MY '05 SCREENING SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20th
Reception @ The Sundance House
6:30PM
Music by DJ OLE
"Happy Endings"
OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE
9:30 PM (world premiere)
Jesse Bradford and Lisa Kudrow in “Happy Endings”
A story that weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family, and the sheer unpredictability of life itself. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Don Roos CAST: Lisa Kudrow, Tom Arnold, Steve Coogan, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Ritter, Ray Liotta, Jesse Bradford, Edward Furlong
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21st
"Loggerheads"
11:30 AM (world premiere)
Three overlapping stories of estranged families in three regions of North Carolina. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Tim Kirkman CAST: Bonnie Hunt, Kip Pardue, Tess Harper, Chris Sarandon, Michael Learned, Michael Kelly, Robin Weigert
"Ellie Parker"
2:30 PM (world premiere)
A hilarious comic portrait of a young woman's struggle for integrity, happiness, and a Hollywood acting career. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Scott Coffey CAST: Naomi Watts, Chevy Chase, Rebecca Rigg, Scott Coffey, Mark Pellegrino, Blair Mastbaum
"The Matador"
6:00 PM (world premiere)
When a globetrotting hit man and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City, their encounter draws them together in a way neither expected. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Richard Shepard CAST: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Phillip Baker Hall, Adam Scott, Dylan Baker
"Inside Deep Throat"
9:30 PM (world premiere) trailer
More than 30 years after Deep Throat's provocative debut, this documentary examines the social legacy of the most profitable film of all-time. DIRECTORS: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd
"After Innocence"
11:30 AM (world premiere)
A gripping, emotionally charged documentary that follows wrongfully convicted men freed by DNA evidence after decades in prison as they struggle to transition back into society. DIRECTOR: Jessica Sanders
"Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story"
2:30 PM (world premiere)
A documentary of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion. DIRECTORS: Dan Klores, Ron Berger
"Upside of Anger"
6:00 PM (world premiere) trailer
When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mother's romantic dilemmas and shifting family dynamics. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Mike Binder CAST: Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt
"Game 6"
9:30 PM (world premiere)
Combining real and fictional events and centered around the historic 1986 World Series, this is a day-in-the-life snapshot of a playwright who skips his own opening night to watch the momentous game. DIRECTOR: Michael Hoffman WRITER: Don DeLillo CAST: Michael Keaton, Robert Downey, Jr., Ari Graynor, Katherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Shalom Harlow
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23rd
"Twist of Faith"
11:30 AM (world premiere)
A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith. DIRECTOR: Kirby Dick
"Why We Fight"
2:30 PM (world premiere)
This film places the Iraqi war in a historical context and examines the forces -- economic, political, ideological -- that drive American militarism. DIRECTOR: Eugene Jarecki
"The Ballad of Jack and Rose" trailer
6:00 PM (world premiere)
A father and daughter isolated on their secluded Pacific Northwest island commune grapple with the limits of family and sexuality. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Rebecca Miller CAST: Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Beau Bridges, Jena Malone
"The Jacket"
9:30 PM (world premiere) trailer
A military veteran travels into the future. Witnessing his own death, he is left with questions that could save his life and the lives of those he loves. DIRECTOR: John Maybury WRITER: Massy Tadjedin CAST: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Daniel Craig, Brad Renfro
MONDAY, JANUARY 24th
"Pretty Persuasion"
12:00 PM (world premiere)
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment. DIRECTOR: Marcos Siega WRITER: Skander Halim CAST: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Jane Krakowski, Selma Blair, Danny Comden
"The Squid and the Whale"
5:30 PM (world premiere)
In 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, the Berkman family goes through a divorce and painful truths about the marriage come to light. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Noah Baumbach CAST: Laura Linney, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Anna Paquin, Billy Baldwin, Halley Feifer
"Strangers with Candy: The Movie"
11:30 PM (world premiere)
A prequel to the critically acclaimed television series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie and ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life anew. DIRECTOR: Paul Dinello WRITERS: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert CAST: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Sara Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ian Holm, Allison Janney, Dan Hedeya, Kristen Johnston, Chris Pratt, Justin Theroux, Deborah Rush, Sarah Thyre
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25th
2005 OSCAR Nominations Announced
6:38 AM
"Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School"
8:30 AM (world premiere)
A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long-lost love. DIRECTOR: Randall Miller WRITERS: Randall Miller, Jody Savin CAST: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Danny DeVito, Donnie Wahlberg, Ernie Hudson
"The Dying Gaul"
11:30 AM (world premiere)
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband -- to chilling results. DIRECTOR & WRITER: Craig Lucas CAST: Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ryan Miller, Campbell Scott, Robin Bartlett
"Loverboy"
3:00 PM (world premiere)
A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much. DIRECTOR: Kevin Bacon WRITERS: Hannah Shakespeare, novel by Victoria Redel CAST: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Blair Brown, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt, Campbell Scott, Marisa Tomei, Dominic Scott Kay, Sosie Bacon
"Hard Candy"
9:15 PM (world premiere)
A provocative drama about the surprising consequences when a 32-year-old man takes home a 14-year-old girl he meets on the Internet. DIRECTOR: David Slade WRITER: Brian Nelson CAST: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh
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