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2015 Sundance Diary: ‘Listen to Me Marlon,’ ‘Pervert Park,’ ‘Seoul Searching’ & Festival Wrap-Up
Submitted by NickHC on February 9, 2015 - 12:25pm- 2015 Sundance Diary
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- Alison Brie
- Ariel Kleiman
- Benson Lee
- Frida Barkfors
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- Jason Sudeikis
- Lasse Barkfors
- Leslye Headland
- Listen to Me Marlon
- Marlon Brando
- Nick Allen
- Partisan
- Seoul Searching
- Sleeping with Other People
- Stevan Riley
- Sundance 2015 Coverage
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PARK CITY, Utah – This is the last batch of Sundance reviews I’ve got to offer. A tad late, but I couldn’t let these films go uncommented on, especially with their special offerings for those who seek them out. I hope that each of these films finds an audience.
2015 Sundance Diary: ‘Digging for Fire,’ ‘Entertainment’ & ‘Results’
Submitted by NickHC on February 2, 2015 - 9:38pm- 2015 Sundance Diary
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- Anna Kendrick
- Brie Larson
- Chris Messina
- Cobie Smulders
- Digging for Fire
- Entertainment
- Gregg Turkington
- Guy Pearce
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- Jake Johnson
- Joe Swanberg
- Kevin Corrigan
- Nick Allen
- Results
- Rick Alverson
- Sam Rockwell
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PARK CITY, Utah – There are still some films to be discussed in my Sundance coverage. Here’s write-ups of “Digging for Fire,” “Entertainment,” and “Results,” which featured the return of festival-approved directors, albeit heading in different directions.
Film Review: Efficient Submarine Adventure ‘Black Sea’ Offers Classic Thrills
Submitted by NickHC on January 30, 2015 - 8:50pmCHICAGO – Having explored the farthest fields of space in films like “Gravity” and “Interstellar,” we may have forgotten the danger that awaits down below. “Black Sea” is a lean, often thrilling submarine tale that takes viewers on a journey of timeless terror and sacrificial pursuits.
2015 Sundance Diary: ‘Don Verdean,’ ‘The Mask You Live In’ & ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’
Submitted by NickHC on January 30, 2015 - 11:47amPARK CITY, Utah – HollywoodChicago.com’s coverage of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival is far from over. This is the latest batch of reviews of movies that I’ve seen there. One film was a triumph while the other two are titles that I wouldn’t want to be stuck talking to at a party.
2015 Sundance Diary: ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ ‘Eden,’ ‘Z for Zachariah’ & ‘Knock Knock’
Submitted by NickHC on January 26, 2015 - 2:43amPARK CITY, Utah – There are too many films and not enough time between shuttle shuffles and line waiting to cover the festival day by day. So, in pure improvised festival-going fashion, I’ll now be posting reviews for material that I see, but necessarily in viewing order. Enjoy!
2015 Sundance Diary, Day 1: ‘What Happened, Miss Simone?,’ ‘The Bronze’ & ‘The Amina Profile’
Submitted by NickHC on January 23, 2015 - 10:59pmPARK CITY, Utah – The 2015 Sundance Film Festival is well underway in Park City, Utah, a snow-adorned mega village where everything looks like ski lodges, even the movie theaters. The festival occurs in a place that transforms for the cause of movies.
Blu-ray Review: Stale Screen Culture Drama ‘Men, Women & Children’
Submitted by NickHC on January 22, 2015 - 3:54pmCHICAGO – In “Men, Women & Children,” director Jason Reitman not-so-audaciously reflects onto viewers their world of silent screens and awkward impersonal interactions. As many stories (“Don Jon,” “Disconnect”) have taken on the torch of showing how we are, gasp! — connected to the world yet disconnected from those close to us — Reitman’s tale is just another one for the batch.
DVD Review: William H. Macy’s Sappy Directorial Debut ‘Rudderless’
Submitted by NickHC on January 20, 2015 - 11:10amCHICAGO – Actor William H. Macy’s directorial debut “Rudderless” is a film of open mic songwriting that tackles a recovery from grief with neat lyrics and easy metaphors. Instead of standing out, Macy has provided another sap’s ballad that has the cuteness of “Kumbaya”, one that aims to please the crowd without challenging emotions, only showing them.
Film Feature: Preview of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Submitted by NickHC on January 18, 2015 - 11:06pm- 2015 Sundance Film Festival
- A Walk in the Woods
- Beaver Trilogy Part IV
- Cop Car
- Digging for Fire
- Don Verdean
- Entertainment
- Experimenter
- Festival Coverage
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Knock Knock
- Last Days in the Desert
- Nasty Baby
- Nick Allen
- People Places Things
- Results
- Seoul Searching
- Sundance Film Festival
- The Amina Profile
- The Bronze
- The End of the Tour
- The Mask You Live In
- Tig
- Welcome to Leith
- What Happened Miss Simone?
- Z for Zachariah
CHICAGO – This Thursday marks the beginning of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and yours truly will be in attendance to cover the fest for HollywoodChicago.com. Last year, the Park City, Utah event introduced the world to its 2014-defining sensations like “Whiplash” and “Boyhood”.
Film Feature: Global Hacking of ‘Blackhat’ is the Future of Action Movies
Submitted by NickHC on January 17, 2015 - 11:19amCHICAGO – “Blackhat” is a hacker’s actioner of high-tech and low-tech genre jolts, but its construction provides a thrill of its own - that of witnessing the next era of the action movie.