Allow me a quick moment of celebration before moving onto the rest of the films in my 2011 list:
The buzz coming out of Sundance this year is overwhelmingly positive, with many critics and festival goers swooning over a good number of films and buyers opening up their wallets. In the mist of all that praise there seems to be one film that stands out so far: Like Crazy - which I had listed on the Honorable Mentions list only because it didn’t have a distributor at the time. Well, that is no longer an issue; in the early hours of Sunday morning came news that Like Crazy had been purchased by Paramount Pictures for a reported $4 million. Paramount Pictures is a huge company and typically doesn’t show up for acquisitions at Sundance. (The last time they did it was for Hustle and Flow in 2005.) So, while finding out Paramount is going to be the distributor is certainly surprising, its is excellent news for the film as it is sure to get a nice prints and advertising (P&A) budget making for a good release.
The reviews out this past weekend are extraordinary. I was excited to see the film before, now I can’t wait. Here are just a few:
Gegory Ellwood @ Hitfix
Anthony Breznican @ EW
Sharon Waxman @ The Wrap
Laremy Legel @ Film.com
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