The Park City At Midnight strand of Sundance Film Festival "offers eight films that are likely to amuse, surprise, or shock the bleary-eyed viewer and offer a lively last stop in the nightly film-going circuit".
Read our full 2008 Sundance Film Festival coverage.
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Adventures Of Power(Country: US; Director: Ari Gold; Writer: Ari Gold; Cast: Ari Gold, Shoshanna Stern, Adrian Grenier, Michael Mckean, Jane Lynch Steven Williams) In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day. Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day Six
The Brøken(Country: USA; Director: Sean Ellis; Writer: Sean Ellis; Cast: Lena Heady, Richard Jenkins, Asier Newman) On a busy London street a woman sees herself driving by in her own car. Stunned, she trails the mystery woman as events take an eerie turn into a living nightmare. See: Sundance 2008: Day Three, Sundance 2008: Day Four
Diary Of The Dead(Country: US; Director: George A Romero; Writer: George A Romero; Cast: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Amy Ciupak Lalonde, Joe Dinicol, Scott Wentworth, Philip Riccio, Chris Violette, Tatiana Maslany, Nick Alachiotis, Matt Birman) Film students try to record the end of civilisation as they know it when the dead begin to walk. Plus read our exclusive interview with George A Romero. Full Review See: George A Romero interview about Diary Of The Dead
Donkey Punch(Country: UK; Director: Olly Blackburn; Writer: Olly Blackburn, David Bloom; Cast: Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin, Tom Burke, Nichola Burley, Julian Morris, Jay Taylor, Jaime Winstone) After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven young adults decide to continue partying aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. But when one of them dies in a freak accident the others argue about what to do, leading to a ruthless fight for survival. Full Review See: Sundance Film Festival 2008: Day Seven, news from the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Funny Games(Country: France, US, UK, Italy; Director: Michael Haneke; Writer: Michael Haneke; Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Siobhan Fallon, Arno Frisch, Boyd Gaines, Devon Gearhart, Robert LuPone, Linda Moran) English language remake of the ice-cold horror about a family held hostage by a pair of preppy youngsters. Plus read our exclusive interview with producer Chris Coen. Full Review See: Producer Chris Coen interview about Funny Games remake
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| Time Crimes and Donkey Punch |
Hell Ride(Country: USA; Director: Larry Bishop; Writer: Larry Bishop; Cast: Larry Bishop, Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen)
Quentin Tarantino presents this bloody, sexy tale of motorcycle revenge. It's a modern-day take on 1960s motorcycle flicks, with bikers who hit the road to avenge the death of one of their "old ladies" at the hands of a rival motorcycle gang.
Otto; Or, Up With Dead People(Country: Germany, Canada; Director: Bruce LaBruce; Writer: Bruce LaBruce; Cast: Jey Crisfar, Katharina Klewinghaus, Susanne Sachsse, Marcel Schlutt) A lonely gay zombie searches for love and meaning in contemporary Berlin. Full Review
Time Crimes (Los Cronocrímenes, Timecrimes)(Country: Spain; Director: Nacho Vigalondo; Writer: Nacho Vigalondo; Cast: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Juan Inciarte) When a man accidentally travels back in time, he finds restoring the status quo is easier said than done. Full Review
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