Best Films of 2008: LA WEEKLY/VILLAGE VOICE Poll
J. Hoberman in The Village Voice:
"All hail Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E — even us! Sometimes, the movies really are universal. And so a major studio’s mainstream, multiplex, mega-million-dollar-grossing, Oscar-friendly “summer movie” resoundingly won the ninth annual Village Voice–L. A. Weekly poll of (mainly) alt-press critics, named on 35 of 80 ballots.
"Unlike last year, when Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood materialized in late December to snatch the prize from the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men and David Fincher’s Zodiac, there was no groupthink stampede. Critics had months in which to cogitate over the eventual poll winner. Pass the popcorn, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 2, 2009
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Tags: Ballast, Critics Choices, Film Awards, Heath Ledger, LA Weekly, Man on Wire, Penélope Cruz, Sally Hawkins, Sean Penn, Village Voice, WALL-E
Gotham Awards 2008
2008 Gotham Awards
2008 Gotham Independent Film Award nominations: October 20, 2008
2008 Gotham Award winners: December 2, 2008, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Melissa Leo in Frozen River
Best Feature
Ballast
Lance Hammer, director; Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh, producers (Alluvial Film Company)
* Frozen River
Courtney Hunt, director; Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Synecdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman, director; Anthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
The Visitor
Tom McCarthy, director; Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London, producers (Overture Films)
The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky, director; Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Documentary
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Guido Santi & Tina Mascara, directors; Julia Scott, [...]
by Andre Soares | December 2, 2008
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Tags: Ballast, Film Awards, Frozen River, Gotham Awards, Lance Hammer, Melissa Leo, Penélope Cruz, Sita Sings the Blues, Synecdoche New York, Trouble the Water, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Berlin 2008: Official Competition Line-Up
2008 Berlin Film Festival: Official Competition Line-Up
The Berlin Film Festival will be held between February 7–17, 2008.
Avaze Gonjeshk-ha / The Song of Sparrows, Iran (World Premiere)
by Majid Majidi
with Reza Najie, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hossein Aghazi
Ballast, USA (International Premiere)
by Lance Hammer
with Micheal J. Smith, Jim Myron Ross, Tarra Riggs
Bam gua Nat / Night and Day, Republic of Korea (World Premiere)
by Hong Sangsoo
with Kim Youngho, Park Eunhye, Hwang Soojung
Caos calmo / Quiet Chaos, Italy (International Premiere)
by Antonello Grimaldi
with Nanni Moretti, Isabella Ferrari, Alessandro Gassman, Valeria Golino
Elegy, USA
by Isabel Coixet
with Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper
Feuerherz / Heart of Fire, Germany / Austria
by Luigi Falorni
with Letekidan Micael
Gardens of the Night, Great Britain / USA [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2008
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Tags: Ballast, Berlin 2008, Berlin Film Festival, Elegy, Film Festivals, Gardens of the Night, Happy-Go-Lucky, I've Loved You So Long, Photos, Quiet Chaos
Sundance 2008: Film Line-Up
Sundance 2008: Dramatic Competition
Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka in Good Dick
Film information from the Sundance Film Festival press release
AMERICAN SON (Director: Neil Abramson; Screenwriter: Eric Schmid)— Before being deployed for active duty, a young Marine takes a four-day Thanksgiving leave to return home to Bakersfield, California. There he meets a young woman, tries to connect with old friends, and confronts his volatile home life. Cast: Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Matt O’Leary, Jay Hernandez, Tom Sizemore, Chi McBride. World Premiere
ANYWHERE, U.S.A. (Director: Chusy Haney-Jardine; Screenwriters: Chusy Haney-Jardine, Jennifer Macdonald)— Told in three segments ranging from satirical to tragic, the film is a wildly original look at American manners, prejudices, and family dynamics. Cast: Perla Haney-Jardine. World Premiere
BALLAST (Director and Screenwriter: [...]
by Andre Soares | December 7, 2007
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Tags: American Son, Ballast, Film Festivals, Frozen River, Good Dick, Phoebe in Wonderland, Sleep Dealer, Sugar, Sundance 2008, Sundance Film Festival, Sunshine Cleaning
