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Sundance Journal 2009 Day 3: Sophie Barthes’ Cold Souls
Comparisons to Charlie Kaufman's Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are inevitable, but make no mistake, Cold Souls is truly Barthes-esque.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 2: Ry Russo-Young’s You Wont Miss Me
The best way to describe Young's feature length film debut, is as a distant cousin to the mumblecore wave of indie films of the past five years and as the grandchild of American independent cinema's granddaddy John Cassavetes
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 2: Carlos Cuaron’s Rudo y Cursi
Bernal and Diego Luna are a great pairing, and the film's screenplay is solid and benefits from a generous helping of laugh-out-loud moments via brotherly love and this endless rivalry.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 2: Alexis Dos Santos’ Unmade Beds
Part of the world dramatic comp, Unmade Beds is a portrait of youth, coming-of-age pic poses its two featured vagabond characters in separate story-lines and mostly delves into the theme of abandonment and the squatter culture which seems to have left quite the impression on the Argentinean filmmaker.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 2: Katie Wolfe’s This is Her
Screening before Alexis Dos Santos' Unmade Bed, was this short from New Zealand. Based on a story written by Kate McDermott (left on pic) and directed by Katie Wolfe (right), my initial afterthought was this is a short that I hope makes its way on the film fest circuit.
