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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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[09] Chasing Ice
Got a Ticket!!!, Sundance, US Documentary
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Jan 092012
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| TITLE | Safety Not Guaranteed [Twitter] |
| SYNOPSIS | Two magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | Funny romcom, Aubrey Plaza hilarious. |
| GARDNER SAYS | Based on an actual classified ad/internet meme. Gotta see this one. Another Duplass production. And they win for most Twitter accounts. |
| DIRECTOR | Colin Trevorrow |
| SCREENWRITER | Derek Connolly |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, John Hodges, Michael B. Clark PRODUCERS Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Stephanie Langhoff, Colin Trevorrow , Derek Connolly COPRODUCER Lacey Leavitt |
| CAST | Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Kristen Bell |
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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)Cast: Kristen Bell, Jake M. Johnson, Aubrey Plaza Director: Colin Trevorrow Genre: comedy
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[11] The Ambassador
Film, Sundance, Want a Ticket!, World Documentary
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Jan 082012
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| TITLE | The Ambassador |
| SYNOPSIS | Mads Brügger buys a Liberian diplomatic passport from an online broker for $150,000, then sets up a match stick factory run by pygmies in the Central African Republic to cover up his diamond smuggling intentions. |
| PROGRAMMER QUOTES | It portrays the “hypocrisy of the world diplomatic core and the rape of Africa by the West.”"In on the joke so not too heavy” |
| GARDNER SAYS | My top rated documentary. I really want to see it. |
| DIRECTOR | Mads Brügger |
| SCREENWRITER | Maja Jul Larsen |
| PRODUCERS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Peter Garde PRODUCERS Peter Engel, Carsten Holst ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Julie Elmquist E. Neergaard |
| CAST | This is not the Wil Arnett Dreamworks project, BTW. |
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[12] GOATS
Film, Premier, Sundance, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 072012
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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
Film, Premier, Sundance, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 062012
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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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[14] Filly Brown
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 062012
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| Title | FILLY BROWN |
| Synopsis | Maria Jose ‘Majo’ Tonorio is a tough LA street poet who spits from the heart. After meeting a talented DJ she cuts her first demo under the guidance of a small time hustler more interested in promoting Majo’s sexuality than her lyrics. Soon a major label and its strong-arm executive come calling. Convinced that a record deal will deliver much needed money for the family, Majo is suddenly faced with some stark choices. Does she accept the deal and turn her back on the friends who got her to the precipice of success or does she let a golden opportunity slip away |
| Programmer Quotes | “See it.” |
| Gardner says: | I put three stars next to this film because a number of the programmers mentioned it. I didn’t get a lot of other notes. Good cast, good story. (And I appreciate that Youssef uses InkTip)
It’s got to be interesting dieting your dad. |
| Director | Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos |
| Screenwriters | Youssef Delara |
| Producer | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Edward James Olmos, Kevin Smith, Homa Sorror PRODUCERS Victor Teran, Amir Delara, Mico Olmos, Edward “E-dub” Rios, Khool-Aid Rios |
| Cast | Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos, Emilio Rivera, Joseph Julian Soria |
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Filly Brown (2012)Cast: Resmine Atis, Baby Bash, David Bianchi Director: Michael D. Olmos, Youssef Delara Genre: drama
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[16] Hello I Must Be Going
Film, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 052012
| Title | Hello I Must Be Going |
| Synopsis | Divorced and demoralized Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak when she is condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35. Everyone wants to help, but, as her patience level with advice is plummeting, a bold teenage boy enters her life, igniting her last bit of self-esteem. What ensues is an unconventional love story infused with all the good things Amy needs to get on in life, and that just may include great sex. |
| Programmer Quotes | “Rediscovers he lust for life.”"Will launch Melanie Lynskey’s career… remarkable performance.” |
| Gardner says: | This is the first film I am going to try to get a ticket for only list. Sounds great. |
| Director | Todd Louiso |
| Screenwriters | Sarah Koskoff |
| Producer | Mary Jane Skalski, Hans Ritter |
| Cast | Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Dan Futterman |
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Hello I Must Be Going (2012)Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein Director: Todd Louiso Genre: comedy
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[17] The Surrogate
Film, Sundance, US Dramatic, Want a Ticket!
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Jan 052012
| Title | The Surrogate |
| Synopsis | The quest for love appears insurmountable when a man confined to an iron lung determines, at age 38, to lose his virginity. |
| Programmer Quotes | “Humor-tinged romance” |
| Gardner says: | Intriguing. Based on a true story. Sounds like a tightly crafted film with multiple great performances. |
| Director | Ben Lewin |
| Screenwriters | Ben Lewin |
| Producer | Judi Levine, Stephen Nemeth |
| Cast | John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy |
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The Surrogate (2012)Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy Director: Ben Lewin Genre: drama
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[17] Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
At Midnight, Film, Sundance
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Jan 042012
| Title | Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie | Facebook | Twitter |
| Synopsis | Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course. In order to make the money back, they then attempt to revitalize a failing shopping mall. |
| Programmer Quotes | (The programmers didn’t mention it. This one is all me) |
| Gardner says: | These two bastards ruined me for life with “The Terrys” (My favorite short from Sundance 2011.) This will be the first Funny Or Die feature film. I am hopping for funny. |
| Directors | Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim |
| Screenwriters | Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim |
| Producers | Dave Kneebone, Jon Mugar, Ben Cosgrove, Todd Wagner, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy |
| Cast | Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte |
| Country | USA[http://www.imdb.com/title/nm1728099/] |
[18] The House I Live in
Film, Sundance, US Documentary
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Jan 042012
| Title | THE HOUSE I LIVE IN |
| Synopsis | Eugene Jarecki’s seminal film Why We Fight dissected the underbelly of the American war machine. Now, with scalpel-like precision, Jarecki turns his lens on a less visible war—one that is costing more lives, destroying more families, and quickly becoming a scourge on the soul of American society. In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong, and what can be done? |
| Programmer Quotes | Portrays the war on drugs as a “blemish on the soul of America, heart wrenching”[R'S TOP 3] |
| Gardner says: | From the director of last year’s acclaimed “Reagan” this looks to be an important and well-made film. |
| Director | Eugene Jarecki |
| Screenwriter | Eugene Jarecki |
| Producer | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Joslyn Barnes, Nick Fraser, Danny Glover PRODUCERS Melinda Shopsin, Sam Cullman, Christopher St. John ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Shirel Kozak, Daniel DiMauro, Kara Elverson |
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