Kate Plays ChristineThe lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 21 -31, has been announced.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITIONAs You Are (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, USA): As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, USA): Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World PremiereChristine (Antonio Campos,...
- 12/7/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
It’s no surprise that Kevin Smith was at Comic-Con this past year, but this year he decided to bring a different kind of film to his Hall H panel. The Dirties, a film that Smith says is “the best movie you’ll see all year” is a controversial dramady, about two best friends named Matt and Owen, who live in a world of endless movie references and hijinks. It would be perfect, if not for the cruel bullies at their high school who make their lives hell. While working on a movie for class, the lines between fiction and reality blur together in this horrifying look at high school bullying.
Before his Hall H debut, Kevin Smith and Matt Johnson (writer, director, and star of the film) met with a handful of press to talk about the film, and the state of filmmaking today, and Wamg was there. Before you even ask…...
Before his Hall H debut, Kevin Smith and Matt Johnson (writer, director, and star of the film) met with a handful of press to talk about the film, and the state of filmmaking today, and Wamg was there. Before you even ask…...
- 10/9/2013
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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