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Sundance 2007 preview: Midnight section
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January 18 to 28, 2007
Counting Down:
• Fido (U.S.), directed by Andrew Currie and written by Robert Chomiak and Currie, the story of a boy’s effort to keep a six-foot tall pet zombie that eats the next-door neighbor. Stars Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connelly and Tim Blake Nelson.
• Finishing the Game (U.S.), directed by Justin Lin and written by Josh Diamond and Lin, about a film studio’s search for a replacement for Bruce Lee who can finish the legendary martial arts star’s unfinished picture, “Game of Death.” With Roger Fan, Sung Kang, McCaleb Burnett, Monique Curnen, Mouse Kraish, Jake Sandvig, Sam Bottoms, Dustin Nguyen, James Franco and MC Hammer. World premiere.
• It’s Fine! Everything Is Fine. (U.S.), directed by Crispin Hellion Glover and David Brothers, and written by Glover and Steven C. Stewart, an autobiographical account by Stewart, who has severe cerebral palsy, of his experiences, particularly in regard to women. World premiere.
• The Signal (U.S.), directed and written by David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, a journey into the nature of violence from three distinct points of view. World premiere.
• SK8 Life (Canada), directed by S. Wyeth Clarkson and written by Clarkson and Elan Mastai, about 8 “sk8trs” brought together to make a “sk8 tape” but must work to save the legendary “Crashpad.”
• Smiley Face (U.S.), directed by Gregg Araki and written by Dylan Haggerty, about the strange day of a slacker actress after she inadvertently eats her roommate’s pot cupcakes. Toplines Anna Faris. World premiere.
• The Ten (U.S.), directed by David Wain and written by Ken Marino and Wain, which comically points up the risks of modern life in 10 episodes, each devoted to one of the ten commandments. World premiere.
• We Are the Strange (U.S.), directed and written by M dot Strange, an animated feature in which two outcasts struggle to survive in a dangerous fantasy world. World premiere.
