I originally wanted to get this grid up right after I was over and done with the festival, and now with the first slew of titles upon us, I thought it might be time to get this thing together. I asked fellow critics Comingsoon.net's Edward Douglas, Cinemablend.com's Josh Tyler, Slashfilm.com's Peter Sciretta and FilmSchoolRejects.com's Neil Miller to share their thoughts by grading the films they screened.
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...
A little bit of fluff (Harald Zwart’s Pink Panther II), an Oscar hopeful (Stephen Daldry’s The Reader) and some prestige titles from master filmmakers who might have lost their touch and offerings from less-seasoned directors are among the world preems that have been announced in the Berlin Film Festival’s Competition and Out of Competition section).
Based on pure speculation and educated guesses, in anticipation of the 25th Sundance Film Festival, I’ve assembled a lengthy list of films that might be announced in next week’s press releases for selection announcements in everything from the Competition categories to the Premieres and the fringe Park City at Midnight.
With Tarsem dropping out of the picture, Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly/Buffalo Soldiers) replacing him and Sam Jackson being the first player to sign onto the project, I felt that Unthinkable had lost a couple of its feathers.