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Anywhere, USA (2008)
8/10
Interesting Movie....Enjoyed it
24 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I just saw a screening of Anywhere USA at Sundance. I was impressed. I thought I might be witnessing a train wreck since only one cast member is a professional actor. However, I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. The story is told in three parts. Each part loosely tied together with the previous one. The first part tells the story of a guy who believes that a jihad is about to take place in his town because he found a pistachio under his girlfriend's couch cushion. With the help of "little Rickey" his (3'4" friend), they take action because according to Rickey..."the pistachio is the official nut of the jihad".

The second part tells the story of Pearl who eats a bunch of pot brownies, runs away from her uncle, and tries to find Jonathan Lucas...who she believes is the Tooth Fairy. (This was my favorite segment) The third part shows one man's quest to find a black friend, because he realizes one day at dinner that he doesn't know any black people.

I've seen lots of films at Sundance over the years, but this one is one to remember. Well Done!!!
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Chicago 10 (2007)
10/10
Excellent film.
21 January 2007
I just attended a screening of Chicago 10 at Sundance. Wow. What a unique and important movie. The mix of archival footage and animation blend together much better than I anticipated. The animated scenes are primarily courtroom scenes. The dialog during the animated courtroom scenes are taken directly from the court transcripts. The soundtrack is perfect. There is a combination of old and new including songs from contemporary artists such as Rage Against The Machine & Eminem. Although archival footage was used, and court transcripts were used as dialog, I'm not too sure that I'd call this film a documentary. This film was moving, powerful, and well worth seeing. I thought that the film was such a gem that I'm trying to get a tickets to see it again during the festival.
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