Nicole Brending’s “Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity in American Popular Culture” has won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury prize and the Spirit of Slamdance award at the 25th Slamdance Film Festival.
The film follows rise and fall of fictional child pop star Junie Spoons as her life story unfolds, as told by those who knew her.
“’Dollhouse’ wasn’t like any other film at the festival or any festival,” the feature film jury said. “It was outrageous, bold, hilarious. We’re also giving it the grand prize because we think it really embodies the spirit of the Slamdance.”
Winners were announced at a ceremony at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah on Thursday evening. The festival runs concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival. The Slamdance feature competition is limited to films made by first-time directors with budgets under $1 million and without U.S. distribution.
“The Vast of Night,...
The film follows rise and fall of fictional child pop star Junie Spoons as her life story unfolds, as told by those who knew her.
“’Dollhouse’ wasn’t like any other film at the festival or any festival,” the feature film jury said. “It was outrageous, bold, hilarious. We’re also giving it the grand prize because we think it really embodies the spirit of the Slamdance.”
Winners were announced at a ceremony at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah on Thursday evening. The festival runs concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival. The Slamdance feature competition is limited to films made by first-time directors with budgets under $1 million and without U.S. distribution.
“The Vast of Night,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
We have the prize winners from the 25th anniversary Slamdance Film Festival in Park City. Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity in American Popular Culture took the Jury Award for Narrative Features, and its director Nicole Brending also scored the George Starks Spirit of Slamdance Award. Kifaro won both the Jury Award and Audience Award for Documentary Features.
A no-holds-barred look at misogyny as told by puppets, Dollhouse charts the life and times of Junie Spoons, a once-popular child star and tween idol who peaks at 18 and is D-listed to society’s where-are-they-now junk drawer. Spanning four years, Kifaru follows two ranger recruits mentored by a seasoned ranger with an unorthodox approach to caring for the world’s last northern white rhino.
The fest’s two other Audience Awards went to Andrew Patterson’s The Vast of Night (Narrative Feature) and Patrick Creadon’s Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story...
A no-holds-barred look at misogyny as told by puppets, Dollhouse charts the life and times of Junie Spoons, a once-popular child star and tween idol who peaks at 18 and is D-listed to society’s where-are-they-now junk drawer. Spanning four years, Kifaru follows two ranger recruits mentored by a seasoned ranger with an unorthodox approach to caring for the world’s last northern white rhino.
The fest’s two other Audience Awards went to Andrew Patterson’s The Vast of Night (Narrative Feature) and Patrick Creadon’s Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story...
- 2/1/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Today we are recognizing Wildlife, as well as co-writer/director Paul Dano, plus co-writer Zoe Kazan and star Carey Mulligan. Our Hollywood Film Tributes recognize films and talent for their excellence in the art of filmmaking. In a just world, Dano and Kazan’s script for Wildlife would have been a no brainer Best Adapted Screenplay nominee. The former’s directorial debut is so well written, in addition to well directed and well acted, that it 100% was deserving of a citation. From our rave of a review back in October: 2018 has been a hell of a year for actors making their directorial debuts. Bradley Cooper is obviously getting a lot of the acclaim, but don’t sleep on Paul Dano. Along with his partner Zoe Kazan, they have adapted the Richard Ford novel Wildlife, with Dano directing. The result is something spectacular. Ever since the Sundance Film Festival, the movie has been building acclaim.
- 1/26/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Look, I have never ever strapped on a pair of skis and plunged down a snow-covered slope. I blame this entirely on the elegant films made by Warren Miller, which convinced me that only supremely talented athletes could hope to ski without dying (maybe). Miller began making documentaries about skiing in 1950 and eventually completed more than 50 (?!). A new documentary about his life, Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story, will enjoy its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival tonight as the opening night film. We are pleased to share an exclusive clip, which you can watch below. (The clip is a good clip.) We are also pleased to debut the poster, which you can see in larger size by clicking the image...
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- 1/25/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Steven Soderbergh will be the 2019 recipient of the Founders Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, the festival announced Tuesday.
His latest film “High Flying Bird” will also receive a sneak preview at the festival taking place in Park City, Utah, between Jan. 25-31. Soderbergh will participate in a live discussion about the film with Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter ahead of the preview.
The Founders Award is given to Slamdance alumnus who continue to represent the Slamdance organization and support the filmmaker community of Slamdance well into their careers. Christopher Nolan won the inaugural award in 2015, and “Avengers” directors Joe and Anthony Russo won the prize in 2018.
Also Read: Jordan Peele, Rosamund Pike, Steven Soderbergh Projects Announced for 2019 Sundance Indie Episodic, Shorts Slate
“‘Don’t ask for permission!’ That was Steven Soderbergh’s advice to us when Slamdance was getting started and it continues to be the core of our brand.
His latest film “High Flying Bird” will also receive a sneak preview at the festival taking place in Park City, Utah, between Jan. 25-31. Soderbergh will participate in a live discussion about the film with Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter ahead of the preview.
The Founders Award is given to Slamdance alumnus who continue to represent the Slamdance organization and support the filmmaker community of Slamdance well into their careers. Christopher Nolan won the inaugural award in 2015, and “Avengers” directors Joe and Anthony Russo won the prize in 2018.
Also Read: Jordan Peele, Rosamund Pike, Steven Soderbergh Projects Announced for 2019 Sundance Indie Episodic, Shorts Slate
“‘Don’t ask for permission!’ That was Steven Soderbergh’s advice to us when Slamdance was getting started and it continues to be the core of our brand.
- 12/11/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story, This Teacher to bookend festival.
Slamdance top brass said on Tuesday (10) they will honour Steven Soderbergh with the 2019 Founders Award, when the filmmaker will also take part in on on-stage conversation with festival co-founder and president Peter Baxter before a sneak preview of his new film, High Flying Bird.
Slamdance also announced that the world premiere of Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story will open the festival and This Teacher will close the festival.
The Founders Awards is presented to “a Slamdance alumnus who has continued to represent the Slamdance organization and support the...
Slamdance top brass said on Tuesday (10) they will honour Steven Soderbergh with the 2019 Founders Award, when the filmmaker will also take part in on on-stage conversation with festival co-founder and president Peter Baxter before a sneak preview of his new film, High Flying Bird.
Slamdance also announced that the world premiere of Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story will open the festival and This Teacher will close the festival.
The Founders Awards is presented to “a Slamdance alumnus who has continued to represent the Slamdance organization and support the...
- 12/11/2018
- by Mark A. Silba
- ScreenDaily
Don’t miss the blaze that Carey Mulligan ignites in Wildlife. The British actress gives her considerable all to the role of Jeanette Brinson, a young housewife in Montana, circa 1960, who starts to unravel when her husband Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) heads to the mountains 40 miles away to fight wildfires and leaves her alone to raise their 14-year-old son Joe (Ed Oxenbould). In a beautifully nuanced directing debut, actor Paul Dano mines the smallest details in Richard Ford’s acclaimed 1990 novel — he and his partner Zoe Kazan wrote the emotionally-attuned script...
- 10/17/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
2018 has been a hell of a year for actors making their directorial debuts. Bradley Cooper is obviously getting a lot of the acclaim, but don’t sleep on Paul Dano. Along with his partner Zoe Kazan, they have adapted the Richard Ford novel Wildlife, with Dano directing. The result is something spectacular. Ever since the Sundance Film Festival, the movie has been building acclaim. Rightly so too, as this is one of 2018’s best works. Impeccably acted, brilliantly written, confidently directed, and full of quiet desperation, it’s rather magnificent. The film begins its theatrical run this week and is an absolute must see. Few works this year have been better. For his directorial debut, Dano has chosen Ford’s novel, which provides him ample material to explore. The film is a portrait of a family, as well as a marriage, coming apart. A period piece, we see Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal...
- 10/17/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Paul Dano’s impressive directorial debut is based on Robert Ford’s 1990 novel. As is common with Ford’s fiction, one of the protagonists has some relationship with sport and, like many of his characters, the parents in Wildlife are drifters of sorts. The setting is Montana, where Ford’s popular short stories were set.
Dano very quickly sets the scene and this seemingly sweet small-town family is soon revealed to be a poisonous cauldron bubbling below a calm surface. Dad is Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal), mum is Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) and their 14-year-old only son is Joe (Ed Oxenbould). The trio of Js seem happy: Jerry has a job at the golf club, Jeanette is a stay-at-home mum and Joe is sailing through school and tackling football. Yet this apparent idyll is not what it seems: Jerry used to be a pro golfer, Jeanette is lonely in her new town...
Dano very quickly sets the scene and this seemingly sweet small-town family is soon revealed to be a poisonous cauldron bubbling below a calm surface. Dad is Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal), mum is Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) and their 14-year-old only son is Joe (Ed Oxenbould). The trio of Js seem happy: Jerry has a job at the golf club, Jeanette is a stay-at-home mum and Joe is sailing through school and tackling football. Yet this apparent idyll is not what it seems: Jerry used to be a pro golfer, Jeanette is lonely in her new town...
- 5/9/2018
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93.
His family said in a statement that Miller died of natural causes Wednesday evening at his home on Orcas Island in Washington state.
A World War II veteran, ski racer, surfer and sailor, Miller produced more than 500 action films about a variety of outdoor activities including surfing and sailing. But he was best known for his thrill-seeking films featuring daredevil skiers barreling down breathtakingly steep slopes.
His annual ski movies served as...
His family said in a statement that Miller died of natural causes Wednesday evening at his home on Orcas Island in Washington state.
A World War II veteran, ski racer, surfer and sailor, Miller produced more than 500 action films about a variety of outdoor activities including surfing and sailing. But he was best known for his thrill-seeking films featuring daredevil skiers barreling down breathtakingly steep slopes.
His annual ski movies served as...
- 1/26/2018
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warren Miller, the sports and outdoors documentarian whose ski and snowboarding films held an unrivaled dominance in the genre, died Wednesday at this home in Orcas Island, Washington. He was 93. Under his Warren Miller Entertainment company, Miller produced a seemingly unstoppable stream of ski films targeted to resort-area theaters from 1949 through the 1990s. Before selling the company in 2007, he wrote, directed and narrated documentaries with titles such as Symphony o…...
- 1/25/2018
- Deadline
Warren Miller -- the iconic director behind dozens of legendary skiing and surfing films -- died Wednesday night in Washington state. Miller's family announced he died of natural causes on Orcas Island. For more than 60 years, Miller's legion of fans were treated to his films in cities across the U.S. and around the world to kick off ski season. Miller took his cameras to exotic locations to film extreme skiing and snowboarding ... and set...
- 1/25/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Warren Miller, the adventure filmmaker who was one of the first make skiing movies, died at the age of 93 at his home on Orcas Island, Wash., according to a statement issued late Wednesday on his official Facebook page. A self-taught filmmaker, Miller made over 500 films that focused on his passion for the outdoors, and snow sports in particular. Miller’s films were a staple among the adventure set, with his annual ski feature film, which he narrated, was for many skiers was the unofficial beginning of ski season. A staple for 60 years, Miller’s films contained what he described as...
- 1/25/2018
- by Daniel Kohn
- The Wrap
“I feel like I need to wake up, but I don’t know what from… or to,” Carey Mulligan’s Jeanette declares to her teenage son Joe (Ed Oxenbould) in Wildlife, Paul Dano’s remarkably assured, thematically rich directorial debut. The haze Jeanette finds herself in is due to her husband Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) having abandoned them to fight a wildfire close to the Canadian border. The absence of a patriarchal figure in their family, who have recently relocated to small-town Montana, leads to Jeanette discovering newfound, untidy emotional independence and her son is there to witness the protracted, quietly devastating unraveling of a marriage.
Dano has worked with the likes of Denis Villeneuve, Bong Joon-ho, Rian Johnson, Steve McQueen, and Paul Thomas Anderson, but the past collaborations that he seems to draw the most from for Wildlife are Ang Lee and Kelly Reichardt. Blending the emotional subtleties of a...
Dano has worked with the likes of Denis Villeneuve, Bong Joon-ho, Rian Johnson, Steve McQueen, and Paul Thomas Anderson, but the past collaborations that he seems to draw the most from for Wildlife are Ang Lee and Kelly Reichardt. Blending the emotional subtleties of a...
- 1/21/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Nothing gets longing for a trip up a chairlift than watching one of the vid's from the boys over at Teton Gravity Research. A Jackson Hole junkie and, Lynsey can be seen sticking huge tricks in several Tgr films including last year's Lost and Found. She's also a featured skier for Warren Miller and Storm Show Studios. But we like Lynsey because apart from her skiing prowess, she's up to a whole lot more when not on the mountain. In 2006, she co-founded of SheJumps, an online magazine & community hell-bent on empowering women to reach their potential. She's also a freelance photographer, you can see her work here.
What are you riding this season gear wise?
I love Rossignol gear, all of it, best skis, best clothing ever!
Best Mountains in the U.S.?
Jackson Hole, hands down
Favorite place to get first tracks?
Anywhere in the hole
Favorite place to ride with friends?...
What are you riding this season gear wise?
I love Rossignol gear, all of it, best skis, best clothing ever!
Best Mountains in the U.S.?
Jackson Hole, hands down
Favorite place to get first tracks?
Anywhere in the hole
Favorite place to ride with friends?...
- 1/15/2009
- BooshMagazine.com
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