Sundance Journal 2009 Day 4: Scott Sanders’ Black Dynamite

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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. I knew that Black Dynamite would be taken off the table, but by breakfast time? Wow! BD was my first, and I think, my only midnight screening for the duration of the festival and along with the theatre’s many patrons I was given at least 50+ reasons (at least in film’s first thirty minutes or so) to lap my knee.

Scott Sanders Sundance Black Dynamite

Scott Sanders Sundance Black Dynamite

After a decade of inaction, it took twenty days for Scott Sanders to make what will certainly be a profitable acquisition for Sony. Here are some pics I took, director Soctt Sanders above and below is Mr. Dynamite himself, Michael Jai White.

Scott Sanders Sundance Black Dynamite

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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