Sony Pictures Classics goes for”Get Low”

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 21, 2009 under drama | Comments are off for this article

Aaron Schneider’s  feature directorial debut, “Get Low” starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black, will be distributed in the US by Sony Pictures Classics.

“Get Low” which screened at the just closed Toronto Film Festival with heavy buzz, tells the true story of a hermit who lived for forty years in the Tennessee woods, played by Duvall.

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Bill Murray in “Get Low”

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on March 8, 2009 under Coming Soon | Comments are off for this article

Bill Murray in 'Broken Flowers'

Bill Murray is shooting the indie film Get Low in Atlanta, Georgia. Murray attended a recent Atlanta Hawks games and disclosed that he is playing an undertaker in the upcoming film, directed by Aaron Schneider, who won an Oscar for his short film, Two Soldiers, and starring alongside Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, and Sissy Spacek.

Get Low is based on the true story of a man living in Tennessee during the depression era who wants to stage his funeral before he dies so he can enjoy it. [via]

This Week on Sundance Channel

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on December 15, 2008 under Sundance Channel, Television | Comments are off for this article

This Week December 15-21
Mon Dec 15	10:05 PM	GUMBY DHARMA
	Art Clokey, grandmaster of stop-motion animation and the artist behind beloved icons from the early years of children’s television – Gumby, Pokey, Davey and Goliath – is the focus of this fascinating documentary by Robina Marchesi.
Tue Dec 16	9:35 PM	ECO DOC: GRASS
	While it’s unlikely to change US drug policy, Ron Mann’s entertaining documentary chronicling the bizarre 100-year history of laws against the use of marijuana may prompt outrage, discussion and a perverse sense of nostalgia.
Wed Dec 17	9:00 PM	SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH BILL CLINTON
	Elvis Costello and the 42nd President of the United States in an unprecedented and revealing chat about President Bill Clinton’s early career aspirations as a jazz saxophonist; the astonishing degree to which music shaped him as a man, a politician and a President; the challenges – and critical importance – of music education; the shared skills of musicians and politicians; with observations on Elvis (Presley), John Coltrane, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Nina Simone and N.W.A. Special guest musicians on the episode include Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny. WATCH VIDEO
Thu Dec 18	10:00 PM	ICONOCLASTS: BILL MAHER + CLIVE DAVIS
	Political commentator, talk show host and comedian Bill Maher always speaks his mind, making him one of today’s most controversial yet widely respected personalities. Clive Davis has been called “the man with the golden ear” – this music titan’s extraordinary career spans multiple decades in which he’s discovered artists from Joplin to Springsteen, from Manilow to Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. Sit in on one of Davis’ legendary A & R meetings, laugh along with Maher on stage, and tour LA haunts like the Improv as these two outspoken individuals exchange stories and opinions on everything from relationships to religion to the early days of their careers. WATCH VIDEO
Fri Dec 19	10:00 PM	SIGUR ROS: HEIMA
	Sigur Ros, Iceland’s most famous musical export since Bjork, is a melodic chamber-rock band whose ethereal recordings combining elements of classical, experimental and minimalist traditions have won ardent fans around the world. Dean DeBlois (LILO & STITCH) directs Heima (meaning “at home” and “homeland”), a captivating documentary in which Sigur Ros performs 13 songs against some of Iceland’s most striking and unusual locations, from its ravishingly beautiful wilderness to eerie sites like the interior of an abandoned herring-oil tank. WATCH VIDEO
Sat Dec 20	10:00 PM	PEDRO ALMODÓVAR DOUBLE FEATURE
	Spain’s Pedro Almodóvar gained worldwide acclaim and an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film with ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, then cemented that renown with BAD EDUCATION. Catch them back to back in a Saturday Night Spotlight double feature this week. WATCH VIDEO
Sun Dec 21	10:00 PM	BROKEN FLOWERS
	Bill Murray plays an aging Don Juan in search of his past in this bittersweet comedy from Jim Jarmusch (DEAD MAN). When his current girlfriend (Julie Delpy) walks out on him and coincidentally he receives an anonymous letter informing him that his 19-year-old son is searching for him, Don Johnston (Murray) sets off on a road trip to revisit his conquests of two decades earlier. Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange and Tilda Swinton costar as the women from his past. “Funny, tender and generous” – New York Times.