Written and directed by Rodney Ascher.A documentary-cum-horror film about the scariest corporate symbol in history, the 1964 Screen Gems logo, aka The S From Hell. Built around interviews with survivors still traumatized from viewing the logo after shows like Bewitched or The Monkees, the film brings their stories to life with animation, found footage, and reenactments.Programmer's Notes: It's a pleasure to welcome the truly original Rodney Ascher (http://www.rodneyascher.com/) to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Ascher, who boasts an extensive resume (shorts galore, music videos with Liz Phair and Sparkle Horse, projects with VH1, EA, etc), as well as a colorful exhibition history (SFFMOMA, the Hyperion Tavern, a funeral home in Baltimore, and the UCB theatre), finally brings his experimental and often funny work to a snowy Park City. 'The S From Hell,' Ascher's newest opus, is a documentary about the 1964 Screen Gems logo. For those that remember the symbol being quite creepy, t watch
If teenaged Ethan and his younger sister Hallie put every toy in Macy's on their Christmas list, it still wouldn't include what they want most. They want a miracle - they want their divorced parents back together! With lots of humor, heart and yuletide sparkle, All I Want For Christmas is all you could want in a family film treat. Ethan Randall (Dutch) and Thora Birch (Patriot Games) play the siblings who come up with a hilarious plan to reunite their parents (Harley Jane Kozak and Jamey Sheridan). Movie legend Lauren Bacall plays the sympathetic grandmother who assists the kids. And Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun. films) appears as Santa Claus. So what is the plan? Ho-ho-ho! Aren't you in for a surprise! watch
If teenaged Ethan and his younger sister Hallie put every toy in Macy's on their Christmas list, it still wouldn't include what they want most. They want a miracle - they want their divorced parents back together! With lots of humor, heart and yuletide sparkle, All I Want For Christmas is all you could want in a family film treat. Ethan Randall (Dutch) and Thora Birch (Patriot Games) play the siblings who come up with a hilarious plan to reunite their parents (Harley Jane Kozak and Jamey Sheridan). Movie legend Lauren Bacall plays the sympathetic grandmother who assists the kids. And Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun. films) appears as Santa Claus. So what is the plan? Ho-ho-ho! Aren't you in for a surprise! watch
