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Sundance Journal 2009 Day 7: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson
When fleshing out the script for Bronson, Nicolas Winding Refn didn't have much to go on – the subject of the film has been in solitary confinement for the better part of his adult life and yet, the Danish filmmaker somehow managed to take a thin on plot biopic and fancy a style that uses fantasy to explore the missing pieces and the mindset of a man who finds extreme pleasure in extreme pain.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 6: John Hindman’s Arlen Faber
I could feel that some parts of the crowd at the Racquet Club were totally into John Hindman's light-hearted, rom com, but I thought it was far too sweet, too fluffy and tried too hard.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 5: Oren Moverman’s The Messenger
The Messenger is gut-wrenching, honest and even has a funny bone despite the serious subject manner.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 5: Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre is pins and needles good with a strong package of well-written characters driving the antagonist and protagonist forces to several deadly ends.
Sundance Journal 2009 Day 4: Scott Sanders’ Black Dynamite
It has got poor editing, poorly staged visuals, the acting is horrible and the one holding the boom mike did a horrible job --- but of course that is the whole point, and it was obvious from the get-go that everyone was in on Scott Sanders' joke.
