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| TITLE | Lay the Favorite |
| LOGLINE | A dramedy centered on a thirtysomething woman who becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | A true story. “Funny, accessible” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Number 1!
No, not because it has the highest Producer to Twitter ratio, because Frears is a f**ing amazing director in charge of a wonderful cast. Plus Laura Prepon and Zeta-Jones are smoking hot and hanging with “geeky fiftyish men.” |
| DIRECTOR | Stephen Frears |
| SCREENWRITERS | D.V. DeVincentis, Beth Raymer (memoir) |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Agnes Mentre, Richard Jackson, Curtis Jackson, Brand Andersen, Brandon Grimes PRODUCERS Anthony Bregman, Randall Emmett, George Furla, D.V. DeVincentis, Paul Trijbits |
| CAST | Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon |
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Lay the Favorite (2012)Cast: Bruce Willis, Laura Prepon, Catherine Zeta-Jones Director: Stephen Frears Genre: comedy
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[02] Nobody Walks
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Jan 132012
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| TITLE | Nobody Walks |
| LOGLINE | A family takes in a young artist into their home awakening suppressed impulses in everyone and forcing them to confront their own fears and desires. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “Smart, rigorously composed, filled with sexual intensity.” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Looks intense. I fear I will be expecting Krasinski to spout “That’s what she said.” |
| DIRECTOR | Ry Russo-Young |
| SCREENWRITERS | Lena Dunham, Ry Russo-Young |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Audrey Wilf, Zygi Wilf PRODUCERS Jonathan Schwartz, Andrea Sperling, Alicia Van Couvering COPRODUCER Warren Fisher |
| CAST | John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga, Dylan McDermott |
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Nobody Walks (2012)Cast: Jane Levy, John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby Director: Ry Russo-Young Genre: drama
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[05] Arbitrage
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Jan 112012
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| TITLE | Arbitrage |
| LOGLINE | A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “Financial thriller.”"Outstanding cast”HOT |
| GARDNER SAYS | After ANOTHER EARTH(My #10 pick and eventual favorite film of Sundance 2010) I will see anything with Brit Marling.I will be going to this one. |
| DIRECTOR | Nicholas Jarecki |
| SCREENWRITERS | Nicholas Jarecki |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Brian Young, Mohammed Al Turki, Stanisław Tyczyński, Ron Curtis PRODUCERS Laura Bickford, Kevin Turen, Justin Nappi, Robert Salerno |
| CAST | Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Nate Parker, Laetitia Casta |
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Arbitrage (2012)Cast: Richard Gere, Tim Roth, Brit Marling Director: Nicholas Jarecki Genre: thriller, drama
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[06] Red Lights
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Jan 112012
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| TITLE | Red Lights |
| SYNOPSIS | Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant study paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “Intense ride.” “One of the biggest films in the festival” |
| GARDNER SAYS | My love for paranormal films and fake psychics must be rooted in Scooby Doo.From the director of Sundance acclaimed “Buried”
I will be going to this one. |
| DIRECTOR | Rodrigo Cortés |
| SCREENWRITERS | Rodrigo Cortés |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Cindy Cowan, Lisa Wilson, Irving Cowan PRODUCERS Adrián Guerra, Rodrigo Cortés |
| CAST | Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olsen, Toby Jones, Leonardo Sbaraglia. |
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Red Lights (2012)Cast: Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olsen, Sigourney Weaver Director: Rodrigo Cortés Genre: thriller
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| TITLE | Celeste and Jesse Forever [Facebook] |
| SYNOPSIS | A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “A fresh Perspective on relationship comedy.” “Andy Samberg is very good” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Rashida Jones co-wrote it and she’s always funny. |
| DIRECTOR | Lee Toland Krieger |
| SCREENWRITERS | Rashida Jones, Will McCormack |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Rashida Jones, Will McCormack PRODUCERS Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Lee Nelson |
| CAST | Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood |
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Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)Cast: Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood, Rashida Jones Director: Lee Toland Krieger Genre: drama, comedy
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[08] For a Good Time Call
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Jan 102012
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| TITLE | For a Good Time Call |
| SYNOPSIS | The story of two women who start a phone sex line. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES’ | “Love story / buddy story” |
| GARDNER SAYS | This could be great, unless you aren’t a fan of Rogen humor. Lauren Miller (Seth Rogen’s wife) is one of the writers. Sundance veteran Ari Graynor (“ An American Crime,” ”Holy Rollers” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever”) is supposedly great in it too.I’m going Sunday! |
| DIRECTOR | Jamie Travis |
| SCREENWRITER | Katie Anne Naylon, Lauren Anne Miller |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Daniel M. Miller, Ari Graynor PRODUCERS Lauren Anne Miller, Katie Anne Naylon, Jenny Hinkey, Josh Kesselman, Jennifer Weinbaum |
| CAST | Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long, Mark Webber, James Wolk, Nia Vardalos |
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For a Good Time, Call… (2012)Cast: Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Ari Graynor Director: Jamie Travis Genre: comedy
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[09] Chasing Ice
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Jan 092012
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| TITLE | Chasing Ice [Facebook] |
| SYNOPSIS | When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES’ | “Visually Sumptuous” “Must bee seen on big screen.” “Could only be shown as a film.” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Oops, this is my highest rated documentary. From what everyone said, it has to be seen on a big screen. |
| DIRECTOR | Jeff Orlowski |
| SCREENWRITER | Mark Monroe |
| PRODUCERS | PRODUCERS Jeff Orlowski, Paula DuPré Pesmen, Jerry Aronson |
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1 – Our Idiot Brother
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Jan 042011
For the theatrical release the name was changed from “My Idiot Brother” to “Our Idiot Brother”
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Cast: Paul Rudd, Nick Sullivan, Francesca Papalia
Director: Jesse Peretz
Genre: comedy
| Title | My Idiot Brother ( Official Film Site | Twitter | Facebook ] |
| Logline | A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters. |
| Director | Jesse Peretz |
| Screenwriters | Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall |
| Cast | Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Rashida Jones, Elizabeth Banks |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “Hot acquisition” |
| Gardner says: | You know when you drive from LA to El Paso to buy cowboy boots and you walk into the Tony Lama Outlet and are overwhelmed by the 10,000 boots on the walls? Then you try a few on, find two you like, but decide to check out the other five outlets just to be sure? You with me? 50,000 boots later what do you end up doing? Going back to Tony Lama and buy those first two.That’s how I feel about this movie.When I first read all the titles, this was the one that stood out to me (other than “Hobo with a Shotgun”) And after discovering the superb cast and concept, conversations, tweets, and websites I come back to this as my top movie of Sundance 2011.
If anyone from the film reads this and will be in Sundance I hope to see you at the party and screening on Sunday! |
Got Tickets!
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Jan 032011
Because I know you care:
| The Ledge |
| On The Ice |
| Senna |
| The Devil’s Double |
| BEING ELMO: A Puppeteer’s Journey |
| Shorts Program I |
| Cedar Rapids |
| Another Earth |
| Resurrect Dead |
| Perfect Sense |
FAILED:
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold was… SOLD OUT
The Guard changes times
Red State – Scheduling issues
Margin Call – Scheduling issues
Prairie Love – Scheduling again
4 – Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
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Jan 012011
| Title | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey |
| Logline | With all of Elmo’s fame, the man behind the Muppet is able to walk down the street without being recognized. Meet Kevin Clash. As an average teenager growing up in Baltimore in the 1970s, Kevin had very different aspirations from his classmates—he wanted to be a puppeteer. |
| Director | Constance Marks |
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| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “Compelling, inspiring.” |
| Gardner says: | I know! I am as surprised as you that this ended up being my number four film to see. But the passion with which the movie was described to me tickled my Elmo bone. Wait, that didn’t come out right. |