Though small, the horror-fantasy flick section packs a punch with notable standouts including Michael Haneke and George A. Romero preeming their latest and Quentin Tarantino making a comeback. I believe it has been a long time since he showed his face here... not since film called Reservoir Dogs. Though he didn't direct the project titled Hell Ride - this collaboration between him and Larry Bishop once again ventures into "homage territory". Serving as a launch pad for Magnolia Pictures, we find the new label Magnet Releasing showcasing of Spanish flick Timecrimes. Here are the rest of the films that will show late in the night
Protagonist is the latest documentary by the very talented Jessica Yu. Her short film "Breathing Lessons” was the winner of the 1997 Oscar and was followed by the wonderfully creative “In the Realms of the Unreal” about the mysterious artist Henry Darger. She is a master of exploring the odd and extreme in the everyday world around us.
Among the more anticipated selections we find Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's sophomore feature to their Sundance profiled Half Nelson. Their new film Sugar is star-less tale that looks at the broken dreams of a Dominican baseball prospect plucked from his native country to play in the U.S. minor-league sys
New works from documentary filmmaker faves in Alex Gibney (Gonzo: The Life and Times of Hunter Thompson), Margaret Brown (The Order of Myths) and Patrick Creadon (I.O.U.S.A.) and many first time doc filmmakers make up the section in this year's documentary Comp lineup. I don't count many Iraq-war related items listed below, telling us that the doc vague of such films is officially D.O.A.. Well be adding the preview pages for the film shortly.