Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
I missed Sundance last year, but I went the year before, and I enjoyed it as much as anything I’ve had the opportunity to do at AICN so far. This year, I’m working on going again, and it all depends on schedule.
When the list of films that will be screening at Sundance came out this week, it only made me more eager to go. There’s some really cool stuff on that list, and, as with every year, I’m willing to bet that there’s a lot of things that I don’t know yet that are going to be really remarkable.
If you’ve got a film playing the festival this year, then by all means... CONTACT ME!! I’d love to see as many films as I can before I go, like I did in 2001, and talk to you about your picture before you get buried in the mania surrounding the festival. If there’s something I see that’s really wonderful, I’d like to get the word out beforehand because Sundance really does become an exercise in choice. There’s always more than one thing going on at any given time, and if your film is worth it,I want to make sure people get the word early.
Here’s the list that was released:
2003 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM Part I
BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN Directed by Nancy Kates & Bennett Singer
BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS Directed by John Dullaghan
CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS Directed by Andrew Jarecki
A CERTAIN KIND OF DEATH Directed by Blue Hadaegh & Grover Babcock
A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE Directed by Richard LaGravenese & Ted Demme
THE EDUCATION OF GORE VIDAL Directed by Deborah Dickson
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL Directed by Stanley Nelson
MY FLESH AND BLOOD Directed by Jonathan Karsh
THE PILL Directed by Chana Gazit & David Steward
ROBERT CAPA: IN LOVE AND WAR Directed by Anne Makepeace
THE SAME RIVER TWICE Directed by Robb Moss
STATE OF DENIAL Directed by Elaine Epstein
STEVIE Directed by Steve James
TOM DOWD & THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC Directed by Mark Moormann
THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND Directed by Sam Green & Bill Siegel
WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU Created by: Judith Katz, Madeleine Gavin, and Gary Sunshine
ALL THE REAL GIRLS Directed by David Gordon Green
AMERICAN SPLENDOR Directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
CAMP Directed by Todd Graff
THE COOLER Directed by Wayne Kramer
DIE MOMMIE DIE Directed by Mark Rucker
DOPAMINE Directed by Mark Decena
THE MUDGE BOY Directed by Michael Burke
PARTY MONSTER Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
PIECES OF APRIL Directed by Peter Hedges
QUATTRO NOZA Directed by Joey Curtis
RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS Directed by Sarah Rogacki
THE STATION AGENT Directed by Tom McCarthy
THE TECHNICAL WRITER Directed by Scott Saunders
THIRTEEN Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND Directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge
WHAT ALICE FOUND Directed by A. Dean Bell
THE BEAT Directed by Brandon Sonnier
BOOKIES Directed by Mark Illsley
BORN RICH Directed by Jamie Johnson
THE BOYS OF 2nd STREET PARK Directed by Dan Klores & Ron Berger
CIVIL BRAND Directed by Neema Barnette
CRY FUNNY HAPPY Directed by Sam Neave
DETECTIVE FICTION Directed by Patrick Coyle
A FOREIGN AFFAIR Directed by Helmut Schleppi
LOVE AND DIANE Directed by Jennifer Dworkin
MILK AND HONEY Directed by Joe Maggio
WHITE OF WINTER Directed by Robert Saitzyk
BUFFALO SOILDERS Directed by Gregor Jordan
CITY OF GHOSTS Directed by Matt Dillon
LAUREL CANYON Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
THE MALDONADO MIRACLE Directed by Salma Hayek
NORMAL Directed by Jane Anderson
RAISING VICTOR VARGAS Directed by Peter Sollett
AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND Directed by Franco Piavoli
AN INJURY TO ONE Directed by Travis Wilkerson
CREMASTER III Directed by Matthew Barney
IRREVERSIBLE Directed by Gaspar Noé
SILT Directed by Keith Evans, Christian Farrell, & Jeff Warrin
ADMIRATIONAL Directed by Shane Lee Eagle Hannigan
BENEATH CLOUDS Directed by Ivan Sen
BUNDLE IN GOOD STANDING Directed by Gabriel Whiteturkey
CRADLESONG Directed by Darlene Naponse
IS THE CROWN AT WAR WITH US? Directed by Alanis Obomsawin
MOCASSIN FLATS Directed by Randy Redroad
PIKUTISKAAU (MOTHER EARTH) Directed by Shirley Cheechoo
RANGIMARIE Directed by Puka Moeau
SAILING THE MASTER HOME Directed by Gilbert Salas
SHIT SKIN Directed by Nicholas Boseley
WITHDRAWL Directed by Dax Thomas
DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY Directed by George Gallo
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS Directed by Richard Day
THE HEBREW HAMMER Directed by Jon Kesselman
NIGHTSTALKER Directed by Chris Fisher
ROLLING KANSAS Directed by Thomas Haden Church
SPUN Directed by Jonas Ã…kerlund
STOKED: THE RISE AND FALL OF GATOR Directed by Helen Stickler
LEVITY (Opening Night) Directed by Ed Solomon
COMANDANTE Directed by Oliver Stone
CONFIDENCE Directed by James Foley
DOT THE I Directed by Matthew Parkhill
THE EVENT Directed by Thom Fitzgerald
GARAGE DAYS Directed by Alex Proyas
GOOD FENCES Directed by Ernest Dickerson
IN AMERICA Directed by Jim Sheridan
IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
MASKED AND ANONYMOUS Directed by Larry Charles
NORTHFORK Directed by Michael Polish
OFF THE MAP Directed by Campbell Scott
OWNING MAHOWNY Directed by Richard Kwietniowski
PEOPLE I KNOW Directed by Daniel Algrant
SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS Directed by Alan Rudolph
THE SHAPE OF THINGS Directed by Neil LaBute
THE SINGING DETECTIVE Directed by Keith Gordon
SOLDIER'S GIRL Directed by Frank Pierson
THE LEGEND OF SURYIOTHAI Directed by Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol of Thailand
PIPE DREAMS Directed by Enzo Mileti
TUPAC: RESURRECTION Directed by Lauren Lazin
UNCHAINED MEMORIES: READINGS FROM THE SLAVE NARRATIVES Directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon
THE BLUES: a special one-of-a-kind creation exclusively for Sundance, The Blues will sneak peek segments from an epic seven part docu series from directors Martin Scorsese, Charles Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Mike Figgis, Marc Levin, Richard Pearce and Wim Wenders
WATTSTAX Directed by Mel Stuart
BALSEROS Directed by Carlos Bosch & Josep Maria Domenech
BUS 174 Directed by José Padilha
THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET Directed by Kim Longinotto
FRESCOES Directed by Alexander Gutman
IRAN: VEILED APPEARANCES Directed by Thierry Michel
THE PASSION OF MARÃA ELENA Directed by Mercedes Moncada RodrÃguez
THE PURIFIED Directed by Jesper Jargil
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NEW SCENES FROM AMERICA Directed by Jorgen Leth
THE TRUE MEANING OF PICTURES: SHELBY LEE ADAMS' APPALACHIA Directed by Jennifer Baichwal
TO LIVE IS BETTER THAN TO DIE Directed by Weijun Chen
28 DAYS LATER Directed by Danny Boyle
THIRTEEN STEPS Directed by Masahiko Nagasawa
AKA Directed by Duncan Roy
ANGELA Directed by Roberta Torre
THE BARONESS AND THE PIG Directed by Michael Mackenzie
BENJAMIM Directed by Monique Gardenberg
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Directed by Gurinda Chadha
BOLLYWOOD QUEEN Directed by Jeremy Wooding
DEADEND.COM Directed by S. Wyeth Clarkson
THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER Directed by Penny Woolcock
FEAR X Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
HISTORIAS MINIMAS Directed by Carlos Sorin
I LOVE YOU Directed by Zhang Yuan
THE KITE Directed by Alexei Muradov
LIFE SHOW Directed by Huo Jianqi
LONG LIFE, PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS Directed by Mina Shum
MADAME SATA Directed by Karim Ainouz
THE MISSING GUN Directed by Lu Chuan
MONDAYS IN THE SUN Directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa
MUSIC FOR WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS Directed by Unni Straume
OPEN HEARTS Directed by Susanne Bier
RED BEAR Directed by Adrian Caetano
THE SEA Directed by Baltasar Kormakur
SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY Directed by Aisling Walsh
WHALE RIDER Directed by Niki Caro
WOMAN OF WATER Directed by Hidenori Sugimori
A new film from Oliver Stone? Another movie from Randy Redroad? Danny Boyle and zombies? New ones from Alex Proyas and Thomas Vinterberg and Neil Labute? Keith Gordon’s version of THE SINGING DETECTIVE? The second film from David Gordon Green following his shattering GEORGE WASHINGTON? The debut of Ted Demme’s documentary about the ‘70’s in film, something that’s sure to break the hearts of any of us lucky enough to have known him?
I am overwhelmed at first glance by that list, and I know I haven’t even scratched the surface. Please... I implore you... if you’re part of that incredible line-up, or if you’re representing one of those films, then get in touch with me as soon as possible, and let’s get this party started...
"Moriarty" out.
