Any or all of these films could fizzle or tank, but given their pedigrees and
buzz out of festivals and early screenings, they are the ones to watch:
Not exact matches
I heard a lot
of buzz from the
festival circuit about how Evan Katz «s debut feature was a top - notch horror film, so imagine my surprise when it turned
out to be something entirely different.
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FESTIVAL: The festival's big «Centerpiece» presentation, The Wackness, came out of Sundance with a lot
FESTIVAL: The
festival's big «Centerpiece» presentation, The Wackness, came out of Sundance with a lot
festival's big «Centerpiece» presentation, The Wackness, came
out of Sundance with a lot
of buzz.
Usually the victory laps that play
out on the stage
of the Academy Awards are kicked into motion as early as a year prior to the ceremony, when a film, say, premieres at a
festival and the media's whipped - up
buzz incentivizes a studio to get to work on an awards campaign.
Unfortunately Bening presiding over the Venice jury not only rules the film
out of that
festival, but also
out of Telluride which takes place at the same time, and the first and more important week
of buzz building at TIFF.
Introducing itself to the world at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and creating substantial
buzz in film
festivals the world over before opening in an elite listing
of American cinemas in July, Sean Baker's fifth feature plays
out with genuine emotion and manifests as an eye - opening day - in - the - life
of two transgender sex workers on the streets
of Los Angeles.
The
festival just wrapped up and while I was unable to attend in person this year * due to work and other obligations * — I was able to see some
of the most
buzzed about films in the lineup with the help
of screeners and the PR agents who were willing to help me
out in exchange for the coverage.
For a cinephile, Film
Festivals represent the utmost excitement
of being among the first
of audiences to partake in the year's newest cinematic offerings, and there is the anticipation
of sussing
out the
buzz - worthy from the non-starters; the good from the bad.
Last week, noting the lack
of festival buzz coming
out of Utah, I did a highly unscientific Twitter survey, asking my Sundance - attending followers what the hot titles were.
Warner Bros. sure seems confident in the project: they've already staked
out a release date identical to that
of «The Town,» clearly hopeful that fall
festival buzz and solid word -
of - mouth will see «Argo» following in that film's successful footsteps.
Starting Thursday, Vulture will be reporting from Sundance, bringing you all the latest
buzz on the most exciting films coming
out of Robert Redford's annual
festival.
The International Federation
of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) gave
out their top awards to Son
of Saul, probably the most
buzzed film
of the
festival, and to Masaan.
As it turns
out, Cannes is a quiet town despite the
buzz of the
festival.
South By Southwest 2013 is just around the corner and there's quite a lot
of online
buzz about it... What started
out as a small
festival back in 1987 is now a giant mega-conference catering to lovers
of music, film and all - things - interactive.