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January 20, 2007
S2 - Another Shortie
Perhaps the hottest title at Sundance right now, with four offers on the table and almost unanimous "gotta see" response is Crazy Love, the Dan Klores doc. I haven't seen it yet, but the description of this abusive realationshipfollowed by the appearance of the couple at screenings is said to be breathtaking.
Not quite as special was the response to An American Crime. At the premiere at the Eccles on Friday night, the third act was interrupted with screams in the audience when a young (mid-to-late 20s) man apparently had a seizure and then passed out. The movie was stopped. he was carried out, and after being laid out on the lobby floor, the Emergency crew soon showed up, gave him oxygen, and comforted him.
The show went on. But still, not a huge amount of love.
Catherine Keener and Ellen Page are both very strong, but... well, it's a horror movie that plays it too soft.
And now, sleep...
Posted by poland at January 20, 2007 01:19 AM
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my friends that are out there have all told me that right now there's a lot of malaise from the audiences.
Nothing is really fetting people talking yet. There's more buzz about Redford talking shit about the Bush administration that the films themselves.
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at January 20, 2007 06:31 AM
I would call the Redford thing a rhetorical headline.
Posted by: David Poland at January 20, 2007 09:45 AM
Too bad about American Crime. The actual events are very sad and riveting, and a high quality filmmaker could do a lot with the material.
Posted by: Wrecktum at January 21, 2007 10:13 AM
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