Author Archives: Cathleen Rountree

10 Short Films Available Free on iTunes Stores January 15 Through January 25 at iTunes.com/Sundance
 By Cathleen Rountree
Can’t make it to Sundance this year? The Festival announced today the 10 short films selected to screen over 10 days on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com/sundance). All 10 films (“10/10″) will be available as FREE downloads through iTunes [...]

Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist
So, here is the final word on Sundance 2008
2008 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS
“Frozen River,” “King of Ping Pong,” “Man on Wire” and “Trouble the Water”
Earn Top Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Feature “Captain Abu Raed,” “Fields of Fuel,” “Man on Wire”
and “The Wackness.”
The jury and [...]

Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist

Parties and Panels
Something I haven’t yet mentioned, the parties I’ve attended as well as the informative and worthwhile film panels.
Sundance parties are particularly legendary, even infamous. I’d heard many stories and before this year, felt a little left out. But press credentials go a long way [...]

Sundance: Day 6, Tuesday, 1/22/08
Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist
Yesterday I happened to be working in the Festival pressroom when the news of Heath Ledger’s death broke. Industry insiders felt shock and deep sadness at the loss of this talented and much-too-young-to-die 28-year-old. A tragic waste of life.
Yesterday I interviewed two [...]

Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist
Opening Night Film:
“In Bruges,” directed and written by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, opened the Festival in Park City on Thursday night. The settings and cinematography are lush, and the talents of Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes aptly recognized. But in their company, Colin Farrell’s disappointing performance [...]

Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist
Meeting Bono

“U2 3D”: the event of Sundance ’08. Swaggering up the roundabout in front of the Eccles Performing Arts Theatre at Park City’s high school at 9 P.M.–– beefed-up bodyguard his shadow –– Bono, sporting Hunter S. Thompson transparent orange-tinted wraparounds, shook 20 hands, one of [...]

Dispatch direct from Sundance
By Cathleen Rountree, critic and film journalist

A broad spectrum of music-based documentaries and narratives echo through Sundance this year, including “Patti Smith: Dream of Life” (see yesterday’s post), “CSNY: Dèjá Vu,” “Anvil!: The True Story of Anvil,” and “U2 3D” (which I’ll rock to tomorrow at midnight). In addition to these, today [...]