A 'Winning' addition
Sundance organizers on Monday added another movie to the 2009 slate: "The Winning Season."
It's a comedy written and directed by James C. Strouse - whose last two movies, the Iraq War drama "Grace Is Gone" and the slacker dramedy "Lonesome Jim" (which Strouse wrote for director Steve Buscemi), played at Sundance.
The movie stars Sam Rockwell (whose recent Sundance credits include "Joshua," "Choke" and "Snow Angels") as a washed-up basketball coach who gets a shot at redemption by leading his local high-school girl's team - whose members include Emma Roberts (Julia's niece, soon to be seen in "Hotel For Dogs") and teen Sundance alums Shareeka Epps (“Half Nelson”) and Emily Rios (“Quinceañera”).
Being a last-minute entry to Sundance can have its advantages. At Sundance '08, the raucous comedy "Hamlet 2" was a late arrival - and left with a $10 million distribution deal with Fox Searchlight, the largest deal in Sundance history.
It's a comedy written and directed by James C. Strouse - whose last two movies, the Iraq War drama "Grace Is Gone" and the slacker dramedy "Lonesome Jim" (which Strouse wrote for director Steve Buscemi), played at Sundance.
The movie stars Sam Rockwell (whose recent Sundance credits include "Joshua," "Choke" and "Snow Angels") as a washed-up basketball coach who gets a shot at redemption by leading his local high-school girl's team - whose members include Emma Roberts (Julia's niece, soon to be seen in "Hotel For Dogs") and teen Sundance alums Shareeka Epps (“Half Nelson”) and Emily Rios (“Quinceañera”).
Being a last-minute entry to Sundance can have its advantages. At Sundance '08, the raucous comedy "Hamlet 2" was a late arrival - and left with a $10 million distribution deal with Fox Searchlight, the largest deal in Sundance history.
posted by Sean P. Means @ 3:02 PM |
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Is there any information on the screening times and locations for this? It's not listed in the on-line film guide.
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