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Exclusive: Motion Picture Exchange (Mpx) is at Toronto International Film Festival with a slate of completed titles featuring Gen Z Drama All There Is starring Mena Suvari and Jason Priestley.

Kit Williamson directed the story about atroubled teenager whose world is upended when a tragedy involving her best friend is blamed on her filmmaker father’s controversial sci-fi film.

The new slate includes Sarah T Schwab’s horror thriller Crybaby Bridge starring Sydney Mikayla, Erik King Kevin Breznahan, and Lorencia Lozano. The Cardinal Flix production centres on a pregnant teen’s family who move to the countryside for a fresh...

Dark Star Pictures and Uncork'd Entertainment have unleashed Seeds, a very profound and confronting psychological thriller releasing in theaters September 13 and releasing on VOD/DVD September 24. Starring Trevor Long, star of Netflix drama Ozark, nominated for 9 Emmy Awards, director Owen Long's Seeds is a gothic horror about a man haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care on the New England coast.

After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. Solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect Lily, his...

Stars: Trevor Long, Andrea Chen, Garr Long, Kevin Breznahan, Chris McGarry, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Adrian Enscoe, Shannon Hartman, John Emigh, Abby Mills, Lowry Marshall | Written by Owen Long, Steven Weisman | Directed by Owen Long

[Note: With the film now set for release in the Us this week, here's a re-posting of our review of Seeds, from the films screening at Frightfest back in 2018]

When his increasingly depraved behaviour spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. But instead of finding solace, Marcus is haunted by his darkest fears and deepest desires. Could something be underneath the bed, lurking? Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Marcus must fight to save his crumbling sanity and protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.

Is there or isn’t there a monster in the house? Or is the “monster” a manifestation of the monster that is Marcus, a man whose escapes the troubles of one sexual act and walks right into another…...

Dark Star Pictures and Uncork?d Entertainment present Seeds

After a night of debauchery spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. Solitude is disturbed when his brother asks Marcus to look after his estranged nephew and niece. As days pass, solace escapes him; he feels baited by a dark force. Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right.

Haunted by his deepest fears, Marcus struggles not to succumb as he fights to protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.

The film stars?Trevor Long, star of Netflix drama Ozark, nominated for 9 Emmy Awards, director Owen Long?s Seeds is a gothic horror about a man haunted by his dark past while pursuing some self-care on the New England coast.

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Andrea Chen, Garr Long, and Kevin Breznahan...

“The Shivering Truth” premieres next week, as part of the Sunday night block on Adult Swim. But for anyone adventurous enough to take a chance on a stop-motion descent into some dark territory of the human psyche, IndieWire is presenting the first episode in advance of the series premiere.

This quarter-hour creation comes from Vernon Chatman, the co-creator of “Wonder Showzen” who also helped bring “The Heart, She Holler” to Adult Swim back in 2011. Chatman also voices characters in the series, joining a voice cast for this debut episode that also includes Jon Glaser, Kevin Breznahan, Miriam Tolan, and Ivy Chatman.

As part of a certain amount of due diligence, this intro is the time to reiterate that this is an episode of TV that will likely make some viewers uncomfortable. Anyone expected a traditional heartwarming stop-motion special is in for a deep, profound surprise. (To wit: A flipbook sent...

"These days, you think you met your soulmate. Next thing you know, they change their number and steal all your stuff." Can artificial intelligence actually write intelligent scripts? Or at least – interesting scripts? Progress Bar is the latest film partially created by artificial intelligence (the short film Sunspring was the first one). This experimental short film about relationships "attempts to harness the inherent absurdity of dialogue generated by A.I. by placing it within the confines of a more traditional (human-written) narrative film structure." Starring Jennifer Kim, Lucy Walters, and Kevin Breznahan. Made by the same team behind the other shorts The Grey Matter and Therefore I Am that we've featured previously. Worth a watch. Thanks to Pete for the tip on this. Original description from Vimeo: "In a near future, a woman navigates a virtual customer service call via her own avatar and digital assistant." Progress Bar is directed by filmmaker Peter McCoubrey,...

Stars: Trevor Long, Andrea Chen, Garr Long, Kevin Breznahan, Chris McGarry, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Adrian Enscoe, Shannon Hartman, John Emigh, Abby Mills, Lowry Marshall | Written by Owen Long, Steven Weisman | Directed by Owen Long

When his increasingly depraved behaviour spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. But instead of finding solace, Marcus is haunted by his darkest fears and deepest desires. Could something be underneath the bed, lurking? Is he losing his mind or has something terrible burrowed deep within him? Incubating. Waiting until the climate is right. Marcus must fight to save his crumbling sanity and protect Lily, his beloved niece from a monster that lies in wait.

Is there or isn’t there a monster in the house? Or is the “monster” a manifestation of the monster that is Marcus, a man whose escapes the troubles of one sexual act and walks right into another…...

Her Composition Picturetrain Company Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Stephan Littger Screenwriter: Stephan Littger Cast: Joslyn Jensen, Heather Matarazzo, Lulu Wilson, Christian Campbell, Margot Bingham, Rachel Feinstein, Kevin Breznahan, John Rothman, Meg Gibson Screened at: Amazon Prime, NYC, 7/27/18 Opens: On DVD May 1, 2018. Originally viewed theatrically in 2015 and available now to Amazon […]

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"Some secrets should never come to light." Or maybe everyone prefers that kind of creepy tagline better? "No reporter can resist a siren." Lionsgate has unveiled a trailer for a crime thriller called Manhattan Night, a sort of contemporary noir starring Adrien Brody as the pulp writer stuck in the middle of a crazy mysterious story of sex and lies and deceit. The cast includes Jennifer Beals and Yvonne Strahovski, plus Campbell Scott, Linda Lavin, Steven Berkoff and Kevin Breznahan. The trailer sets up the plot better than any text explanation can - this nice family man meets a "seductive stranger" and gets wrapped up in his own twisted story. This seems to be cutting it close to being straight-to-tv quality, so watch out. Here's the official trailer for Brian DeCubellis' Manhattan Night, direct from YouTube: Based on Colin Harrison's acclaimed novel Manhattan Nocturne, Manhattan Night tells the...

Forged is a dramatic thriller which sets father against son. Machito (David Castro) has lost his mother at his father's hands and he feels he must set events right. Therein lies the heart of the film, which is currently showing in various cities across the United States. Maya Entertainment is hosting screenings of Forged in San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, Miami, San Francisco and a few other cities.

Those interested in a tale of family conflict are sure to enjoy this violent tale, that partially takes place in a criminal underworld. Have a look at this multi-award winning title below (trailer).

Tagline:

"How Do You Forgive the Unforgivable?"

The synopsis for Forged is here:

"Set in the cold and rusty town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Forged follows Chuco (Manny Perez) on his quest to redeem himself after committing a horrific sin against his son, Machito (David Castro). After Chuco’s release from prison,...

“If you had a fleeting chance to escape a life of drudgery and poverty, of living hand-to-mouth in a closeknit rural community, would you take it?”

That’s exactly the thing with Winter’s Bone, an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell‘s 2006 novel of the same name.

The film was written and directed by Debra Granik, and stars lovely Jennifer Lawrence.

Winter’s Bone stars Lawrence as an Ozark teen named Ree Dolly, the sole guardian to her younger siblings, who is forced to search for her missing father in order to save her family’s home.

One of the people she goes to is Uncle Teardrop, played by John Hawkes, an intimidating relative who may have the answer to her father’s whereabouts.

“I think she was strong and stubborn and determined and she had a heart that was almost too big for her,” Lawrence said, describing her character, and...

This is the Pure Movies review of Winter's Bone, directed by Debra Granik and starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Shelley Waggener and Lauren Sweetser. Notable for scooping the Grand Jury Prize for best dramatic offering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, like previous winner Frozen River, Winter's Bone is a low-budget slice of American indie filmmaking that revolves around a desperately poor, rural community. Filmed in the Ozarks in Southern Missouri, it follows 17-year-old Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) in her attempts to hold her family together. Her father has jumped bail and disappeared. Her mother has suffered a nervous breakdown, leaving Ree alone to care for her younger siblings.

What was once a Sundance darling is now a Gothams Award winner! Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone" won big at the 20th Gotham Independent Film Awards taking home the Best Feature and the Best Ensemble Performance awards.

It's safe to say that "Winter's Bone," which earned two Sundance prizes last January including Best Drama Film and Screenwriting, is on its way to the Academy Awards. ("Winter's Bone" Movie Review)

"The Hurt Locker" started its ascend to Oscar victory last year with its two-punch Best Feature and Best Ensemble Gotham Awards.

Here's the complete list of winners and nominees of the 20th Gotham Independent Film Awards: (Winners are highlighted)

Best Feature

Black Swan -- Darren Aronofsky, director; Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Blue Valentine -- Derek Cianfrance, director; Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky, producers (The Weinstein Company)

The Kids Are All Right -- Lisa Cholodenko,...

The winners for the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced tonight. The awards organized by the Independent Feature Project already announced the recipients of their honorary awards handed out this evening, including filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, actors Hilary Swank and Robert Duvall, and Focus Features CEO James Schamus. Tonight's marquee category awards at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC are considered the first major ceremony of the awards season: Best Feature Winter’s Bone Debra Granik, director; Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-Yorkin, producers (Roadside Attractions) Best Documentary The Oath Laura Poitras, director/producer (Zeitgeist Films and American Documentary/Pov) Best Ensemble Performance Winter’s Bone Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, Kevin Breznahan (Roadside Attractions) Breakthrough Director Kevin Asch for Holy Rollers (First Independent Pictures) Breakthrough Actor Ronald Bronstein in Daddy Longlegs (IFC Films) Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Littlerock Mike Ott, director; Frederick Thornton,...

Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and more positive critical coverage than almost any film this year, Winter's Bone finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray this week which means I can finally see what all the fuss is about.

Not only that, but Lionsgate has passed along a clip to share.

Synopsis:

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

Winter's Bone was written and directed by Debra Granik (co-written by Anne Rosellini) and stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Garret Dillahunt and many others.

Check out an exclusive clip from Winter's Bone as well as the trailer after the break.

In this clip Winter's Bone, the sheriff explains to Ree that her father jumped bail and she’ll lose the house if he doesn’t show.

Winter's Bone Clip

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Earlier this week, awards season really kicked off with the year's first actual awards announcement: The Gotham Independent Film Awards. Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone" led the pack with three nominations, including best feature, best ensemble performance (for Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, and Kevin Breznahan), and best breakthrough performance (Lawrence). Those are the same three nominations Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" grabbed last year in the ...

So how do you define “independent” again?

The nominees for Ifp’s 20th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards (which some refer to as the official start to awards season) were announced moments ago.

The Gotham Awards will be held on November 29th. More here: http://gotham.ifp.org.

Here’s the list of “Independent Film” nominees:

Best Feature

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky, director; Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Blue Valentine

Derek Cianfrance, director; Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky, producers (The Weinstein Company)

The Kids Are All Right

Lisa Cholodenko, director; Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray, Jordan Horowitz, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Philippe Hellmann, producers (Focus Features)

Let Me In

Matt Reeves, director; Simon Oakes, Alex Brunner, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Donna Gigliotti, John Nording, Carl Molinder, producers (Overture Films)

Winter’s Bone

Debra Granik, director; Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-Yorkin, producers (Roadside Attractions...

The nominees for the 2010 Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced today by the Independent Filmmaker Project. Twenty-six films were nominated across six categories. The selections were chosen by 20 film critics, journalists, and curators. The awards ceremony will be held on Nov. 29 in Manhattan. Previous winners for Best Feature include "The Hurt Locker" (2009), "Into the Wild" (2007), and "Capote" (2005).In addition to the film awards, career tributes will be given to actors Robert Duvall and Hilary Swank, director Darren Aronofsky, and Focus Features CEO James Schamus. The nominees are as follow:Best Feature "Black Swan"Darren Aronofsky, director; Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)"Blue Valentine"Derek Cianfrance, director; Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky, producers (The Weinstein Company)"The Kids Are All Right"Lisa Cholodenko, director;  Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray, Jordan Horowitz, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Philippe Hellmann, producers (Focus Features)"Let Me In"Matt Reeves,...

Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone" led the nominations for the 20th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were announced this afternoon. "Bone" took three nominations, including best feature, best ensemble performance (for Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, and Kevin Breznahan), and best breakthrough performance (Lawrence). In the best feature category, the film was joined by Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine," Lisa Cholodenko's "The Kids ...

Winter's Bone (15)

(Debra Granik, 2010, Us) Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan. 100 mins

What No Country For Old Men did for west Texas, this striking landscape thriller does for Missouri's Ozark mountains. This is no country for poor women: an insular rural community clouded by drugs and patriarchy where they do things their way. So when Ree learns her father's skipped bail, and the family home was his security, she must ask difficult questions in dangerous places – chiefly among her extended outlaw family. Tough suspense, documentary-like observation and character drama are perfectly balanced.

I'm Still Here (15)

(Casey Affleck, 2010, Us) Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Combs, Anthony Langdon. 107 mins

What was Joaquin thinking? This film won't clear that up, but it at least shows you what he was doing: taking drugs, falling out with friends and the movie biz, rapping badly and descending into mumbling incoherence – apparently.

The Other Guys (12A)

(Adam McKay, 2010, Us) Will Ferrell,...

With an outstanding performance from Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone is a backwoods classic, says Peter Bradshaw

Hillbilly-gangster-realist-noir is a genre new to me, and Winter's Bone may be the only example. Starting on a downbeat note of indie miserablism, it builds inexorably through successive stages of tension to an extraordinary finale of horror: a white-trash nightmare, featuring a chainsaw and a horrible visit to a moonlit lake. But it is all given unironic dignity and power due to the outstanding lead performance from 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence as Ree, a young woman who must take on some scary neighbourhood types to protect her family.

The action takes place in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, where teenage Ree is effectively the only sentient adult in her household: her mother has become catatonic with depression and her younger brother and sister need looking after. Ree is considering joining the Us army, on account...

Be among the first to see the new thriller Winter's Bone at a free preview screening on Sunday 12 September

A 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) embarks on a mission to find her father after he uses their family house as a way of securing his bail and disappears without a trace. Faced with the possibility of losing her home and being turned out into the Ozark woods, Ree challenges her outlaw kin's code of silence and risks her life to save her family. She hacks through the lies, evasions and threats offered by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth.

Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Winter's Bone is directed by Debra Granik (Down To The Bone) and adapted for the screen by Granik and Anne Rosellini.

Based on the best-selling novel by Daniel Woodrell, this tense, naturalistic thriller stars Jennifer Lawrence,...

Artificial Eye have just sent us the brand new trailer for Winter’s Bone which is based on the book by Daniel Woodrell. The movie is directed by Debra Granik and stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, Lauren Sweetser and Tate Taylor.

It’s set for release 17th September in the UK.

Synopsis: 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) embarks on a mission to find her father in the stark and hostile landscape of the Ozark Woods, Missouri. Having used the family home as leverage to secure bail and then disappearing without a trace, Ree’s father has left his family with nothing but the prospect of eviction. As carer for a sick mother and two young siblings, Ree realises that her only option is to track down her father — or his body – in order to save the house from repossession and secure her family’s future.

Director Debra Granik's new film Winter's Bone will be released on DVD and Blu-ray October 26. The standard DVD will be priced at $27.98 Srp with the Bd priced at $29.99 Srp. You can take a look at the cover art for both releases and the special features below. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey and Garret Dillahunt.

After her deadbeat father jumps bail and mysteriously disappears, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must find a way to track him down or she'll be left without a home or custody of her two young siblings. To avoid losing everything, Ree must hack through the lies and threats looming everywhere in her rural town to piece together the dangerous truth about her father - without getting herself killed - in this taut, pulse-pounding thriller.

Special Features:

Deleted scenesAudio Commentary with Director Debra Granik and Cinematographer Michael McDonough"The Making of Winter's Bone...

Lionsgate has just released the first trailer and poster for the new sports drama The Winning Season, which will be released in New York and Los Angeles on September 3rd. Click on the video clip to watch the new trailer. You can also find the first poster and a set of new images from the film below. Click on any of the images to access our new photo galleries:

The Winning Season Trailer

From director James C. Strouse (Grace is Gone) comes The Winning Season, starring Sam Rockwell as an adult misfit who is brought on to coach the local girl's high school basketball team.

The Winning Season comes to theaters September 3rd, 2010 and stars Stephanie Beltz, Brian Berrebbi, James Thomas Bligh, Kevin Breznahan, Rod Brogan, Colleen Broomall, Franco Bulaon, E.J. Carroll. The film is directed by James C. Strouse.

Directed by: Debra Granik

Written by: Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Daniel Woodrell (novel)

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Shelley Waggener, Lauren Sweetser

Jessup Dolly has had a long history with meth amphetamines in the small community of the Ozark Mountains. The man's a cooker, and a good one; as such, he's cultivated a deep involvement with the criminal underground of his small impoverished town.

He's also disappeared while out on bond. His daughter, Ree Dolly, soon finds that her dad had used their ancestral home as collateral for bail. If she can't find her father, alive or dead, then the small family - which includes her two young siblings and her nearly catatonic mother - will be put out of their home and onto the street with barely a dollar to their names.

While Jessup was an addict and a criminal, Ree has kept herself clean.

Winter's Bone Directed by: Debra Granik Written by: Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini (screenplay), Daniel Woodrell (novel) Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey Debra Granik, director of the 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, Winter’s Bone, exhibits a rare confidence in her vision that nearly supersedes criticism. Her film is a portrait, and her brush-strokes are so self-assured that I suspect she could provide two diametrically opposed interpretations and pass a polygraph test with flying colors each time. In a way, that’s what nags me about it. My stubborn inclination, despite the potent, pea-soup atmosphere of dilapidated shacks and leering, shadowy characters, is to dismiss it all as 'almost great.' The story is kick-started by a strong, simple premise — that 17 year old Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) must track down her father who, having put the family house up for a bail bond, must be returned by...

John Hawkes on playing Teardrop in Winter's BoneJohn Hawkes is one of those actors that might not have the name recognition of the A-list Hollywood elite, but his performances have certainly created a lasting career in and out of the Hollywood system. From big screen performances in films like Identity, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Miami Vice and American Gangster along with roles like Sol Starr in Deadwood and Dustin Powers in Eastbound & Down, Hawkes is certainly a diverse performer in a variety of different genres. Hawkes returns to the silver screen this weekend playing the rugged character Teardrop in the new film Winter's Bone, which opens in limited release on June 11. I recently had the chance to speak with this talented actor over the phone and here's what he had to say.

Can you talk about your first reactions to this script and how you came across this project?...

Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone

Photo: Roadside Attractions Winter's Bone was acquired by Roadside Attractions out of Sundance and has been set for a June 11 release and today the official site has released a first look at the poster (which you see to the right), the New York Times debuted the trailer (which is at the bottom of this article) and Roadside has delivered 12 new images from the film.

Directed by Debra Granik, marking her second feature film, Winter's Bone is an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's novel centering on 17 year-old Ree Dolly, played by Jennifer Lawrence whom anyone who saw last year's The Burning Plain will remember as Kim Basinger's teenaged daughter. Ree sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging...

In indie film, we have new images from two Roadside Attractions releases. First up - Winter's Bone debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival and is helmed by Debra Ganik who adapts alongside Anne Rosellini based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell. The film won two awards at Sundance - The Grand Jury Prize (dramatic) as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Kevin Breznahan, Isaiah Stone and Shelley Waggener. It's a limited release June 11, 2010, but definitely worth viewing. Make sure you read our review (5/5). Next up, there are three new images in from "Princess Kaiulani" starring Q'orianka Kilcher, Barry Pepper, Will Patton, Shaun Evans and Jimmy Yuill. The Marc Forby-helmed and written drama opens May 14th in limited areas...

Wow, we made it, and to think this is just the early round of Oscar consideration. By the time we hit the November time frame this list of 87 total films will most likely be whittled down to what I assume will be about 30 or so titles of actual contenders. The real question is just how many from this preliminary list will be left standing once we get to that point? 20? 15? Less?

No matter, this is all for fun anyway as well as taking a moment to introduce you to a few films you may not have known were coming out this year. After all, isn't it better to be "in the know" so you can impress your friends?

In today's fourth and final installment we have the final 13 individual films to make my preliminary list followed by the ten films I can currently see as Animated Feature Film contenders as...

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1297/the-cast-of-winter-s-bone

Director Debra Granik's film "Winter's Bone" won big last month at the Sundance Film Festival. Not only did the independent movie secure distribution with Roadside Attractions, it also was awarded the dramatic competition grand jury prize. The ensemble cast sat down with MakingOf to share how they got involved with the project, what filming in the Ozarks was like and how they each connected with Granik and their characters.

The film, which tells the story of an Ozark Mountain girl who hunts down her missing father in hopes of saving their home, was adapted from the Daniel Woodrell novel of the same name. The cast includes Jennifer Lawrence, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Tate Taylor, Casey MacLaren, Cody Brown and Charlotte Lucas.

To watch the full interview click here

To watch an exclusive interview with director Debra Granik click...

Winter's Bone, recipient of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival’s Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, will get a June 2010 release from Roadside Attractions. This thriller (based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell) was directed by Debra Granik (Down to the Bone) and adapted for the screen by Granik and Anne Rosellini.

17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared...

If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin’s code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee and Tate Taylor. It was filmed entirely...

Contrary to the subject matter of their film, the cast of "Winter's Bone" were all smiles at the Sundance premiere of the film at the Eccles Theater in Park City. Joining director Debra Granik on the red carpet were the film's stars Jennifer Lawrence, Dale Dickey, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Casey Maclaren and Lauren Sweester. Granik has an eye for talent -- her last film, "Down to the Bone," provided a breakout role for Vera Farmiga -- so these names and faces are worth remembering.

"Winter's Bone" tells the story of Ree Dolly, a young woman caring for her siblings and ailing mother in the Ozarks. When Ree's father is arrested for cooking meth, he puts the family home up for bail and then flees the authorities. To keep her family from being forced out in to the cold, Ree must pursue her father through treacherous back country and confront...

One month, 280 films and 70,000 words later, my guide to the films of 2010 is now complete. I hope you've enjoyed reading it all - it's been utterly exhausting but an ultimately rewarding venture I've been single-handedly pulling together since early December. If you have liked it, my only request is that you help spread the word about it now that it's all done.

If you're a fellow blogger or site owner, please give it a plug on your site. If you're a reader, give it a mention on Facebook, Twitter or other online places you might venture. A lot of effort went into this, the greatest reward so far has been seeing it talked about and hearing your reactions. I'm glad many of you have gotten a lot of use out of the previous pages, so I hope you enjoy this final part:

Vincere

Opens: 2010

Cast: Filippo Timi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Corrado Invernizzi,...

Welcome to a new series here at Cinematical where we'll shine a spotlight on different films premiering at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January.

With two weeks until the 2010 Sundance Film Festival officially launches, we're trying our best to give you a more intimate taste of the festival by showcasing not only some of the films premiering this year, but also the directors behind them. Next up in our exclusive series is Winter's Bone, from director Debra Granik. Back in 2004, Granik premiered her debut feature, Down to the Bone, at the Sundance Film Festival, and now she's back several years later with another unique story about a female protagonist struggling to fight the odds stacked against her.

Winter's Bone will premiere in the Us Dramatic Competition category at Sundance, and it stars Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser, Kevin Breznahan, Tate Taylor, Casey MacLaren, Cody Brown and Charlotte Lucas.

Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: Premieres To showcase the diversity to contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films. Presented by Entertainment Weekly.

I feel a special bond with the Sundance Film Festival. Not because I’ve been there, but because the guy in charge of it this year, John Cooper, shares my name. Because we share this bond, I feel that I’m able to take license in referring to the man as Coop for the rest of this article.

For the annual event held in Park City, Utah from January 21-31, thousands of films are submitted and screened — this year, 3,724 films were viewed by the festival’s ten programmers. I wonder when they slept.

Coop has high hopes for the festival as a whole:

“We may even be going into a golden age for independent films, in that the technology will make it possible for the films to be made and for audiences to see them. The industry is going through a major evolutionary stage right now, there’s no doubt about that,...

Sundance released their slate for 2010. It includes:43 documentaries on the Middle East12 films about friends who 'discover' something33 movies about people you've never heard about1 comedyHopefully the lineup this year is strong but it doesn't look that way compared to last year. Last year we had Push (Precious), that Lil Wayne documentary that never went anywhere, Mystery Team which might make my top ten, Moon, Mike Tyson documentary, Cold Souls. Just so much last January that was excellent. I hope I don't go out therer and freeze my tail off just to see...I don't know, a documentary about a former Pakistani prime minister or something silly like that.Here's the lineup so far: U.S. Documentary Competition This year’s 16 films were selected from 862 submissions. Each film is a world premiere. Bhutto(Directors: Jessica Hernandez and Johnny O'Hara; Screenwriter: Johnny O'Hara)—A riveting journey through the life and work of recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto,...

The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of films playing in competition from January 21 through January 31, 2010. The early fest typically debuts some of the best films the year has to offer, like 2009’s Precious, (500) Days of Summer, and Moon.

I’m bummed I won’t be in Park City, Utah next month because the lineup looks great, and these are just the films playing in competition. Here’s a few that stood out to me:

The Allen Ginsberg trial film Howl starring James Franco, a documentary by Alex Gibney (a truly great filmmaker) on Jack Abramoff, Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut Sympathy for Delicious, a doc about Joan Rivers, the directorial debut of “How I Met Your Mother” star Josh Radnor titled Happythankyoumoreplease (I wrote a glowing script review of it here), Hesher with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman, and Blue Valentine starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.

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Sundance Film Festival 2010 is a little over a month away and that means we can now bring you a list of the competition films that will be playing. Here you go boys and girls… enjoy!

Documentary Competition

“Blue Valentine” – Directed by Derek Cianfrance, written by Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis, a portrait of an American marriage that charts the evolution of a relationship over time. With Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman. “Douchebag” – Directed by Drake Doremus, written by Lindsay Stidham, Doremus, Jonathan Schwartz and Andrew Dickler, in which a man about to be married takes his younger brother on a wild goose chase to find the latter’s fifth-grade girlfriend. Features Dickler, Ben York Jones, Marguerite Moreau, Nicole Vicius, Amy Ferguson, Wendi McClendon-Covey. “The Dry Land” – Directed and written by Ryan Piers Williams, in which a returning U.S. soldier tries to reconcile his experiences overseas with his life in Texas.

Photo: Sundance Today the Sundance Institute announced the films that will be in competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in both the U.S. and International dramatic and documentary categories. The festival will run from January 21-31 in Park City, Utah. There are a few changes this year as there will be no opening-night picture and the festival will take select festival films to eight cities during as the fest plays out.

Last year notable films such as this year's major Oscar contenders Precious and An Education debuted at Sundance 2009 as did audience and critical favorite (500) Days of Summer.

As for this year's crop I have highlighted a few titles among the list below in red, but I have primarily done so considering the names attached to the pictures not necessarily based on any advanced buzz I've heard around any of the films. Names to look out for include Ryan Gosling,...

The Sundance Film Festival is where some of the great films of the year will get their first viewings, and if you don’t believe me, here’s just some of the great films this year that made their debut at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival: Precious, World’s Greatest Dad, Big Fan, Bronson, Moon and even (500) Days of Summer, which I didn’t care for but made a big splash.

The festival is where buzz starts happening and now Sundance has released the list of which films will be in competition for 2010. Keep in mind that there are plenty of other films which play out of competition and can be just as great. But some of the big names fighting for the crown are the Allen Ginsberg obscenity trial film Howl starring General Hospital’s James Franco, Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo’s directing debut Sympathy for Delicious,...

And the first announcement is upon us and includes quite a few movies we've already reported on.. What does that include?

The incredible looking Estonian drama The Temptation of St. Tony for which we got the exclusive trailer on a while ago. It's by Veiko Õunpuu who did the incredible Sügisball and I'm greatly looking forward to seeing this.

From Spencer Susser, the director of the incredible zombie short I love Sarah Jane comes Hesher, his first feature which stars Jgl!

David Michôd's Australian thriller Animal Kingdom which stars Guy Pearce.

From Taiki Waititi, director of Eagle vs Shark comes Boy which we previously reported on, but then it was known as The Volcano.

Full list after the break!

U.S. Documentary Competition

This year’s 16 films were selected from 862 submissions. Each film is a world premiere.

Bhutto (Directors: Jessica Hernandez and Johnny O'Hara; Screenwriter: Johnny O'Hara)—A riveting...

Although the Sundance Film Festival might have tried to wring some extra sunshine from its selections last year, the 2010 lineup looks to be back to its typical mirthless self. One could say it has gone from "You gotta give 'em hope" to "You gotta give 'em mope."

"That's our filmmakers," festival director John Cooper said with an amused mix of pride and resignation. "There's some lightness in here somewhere."

Yes, it's wedged back behind the assassinations, political corruption, war carnage, crumbling educational system and Khmer Rouge revelations. The fest, which runs Jan. 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, might start to feel like 11 Days of Glummer.

But perhaps that's to be expected. The implosion of the independent distribution system amid the ever-present threats of a maimed economy and two wars has provided festival organizers and filmmakers an opportunity to cut loose and follow their probing passions,...