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Ribs · #1 Post by **Ribs** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:06 pm

Sundance 2018 lineup announced

Dead or Deader · #2 Post by **Dead or Deader** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:34 am

Cate Blanchett will be heading the 2018 Cannes Film Festival jury.

yoshimori · #3 Post by **yoshimori** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:40 am

Total number of Asian entries among the 18 Berlin Competition films announced so far?

0

3 Tage in Quiberon (3 Days in Quiberon)
Emily Atef

Black 47
Lance Daly

Damsel
David Zellner, Nathan Zellner

Eldorado - Documentary
Markus Imhoof

Las herederas (The Heiresses)
Marcelo Martinessi

Khook (Pig)
Mani Haghighi

La prière (The Prayer)
Cédric Kahn

Toppen av ingenting (The Real Estate)
Måns Månsson

Touch Me Not
Adina Pintilie

Transit
Christian Petzold

Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Gus Van Sant

Dovlatov
Alexey German Jr.

Eva
Benoit Jacquot

Figlia mia (Daughter of Mine)
Laura Bispuri

In den Gängen (In the Aisles)
Thomas Stuber

Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot
Philip Gröning

Twarz (Mug)
Małgorzata Szumowska

McCrutchy · #4 Post by **McCrutchy** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:53 am

yoshimori wrote:Total number of Asian entries among the 18 Berlin Competition films announced so far?

0

Iran is considered part of Asia, so the answer is actually 1, not 0.

#5 Post by **zedz** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:44 pm

McCrutchy wrote:
yoshimori wrote:Total number of Asian entries among the 18 Berlin Competition films announced so far?

0
Iran is considered part of Asia, so the answer is actually 1, not 0.

Two.

Don't forget Alexey German, from Russia. On past form, Dovlatov is likely to be the best film in competition, whether or not it gets any awards recognition. I haven't seen Garpastum, but his other three features are three of the best films of the last twenty years.

knives · #6 Post by **knives** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:46 pm

German is from St. Petersberg which is firmly in the European part of Russia.
(this is mostly to point out the absurdity of splitting Asia and Europe)

yoshimori · #7 Post by **yoshimori** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:43 pm

knives wrote:(this is mostly to point out the absurdity of splitting Asia and Europe)

Good point. So, 14?

Ribs · #8 Post by **Ribs** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:17 am

Matilda's Matilda seems to be the first title to be getting near-universal raves out of Sundance.

#9 Post by **swo17** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:20 am

Oh, apparently there was a surprise screening of a restored Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story there the other day...

#10 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:29 am

Ribs wrote:Matilda's Matilda seems to be the first title to be getting near-universal raves out of Sundance.

What? Google has no idea either

Big Ben · #11 Post by **Big Ben** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:35 am

domino harvey wrote:
Ribs wrote:Matilda's Matilda seems to be the first title to be getting near-universal raves out of Sundance.
What? Google has no idea either

Perhaps he means Mandy? The acid trip with Nicholas Cage? Unless they've rebooted that Danny DeVito venture from the nineties I'm unsure what he means as well.

Ribs · #12 Post by **Ribs** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:35 am

Whoops, got the name wrong - it's Madeline's Madeline.

FrauBlucher · #13 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:28 am

Debra Granik's Leave No Trace has been getting very positive reviews from Sundance, was acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide for Int'l rights. US rights have not been determined yet.

davoarid · #14 Post by **davoarid** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:13 pm

Ribs wrote:Whoops, got the name wrong - it's Madeline's Madeline.

Oh—very happy for Josephine Decker. (I didn’t even know she had a new movie on its way.)

#15 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:22 am

Variety sez this year's Sundance Festival was pretty much a bust

#16 Post by **mfunk9786** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:29 am

domino harvey wrote:Variety sez this year's Sundance Festival was pretty much a bust

Immediately jumped to my mind and now I can't stop thinking about it

colinr0380 · #17 Post by **colinr0380** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:26 pm

Big Ben wrote:Perhaps he means Mandy? The acid trip with Nicholas Cage? Unless they've rebooted that Danny DeVito venture from the nineties I'm unsure what he means as well.

That's actually the film that I'm most looking forward to - Cage and Andrea Riseborough in the new film written and directed by Panos Cosmatos, the director of Beyond The Black Rainbow!

It also has a great Neon Demon-style poster:

Big Ben · #18 Post by **Big Ben** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:27 pm

I'm certainly looking forward to it too Colin! I was sort of taken aback by some of the articles saying this years Sundance was a dud but actually looking at some of the reviews I'm more than encouraged at the release of several of these films. Surely no one is expecting Mandy to be high art but it doesn't have to be. I'll gladly sit and watch Nicholas Cage be himself if he's utilized properly (And yes I know how that sounds!).

Lost Highway · #19 Post by **Lost Highway** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:53 pm

yoshimori wrote:Total number of Asian entries among the 18 Berlin Competition films announced so far?

0

3 Tage in Quiberon (3 Days in Quiberon)
Emily Atef

Black 47
Lance Daly

Damsel
David Zellner, Nathan Zellner

Eldorado - Documentary
Markus Imhoof

Las herederas (The Heiresses)
Marcelo Martinessi

Khook (Pig)
Mani Haghighi

La prière (The Prayer)
Cédric Kahn

Toppen av ingenting (The Real Estate)
Måns Månsson

Touch Me Not
Adina Pintilie

Transit
Christian Petzold

Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Gus Van Sant

Dovlatov
Alexey German Jr.

Eva
Benoit Jacquot

Figlia mia (Daughter of Mine)
Laura Bispuri

In den Gängen (In the Aisles)
Thomas Stuber

Mein Bruder heißt Robert und ist ein Idiot
Philip Gröning

Twarz (Mug)
Małgorzata Szumowska

The film I’m most excited about is The Green Fog by Guy Maddin and Evan & Gale Johnson, which screens out of competition.

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thirtyframesasecond · Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:44 pm

Ah yes I was just reading about Mandy. Sounds like a blast. Hopefully Cage can have the comeback McConuaghey had (and blew when he decided to work with Gus Van Sant!) Can't find a trailer though. IMDB average is 8.2!

colinr0380 · #21 Post by **colinr0380** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am

It apparently also has a score by Jóhann Jóhannsson too.

Ribs · #22 Post by **Ribs** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:23 pm

Touch Me Not, one of the worst-reviewed films out of Berlinale, has won the Golden Bear

Big Ben · #23 Post by **Big Ben** » Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:31 pm

Ribs wrote:Touch Me Not, one of the worst-reviewed films out of Berlinale, has won the Golden Bear

Fret not! Bill Murray just cracked a joke about playing a dog onstage!

#24 Post by **DarkImbecile** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:59 pm

Good Variety summary of potential Cannes contenders

#25 Post by **mfunk9786** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:03 pm

I'm extremely ready for the year of Riley Keough.

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