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The Ten Best Films of Sundance ‘08
filmschoolrejects.com — Unexpectedly, this year was all about very funny coming-of-age stories. In a year that is being overpowered by the striking writers, we ’ve seen some brilliant screenplays transposed into some equally as brilliant films.
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- meschmie, on 01/29/2008, -1/+3I haven't heard of any of those movies before (Even Choke, which I'm not sure how I let it slide by me) but they all sound like they would be pretty decent.
- nospinhere, on 01/29/2008, -6/+2Are there even 10 films total at Sundance?
- shershbe, on 01/29/2008, -2/+21The "Bitch" in American Teen lived across the street from my parents during this filming and was a good friend with my sister. She's actually a very nice girl in real life. She told us about how much of it was faked (staged fights and then re shooting if a shot was missed) so don't expect "reality". She was, however, over at my parents house on prom night and my parents had to sign a waiver to be used in the movie. I just want to see it to see if they used the footage and to see how much of a goofball they made my dad look like.
- Kopiok, on 01/30/2008, -0/+2All reality shows are like that. I had a friend that was in MTV's MADE and they would do the exact same kinds of things. Not only that, but she read her voice overs from a pre-written script.
- ender52, on 01/29/2008, -1/+6Choke is a great book, I hope the movie does it justice.
- iPood, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1Yeah, Choke is probably my favorite book from Palahniuk, so I'm pretty excited for the movie. I'm pretty sure it already has an official release date which is good to hear. From what I've read, Choke turned out pretty good, but I wouldn't expect another movie as good as Fight Club.
- bigsquirrely, on 01/29/2008, -1/+2I cant wait for choke. they are making pretty much all of chucks books into movies in the next couple years.
- Smokersroom, on 01/29/2008, -2/+2410. Sunshine Cleaning
9. Choke
8. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
7. Towelhead
6. Smart People
5. Be Kind Rewind
4. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
3. American Teen
2. The Wackness
1. Assassination of a High School President- hiPpymIck, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4Sundance home page
http://www.sundance.org/festival/
- hiPpymIck, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4Sundance home page
- nico623, on 01/29/2008, -4/+3H.S.T. Documentary ftw !!!
- camaroz06, on 01/29/2008, -2/+12looking forward to Choke and Be Kind Rewind
- dietbald, on 01/29/2008, -4/+1This is a great list, you should make a top 100
- jetblackz4, on 01/29/2008, -5/+3I love Indy films !!!
- tmslak, on 01/29/2008, -13/+3Buried for hippies.
- hiPpymIck, on 01/29/2008, -2/+5Buried by hippies
- jenel, on 01/29/2008, -6/+3Yay wordpress.
I can has mirror?- jakobahman, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1Wordpress? Where?
- iparker, on 01/29/2008, -2/+3Be kind rewind will be most excellent when it comes out in Feb. Too bad we don't know when these movies will be released, but I'm looking forward to all of them.
- Idrive, on 01/29/2008, -1/+2Trailers?
- Trav3133, on 01/29/2008, -10/+1All movies look bad.
- whiterice0, on 01/29/2008, -7/+2Isn't it amusing that in Towelhead, the young half-Lebanese girl is pursued by an Army-reservist who is a "child-toucher." We continue to see people villify our own countrymen, while creating heroes out of middle easterners. What's that all about -- shock value?
- codyman, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2hollywood doesn't like soldiers... indies just take everything to the next level (cause they can get away with it even more due to less wide releases)
- Idrive, on 01/29/2008, -1/+2Sundance Youtube Channel
http://youtube.com/user/sundancechannel - arcooke, on 01/29/2008, -2/+11I wish sites like these would link to IMDb....
- msjo, on 01/29/2008, -2/+1so Otto wasn't included in the top 10 list? :p haahahaha
- selfobsessed, on 01/29/2008, -2/+4The writer mentions a lot about the scripts but doesn't mention one single screenwriter.
Dugg anyway for Be Kind, Rewind. - moozer, on 01/29/2008, -1/+4Here's one preview and one trailer for the movies I could find them for:
http://www.alltrailers.net/choke.html (preview)
http://www.alltrailers.net/be-kind-rewind.html (trailer) - gplpark92, on 01/29/2008, -4/+1Medellin ftw
- yfguitarist, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2Can't wait for Funny Games. The original is interesting.
Trailer:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-70W_K77U - neodorian, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2Makes me sad that these never get leaked and you never know when or if they will be picked up. The whole list looks like a great bunch of movies.
/I also wonder why firefox thinks "movies" is not a real word.- iPood, on 01/29/2008, -0/+3Choke has been picked up by Fox Searchlight, set to release in theaters on August 1. The other movies I'm not so sure about.
- chix0r, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1And Be Kind Rewind has been picked up by New Line Cinema, and comes out in theaters February 11th.
- Dudeee, on 01/29/2008, -6/+1Wow it's sad when so called indy movies look bad.
- newfers, on 01/29/2008, -4/+1They lost me when they made a reference to "The Devil Wear’s Prada".
I can't trust a film critic who puts a ***** apostrophe where it doesn't belong. Go back to watching The Waterboy, morons! - PenguinChaser, on 01/29/2008, -3/+0I saw U2 3D last week and I thought it was fantastic. I was a tad bit surprised that it wasn't on the list.
- boot20, on 01/29/2008, -0/+5What about Teeth?
- iPood, on 01/29/2008, -1/+1Is that the one about a girl who has teeth in her pussy? I was flipping the channels one day and saw someone talking about a movie involving a girl and her dangerous snatch, but I don't remember if Teeth was the title.
Edit: Yes, that's the one.
- iPood, on 01/29/2008, -1/+1Is that the one about a girl who has teeth in her pussy? I was flipping the channels one day and saw someone talking about a movie involving a girl and her dangerous snatch, but I don't remember if Teeth was the title.
- Evildudetx, on 01/29/2008, -7/+2With the exception of the Jack Black flick, they all look like crap.
- chrissycakes, on 01/29/2008, -1/+0Totally forgot a good one..Birds of America, anyone?!
- jizzlies, on 01/29/2008, -1/+2It's about time comedy got its due
- GodIsntReal, on 01/29/2008, -0/+3What pisses me off about a lot of movie sites is they don't link directly to IMDB for the movie listings they either link to aol movies or some other ***** place. Just link to IMDB!
- satyr9us, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1Choke is going to KILL
- bgiovand, on 01/29/2008, -1/+0My friends and I won best short film in the extreme sports division of sundance called x-dance. Check it out here if you want -- http://nossatv.com/cda/preview/X-Dance%20Film%20Fe ...
- tarpit, on 01/29/2008, -1/+1Any idea when the Gondry + Mod Def + Jack Black flick will be out? I can't wait
- chix0r, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1feb. 11th. you lazy boob.
bekindrewindmovie.com
imdb.com
- chix0r, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1feb. 11th. you lazy boob.
- SparkyMaGee, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1What about I.O.U.S.A.???!
- docsimmons, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1Dugg down as inaccurate when he compared bloggers to Hunter S. Thompson.
- MsGo, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1I want to have Sam Rockwell's babies and Be Kind Rewind looks REALLY funny.
- apolloae, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1Those who have seen the movie Teeth know that it is horrifically badass.
- fakebooker, on 01/30/2008, -0/+3Some of the short films were brilliant this year-- here's a 10-part series that reviewed/posted some of the entire films for free. My favorite was "Spider": http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/sundance-2008- ...
- aceakm, on 01/31/2008, -0/+0This lost all credibility when I saw: Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
That movie was one thing: An ego trip for Morgan Spurlock. It sucked. - seattlerock, on 02/02/2008, -0/+1I didn't see a single one of those movies.
I liked these
The Last Word
Otto or Up With Dead People
The Wave
Blue Eyelids
King Of Ping Pong
Savage Grace
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