Just got back from the Sundance Film Festival and I’m happy to report that there are some great things in store for filmgoers this year. After many sleepless nights, long hours in lines and some plowing through screeners in front of my laptop, I’ve managed to sift through 90+ movies. Some incredible gems, some duds, plenty of things I’m excited to follow up with and hopefully bring to Philly in the fall. What will make the cut? You’ll just have to wait and see. But, in the meantime, there are some great Sundance hits just around the corner.

Although the Sundance Film Festival is a little over 2,000 miles away from Philadelphia, we’ve got some pretty tight connections to their 2013 line up!

Don Jon’s Addiction – Directorial debut of recent Philly visitor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Spectacular Now – Writers, Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter also worked together on the PFF18 opening night film (500) Days of Summer.

If you can recall back to PFF21, one film that had toes tapping was ‘Not Fade Away’, the debut feature film from David Chase, the creator of HBO’s acclaimed show ‘The Sopranos’. Following the rise and fall of a young band in the 60s who, like many others, were inspired by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to start playing instruments with the hope of becoming the next big thing in music.

Hello, Film Society! After a brief hiatus, Blogger Ben is back behind the blog with brand new banter. And alliteration. Because who doesn’t love that, right?

Now that all that “End of the World” madness is behind us, we can focus on the holiday season. While you’re preparing your houses for those yuletide gatherings, writing up the last of the cards, or scouring Amazon.com for last minute gifts, maybe you’d like to throw on a Christmas movie to keep you company.

But you don’t have time to think about what to put on, right? Well that’s where I come in!