Article posted: 02/03/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Celeste and Jesse Forever at Sundance 2012 - Rashida Jones shines in clever twist on the relationship comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever.
Midway into the inside-out relationship comedy Celeste and Jesse Forever, about two hip Angelinos so laidback they stick together as friends
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Article posted: 02/01/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Bachelorette at Sundance. Kirsten Dunst is plenty raunchy but Bachelorette fails to match the laughs of Bridesmaids.
Thanks to Bridesmaids, the new comic model means actresses like Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher get to act as raunchy as Bradley Cooper and his Hangover boys. Bac
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Article posted: 02/01/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Robot and Frank at Sundance 2012.
Frank Langella gives an amazing performance as a senior who bonds with his robot in Robot and Frank.
A subtle sci-fi drama set in a world where robots are a natural part of our surroundings turns out to be one of the Sundance Film
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Article posted: 02/01/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Grabbers at Sundance. Mix of laughs and screams make Grabbers a fun, monster movie rollercoaster.
The monsters look somewhat familiar with their leathery purplish skin, multiple tentacles and sharp teeth; straight from a '50s matinee but that's part of the charm. Grabbers, an
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Article posted: 01/28/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of The Words at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Bradley Cooper’s likable performance fails to save pretentious literary drama The Words.
A stellar cast featuring Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons; polished production values and a lush score by Marcelo Zarvos make the
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Article posted: 01/28/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of John Dies at the End at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Paul Giamatti is a welcome sight in Don Coscarelli's horror comedy.
Writer/director Don Coscarelli is a multi-generational fan boy favorite for his '80s horror franchise Phantasm, his swords-and- sorcery adventure The Be
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Sundance player Arbitrage goes to Roadside and Lionsgate
The partnership will use the same model of day-and-date VOD and theatrical release they used for the Academy Award-nominated Margin Call for Arbitrage.
Pic helmed and scripted by Nicholas Jarecki, stars Richard Gere,
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Article posted: 01/22/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Lay the Favorite.
Rebecca Hall makes a funny floozy but Sundance comedy Lay The Favorite fails to deliver.
The smartest move director Stephen Frears (Tamara Drewe) makes with his adaptation of Beth Raymer's gambling memoir Lay The Favorite is also his most surpris
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Article posted: 01/22/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review at Sundance 2012 of Wish You Were Here, starring Joel Edgerton.
Joel Edgerton stands out in edgy thriller Wish You Were Here.
Australian actor Kieran Darcy-Smith is fearless with his feature, directing debut Wish You Were Here; an edgy mystery about a man's disappear
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Article posted: 01/21/2012
by Steve Ramos
Review of Hello I Must be Going at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Melanie Lynsky makes a believable downer but Sundance drama Hello I Must Be Going fails to connect.
Actor and filmmaker Todd Louiso has an eclectic body of directing work with the little-seen dramas Love, Li
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