Age of The Nerd
SMT Heads, Sundance Selects’ “THE CAGE FIGHTER” makes sure that 2018’s indie season starts with some punch! This gritty documentary takes the audience through the lense and into the life of an aging MMA fighter.
Check the Trailer out right here:
Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son goodbye, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he’s packed a toothbrush and a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. Only then will he rid himself of his devious impulses and continue to be a good husband and father. But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie (Mia Wasikowska), an alluring call girl who arrives at his room. First, they relax and get in the mood, but when there’s an unexpected disruption, the balance of control begins to sway back and forth between the two. Is he seeing things? Who’s playing whom? Before the night is over, a feverish nightmare will unfold, and Reed and Jackie will seal their bond in blood.
Based on the critically acclaimed cult novel by Ryu Murakami, Director Nicolas Pesce (THE EYES OF MY MOTHER, Sundance 2016) blends psychological horror with comedy and stylish neo-noir, resulting in a sly take on the fantasy of escape and the hazards of modern romance.
TRT: 81 Minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Screenings:
World Premiere: Saturday, January 20th at 11:59pm (PC Library)
Public Screening #2: Sunday, January 21st at 8:30pm (Egyptian, PC)
Press & Industry Screening: Sunday, January 21st at 3:00pm (Holiday Village Cinema 2)
Public Screening #3: Wednesday, January 24th at 8:30pm (The MARC)
Public Screening #4: Friday, January 26th at 11:59pm (Broadway 6, SLC)
Public Screening #5: Saturday, January 27th at 11:59pm (PC Library)
COMING ATTRACTIONS: AMERICAN ANIMALS:
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004: Spencer and Warren dream of remarkable lives beyond their middle-class suburban existence. They head off to colleges in the same town, haunted by the fear they may never be special in any way. Spencer is given a tour of his school’s incredibly valuable rare book collection and describes it all to Warren. Suddenly, it hits them—they could pull off one of the most audacious art-thefts in recent history, from the university’s special collections library. Convinced they can get away with it, they recruit two other friends. Suddenly, the dance of knowing what happens if they cross the line becomes all-consuming.
Buoyed by an exceptional cast, BAFTA Award–winning documentary director Bart Layton (The Imposter, 2012 Sundance Film Festival) makes a brilliant leap into the world of fiction, cleverly utilizing elements of nonfiction to propel the narrative. A “mostly” true story, American Animals is both a thrilling heist film and an existential journey of four misguided young men searching in all the wrong places for identity, meaning, adventure, and the kind of life that movies are made about.
Screenings:
World Premiere: Fri. 1/19, 3:30 p.m., Eccles PC
Press & Industry Screening: Friday, January 19th at 6:00pm (Park Ave Theater)
Second Public Screening: Sat. 1/20, noon, Grand SLC
Third Public Screening: Sat. 1/20, 10:00 p.m., Redstone 2 PC
Fourth Public Screening: Sun. 1/21, 9:00 p.m., Sundance Resort Provo
Fifth Public Screening: Wed. 1/24, 3:00 p.m., PC Library PC
Sixth Public Screening: Fri. 1/26, 9:00 p.m., Sundance Resort Provo
Seventh Public Screening: Sat. 1/27, 11:30 a.m., MARC PC
TRT: 116 Minutes
Country: USA
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