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Stars: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, Ari Elizabeth Johnson, Teagan Johnson, Gene Jones, John David Washington, Barlow Jacobs, Augustine Frizzell, Jennifer Joplin, Lisa DeRoberts | Written and Directed by David Lowery

[Note: With the film out now on DVD in the UK, here's a reposting of our review of The Old Man & the Gun from its brief cinematic showing]

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession

David Lowery returns rather quickly to the realm of cinema after his stoically ambitious loved or loathed romantic drama A Ghost Story with 70′s inspired and produced drama The Old Man & The Gun.

Stars: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, Ari Elizabeth Johnson, Teagan Johnson, Gene Jones, John David Washington, Barlow Jacobs, Augustine Frizzell, Jennifer Joplin, Lisa DeRoberts | Written and Directed by David Lowery

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession

David Lowery returns rather quickly to the realm of cinema after his stoically ambitious loved or loathed romantic drama A Ghost Story with 70′s inspired and produced drama The Old Man & The Gun. Once again collaborating with cinematic muse Casey Affleck and film icons such as Sissy Spacek,...

A Ghost Story A24 Director: David Lowery Screenwriter: David Lowery Cast: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Liz Cardenas Franke, Barlow Jacobs, Sonia Acevedo, Carlos Bermudez Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 1/1/18 Opens: Streaming October3, 2017 Anyone who has loved and lost—and what adult among us has not?—should be able to relate to the plight of the […]

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Some obligatory credit is due to those ambitious (or, depending on the results, naive) enough to establish their name as a feature film director in 2017 on the basis of a genre-faithful western. The hazards of such an approach are not insignificant: take an earnest stab at crafting a film that belongs to a genre with an 80-year-long development trajectory — one that peaked as a self-contained narrative form well over 50 years ago, and has since hypertrophied into a self-aware meditation upon itself, replete with the postmodern, self-reflexive interrogations of the black-and-white moral worldview that forms the very meat-and-bones of the original films — and you run the risk of succumbing to unintentional parody in apparent disregard towards the historical developments of the genre you hope to submit to your vision. On the other hand, when executed with a slight, unostentatious nod to history and just the right touch of contemporary remixing, the rewards can be bountiful.

The Park City deals continued to roll in on Wednesday.

IFC Midnight has picked up Us rights from Films Distribution to Midnight selection Killing Ground.

Damien Power’s directorial debut follows a couple on a weekend getaway who discover an empty tent and a lone toddler.

Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Harriet Dyer and Aaron Glenane star. Joe Weatherstone and Lisa Shaunessy produced.

Meanwhile FilmRise has picked up North American rights from Visit Films to Dayveon and plans a late spring theatrical release slated.

Arkansas-based filmmaker Amman Abbasi makes his feature directorial debut on the Next drama, which stars newcomer Devin Blackmon as a 13-year-old mourning the death of his older brother who falls in with a local gang.

Abbasi produced alongside Lachion Buckingham and Alexander Uhlmann. Executive producers are David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Brandon James, Lisa Muskat, James Schamus, Joe Pirro, Todd Remis, Isaiah Smallman, and Barlow Jacobs.

FilmRise has acquired the North American rights to the rural drama “Dayveon,” which premiered last Friday in the Sundance Film Festival’s Next section. The film marks the feature debut for Arkansas-based filmmaker Amman Abbasi.

Read More: ‘Dayveon’ Review: Amman Abbasi’s Debut Pulls A Powerful Coming-Of-Age Story From The Rural Heart Of Arkansas

“Dayveon” follows a 13-year-old boy (newcomer Devin Blackmon) who is mourning the death of his older brother and spends his days roaming around his Arkansas town. After falling in with a local gang, he becomes attracted to the camaraderie and violence of their existence.

The film was produced by Abbasi, Lachion Buckingham, and Alexander Uhlmann and executive produced by David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Brandon James, Lisa Muskat, James Schamus, Joe Pirro, Todd Remis, Isaiah Smallman, and Barlow Jacobs.

“I feel privileged to have been able to share ‘Dayveon’ with audiences in Sundance and...

It has been a decade since Hurricane Katrina blew into New Orleans, carving a devastating path that forever changed the physical, social, racial, and political landscape of the city. The storm turned the nation's attention to issues that went far beyond the destruction that came with it. For filmmaker Zack Godshall, New Orleans provided an opportunity to tell a story while also capturing (with an unflinching eye) the aftermath of Katrina. The result was "Low And Behold," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007, and set to make its digital debut this week. We have the exclusive trailer for the movie below.  Starring Barlow Jacobs ("Shotgun Stories," "The Master"), the film tells the story of a young insurance claim adjuster, in post-Katrina New Orleans, who risks his job to help a local man find his lost dog. Based on true events and filmed in New Orleans just months after the hurricane,...

For the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Based on real events, Low And Behold tells the story of a young insurance claim adjuster, in post-Katrina New Orleans, who risks his job to help a local man find his lost dog. Shot in New Orleans only months after Hurricane Katrina, this neorealist-inspired film blends fiction and non-fiction to tell the story of an unlikely friendship. Low And Behold was co-written and directed by Zack Godshall, whose other films include Lord Byron and God’S Architects. The film stars Barlow Jacobs (Shotgun Stories, The Master) who also co-wrote the script with Godshall. Jared Moshe, Sarah Hendler and Jacobs produced. “Low and Behold” will [ Read More ]

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Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix. Cable On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (action horror; Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton; also available in 3D; rated R) Movie 43 (ensemble comedy; Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Dennis Quaid; rated R) Snitch (action; Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper; rated PG-13) As Cool As I Am (comedy; Claire Danes, James Marsden; also available in theaters; rated R) Dead Man's Burden (Western; Barlow Jacobs, Claire Bowen; unrated) Twixt (horror; Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning; available now...

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The weight of genre is a curious thing. First-time filmmakers venturing into codified realms of storytelling can get trapped by anxiety of influence, either rebelling too harshly against norms or overzealously embracing them. Director Jared Moshe does neither in his assured debut feature, Dead Man's Burden. A western with some unexpected noir elements, the film takes on two of the most iconic genres in American cinema, yet treats its story with quiet, matter-of-fact confidence, rather than overly stylizing it to align with notions of romanticized myth. Civil War defector Wade McCurry (Barlow Jacobs) returns home after a long absence to investigate his father's death, which he believes may not have been an accident, as his sister, Martha (Clare Bowen), and her husband, Heck (Davi...

The marketing campaign for the independent Western "Dead Man's Burden" has so far showcased some of the best aspects of the film, with a trailer showing off the gorgeous 35mm cinematography and darkly violent nature of the film's story. And today we have an exclusive set of alternative posters for the movie. "Dead Man's Burden" is a neo-classical Western that adheres closely to the look and style of traditional films in the genre, while bringing a dark and distinctly modern slant to the story of a family torn apart by the Civil War and caught in the crosshairs of a modernizing West.  The first poster on display is a stylized illustration giving an evocative hint at the tenor of the piece, while the other is a daguerrotype-style profile portrait of Barlow Jacobs, who plays the estranged, Civil War vet brother of Martha (Clare Bowen of "Nashville" fame), who is looking...

Indiewire's epic summer movie preview continues today with part 2 of our 5 part series highlight 50 indie films we think you should see this summer. Head back over to part 1 for a full introduction and the first batch of films (which, like below, are listed in alphabetical order). Dead Man's Burden (May 3) Director: Jared Moshe Cast: Barlow Jacobs, Clare Bowen, David Call Distributor: Cinedigm Criticwire Average: 5 critics gave it a B average Why is it a "Must See"? This appears to be the summer that indie film goes genre, with Jared Moshe's microbudget, naturalistic Western "Dead Man's Burden" fitting in nicely beside "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" as a new revision to the genre. Shot by Robert Hauer on 35mm, the film is filled with sweeping, gorgeous visuals of its Civil War south setting, earning a great deal of praise when it debuted at the La Film Festival. Starring a trio of indie-approved character actors,...

Barlow Jacobs first caught our attention when he appeared opposite Michael Shannon in Jeff Nichols' feature film debut "Shotgun Stories." While Shannon's profile has risen to huge heights since the 2007 drama, Jacobs has remained relatively below the radar, continuing to deliver solid work in films as varied as the Sundance hit comedy "Great World of Sound," Joe Swanberg's "Alexander the Last" and the experimental horror film "The Oregonian." For more trailers, be sure to visit Indiewire's Indie Trailer Page. His latest film, the indie post Civil War western "Dead Man's Burden," drew rave reviews at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it world last year. In his glowing review out of Laff, Indiewire's Eric Kohn said the film did "justice to its western roots." The directorial debut of indie producer Jared Moshé is a spectacular looking drama in which Jacobs gives a commanding turn as Wade, a former...

Who doesn’t love a grim, gritty western? When done well, there are few things that can top one. There have been a handful of strong, independent genre attempts in recent years, films like “The Proposition” and “Meek’s Cutoff,” and the first official trailer for new indie western “Dead Man’s Burden,” places the film in that wheelhouse. Here’s a synopsis: The year is 1870, and a fragmented America still strains to pick up the pieces from a savage Civil War. Martha (Clare Bowen) and her husband Heck (David Call) are living on a homestead on the rural New Mexico frontier, struggling to make ends meet. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life. Their plans are complicated when Martha’s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs)—believed lost in the war—returns to the family homestead. A defector to the Union Army,...

If you've been reading the site for awhile then you know I'm a sucker for westerns. I love the genre! Unfortunately, Hollywood doesn't make many of them these days because they aren't significant money makers. Disney is taking a big gamble with The Lone Ranger, and I hope it pays off for them. While we wait for that mega budget movie to come out, we have a good looking indie western that's been made called Dead Man's Burden. The movie comes from Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff) and it looks like it could be worth checking out. Here's the synopsis...

The year is 1870, and a fragmented America still strains to pick up the pieces from a savage Civil War. Martha (Clare Bowen) and her husband Heck (David Call) are living on a homestead on the rural New Mexico frontier, struggling to make ends meet. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land,...

Today brings the debut of the trailer for the western "Dead Man's Burden," directed by first-time director Jared Moshé and starring Barlow Jacobs, David Call ("Tiny Furniture," "Nobody Walks") and "Nashville" ingenue Clare Bowen. We caught the film at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, and found the classic throwback western tale of family drama, violence and intrigue to be "moody, violent, classic, yet modern," and hailed its stunning 35 mm photography of the American Southwest.  The trailer showcases all of those aspects and doesn't shy away from emphasizing the many gunshots that ring out during this family tragedy that is "a meditation on morality, survival, and the sometimes tenuous ties that bind families together," as we noted in our review. The gorgeous cinematography is also on display as well as the intense performances by the three leads. It's a slow burner of a western that ripples with tension and...

Cinedigm Entertainment Group has acquired North American distribution rights to writer-director Jared Moshé’s Western “Dead Man’s Burden.” The company plans a 2013 theatrical release followed by digital, VOD and DVD releases. Clare Bowen, David Call and Barlow Jacobs star in the post-Civil War-era story of a couple dealing with a mining company that is trying to buy their New Mexico land. The film had its premiere at the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival and will next screen at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Read More: Laff Review: Jared Moshé's 'Dead Man's Burden' Does Justice To Its Western Roots Veronica Nickel produced the project; Jennifer Chikes, Ruth Mutch and Nick Quested are executive producers. “Jared has created a classic Western in which his eye for detail and love of the genre come through in every scene,” said Cinedigm acquisitions exec Vincent Scordino. “The result...

Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to release "Dead Man's Burden," from director Jared Moshé. The 1870-set Western premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and is playing this weekend at the Hamptons Int'l Film Festival. Cinedigm plans a 2013 release with a VOD, digital and DVD roll out to follow. Cinedigm's Vincent Scordino states that Moshé, who filmed on location in the high desert of northern New Mexico, "has created a classic Western in which his eye for detail and love of the genre come through in every scene." The film stars Clare Bowen, David Call and Barlow Jacobs. Read the synopsis below: ThePlaylist reviewed the film at Laff, and declared it "A Stunningly Shot, Slow Burner Of A Classic, Yet Modern Western." Martha and her husband Heck, who are struggling to make ends meet on the rural New Mexico frontier. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land,...

“Dead Man’s Burden” premiered at the L.A Film Fest to excellent reviews and and plaudits for first time director Jared Moshé and his cast: Clare Bowen as the fierce Martha, David Call as her husband Heck, and Barlow Jacobs as her long lost brother Wade. Our review said the film “is worth the watch for its sheer beauty, but it’s also a slow burner of Western tragedy that hails many new talents to keep an eye on.” It’s a slice of filmmaking that harkens back to cinema’s past, and reminds you why shooting on film needs to be preserved. We sat down with Moshé, Bowen, Call and Jacobs last week to talk favorite Westerns, shooting in New Mexico and historical authenticity. Here are some of the highlights and insights from the wide-ranging conversations below.

Shooting on 35 mm was never in question for this low budget indie.

Why He's On Our Radar: Barlow Jacobs first caught our attention when he appeared opposite Michael Shannon in Jeff Nichols' feature film debut "Shotgun Stories." While Shannon's profile has risen to huge heights since the 2007 drama, Jacobs has remained relatively below the radar, continuing to deliver solid work in films as varied as the Sundance hit comedy "Great World of Sound," Joe Swanberg's "Alexander the Last," and the experimental horror film "The Oregonian." He also wrote, produced and starred in "Low and Behold," which also premiered at Sundance, and was inspired by his need to evacuate New Orleans before Katrina hit. His latest film, the indie post Civil War western "Dead Man's Burden," drew rave reviews at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it world premiered a couple of weeks back. The directorial debut of indie producer Jared Moshé is a spectacular looking drama in which Jacobs...

Director: Jared Moshé Starring: Clare Bowen, Barlow Jacobs, David Call Dead Man's Burden is clearly made by someone who unabashedly loves the western genre, though writer-director Jared Moshé does make some notable updates to the genre. Most importantly, Moshé places a strong female character in the lead role, a character -- Martha McCurry (Clare Bowen) -- whose closest cinematic kin would be Michelle Williams' Emily in Meek's Cutoff.

Dry-Eyed Narrative: Jared Moshe’s Western Exercise An Intriguing Effort

Producer Jared Moshe’s directorial debut, Dead Man’s Burden, is a mostly winsome procedure as an homage to the bare bones Western efforts of yore. While drawing easy comparisons to the output of John Ford, there’s definitely a touch of Anthony Mann in Moshe’s work, employing a slim film noir framework with a femme fatale that proves hell hath no fury like a dusty, blue-eyed lady whose lamps are fixated on greener pastures.

Set in 1870 New Mexico, immediately after the end of the Civil War, a young woman named Martha (Claire Bowen) blasts a man in the face with a rifle, who had been in the midst of fleeing on horseback. We come to learn that this man was her father when her prodigal brother, Wade (Barlow Jacobs), returns home, leery of facing the parent that vowed...

One of the most cinematically gorgeous independent films in a long time, “Dead Man’s Burden” (along with fellow 2012 indie “Beasts of the Southern Wild," shot on Super 16) truly makes the case for celluloid. While watching this meditative Western, one simply wants to drink in the beauty of the image, and yes, that image is created on 35 mm film. They don’t make Red cameras that can do what this film achieves in terms of sheer richness of image. In the age of digital everything, might independent film, at one time the dominion of digital, be the savior of celluloid? “Dead Man’s Burden” (the directorial debut of Jared Moshé) demonstrates just why film is important, simply by being beautiful. But beyond that, it’s also a moody, violent, classic, yet modern Western.

“Dead Man’s Burden” starts and ends with a bang, a sun-dappled young woman looking down the barrel of a long rifle.

Making a first feature is hard enough already without adding in the period garb, historical accuracy, and horses (oh, the horses) that a classic-feeling Western demands, but filmmaker Jared Moshe doesn’t back down from those challenges with his Dead Man’s Burden. Premiering at this month’s Los Angeles Film Festival, the film centers on the trials of the McCurry family, hardscrabble homesteaders who are not only trying to survive the elements, but internal strife at its very worst. When a long-thought-dead member of the McCurry family returns after the passing of the patriarch of the family, things come to a startling head. Beautifully lensed, Dead Man’s Burden looks to be a modern story that lassoes a classic feel quite handily. The film features two saddlebags full of rising talent, including Barlow Jacobs (Shotgun Stories), Clare Bowen (Nashville), and David Call (Tiny Furniture). The film also includes cinematography by Robert Hauer and production design by...

The History Channel's "Hatfields and McCoys" has already proven an appetite for Westerns endures. Enter "Dead Man's Burden," Jared Moshe's latest film set in the post-Civil War west, which released its first trailer today. "This place…it will kill me," it opens, revealing Clare Bowen looking out on snowy mountains and a great expanse. Moshe's directorial debut stars Bowen, David Call and Barlow Jacobs. Bowen and Call play Martha and Heck Kirkland, husband and wife. Martha and her brother Wade McCurry (Jacobs) reunite on the Western frontier. The feature film debuts June 16 during...

Disappointed that the History mini-series "Hatfields & McCoys" is already over? Well, if you happen to be in Los Angeles this month, you might want to make your way down to the L.A. Film Festival, where the impressive-looking western "Dead Man's Burden" will be making its world premiere.

We're happy to unveil the pretty gorgeous trailer for the directorial debut of Jared Moshé. The film features a roster of rising talent including Barlow Jacobs (Jeff Nichols' "Shotgun Stories), Clare Bowen (ABC's upcoming "Nashville"), and David Call (Lena Dunham's "Tiny Furniture") to tell the post-Civil War tale about a brother and sister whose relationship is tested when a mining company expresses an interest in buying their land. If Moshé's name isn't familiar, you've likely seen something he's produced, as he's been behind the celebrated documentaries "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel," "Kurt Cobain About A Son" and "Beautiful Losers.

The year is 1870, and a fragmented America still strains to pick up the pieces from a savage Civil War. Martha (exciting newcomer Clare Bowen, ABC’s “Nashville”) and her husband Heck (David Call, Tiny Furniture) are living on a homestead Martha.s father purchased on the rural New Mexico frontier and struggle to make ends meet. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life.

Pictured: Clare Bowen as “Martha” photo by Philip De Jong

Their hopeful plans are soon complicated when Martha.s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs, Shotgun Stories).whom she had thought killed during the war .returns to the family homestead after learning of their father.s death. A defector to the Union Army, Wade soon discovers that Martha is hiding secrets of her own. As the two siblings become reacquainted, torn between a desire to...

Producer Jared Moshe ("Silver Tongues," "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel") makes the leap to the director's chair with his debut feature "Dead Man's Burden." The Western, starring Barlow Jacobs ("Shotgun Stories"), David Call ("Tiny Furniture") and newcomer Clare Bowen, is making its world premiere in the Narrative Competition at the upcoming Los Angeles Film Festival (June 14-24). Below check out two exclusive photos of the film. Here's the official synopsis: The year is 1870, and a fragmented America still strains to pick up the pieces from a savage Civil War. Martha (Bowen) and her husband Heck (Call) are living on a homestead Martha’s father purchased on the rural New Mexico frontier and struggle to make ends meet. When a mining company expresses interest in buying their land, Martha and Heck see their ticket to a better life. Their hopeful plans are soon complicated when...

After watching the trailer for The Oregonian I can't get those bizarre sounds out of my head. The strange sounds almost put you in a trance like state, or maybe more of a psychedelic journey. The trailer is full of odd imagery and appears to be one of those artsy horror films. That's not surprising since the director Calvin Reeder played in art-punk bands the Popular Shapes and the Intelligence. Last year The Oregonian premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and if you missed it like most of us you will be able to catch the horror movie on VOD starting January 17, 2012. The Oregonian is written and directed by Calvin Reeder and stars Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs and Matt Olsen.

One freaky looking flick that caught our attention at last year's Sundance Film Festival was The Oregonian. Missed it? Still confused by the film's stills? No worries as the flick is on its way to VOD!

That's right, weirdos. The Oregonian will be arriving on various VOD platforms including iTunes (link below) on January 17th.

If you're at all familiar with the short films of filmmaker Calvin Reeder (Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada), then you already know that when it comes to being disturbing, few out there do it better.

Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen star.

Synopsis

Leaving behind a desultory and possibly abusive existence, a beautiful farm girl, known only as The Oregonian (Lindsay Pulsipher), rushes headlong into an unknown future. Her getaway is cut short when she rams her car into an embankment. Shocked and confused, The Oregonian walks away...

Craig from Dark Eye Socket here with Take Three. Today: Michael Shannon

Take One: Shotgun Stories (2007)

Shannon looks to be getting the best raves of his career for the ominous apocalyptic mystery Take Shelter, which stunned critics at Sundance and Cannes. It’s the second feature from Jeff Nichols whose debut, Shotgun Stories, also starred Shannon. In that film he plays Son Hayes, the eldest of three brothers along with Kid (Barlow Jacobs) and Boy (Tim Blackwood) who alternately avoid and pursues conflict with their recently-deceased father’s other family. (Maybe the conflict was originally over the father’s terrible child-naming skills, who knows?) Son is a quiet, intense guy. It seems like fortuitous casting: Shannon, in shape and presence, and with his innate ability to show us exactly what his characters are thinking whilst doing very little, is ideally suited to the role. He brings perceptive silent intelligence to...

Here’s the official 2011 Sundance Film Festival one-sheet for Calvin Lee Reeder’s The Oregonian, which stars Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen.

There is a place. A place where the skies are wide and the forests are thick–and strange. You can lose yourself forever in these woods. You’ll meet truckers with problems and old women with strange powers. You may even make a furry friend. Just be sure to stay quiet. Spend some time with a woman from Oregon who is lost on the road and running away from her past. Now she has a chance to experience everything the grotesque Northwest has to offer, whether she likes it or not.

The films comes from director Calvin Reeder, who’s previously freaked out viewers with his films Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada. Let’s just say I’m really looking forward to this one…...

With the 2011 Sundance Film Festival literally right around the corner, the promo material for the few horror flicks playing there this year is slowly rolling out. Next up, the official festival one-sheet for Calvin Reeder's freaky looking flick, The Oregonian.

If you're at all familiar with the short films of filmmaker Calvin Reeder (Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada), then you already know that when it comes to being disturbing, few out there do it better.

Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen star.

Synopsis

There is a place. A place where the skies are wide and the forests are thick--and strange. You can lose yourself forever in these woods. You'll meet truckers with problems and old women with strange powers. You may even make a furry friend. Just be sure to stay quiet. Spend some time with a woman from Oregon who is...

We’ve been bringing you the first images from films that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month, and today we’ve got images from a film that will be featured as a part of Park City at Midnight. The Oregonian stars Lindsay Pulsipher (True Blood), Robert Longstreet (Pineapple Express), Barlow Jacobs (That Evening Sun), and Chadwick Brown (Little Children). Written and directed by Calvin Lee Reeder, the film follows the story of a simple woman who survives a brutal car accident only to be thrust into the nightmarish unknown. Hit the jump to check out the images, as well as a brief synopsis for the film. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30th. The Oregonian (Director and screenwriter: Calvin Lee Reeder) — After surviving a brutal car accident, a simple farm woman limps down the road into the nightmarish unknown. Cast: Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Matt Olsen,...

Oregon looks like a beautiful place...the trees, the lakes and rivers, gorgeous coastline and open spaces. I imagine it's the kind of place you just stand, looking at your surroundings and breathing in nature. Peaceful.

Then I watched this freakyass, Lynchian trailer for Calvin Reeder's (The Rambler) first feature, The Oregonian and I'm thinking, thank Godtopus I'm not a country girl. Set to premiere at Sundance 2011, the film invites us to "spend some time with a woman from Oregon (Lindsay Pulsipher, "True Blood") who is lost on the road and running away from her past. The woman survives a bad car accident, but after seeing this thing, I'm not convinced that's a good thing.

And if that wasn't enough to mess with your mind, Bloody Disgusting has a few very strange photos - here's just one:

The Oregonian also stars Robert Longstreet (Pineapple Express), Barlow Jacobs (That Evening Sun...

No, it's not one of our Wtf Friday goofs, but it is strange enough to have you scratching your head mildly confused and totally intrigued! Get ready for some really strange new stills for Calvin Reeder's The Oregonian.

If you're at all familiar with the short films of filmmaker Calvin Reeder (Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada), then you already know that when it comes to being disturbing, few out there do it better.

Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen star.

Synopsis

There is a place. A place where the skies are wide and the forests are thick--and strange. You can lose yourself forever in these woods. You'll meet truckers with problems and old women with strange powers. You may even make a furry friend. Just be sure to stay quiet. Spend some time with a woman from Oregon who is lost on...

The 2011 Sundance Film Festival taking place January 20-30 is approaching fast so the promo materials for all the flicks showing there are coming at a nice steady pace! Next up -- the trailer for Calvin Reeder's The Oregonian.

If you're at all familiar with the short films of filmmaker Calvin Reeder (Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada), then you already know that when it comes to being disturbing, few out there do it better.

So what's it all about? We have a really simple and quick description for you - "After surviving a brutal car accident, a simple farm woman limps down the road into the nightmarish unknown."

Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen star.

Dig on the trailer below courtesy of Twitch Film!

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After announcing the 58 films in four categories that would be eligible for awards at Sundance, the film fest has now announced the next 57 movies to be screened this coming January. These 57 films are of course out of competition and will be included in Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. Most are big name projects from already established filmmakers and some have already made their way around film festival in 2010. The list includes Kevin Smith’s Red State, Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Submarine, I Saw the Devil (which had plenty of buzz at Tiff) and my most anticipated film of 2011, Hobo With a Shotgun.

Here is the full list:

Premieres

To showcase the diversity of 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.

Festival Adds New Native Showcase

As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection

Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.

Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.

As you no doubt noticed, Uncle Creepy has been busily bringing you early news and photos from several of the recently announced films that will be playing at Sundance 2011, both in competition and out. But he hasn't quite covered everything yet so here's a list of all the even slightly genre-related offerings that are a part of the upcoming Sundance film festival (running January 20-30).

In Competition:

On the Ice (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean) - On the snow-covered Arctic tundra, two teenagers try to get away with murder. Cast: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, Teddy Kyle Smith, Adamina Kerr, Sierra Jade Sampson. (More thriller than horror, we still thought it worth mentioning).

Take Shelter (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) - A working-class husband and father questions whether his terrifying dreams of an apocalyptic storm signal something real to come or the onset of an inherited mental illness he's feared his whole life.

Yes, you read that right, they are out of competition but into lesbians courtesy of the midnight lineup.

What do we have to look forward to waiting two years for? Let's see..

Hobo With a Shotgun

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (you had me at lesbian)

Attenberg (I'm loving the coming Greek weird wave)

And many many more films, some of which we'll probably never get to see. Damn.

Full list after the break.

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Eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Each is a world premiere.

Bellflower / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell) - A ballad for every person who has ever loved and lost - with enough violence, weapons, action and sex to tell a love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes.

The Lie / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Leonard; Screenwriters: Jeff Feuerzeig,...

Following yesterday's announcement of the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, the Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the second part of their lineup, which includes the more starry-eyed Premieres section, the best-of-fests Spotlight section, the sure-to-be-culty Park City at Midnight section, the low-budget Next section, and the more experimental New Frontier section (an extension of New Frontier Program, the collection of video art installations which has already been noted here for playing James Franco's dramatic multimedia examination of "Three's Company.")

In addition to the return of filmmakers like "Chuck & Buck"'s Miguel Arteta, "Clockwatchers" director Jill Sprecher, Kevin Smith and "The Station Agent"'s Thomas McCarthy to Park City, the festival will also welcome less frequent or first-time Sundance attendees such as Hollywood types Al Pacino ("Son of No One") and Tobey Maguire ("The Details") and mumblecore alums Joe Swanberg ("Uncle Kent," which announced it's been...

Michael Tully (Septien), Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm) and Lucky McKee (The Woman featuring Amazonian beauty Pollyanna McIntosh) are seven of the eight filmmakers who'll be premiering their latest films in a Park City at Midnight Section. On paper, this year's eight selected titles is perhaps the best since I've been going to the fest and shows that should be quick sell outs are Hobo with A Shotgun, Corman’s World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel and the international preem for Troll Hunter will remind some of The Blair With Project from several years back. Here are the lucky eight. The Catechism Cataclysm /U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Todd Rohal) After becoming disinterested with the church, a priest tracks down his old classmate, a former metalhead whom he idolized in high school. When the two embark on a canoeing trip together, all hell breaks loose. Cast: Steve Little, Robert Longstreet,...

The Sundance Film Festival announced the in competition film line-up for the film festival running January 20th through January 30th 2011 in Park City, Utah.

Today the festival has announced the line-up for the non-competition films and there is one hell of a line-up! There are a ton of great films that will be premiering at the festival, and if you're going you have a lot of great films to choose from!

Each film has an incredible cast and a great story. These films include Cedar Rapids, about a man traveling to an insurance conference, featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver; Kevin Smith's Red State, about a group of misfits encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America; The Details, about domestic tensions spawned by raccoons with Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert; I Melt With You, starring Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay,...

Yesterday, we reported the films playing in-competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Today, Sundance has announced the films playing in the out-of-competition lineups for “Next(<=>)”, Spotlight, Native Showcase, and Park City at Midnight. Among the films playing are Hobo with a Shotgun, the critically-acclaimed Submarine, Lucky McKee’s new horror film The Woman, and Meek’s Cutoff starring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano. Each lineup has its own mission statement that relates to the films selected. The festival will also be showing Richard Linklater’s Slacker at part of its “From the Collection” lineup.

Hit the jump to check out the new films announced. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30th.

Here’s the press release and lineups:

2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films In Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier And Park City At Midnight

Festival Adds New Native Showcase

As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection

Native Showcase...

Well, yesterday, we saw the full list of films in-competition; today, we get to see those titles that have been selected for Sundance 2011′s out-of-competition lineup.

And as I said with yesterday’s post, I’ll be going over the complete list, highlighting titles that need to be, taking into consideration this blog’s specific interests. The only title that immediately stands out is Brit John Akomfrah’s The Nine Muses, which MsWOO positively reviewed, after seeing it at the London Film Festival in October. Read her review Here.

But look for future posts profiling any other titles I deem worthy. I’ve applied for press credentials to attend next year’s festival. I won’t know until the 23rd of this month, whether I’ve been granted press access or not. If I am, I will attend the festival; and if I’m not, well, I probably won’t.

Well, if the Competition titles at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival don't generate any early year Oscar buzz, I think it's safe to say the Out of Competition titles will. Several films that have already been seen and positively reviewed can be found in the fest's Spotlight Line-Up along with a batch of anticipated hopefuls in the Premiere Section.

Beginning with the festival's premieres, Miguel Arteta (Youth in Revolt) is bringing Cedar Rapids to Park City where it will debut before it hits theaters only a couple weeks later on February 11. "Big Love" co-producers, Jill and Karen Sprecher are bringing an impressive cast for their crime drama The Convincer. Jacob Aaron Estes's The Details, which was shot only a few miles from my house in the Queen Anne district of Seattle, arrives with Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Tobey Maguire in tow.

Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies) will debut I Melt with You,...

Wednesday, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival announced the 58 films in four categories [1] that would be eligible for awards. Today, they've announced the next slice of their line up - 57 out of competition films in the Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. This is generally where you get many of the bigger name projects and this year is no exception. We already knew [2] that Kevin Smith's Red State would be on the list, but there's also Tom McCarthy's new film Win Win, Morgan Spurlock's documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, the highly buzzed-about Submarine, Fantastic Fest darling I Saw the Devil as well as Hobo With a Shotgun and a whole bunch more including films with Al Pacino, Tobey Maguire, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Paul Rudd and others. As we said yesterday, the announcement of the movies playing the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is like looking into our film futures.

Yesterday we revealed the in-competition line-up for this years Sundance Film Festival. Today the programmers have announced the second wave, the out-of-competition line-up. It includes six categories and you can check them all out below. We already knew Kevin Smith‘s Red State would be screening, as he announced on his podcast last night. The rest of this out-of-competition line-up is pretty unbelievable.

We get Cedar Rapids (from Youth In Revolt‘s Miguel Arteta), Mark Pellington‘s I Melt With You, My Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Tom McCarthy‘s Win Win, as well as Dito Montiel‘s third feature The Son of No One. We also have new documentaries by Morgan Spurlock and Eugene Jarecki. Some of my favorite Tiff films are also making an appearance, including Submarine (pictured above) and Meek’s Cutoff. Check it out below.

Premieres

To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance...

If you're at all familiar with the short films of filmmaker Calvin Reeder (Little Farm, The Rambler, Snake Mountain Colada), then you already know that when it comes to being disturbing, few out there do it better.

That's why we're so excited for his feature film debut, The Oregonian, featuring Lindsay Pulsipher, Robert Longstreet, Tipper Newton, Barlow Jacobs, and Matt Olsen. At this point we're not even sure how much of a horror film this is going to be, but knowing Reeder, at the very least the subject matter will be horrific!

At press time there's nothing out there right now. Not even a synopsis. Just the blood-stained stills you see below. We'll be keeping an eye on things for you, and if more coverage is warranted, more coverage is what you'll be getting.

- Uncle Creepy

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