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Sundance Journal: 13 Must See Films for the 2009 Edition
Greetings folks! I don't seem to have this problem with festivals like Cannes or Toronto, but making a film viewing schedule for Sundance is a futile, but necessary exercise. While, the the list usually doesn't remain intact past the 48-hour mark...
Sundance Interview 09: Sterlin Harjo (Barking Water)
Frederick Schroeder, the cinematographer, and I talked about the approach to shooting it early on. We watched a lot of road movies. We are both big fans of Two-Lane Blacktop and we wore the dvd out.
Sundance Interview 09: Cruz Angeles (Don’t Let Me Drown)
Maria and I had the good fortune of being advised by people like Walter Mosley, Frank Pierson, Allison Anders, Dylan Kidd, David Benioff, and Walter Bernstein. All of them had gems of advice that helped us go back to our draft and re-write, re-write, re-write. It improved and expanded the story.
Exclusive: Behind the Scenes Stills from The Lodger
Later tonight is the Los Angeles red carpet premiere for David Ondaatje's directorial debut, The Lodger. The filmmaker has been extremely generous with us over the course of the last 12 months, finding time to discuss his feature filmmaking experiences in both the pre-production (In the Pipeline Dec.07) and post-production phases (read our January IONCINEPHILE profile of the month feature) and after a quick one-week qualifying run in late December, Sony's Stage 6 Films are releasing this baby in New York and L.A on the 23rd of the month.
The Real Golden Globe Winners: Peter Rice, David Unger, city of Mumbai and Axl Rose
It was a Slumdog Millionnaire kind of night and it was nice to see the totally unprepared Kate Winslet pick up matching statuettes -- but the behind the scenes players were also the big winners of the night. The first that comes to mind as an afterthought from the ones mentioned and underlined in some of those acceptance speeches is Peter Rice.
