire movie. Catfight stars Sandra Oh and Anne Heche as former friends, now mortal enemies, who end up in a big fight that starts at a party. It’s described as an action-packed, “jet-black comedy about two bitter rivals whose grudge match spans a lifetime.” The cast includes Alicia Silverstone, Dylan Baker and Damian Young. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to mixed reviews. Erica Mann reviewed this for FS from TIFF, saying it’s a “quirky, ridiculous satire with a lot to say.” This looks like some harmless fun, so check it out. ›››

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“I fight hard for my scholarships… I’m looking for someone who will stand out.” IFC has debuted a trailer for an indie sports drama titled Wolves, a coming-of-age story about a star basketball player struggling with pressures and problems in his family. Taylor John Smith stars as Anthony Keller, a skilled player who is being recruited by Cornell University. His two parents are played by Carla Gugino and Michael Shannon, and his father ends up gambling away most of the money they were saving up, putting his future in jeopardy. This doesn’t look that good, it seems a bit cliched and overly dramatic. If you’re big into college basketball and athletes’ stories, maybe this is worth a look. Also featuring Zazie Beetz and Chris Bauer. ›››

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What a weird film this is. Ingrid Goes West is an indie comedy from director Matt Spicer, making his feature directorial debut. It’s about a self-centered, vain woman obsessed with Instagram who moves to Los Angeles to chase down, mimic and befriend another Instagram celebrity. Aubrey Plaza plays the deranged woman who has nothing to live for in life except “Likes”, so she takes some inheritance money and starts replicating the lifestyle of an internet-famous person living a “perfect” life. While this sounds like it could be a good drama, it’s actually a comedy with some wild laughs, even though they’re at the expense of people who live obsessive, narcissistic lives. The film is enjoyable overall, but has a few problems that hold it back. ›››

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