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Sundance 2014 Review: WAR STORY, A Devastating Study Of Conflict, From Within

Sundance 2014 Review: WAR STORY, A Devastating Study Of Conflict, From Within

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 09:00 PM PST

Mark Jackson did not so much as burst forth onto the independent film scene in 2011 with his brilliant first feature Without. Rather he made a careful set of imprints and impressions, distinct and measured, over the entire year on the international festival circuit. I caught wind of this debut not too long after its premiere at Slamdance, intrigued by the images of Joslyn, a young woman distraught and nearly alone in a big house in the big woods -- nearly alone, for her only companion was a disabled old man she had to care for like an infant. A brilliant anti-cathartic piece of cinema on remorse and loss, Without became my favorite film of that year, and one that ranks for me amongst the...

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Pissing In The Punch Bowl At The 2014 Sundance Film Festival Part 2: I'm An Assassin, Not A Blogger

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 08:00 PM PST

***TAKEN FROM THE JOURNALS OF UZI SILVERSTEIN***CHAPTER 3: I'M AN ASSASSIN, NOT A BLOGGERI've only know Eli Atzmon for an hour and I already don't like the kid. We're having lunch at 501 on Main, a hip free range organic eatery that's well known for being the only gourmet vegan friendly restaurants in Park City. Of course Eli is a Vegan. We had to spend forty minutes walking around town trying to find a place where he could eat. He's now happily slurping up a plate of baked ratatouille. I've intentionally ordered the pot roast just to annoy him. It's about 2pm on Thursday, January 16th and the festival madness has officially begun. The otherwise quiet ski resort town for the rich and famous is...

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Hey Australia! Don't Miss Madman's Massive January Giveaway!

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 03:30 PM PST

To celebrate the releases of The Act Of Killing and The Gatekeepers on DVD, Madman is giving you, our dear readers, the chance to win a DVD pack consisting of 10 documentaries (pictured above). Whether you like it confronting, informative or entertaining, you will definitely find something you like in the pack. First prize (one winner): All 10 of the pictured documentaries on DVD - The Act Of Killing, The Gatekeepers, Pussy Riot, The Human Scale, The House I Love In, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Searching For Sugar Man, El Bulli: Cooking In Progress, Dreams Of A Life, The Queen Of VersaillesSecond prize (three winners): One of the following documentaries on DVD - The Act Of Killing, The Gatekeepers, Pussy Riot, The Human Scale, The House...

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Hey Australia! Win Tickets To See Donnie Yen's THE MONKEY KING 3D In Cinemas!

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 02:30 PM PST

With the release of The Monkey King 3D, 2014 starts off with a bang for fans of Hong Kong cinema in Australia. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Donnie Yen, Chow Yun Fat and Aaron Kwok, this fantasy epic looks to be the blockbuster to beat amongst the Chinese New Year releases in China and Hong Kong. This also marks the first time Soi Cheang (Accident, Motorway) directs a massive budget film. Now thanks to Magnum Films, our main local distributor of Hong Kong movies, we have FIVE double passes for The Monkey King 3D to give away to you, our dear readers.For a chance to win, all you have to do is to follow these two steps:1) Like the Magnum Film Facebook page, and2) Email...

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Sundance 2014 Review: FISHING WITHOUT NETS Expertly Expands the Somali Pirate Story

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 02:02 PM PST

You'd be excused for a slight case of déjà vu when reading the description of Cutter Hodierne's feature debut Fishing Without Nets. Somali pirates have been a hot topic lately with both Danish film A Hijacking and Paul Greengrass's Tom Hanks vehicle Captain Phillips earning critical praise in the last couple of years. Add to that the fact that Hodierne's own short version of this film (with the same title) took home the top shorts prize at Sundance 2012. But don't let the abundance of Somali pirate stories scare you away. Fishing Without Nets is a powerful film, deliberate and absolutely beautiful, with plenty still to add to the topic. Set in a painfully realistic, trash-covered Somali village, Fishing Without Nets focuses on Abdi (Abdikani...

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Slamdance 2014 Review: SOMETIMES I DREAM I'M FLYING Considers The Form Of Ballet With Grace

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 02:00 PM PST

I recently told a friend that one of my dreams was to see The Rite Of Spring performed as full-on a ballet. I said that really just thinking of Stravinsky's music -- as most of us probably do -- and did not even consider the ballerinas at the very fiery, transformative heart of the work.Anita Popiel-Machnicka's chronicle of Weronika, a ballerina from their native Poland, allows us to ponder and marvel at the dedication, resilience and utmost training and craft that goes into being a professional, internationally renowned ballerina. Eschewing voice over, interviews and as few title cards as possible, Popiel-Machnicka leaves us with the raw image of our heroine's taught form, the classrooms, streets and stages she is consumed by, intermittently laced with music.....

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Slamdance 2014 News: Christopher Nolan Recieves The Founder's Award

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST

Park City, Utah -- Saturday night. There was something in the air. The crowd of filmmakers, programmers and press that had gathered in the main screening room of the Treasure Mountain Inn knew it. The air just... crackled. And then... A hush fell over the crowd, and then a cheer, as Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter presented filmmaker Christopher Nolan with the first Founder's Award. It may be hard to believe, but The Dark Knight director's first feature Following played at Slamdance back in 1999. The attentive audience then engaged with Nolan for a 20 minute discussion on cinema and his career. The soft spoken and humble director spoke of his wife and producer Emma Thomas, and how they've grown up together, his fond...

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Slamdance 2014 Review: LOVE STEAKS Is Bold, Brash And Beautifully Ugly

Posted: 19 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST

A flash in the pan. Hands on a middle aged body. Scented oils. Grease. Steaks sizzling. Hips. Thighs. Raw meat. Chakras. Auras. A slab of frozen lamb. The fizz-boom-fizz of industrial music kicking our ears in. The images keep pummeling us. A pair of bodies tumble into frame, wrestle on a wintry beach. Lock. Embrace. Kiss.This is the attitude, momentum and sheer forceful delight found in German director Jakob Lass's second feature, an unconventional love story if there ever was one.Then again, unconventional just means more real, more raw... more truthful. And that's Love Steaks in a nutshell.Clemens, a tall, awkward young man, comes to work as a masseur-in-training at a luxury beach side hotel and spa. Fresh out of school and homeless, he's offered...

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