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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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| TITLE | Bachelorette |
| LOGLINE | Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | “Outrageous comedy” “Insanity ensues.” “Ballsy performance by Kirsten Dunst.” |
| GARDNER SAYS | Doubt it will get an Oscar, but I like almost everyone involved in this one. |
| DIRECTOR | Leslye Headland |
| SCREENWRITER | Leslye Headland |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Chris Henchy, Paul Prokop PRODUCERS Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jessica Elbaum, Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch |
| CAST | Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Kyle Bornheimer |
| IMDB | [http://www.imdb.com/title/nm2853516/] |
[05] Arbitrage
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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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| 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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[12] GOATS
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| TITLE | GOATS |
| SYNOPSIS | Fifteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave his luxurious but unconvetional home in the foothills of Tucson for his freshman year at Gates Academy, an East Coast prep school. This means leaving behind Wendy, his flaky, new age mother and the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | ** |
| GARDNER SAYS | I am fond of this cast. I also am in the middle of a Californication Netflix marathon, so maybe that bumped this one up a little.
Sadly it’s not playing while I am there. |
| DIRECTOR | Christopher Neil |
| SCREENWRITER | Mark Jude Poirier, based on his novel |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Daniel Crown, Riva Marker, Richard Arlook PRODUCERS Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Eric Kopeloff, Shannon Lail |
| CAST | Graham Phillips, David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Ty Burrell, Justin Kirk, Keri Russell |
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Goats (2012)Cast: Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny, Ty Burrell Director: Christopher Neil Genre: comedy
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[13] Price Check
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| Title | PRICE CHECK |
| Synopsis | Pete Cozy is having trouble resolving a happy marriage and family life with rising debt and a job he hates. When his new boss, Susan, a human dynamo, shows up, Pete is pulled into the maelstrom that is her life and made to work harder than he ever has before. Suddenly, money and opportunities come his way, but at what price? |
| Programmer Quotes | “Great role for Posey” “Don’t miss it” |
| Gardner says: | Hope I get to see this one. |
| Director | Michael Walker |
| Screenwriters | Michael Walker |
| Producer | Dolly Hall |
| Cast | Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais, Cheyenne Jackson, Edward Herrmann, Amy Schumer |
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Jan 022012
Shadow Dancer (2012)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen
Director: James Marsh
Genre: drama, thriller
| Title | SHADOW DANCER |
| Logline | A young woman who has been a member of the IRA alongside her brothers and husband becomes an informer for Britain’s MI5. |
| Programmer Quotes | “Taught thriller” |
| Gardner says: | This might be too much tension for me. I don’t like to sweat during movies.
(Note: Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny both have films at the festival.) |
| Director | James Marsh (“Man on a Wire” Director helmer) |
| Screenwriter | Tom Bradby |
| Producer | Chris Coen, Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney |
| Cast | Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Gillian Anderson |
| Country | UK |
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Robot and Frank (2012)
Cast: Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler
Director: Jake Schreier
Genre: sf, drama, comedy
| Title | ROBOT AND FRANK |
| Logline | Set in the near future, ‘Robot and Frank’ is an offbeat buddy movie about an elderly ex-jewel thief and his new caretaker robot. |
| Programmer Quotes | Um, can’t really read my notes. Something about “re-enter burglar prof. w/ robot” Then I circle the amazing cast members. Their names, not really them. |
| Gardner says: | Sounds like a fun buddy, heist robot dysfunctional family film. |
| Director | Jake Schreier |
| Screenwriter | Christopher Ford |
| Producers | Galt Niederhoffer, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord |
| Cast | Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Peter Saarsgard |
| Country | USA |