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The Exhibitionist: Adult Moviegoers Just Wish They Were Kids
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To quote an official MPAA movie ratings poster: "THE SYSTEM CAN'T WORK UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM."
How many NC-17-rated films did you see in the theater in the past year? Maybe one? That is if Ang Lee's Lust, Caution even played in your 'hood. And considering the most screens it ever played on in any single week was 143, I highly doubt it (understandably, it could have played in more than 143 locations over the course of its 20 weeks in theaters, but I doubt many more).
But if there had been more NC-17-rated films, and they actually played near you, would you have gone to see them? And if so, why? Because you expect something more titillating than the other releases to choose from? And if not, why? Are you afraid of others thinking you are going to see something dirty? Are you embarrassed about both attending and watching graphic sex on screen? Do you correlate the experience to going to a porno theater?
Cinematical Seven: Jason Calacanis' Sundance Picks
Filed under: Independent », Sundance », Festival Reports », Cinematical Indie »
Picking what films you want to see based on the Sundance catalogue is challenging. Frankly, I
pick what films to see largely based on what people are talking about in the press room (the volunteers are a great
source of information). The catalogue is written from a fans' perspective. In fact, it's written by the Sundance
selection committee, so it's even more than a fans' perspective--it's the opinion of someone who pushed to have the
film in the festival above thousands of other films. It makes sense that they would be glowing.
At the start
of Sundance you're really picking films based on the talent, the director, the title, and the photo--that's the truth.
It's impossible to know which first time directors will breakout, that's the majic of Sundance and that magic occurs
over five days. No one would ever have selected Napoleon Dynamite as something they "had to see"
based on the catalogue, for example.
That being said, here are my seven in no particular order.
All Aboard: Rosie's Family
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Wow, a documentary about Rosie at Sundance--that's got legs (at the very least to base a drinking game on). The film was one of three films that still had tickets availble to the public today. The other two were the Shorts Selection and TBD. When your film is neck and neck with "TBD" on the available ticket list you know something is up. This film has camp written all over it, but who knows... I'll try and keep an open mind.
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