 Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: Eric Singer
Cast: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K., Robert De Niro, Michael Pena, Jack Huston, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Rohm, Dawn Olivieri, and others…
Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb): The 1970s-set true story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians – namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey. (formerly the Untitled David O. Russell Abscam Project)
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Categories: Award Profile Tags: 2013 releases, Alessandro Nivola, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, David O. Russell Abscam movie, Eric Singer, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Michael Pena, Oscar hopeful, Robert De Niro
 Terence Johnson and Joey Magdison
The Park City Dispatch is back, reporting all of the day’s events and shenanigans. Joey and I had our first multiple film screening day at the Sundance Film Festival and we recap some the movies we saw including the first festival hit Kill Your Darlings starring Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan, Matthew McConaughey’s newest film Mud, and a few documentaries about Cambodia and abortion. You also get to hear a firsthand account (from me) about what happens when a fire extinguisher explodes in a tent housing the line for the biggest theater. Check it out after the jump!
Read more on Park City Dispatch – Episode 2: Exploding Fire Extinguishers, Kill Your Darlings and McConaughey…
Categories: Festivals Tags: Austin Bunn, Ben Foster, Dane DeHaan, daniel radcliffe, film review, Jack Huston, Joey Magidson, John Cullum, John Krokidas, Kill Your Darlings, Kyra Sedgwick, Matthew McConaughey, Michael C. Hall, Mud, Park City Dispatch, Sundance Film Festival, Terence Johnson, upcoming projects
 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition entry Kill Your Darlings is a perfect example of how one can tell a familiar story in a unique, fascinating way. Many are familiar with the Beats generation, but the way debut director Johnathan Krokidas and co-writer Austin Bunn see it you haven’t seen the definitive version of the tale till you see their film. Kill Your Darlings is a fascinating sojourn into the origin story of the Beats, kind of like The Avengers: Beats Edition set in the backdrop of the suffocating rigidity of 1944 Columbia University with a sharp script filled with an incredible social commentary. In short, it’s one of the best films I’ve seen so far at Sundance.
Read more on SUNDANCE: Kill Your Darlings (***½)…
Categories: Festivals, Film Reviews Tags: Austin Bunn, Ben Foster, Dane DeHaan, daniel radcliffe, film review, Jack Huston, John Cullum, John Krokidas, Kill Your Darlings, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael C. Hall, Sundance Film Festival, Terence Johnson
 No matter what David Chase chose to do with his feature debut, it was always going to be judged against the work he did on HBO with ‘The Sopranos’. Had he made a gangster movie, it would have been setting himself up for disaster. Instead, Chase has written and directed the coming of age story ‘Not Fade Away’, and it’s likely to still underwhelm those expecting more mob dealings. This is instead a love letter to growing up and listening to rock music in the 1960′s, and despite not being what many expect from Chase…it’s a wonderful little film. From Chase’s writing to the lead performance of John Magaro and the scene stealing supporting work from James Gandolfini, so much of this flick is a treat. It’s too small to really catch the eye of the Academy at this point, but it’s a dark horse contender for my year end Top 10 list, which I’ll be revealing in a few weeks time. Out this Friday, ‘Not Fade Away’ is the kind of movie that likely have to wait for home video to truly be appreciated. That’s a sad fact of life for Chase’s work, but I’m confident that it will receive the recognition it deserves before all is said and done.
Read more on Not Fade Away (***1/2)…
 Not Fade Away (**)
David Chase’s anticipated Not Fade Away not only jumbles itself into an indulgent story, constantly keeping the audience at an arm’s length but it’s overly stretched and uneven not utilizing the strong talents in the film like James Gandolfini, Jack Huston, and John Magaro. Read more on NYFF: “Not Fade Away” disappoints, “Amour” shines as the best of the festival!…
Categories: Article, Editor, Film Reviews Tags: Bella Heathcote, Cinema of the United States, David Chase, Editor Film Review, Emmanuelle Riva, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Isabelle Hupert, Jack Huston, James Gandolfini, Jean-Louis Tringnant, John Magaro, Michael Haneke, New York Film Festival, Not Fade Away, NYFF, NYFF 2012, the New York Film Festival
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