At the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, TV is invading the schedule in a whole new way. The Park City film fest has previously dabbled in what’s possible on the small screen, but this year marks the launch of the Indie Episodics section — which will spotlight TV pilots that mostly lack mainstream distribution.
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
- 12/4/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
The Garthim from The Dark Crystal has joined Funko's ReAction figure line and will be available at Toys"R"Us in just a few weeks! We also have details on Splathouse Podcast's discussion of Anna Ishida's I Am a Ghost, the Australian release of The Greasy Strangler, and a trailer for The Hobbyist.
Funko's The Dark Crystal ReAction Figure: From Funko: "Dark Crystal fans, we have one more ReAction surprise for you!
The Garthim is headed to Toys"R"Us in the next couple of weeks!
Available at Toys"R"Us by mid-March!"
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Splathouse Podcast Discuss I Am A Ghost: From Splathouse: "This week Team Splathouse welcomes actor Anna Ishida of 2012's I Am a Ghost into the studio!
The movie's writer/director, H.P. Mendoza, joins us for a conversation about the making of the film.
F This Film's editor-in-chief, Patrick Bromley, swings by with a thoughtful appreciation of the work.
Funko's The Dark Crystal ReAction Figure: From Funko: "Dark Crystal fans, we have one more ReAction surprise for you!
The Garthim is headed to Toys"R"Us in the next couple of weeks!
Available at Toys"R"Us by mid-March!"
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Splathouse Podcast Discuss I Am A Ghost: From Splathouse: "This week Team Splathouse welcomes actor Anna Ishida of 2012's I Am a Ghost into the studio!
The movie's writer/director, H.P. Mendoza, joins us for a conversation about the making of the film.
F This Film's editor-in-chief, Patrick Bromley, swings by with a thoughtful appreciation of the work.
- 3/6/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Stars: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Abdoulaye NGom, Holland MacFallister, Sam Dissanayake, Joe David Walters, Sal Koussa, Jesse Keen, Carl Solomon, Dana Haas | Written by Toby Harvard, Jim Hosking | Directed by Jim Hosking
While it is fair to say that some movies are just bad, there are others that are created to Be bad. While for some people, they stay that way, for others they become a self-aware gem of a film that has its own charm… The Greasy Strangler is definitely the latter.
The Greasy Strangler is a tale that follows the lives of Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michales) and his father Big Brayden (Sky Elobar). While taking a group of people on their Disco Walking tour, they encounter Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) who Ronnie soon falls for. With attention movie away from his father to this new woman in their lives, it soon...
While it is fair to say that some movies are just bad, there are others that are created to Be bad. While for some people, they stay that way, for others they become a self-aware gem of a film that has its own charm… The Greasy Strangler is definitely the latter.
The Greasy Strangler is a tale that follows the lives of Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michales) and his father Big Brayden (Sky Elobar). While taking a group of people on their Disco Walking tour, they encounter Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) who Ronnie soon falls for. With attention movie away from his father to this new woman in their lives, it soon...
- 10/21/2016
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
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