Comments on: 700 Miles from Sundance: Weekend Update

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:45:12 +0000

I’d take the MFY comparison with a grain of salt Serena, but it got my attention too.

Hedwig. I had similar thoughts about Eat…and it kind of sounds like Karina did too. Like she admired it, even if it was kind of frustrating. Sometimes I like movies like that. Stuff that takes chances even if it’s bizarre and kind of unfulfilling.

By: Serena

Serena — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:41:31 +0000

Hmmm…

The Great Buck Howard is evoking comparisons with My Favorite Year? My Favorite Year is a bloody joy. It boasts one of the most magnificent comedic performances ever from Peter O’Toole. The whole thing is hysterical.

So maybe TGBH is worth checking out?

Sunshine Cleaning might be cool as well. Anything with Steve Zahn & Alan Arkin usually is. But I can’t stomach Amy Adams & Emily Blunt seems to be in everything nowadays. Unfortunately…

Still, Sundance is the platform from which great indie flicks are launched. Time will tell….

By: Hedwig

Hedwig — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:20:34 +0000

Karina from Spout was also a guest on filmspotting’s Sundance update. Mange, ceci est mon corps/Eat, For this is my body is also at the Rotterdam film festival, and I hesitated about fitting it into my schedule. Now, after hearing her…I’m even more unsure. On the one hand she makes it sound like something I’d absolutely hate, but it DOES sound like an experience that’ll be worth talking about.

Unfortunately, the more fun-sounding titles from Sundance are nowhere to be seen in R’dam. I would love to see Sunshine Cleaner, but alas.