By Melissa Houghton Day Six KEY PREMIERES: Corporate Animals, Little Monsters WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Luce, The Farewell, The Sound of Silence, Knock Down The House, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Honey Boy, Hail Satan? PERSONAL NOTES: Day Six Recap – Half-Fest A ended today. After some emotional see ya in 2020 hugs at HQ,…
By Melissa Houghton Day Five KEY PREMIERES: Brittany Runs A Marathon, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, Honeyland, Jawline, Bedlam. WHAT’S THE BUZZ, STILL? Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Velvet Buzzsaw, Honey Boy, Hail Satan? PERSONAL NOTES: Day Five Rewind Link courtesy of Sundance. Day…
By Melissa Houghton Day Four KEY PREMIERES: Velvet Buzzsaw, Little Monsters, Clemency, Judy & Punch, Before You Know It. WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Velvet Buzzsaw, Honey Boy, Hail Satan? PERSONAL NOTES: Day Four Recap – I watched The Sound of Silence with Press and Industry before my shift. I saw…
By Melissa Houghton Day Three KEY PREMIERES: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Report, The Last Black Man in San Francisco. WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Honey Boy, Hail Satan? PERSONAL NOTES: Day Two Rewind – Daily recap video. Link courtesy of Sundance. Day Three Recap – I watched The Lodge…
By Melissa Houghton Day Two KEY PREMIERES: Honey Boy, Untouchable, Leaving Neverland, The Farewell, Ask Dr. Ruth, Late Night, Where’s My Roy Cohn? WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Untouchable, Troop Zero, The Brink, The Farewell, Leaving Neverland, Native Son, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Late Night, After the Wedding, Velvet Buzzsaw (coming to Netflix on February…
By Melissa Houghton Day One Opening remarks from the Founder of Sundance Institute: “Having done this for, God it’s 34 years now since the festival started, I think we’re at a point where I can move on to a different place.” – Robert Redford KEY PREMIERES: After the Wedding, an adaptation of Susanne Bier’s Academy…
By Melissa Houghton I could watch a movie a day, my apple, to keep the blues away. I enjoy sitting in a theatre, settling in and watching each story unfold. I arrive early to see the trailers or there’s no point of leaving the house; I want the full moviegoer’s experience when I’m out for…
By Melissa Houghton If you’re like me, I still haven’t seen all the December ‘18 or January ‘19 movie releases on my list. Life got in the way. Yet in two days, I’ll be heading to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to volunteer for seven of the 11 days of festival; seven days is…
By Melissa Houghton Whenever I’m asked what’s my favourite movie, song, or food, I always struggle to pare my response down to one go-to. With so many choices, I decide my top pick depending on my mood at the time. I know, it sounds bendy. However, when deciding what Christmas movies to watch I go…
By Melissa Houghton Everyone has a story. A life lived with a beginning, middle and end. Like fingerprints, a person’s story is uniquely their own, yet their life’s purpose may influence the lives of millions of others. Some people living their middle rise to great heights and become iconic figures identifiable by their initials: MLK,…