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Sundance Reveals 2010 Non-Competition Slate
4 December 2009 5:24 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
On Wednesday the Sundance Film Festival unveiled the films competing in late January 2010. Yesterday they announced the rest of the line-up of independent films vying for attention for industry types and the curious public.
The entire list of 53 films is below, but here are a few that stood out to me from the premieres alone:
Mumblecore directors the Duplass Brothers, have a new, untitled movie starring an unusually high-profile cast compared to their usual improvisational crew. John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine Keener. Reilly and Keener are actually in two films at the 2010 festival.
The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt about corporate downsizing.
Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds as a man buried alive in a coffin. I’ve read the script and its great. More on that as soon as I can.
The Runaways, the »
- Jeff Leins
Sundance 2010 Non-Competition Line-Up Looks Strong
3 December 2009 3:30 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Yesterday we got the list for the films playing in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and today we get the rest of the films that will be featured and there are quite a few that make 2010 look much stronger based on pedigree alone than I have seen in quite some time. Variety has a big write-up detailing the categories and more on the festival right here, but I am just going to offer up the titles and let you sort it all out.
The titles already in the RopeofSilicon database are linked.
Premieres
All films are from the United States unless otherwise noted Abel (Mexico-u.S.), the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna, written by Luna and Agusto Mendoza, about a peculiar young boy who, as he blurs reality and fantasy, takes over the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. With Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, »
- Brad Brevet
Nowhere Boy, The Runaways and The Company Men All to Premiere At 2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-Of-Competition
3 December 2009 2:58 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the out-of-competition section of Premieres. Some very anticipated films that we have been tracking are included. Films like The Runaways, starring Kristen Bell and Dakota Fanning as the 70s girl rock group headliners, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. We have also been following The Company Men and Nowhere Boy, so we are excited to see these films at Sundance 2010.
To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. The Premiere section is being presented by Entertainment Weekly.
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters:Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)-A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father’s absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, »
- Kevin Coll
2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-of-Competition Films: Premieres
3 December 2009 2:34 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Yesterday we gave you a list of all the films playing in-competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. We now have the list of the films playing out-of-competition and they’re divided up into four categories: Premieres, Next, Spotlight, and Park City at Midnight. Since combining these lists would be a lot to read for just one article, we’ve broken it up to give each category its own article.
Know that while there are a lot of films playing in-competition, most of the films to get buzz will be coming from the out-of-competition categories. First up are the premiers which include John Wells’ The Company Men starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner; Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s The Extra Man starring Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, and Paul Dano; Get Low starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray; Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me starring Casey Affleck, »
- Matt Goldberg
Full Sundance line-up announced...and it's a doozy!
3 December 2009 2:08 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
In addition to the competition titles which were announced yesterday, Sundance has announced the remainder of their line-up and it includes some titles we’re already familiar with along with a huge number of premieres.
Also on the docket are two new series: Next which showcases low/no budget films and Spotlight which highlights films which festival programmers deem worthy of extra love including Enter the Void (review) and Lourdes (the trailer for which I really liked).
I’m particularly excited to see some of the titles in the New Frontier program but overall, the line-up is an impressive one but the Kristen Stewart fan in me is excited to see her turn as Joan Jett in The Runaways and I think it’s fair to say we’re all dying to see Vincenzo Natali’s hotly anticipated Splice (trailer).
In the Midnight section, Adam Green's Frozen is sounding mighty find, »
Sundance 2010 Film Lineup *Updated*
3 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly. »
Movie Review: 2012
2 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Running Time: 158 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for intense disaster sequences and some language
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- - -
Imagine that! Roland Emmerich did another epic end-of-the-world flick, starring semi-respectable actors, and boasting a huge budget! Doesn't this schtick get old Mr. Emmerich?
2012 features a paper thin plot about crazy solar flares in the few years leading up to the year 2012 that somehow turn the neutrinos in the Earth's core into microwaves that slowly, but steadily start heating up the planet. This results in earthquakes, tsunamis, sink-holes and other natural disasters. It's all pretty dehumanized until these things start to affect Jackson (John Cusack) and Kate (Amanda Peet), a divorced couple with two kids. Oh, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a bleeding heart, government geologist who advises the president (Danny Glover) on all this, and eventually (spoiler alert! »
- blakecgriffin@gmail.com (Blake Griffin)
Movie Review: 2012
2 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Running Time: 158 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for intense disaster sequences and some language
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- - -
Imagine that! Roland Emmerich did another epic end-of-the-world flick, starring semi-respectable actors, and boasting a huge budget! Doesn't this schtick get old Mr. Emmerich?
2012 features a paper thin plot about crazy solar flares in the few years leading up to the year 2012 that somehow turn the neutrinos in the Earth's core into microwaves that slowly, but steadily start heating up the planet. This results in earthquakes, tsunamis, sink-holes and other natural disasters. It's all pretty dehumanized until these things start to affect Jackson (John Cusack) and Kate (Amanda Peet), a divorced couple with two kids. Oh, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a bleeding heart, government geologist who advises the president (Danny Glover) on all this, and eventually (spoiler alert! »
- blakecgriffin@gmail.com (Blake Griffin)
Movie Review: 2012
2 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Running Time: 158 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for intense disaster sequences and some language
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- - -
Imagine that! Roland Emmerich did another epic end-of-the-world flick, starring semi-respectable actors, and boasting a huge budget! Doesn't this schtick get old Mr. Emmerich?
2012 features a paper thin plot about crazy solar flares in the few years leading up to the year 2012 that somehow turn the neutrinos in the Earth's core into microwaves that slowly, but steadily start heating up the planet. This results in earthquakes, tsunamis, sink-holes and other natural disasters. It's all pretty dehumanized until these things start to affect Jackson (John Cusack) and Kate (Amanda Peet), a divorced couple with two kids. Oh, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a bleeding heart, government geologist who advises the president (Danny Glover) on all this, and eventually (spoiler alert! »
- blakecgriffin@gmail.com (Blake Griffin)
Movie Review: 2012
2 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Running Time: 158 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for intense disaster sequences and some language
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- - -
Imagine that! Roland Emmerich did another epic end-of-the-world flick, starring semi-respectable actors, and boasting a huge budget! Doesn't this schtick get old Mr. Emmerich?
2012 features a paper thin plot about crazy solar flares in the few years leading up to the year 2012 that somehow turn the neutrinos in the Earth's core into microwaves that slowly, but steadily start heating up the planet. This results in earthquakes, tsunamis, sink-holes and other natural disasters. It's all pretty dehumanized until these things start to affect Jackson (John Cusack) and Kate (Amanda Peet), a divorced couple with two kids. Oh, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a bleeding heart, government geologist who advises the president (Danny Glover) on all this, and eventually (spoiler alert! »
- blakecgriffin@gmail.com (Blake Griffin)
Movie Review: 2012
2 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Director: Roland Emmerich
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Running Time: 158 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for intense disaster sequences and some language
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- - -
Imagine that! Roland Emmerich did another epic end-of-the-world flick, starring semi-respectable actors, and boasting a huge budget! Doesn't this schtick get old Mr. Emmerich?
2012 features a paper thin plot about crazy solar flares in the few years leading up to the year 2012 that somehow turn the neutrinos in the Earth's core into microwaves that slowly, but steadily start heating up the planet. This results in earthquakes, tsunamis, sink-holes and other natural disasters. It's all pretty dehumanized until these things start to affect Jackson (John Cusack) and Kate (Amanda Peet), a divorced couple with two kids. Oh, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a bleeding heart, government geologist who advises the president (Danny Glover) on all this, and eventually (spoiler alert! »
- blakecgriffin@gmail.com (Blake Griffin)
Peet's Pilates Shame
26 November 2009 11:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Amanda Peet goes to great lengths to avoid her Pilates teacher after signing up for a course of stretching sessions only to attend three.
The actress found the trendy work-outs helped relieve her scoliosis but struggled to find time for lessons in between motherhood and film work.
She says, "I worked (out) at the Pilates studio near my home three times on a binge, and then I left town for work. Now, when I see my instructor, I cross the street because I'm so embarrassed." »
Peet Wants Bundchen's Body
25 November 2009 5:36 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
2012 star Amanda Peet would gladly trade in her body for Gisele Bundchen's or Jennifer Aniston's because she insists the two stars are flawless.
The actress, who revealed her own perfect body in The Whole Nine Yards, insists hers isn't the "ideal boy" - but she knows who has the best figure.
She tells fitness magazine Self, "I challenge anyone to say she wouldn't want Gisele's body, deep down.
"Actually, I'd take a number of people's bodies. I'd take Jennifer Aniston's too. I want boobs, a gentle six-pack and a perky butt." »
Peet Stirs Up Autism Battle With New Rally Cry For Vaccines
25 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Amanda Peet has reignited her feud with those opposing child vaccinations over autism fears by insisting it's "unconscionable" that parents can let their kids start school without the proper medical cautions.
The 2012 star upset autism activist Jenny McCarthy and Autism United officials in 2008 when she called them "parasites" for leading a campaign to overhaul America's immunisation programmes, claiming vaccinations are largely responsible for autism in children.
McCarthy, who is the mother of an autistic child, led a rally in Washington, D.C. calling for the Federal Government to clean vaccines of all toxins and to change a loaded schedule of immunisation, which experts claim leads to the cause of autism.
The cause is controversial because leading medical groups insist there's no clear proof that vaccinations lead to autism.
Peet agrees with the medics, but she has apologised for her emotional outburst in a magazine interview.
Now a celebrity spokesperson for child welfare group Every Child By Two and the Measles Initiative, Peet has sparked the debate again as she prepares to become a pre-school mum.
She tells Self magazine, "It scared me when I learned how many parents were withholding vaccines from their children. It made me frightened of the possibility that some of these diseases are coming back.
"This is about the future of our children's health. It's about what happens when you become complacent and you're not vigilant as a community."
And she insists the statistics speak for themselves: "I learned that every day 540 children around the world die from measles when there is an absolutely safe vaccine that costs less than a dollar per child.
"My daughter is about to go to pre-school. If you walk by a school and you try to imagine 540 children... it's unconscionable that we're not getting the vaccines to people."
Peet's latest remarks are sure to upset McCarthy, who still hasn't forgiven the actress for the comments she made in 2008. She said, "She has a lot of balls to come forward and be on that side, because there is an angry mob on my side. I like the fact that I can say she's completely wrong... Until she walks in our shoes she has no idea."
And Autism United bosses are still calling on supporters to boycott Peet's films.
Executive director John Gilmore raged, "Ms. Peet's comments are deplorable and an apology will not suffice." »
Natalie, Tobey, and Amanda Bring Family to See Brothers
23 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Natalie Portman in brilliant blue stole the spotlight last night at a screening of Brothers in NYC. One of her two leading men, Tobey Maguire, joined her on the red carpet along with his wife Jennifer Meyer, though Jake Gyllenhaal missed the event. Amanda Peet was right by her husband David Benioff's side, supporting his latest screenwriting effort. Natalie was caught up in New Moon mania last week, but yesterday was all about her own upcoming project - check out the moving trailer before its release on December 4. View 20 Photos › To see more from the screening, just read more. View 20 Photos › Images include: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer, Amanda Peet, David Benioff, Sebastian Stan, Matthew Bomer »
- PopSugar
Nocturnal Admissions: 2012 versus The Box
23 November 2009 2:47 AM, PST | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »
Roland Emmerich is the Irwin Allen de nos jours, and his new film, 2012, is an anthology of disaster films past. It’s got a bit of Volcano, of Earthquake, of all the Airports, and even When Time Ran Out, not to mention The Bible, at least the part about Noah. But unlike those earlier films, 2012 is primarily a comedy. Sure, serious things happen, such as the near demise of the earth and the deaths of billions of people, but the story is told with a certain measure of wit, a wink to the audience that says this is all for fun. When you see elephants being hauled by helicopters to a modern ark, or when someone says, “I’m not going to let anything come between us,” immediately before a fissure opens up on the floor before him, you have to realize that the director and his fellow credited writer »
- dkholm
Amanda Peet to Guest Star on How I Met Your Mother
22 November 2009 2:43 PM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
The How I Met Your Mother guest-starring list continues to grow.
Amanda Peet will appear on a January episode of the sitcom. The actress was recently seen in the movie 2012 and last starred on the small screen in the short-lived series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
No details have been released on Peet's character.
She's one of a number of big names set to appear on the sitcom, as Chris Elliot will appear on this week's episode; and Rachel Bilson, Tim Gunn and Stacy Keibler are slated for the 100th installment in January. »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
'How I Met Your Mother' Officially Hires Amanda Peet
20 November 2009 8:49 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Neil Patrick Harris' dream comes true quite fast as it is announced that Amanda Peet will indeed guest star on "How I Met Your Mother". There is no clue yet what kind of role Peet will play but TV Guide said her cameo will be in a January episode.
On Thursday, November 19, Harris who plays Barney in the sitcom said that he has Peet in mind for a guest star. "You know, she's never guest-starred on any shows before and plus, she's already worked with Jason Segel once on 'Gulliver's Travels'," he told E! Online. Segel is Marshall in "Himym".
Peet is not the only guest star coming to the show this season. This Monday, November 23, Chris Elliot from "Everybody Loves Raymond" is playing Lily's estranged father who comes for family Thanksgiving dinner. Then there will be Rachel Bilson, Tim Gunn and Stacy Keibler in the 100th »
- AceShowbiz.com
2012 Featurette with John Cusack and Roland Emmerich
19 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Sony Pictures just released another cool featurette with John Cusack and Roland Emmerich for the film “2012″ by director Roland Emmerich (All Quiet on the Western Front, Fantastic Voyage) and starring Thandie Newton (W.), John Cusack (Stopping Power, 1408), Amanda Peet and Danny Glover as President Wilson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from 2012. Synopsis: Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe, making contact with his double in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar from coming to pass. According to the Mayan [...] »
- Brian Corder
Neil Patrick Harris: Wants 2012 Star for Himym
19 November 2009 12:15 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Amanda Peet may be getting a call soon from the folks over at How I Met Your Mother. Neil Patrick Harris says he's itching for the 2012 star to guest on the CBS show... "I have a bit of a boner for Amanda lately," Harris told me last night at GQ's Men of the Year party at the Chateau Marmont. "You know, she's never guest-starred on any shows before and plus, she's already worked with Jason Segel once on [the upcoming flick] Gulliver's Travels." Perhaps Himym producers should enlist Segel to make the first call. Harris laughed, "It's always easier for us to try and entice people who have worked with other castmembers." As for being named Trailblazer of... »
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