Last year I began a tradition to help my fellow Bfca members choose more wisely when it comes to the "Young Performer" category by sharing an eligibility list. My belief is they often choose poorly because this category gets no pre-voting discussion whatsoever and it can be difficult to even think of who is eligible. That said, you can safely expect to see Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation) and Jacob Tremblay (Room) nominated because they have leading roles in films that have been discussed. But who else should or could be nominated?
Ballots go out to the Bfca at any moment so here's a cheat sheet to help them vote. The category is Under 21... (but it should obviously be adjusted to 17 and under. Remember that year when the winner came from the sexually explicit Blue is the Warmest Color? That's what you get when you have a category with...
Ballots go out to the Bfca at any moment so here's a cheat sheet to help them vote. The category is Under 21... (but it should obviously be adjusted to 17 and under. Remember that year when the winner came from the sexually explicit Blue is the Warmest Color? That's what you get when you have a category with...
- 12/8/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In the movies we’ve seen countless tales told through the eyes of (usually now grown-up) children all about the wild, wacky adventures they experienced with their unconventional, non-conformist parents or caregivers such as Mame, Gypsy, even the inventor pop of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But what if they were more than zany, and didn’t break into song. The father of this new autobiographical film is unlike the lovable eccentrics embraced in past films. He’s has a real diagnosed, clinical disorder. How would children really deal with that? This film’s title comes from the younger daughter’s interpretation of her beloved poppa’s condition. Instead of saying that he’s bi-polar or manic-depressive, she says that her daddy is an Infinitely Polar Bear.
This story’s focus is the unconventional Stuart family. Well, unconventional for the late sixties and early seventies. Cameron “Cam” Stuart (Mark Ruffalo) comes...
This story’s focus is the unconventional Stuart family. Well, unconventional for the late sixties and early seventies. Cameron “Cam” Stuart (Mark Ruffalo) comes...
- 7/23/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Maya Forbes’ big-screen memoir, Infinitely Polar Bear, is a movie about family that is also sweet enough to be a family film. Dedicated to the writer/director’s parents, it is one of the more accessible titles available that deals with manic depression and mental illness. However, that should not be a slight against it. An outstanding cast, led by a superb Mark Ruffalo and scene-stealing turns from the two newcomers who play his stubborn-headed daughters, elevate the film’s somewhat digestible portrait of bipolar disorder.
Ruffalo plays Cameron Stuart, a free-spirited kid raised with a silver spoon who was later kicked out of Harvard. On campus in the late 1960s, he met the bohemian Maggie (Zoe Saldana), with whom he soon started a family. Their two daughters, Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide), have learned how to react to a manic-depressive dad. They do not mind when Cameron...
Ruffalo plays Cameron Stuart, a free-spirited kid raised with a silver spoon who was later kicked out of Harvard. On campus in the late 1960s, he met the bohemian Maggie (Zoe Saldana), with whom he soon started a family. Their two daughters, Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide), have learned how to react to a manic-depressive dad. They do not mind when Cameron...
- 6/21/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Infinitely Polar Bear is a good example of how a film that looks on paper like a mess of indie clichés can be redeemed by fantastic performances…even if, ultimately, it remains a mess of indie clichés. “My father was diagnosed as manic depressive in 1967,” young Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) tells us in the opening narration, over 8mm home movie footage of dad Cam (Mark Ruffalo) goofing around. “He’d been going around Cambridge in a fake beard calling himself Jesus John Harvard.” Amelia then goes on to tell of how dad met mom Maggie (Zoe Saldana) while working at Wgbh in Boston. “On their first date, he took her on a driving tour of New England, and told her all about his nervous breakdowns.”Then, we cut to 1978, and Cam, having just gotten fired from his most recent job, is trying to take the girls – Amelia and her younger sister,...
- 6/20/2015
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
One Flew Over the Housing Project: Forbes Relates Childhood Memories in Debut
Screenwriter Maya Forbes makes her directorial debut with Infinitely Polar Bear, an exploration of a specific and potentially tumultuous period from her youth. Potentially because she paints these memories over with a glossy lamination, and despite some seriously committed performances, the end result feels a bit too removed from reality to feel as emotionally potent or resonant as one would hope.
In 1978 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and her younger sister Faith (Ashley Aufderheide) have grown up with caring parents under problematic circumstances. Manic depressive father, Cameron (Mark Ruffalo) is unable to hold down a job, leaving mother Maggie (Zoe Saldana) to take care of most things on her own. Following a nervous breakdown and brief institutionalization, Cameron and Maggie separate. However, Maggie’s inability to find a decent job leads her to desperate measures so she can...
Screenwriter Maya Forbes makes her directorial debut with Infinitely Polar Bear, an exploration of a specific and potentially tumultuous period from her youth. Potentially because she paints these memories over with a glossy lamination, and despite some seriously committed performances, the end result feels a bit too removed from reality to feel as emotionally potent or resonant as one would hope.
In 1978 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and her younger sister Faith (Ashley Aufderheide) have grown up with caring parents under problematic circumstances. Manic depressive father, Cameron (Mark Ruffalo) is unable to hold down a job, leaving mother Maggie (Zoe Saldana) to take care of most things on her own. Following a nervous breakdown and brief institutionalization, Cameron and Maggie separate. However, Maggie’s inability to find a decent job leads her to desperate measures so she can...
- 6/18/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
While the most recent Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer has tongues wagging at the possibility of a Natasha Romanoff/Bruce Banner hook-up, the trailer for Infinitely Polar Bear appears to answer the question of what would happen if Hulk had a family with Gamora. In reality, though, it’s a sensitive, candid drama about a man dealing with bipolar issues while trying to keep his family intact.Written and directed by Maya Forbes, Infinitely Polar Bear is the the story of Cameron (Mark Ruffalo), a husband and father who ditches his medication, struggles with his sanity and loses his job in the process. As he tries to keep it together, his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) heads to Columbia Law School and ends up moving out, Cameron now dealing with daughters Faith (Ashley Aufderheide) and Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky).Things don’t go well from the start – the kids for one thing...
- 3/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
Infinitely Polar Bear has released a trailer.
Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana star in the indie drama about a man's struggle with mental illness.
When Maggie (Saldana) is accepted into business school, she takes a risk and leaves their two daughters in the care of their father Cam (Ruffalo).
The film is based on filmmaker Maya Forbes's own childhood.
Her daughter Imogene Wolodarsky stars as a fictionalised version of Forbes as a young girl.
The movie premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Infinitely Polar Bear will arrive in Us cinemas on June 19. A UK release date is yet to be announced.
Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana star in the indie drama about a man's struggle with mental illness.
When Maggie (Saldana) is accepted into business school, she takes a risk and leaves their two daughters in the care of their father Cam (Ruffalo).
The film is based on filmmaker Maya Forbes's own childhood.
Her daughter Imogene Wolodarsky stars as a fictionalised version of Forbes as a young girl.
The movie premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Infinitely Polar Bear will arrive in Us cinemas on June 19. A UK release date is yet to be announced.
- 2/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Editor’S Note: This is a capsule review. The full review will be released once the film hits theatres.
Maya Forbes’ big-screen memoir, Infinitely Polar Bear, is a movie about family that is also sweet enough to be a family film. Dedicated to the writer/director’s parents, it is one of the more accessible titles available that deals with manic depression and mental illness. However, that should not be a slight against it. An outstanding cast, led by a superb Mark Ruffalo and scene-stealing turns from the two newcomers who play his stubborn-headed daughters, elevate the film’s somewhat digestible portrait of bipolar disorder.
Ruffalo plays Cameron Stuart, a free-spirited kid raised with a silver spoon but later kicked out of Harvard. On campus in the late 1960s, he met the bohemian Maggie (Zoe Saldana) with whom he soon started a family. When Cameron comes out of the hospital,...
Maya Forbes’ big-screen memoir, Infinitely Polar Bear, is a movie about family that is also sweet enough to be a family film. Dedicated to the writer/director’s parents, it is one of the more accessible titles available that deals with manic depression and mental illness. However, that should not be a slight against it. An outstanding cast, led by a superb Mark Ruffalo and scene-stealing turns from the two newcomers who play his stubborn-headed daughters, elevate the film’s somewhat digestible portrait of bipolar disorder.
Ruffalo plays Cameron Stuart, a free-spirited kid raised with a silver spoon but later kicked out of Harvard. On campus in the late 1960s, he met the bohemian Maggie (Zoe Saldana) with whom he soon started a family. When Cameron comes out of the hospital,...
- 9/4/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
As we look in the rearview mirror of the summer blockbusters, September heralds the start of the fall movie season. Filled with Hollywood heavyweights and A-listers, here’s our Big list of the most anticipated movies coming to cinemas this autumn and during the holidays.
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
- 8/29/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Toronto International Film Festival announced more selections Tuesday for the upcoming 2014 edition of the annual awards season kick-off. The majority of the festival's program was announced last month, but this group includes intriguing world premieres from notable directors such as Todd McCarthy ("The Cobbler") and Gina Prince-Bythewood ("Beyond the Lights"). A number of the titles revealed have screened at other festivals including the underrated "Infinitely Polar Bear" and "Laggies" from Sundance as well as Cannes players "Two Days, One Night," "The Search" and "Clouds of Sils Maria." And yes, the presence of "Sils Maria," which is a favorite of this particular writer, means Kristen Stewart will likely hit one of the festival's many red carpets. As you'd expect for Toronto, the world premieres feature some big names including Josh Hutcherson and Benicio Del Toro in "Escobar: Paradise Lost," Jean Dujardin in "The Connection (La French)," Dustin Hoffman in "Boychoir,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival, which begins Sept. 4, added seven Galas and 17 Special Presentations to its lineup, including a semi-serious Adam Sandler project from Tom McCarthy, the director of The Station Agent and The Visitor. In The Cobbler, Sandler plays a man who has the unique ability to walk in his customers’ shoes. The movie features Dustin Hoffman, who also stars in Boychoir, François Girard’s tale of an orphan’s steep learning curve at a prestigious music school. In Welcome to Me, Kristen Wiig plays a mentally unstable woman who wins the lottery and decides to sink her winnings into a talk show.
- 8/12/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Expect to see a bevy of stars on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival this September. Today, more Gala and Special Presentation titles were announced, with some star-studded projects in the mix. Now, Escobar: Paradise Lost, starring Benicio del Toro as the infamous drug lord, will have its world premiere at Tiff, as will The Forger, with John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan.
Other promising projects newly announced to be screening at Tiff are Win Win director Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler, which finds Adam Sandler taking on a rare dramatic role; Clouds of Sils Maria, which stars Juliette Binoche as an aging actress who confronts the young starlet (Chloe Grace Moretz) taking on the role that made her famous decades earlier; and Gemma Bovery, starring Gemma Arterton as the sensual object of a French food critic’s affection. Check out the full list of new...
Other promising projects newly announced to be screening at Tiff are Win Win director Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler, which finds Adam Sandler taking on a rare dramatic role; Clouds of Sils Maria, which stars Juliette Binoche as an aging actress who confronts the young starlet (Chloe Grace Moretz) taking on the role that made her famous decades earlier; and Gemma Bovery, starring Gemma Arterton as the sensual object of a French food critic’s affection. Check out the full list of new...
- 8/12/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
The 39th Toronto International Film Festival added another seven Galas and 17 Special Presentations to its September fest lineup running September 4 to 14. Here are the newcomers:
Galas
Boychoir François Girard, USA World Premiere
An orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects this rebellious loner to succeed, least of all the school’s relentlessly-tough conductor who wages a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing.
The Connection (La French) Cédric Jimenez, France/Belgium World Premiere
Marseille, 1975. Pierre Michel, a young police magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help crack down on the city’s organized crime. He decides to take on the French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin all over the world.
Galas
Boychoir François Girard, USA World Premiere
An orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects this rebellious loner to succeed, least of all the school’s relentlessly-tough conductor who wages a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing.
The Connection (La French) Cédric Jimenez, France/Belgium World Premiere
Marseille, 1975. Pierre Michel, a young police magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help crack down on the city’s organized crime. He decides to take on the French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin all over the world.
- 8/12/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Actor/Director Richard Ayoade on his film “The Double” with John Slattery and director Maya Forbes (“Infinitely Polar Bear”) at Sundance’s Cinema Cafe to discuss adaptations
Read Sound on Sight’s review of The Double.
Actor John Slattery (Roger Sterling on “Mad Men”) talks about his first directorial effort “God’s Pocket”
Journalist Evan Ratliff (CEO, Atavist), Chet Kanojia (CEO, Aereo), Bob Moczydlowsky (head of music, Twitter), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Hitrecord On TV) discuss the new frontier of creative collaboration driven by social media.
Director Maya Forbes at the premiere of “Infinitely Polar Bear” with her cast: Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, Ashley Aufderheide and Imogene Wolodarsky
Read our Sundance review of Infinitely Polar Bear
Director Justin Simien and the cast of his film “Dear White People”
Present “Dear White People” cast included Brandon P Bell, Malcolm Barrett, Teyonah Parris, and Justin Dobies
Ten unacquired Sundance 2014 films we hope to see someday.
Read Sound on Sight’s review of The Double.
Actor John Slattery (Roger Sterling on “Mad Men”) talks about his first directorial effort “God’s Pocket”
Journalist Evan Ratliff (CEO, Atavist), Chet Kanojia (CEO, Aereo), Bob Moczydlowsky (head of music, Twitter), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Hitrecord On TV) discuss the new frontier of creative collaboration driven by social media.
Director Maya Forbes at the premiere of “Infinitely Polar Bear” with her cast: Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, Ashley Aufderheide and Imogene Wolodarsky
Read our Sundance review of Infinitely Polar Bear
Director Justin Simien and the cast of his film “Dear White People”
Present “Dear White People” cast included Brandon P Bell, Malcolm Barrett, Teyonah Parris, and Justin Dobies
Ten unacquired Sundance 2014 films we hope to see someday.
- 2/4/2014
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
Following the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, we rounded up a list of all the films that had been picked up for distribution after premiering at the festival. Now three more films have been acquired, likely for release later this year. THR reports Sony Pictures Classics has acquire Infinitely Polar Bear starring Mark Ruffalo while Gravitas Ventures and Millennium Entertainment have picked up the 80s love letter Ping Pong Summer. And finally, The Wrap reports Well Go USA, which picked up Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead, has landed themselves another bloody horror film with the intense, violent Japanese flick Killers. Here's the brief Sundance synopses of all three films from the festival: Infinitely Polar Bear (Director & Screenwriter: Maya Forbes) — A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
- 2/4/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American, German, UK, Scandinavian, Eastern European and Russian rights to the dysfunctional family drama “Infinitely Polar Bear,” the company said Saturday. The film stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana and premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to strong critical notices. TheWrap reported Friday that Sony Pictures Classics was close to a deal for the picture which finds Ruffalo as a bipolar father who is left to care for his two young daughters, played by Imogene Wolodarsky and Ashley Aufderheide. Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York wrote: “Precocious kids, a dad out of his depth,...
- 2/1/2014
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics is closing in on a deal to acquire Maya Forbes’ drama “Infinitely Polar Bear,” which stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, an individual familiar with the negotiations has told TheWrap. A representative for Sony Classics did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Also read: Sundance: ‘Meh’ Movies Mean Mark Ruffalo Dramedy ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ May Be Festival’s Biggest Deal Ruffalo plays a bipolar father who is left to care for his two young daughters, played by Imogene Wolodarsky and Ashley Aufderheide. A veteran writer for both film and television, Forbes made her directorial debut with “Infinitely Polar Bear,...
- 2/1/2014
- by Jeff Sneider and Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Title: Infinitely Polar Bear Director: Maya Forbes Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide In the present day, social disorders and other mental health problems are seen through a different lens than they were in the past. Infinitely Polar Bear tells the story of Cameron Stuart (Mark Ruffalo), a husband and father of two in 1978 Boston diagnosed as manic depressive and bipolar. After a breakdown, Cameron slowly eases back into normal life, trying to keep his impulses and emotions in check. His wife, Maggie (Zoe Saldana) tells him that she has the opportunity to get her Mba at Columbia, which will lead to her being able to [ Read More ]
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- 1/28/2014
- by abe
- ShockYa
Mark Ruffalo, Imogene Wolodarsky and Ashley Aufderheide in Infinitely Polar Bear Photo: Claire Folger Mental health issues have featured in several of the films at Sundance this year. The title of Infinitely Polar Bear is a play on the word bipolar - the illness that its central character Cameron grapples with throughout the runtime. Perhaps surprisingly, this is a romantic comedy, written and directed by Maya Forbes, who based the story on her own experience of living with her manic depressive dad.
Mark Ruffalo plays Cameron, a man from a posh Bostonian family, who is married and madly in love with his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) in the home they share with kids Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide). The film clues us into his illness through a charming home video montage as one of the children matter-of-factly explains her dad's bipolar diagnosis and her mum's decision to love him anyway.
Mark Ruffalo plays Cameron, a man from a posh Bostonian family, who is married and madly in love with his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana) in the home they share with kids Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide). The film clues us into his illness through a charming home video montage as one of the children matter-of-factly explains her dad's bipolar diagnosis and her mum's decision to love him anyway.
- 1/24/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
As you read this post, I will be on a plane headed to Park City to cover the Sundance Film Festival. Over the next nine days, I’ll be bringing you the goings on from the festival as well as reviewing the films. Here’s the top 10 films I’m most excited for at Sundance.
10. The Raid 2 dir. Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad
Reason: I have a good friend who swears by the original and this movie is different enough from the rest of the slate to make an impression.
Synopsis: Immediately following the events of the original, The Raid 2 tracks Officer Rama as he is pressured to join an anticorruption task force to guarantee protection for his wife and child. His mission is to get close to a new mob boss, Bangun, by befriending his incarcerated son,...
Managing Editor
As you read this post, I will be on a plane headed to Park City to cover the Sundance Film Festival. Over the next nine days, I’ll be bringing you the goings on from the festival as well as reviewing the films. Here’s the top 10 films I’m most excited for at Sundance.
10. The Raid 2 dir. Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad
Reason: I have a good friend who swears by the original and this movie is different enough from the rest of the slate to make an impression.
Synopsis: Immediately following the events of the original, The Raid 2 tracks Officer Rama as he is pressured to join an anticorruption task force to guarantee protection for his wife and child. His mission is to get close to a new mob boss, Bangun, by befriending his incarcerated son,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner, and the Sundance Institute has released the full line-up for the competition films that will be premiering!
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
- 12/5/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sundance Film Festival continues to be one of the most popular, and arguably one of the most important, events on the industry calendar, launching as it does some of the most prominent independent films at the start of each year.
This year will be no different, with Sundance announcing last night the initial line-up of films screening in competition, led by Song One, starring Anne Hathaway; Camp X-Ray, starring Kristen Stewart; Infinitely Polar Bear, with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana; Joe Swanberg’s Happy Christmas, starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, and Swanberg himself; The Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, and Ty Burrell; Life After Beth, with Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, and John C. Reilly; Listen Up Philip, with Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss; Whiplash, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; and many, many more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films,...
This year will be no different, with Sundance announcing last night the initial line-up of films screening in competition, led by Song One, starring Anne Hathaway; Camp X-Ray, starring Kristen Stewart; Infinitely Polar Bear, with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana; Joe Swanberg’s Happy Christmas, starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, and Swanberg himself; The Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, and Ty Burrell; Life After Beth, with Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, and John C. Reilly; Listen Up Philip, with Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss; Whiplash, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; and many, many more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is coming up in January and today, the Sundance Institute has named the films that will be in the U.S. and world competitions as well as Next, which is an oddly-named showcase for “Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling.”
There will be 67 films competing across five different competition categories. That may sound like a lot, but that’s only the first half of the film announcements. Later on they will be announcing the remaining lineup of films being shown outside these competitions.
Overall, it’s an impressive batch of entries, with several surprises and a handful of very promising movies. Check out the full list below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Peter Sattler) — A young woman is stationed as a guard in Guantanamo Bay,...
There will be 67 films competing across five different competition categories. That may sound like a lot, but that’s only the first half of the film announcements. Later on they will be announcing the remaining lineup of films being shown outside these competitions.
Overall, it’s an impressive batch of entries, with several surprises and a handful of very promising movies. Check out the full list below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Peter Sattler) — A young woman is stationed as a guard in Guantanamo Bay,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Jeremy Clymer
- We Got This Covered
God’S Pocket
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute said, “That the Festival has evolved and grown as it has over the past 30 years is a credit to both our audiences and our artists, who continue to find ways to take risks and open our minds to the power of story. This year’s films and artists promise to do the same.”
For the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 feature films at...
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute said, “That the Festival has evolved and grown as it has over the past 30 years is a credit to both our audiences and our artists, who continue to find ways to take risks and open our minds to the power of story. This year’s films and artists promise to do the same.”
For the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 feature films at...
- 12/5/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited guests at the ’14 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. It was such a strong year that even some items that I thought would be dark horse/long shots and might be looking at a fest berth from the sidelines are considered definite dramatic comp material, while some that was fully expecting to break the line-up have been passed up.
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
- 12/4/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competition lineups for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival were announced today and just below I have featured pictures from the 16 films that will be competing in the U.S. Dramatic competition and they feature a lot of names you're going to recognize. The titles begin with Camp X-Ray, which stars Kristen Stewart as a guard in Guantanamo Bay, where she forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Jim Mickle made an impact earlier this year with We Are What We Are and he returns with Michael C. Hall with Cold in July. Fishing Without Nets looks to tell a story similar to that of Captain Phillips, only this time from the Somali side of things; God's Pocket is "Mad Men" star John Slattery's writing and directorial debut and he's lined up an impressive cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins,...
- 12/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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