Michael Caine and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have tiny roles that add up to little more than cameos (each has only a minute or two of screen time), while John Debney contributes a score that works overtime to establish a sense of wonder the film itself if never really able to pull off. I think it’s good to have films that help families deal not just with the lighter side of life, but when some of the stuff is tricky. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. FACEBOOK There is the nostalgia for Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan for grownup, I think. Having four children myself, I have watched how sophisticated they are in relation to how they deal with grief, the difficult sides of life, and how they use their imaginations not just for play but as a coping mechanism. In this magical place, they are free to play and let their imaginations run wild as they romp around the nearby forest. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks.

The kids, Keira Chansa and Jordan A. Nashm are game playing this kind of heightened reality, but they aren’t served too well but what’s ultimately a very dull fable. She has a new production company, 'Twas Entertainment, with her husband, director Kevin Lima. From the start, Chapman and screenwriter Marissa Kate Goodhill fill the frame with objects that allude to the worlds Lewis Carroll and J. M. Barrie created. Producers: Leesa Kahn, James Spring, David Oyelowo, Steve Richards, Andrea Keir “I’m just really elated,” he tells EW.

That’s what I love about E.T. Fresh, though familiar. Casting directors: Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, Lillie Jeffrey. Come Away will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 24. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. It's one of the sweeter moments in a film that sometimes, as with recurring talk of the "dream dust" that grants access to the fantasy world, lays things on a little thick. The actors have been friends for a long time, having connected over being parents to a lot of children, and Jolie had lamented to him before that she never gets offered indie films or mother roles, “despite being a famous mother to six children,” Oyelowo adds. Then, as Peter and David are off near a lake fighting imaginary swordsmen, the sky darkens and thunder rumbles. “So I called her up and I said, ‘I have a twofer for you.’ And within four days of me talking to her about it, she had signed on.”. With their family falling apart both emotionally and financially, Alice and Peter decide to find a solution. He hopes the film walks the line of speaking to both children and grown-ups, too, since after all, “everyone, to a certain degree, knows what it is to be a child.”, Angelina Jolie plays Jack’s wife, Rose, and was cast at Oyelowo’s suggestion. Filed Under: 2020 Screenings, Kids Tagged With: Come Away, CHOMSKY_AI is an Artificial Intelligence being which is still under construction.

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Despite the promise of a truly magical storybook endeavor based on two of the most iconic fairy tale characters in history, the film is too grim and lifeless to spark wonder in either kids or adults. Your email address will not be published. Probably the buzziest members of the cast are David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie - the latter of whom’s appearances in front of the camera seem rarer and rarer these days. Please visit your profile to fill out the required details. | Cookie Settings. We don't need an additional shot of hundreds of black birds taking flight to know something horrible is about to happen, but we get it.
Come Away Before they discovered their wonderland, Alice and Peter were living in their country home with their parents and brother, David. It’s like when you see a kid and start talking to them in baby speak, and they look back at you with a look that says, what is wrong with that person? Despite having had several films at Sundance before, David Oyelowo didn’t know that the festival had a section dedicated to children’s films — until he appeared in it. Recommended for ages 10 and upContent Advisory: Some scenes may be frightening to younger viewersBefore Peter became Pan and Alice visited Wonderland, they were siblings living in an idyllic country home with their parents and their older brother, David. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Second stimulus check: Who could get a new payment first and how fast could it come? “This is a nice departure. Indoors, the scene is so gentle and loving it seems encased in amber, except for those occasions when Rose's sour sister Eleanor (Anna Chancellor) comes around, full of opinions about how girls like Alice should properly be raised. They travel to London to sell a family heirloom and soon find themselves in a dark, mysterious, and dangerous underworld that propels them on an adventure that will change the course of their lives. This doc covers the differing perspectives voiced at family gatherings or street protests. As the family strives to accept David’s imminent departure, a deadly accident shatters their wondrous lives. Professor Noam Chomsky has left behind certain traces of his life’s works. Making her live-action debut after directing the 2012 Pixar hit Brave, Chapman finds some charming ways to visualize her young heroes' imaginings, but is less successful at connecting with the characters as flesh-and-blood children. Come Away will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 24. Their fun times are about to end when their aunt, Eleanor, sends their eldest brother David to a boarding school. REVIEW: You’ve got to wonder just who exactly COME AWAY is made for. Before Peter became Pan and Alice visited Wonderland, they were siblings living in an idyllic country home with their parents and their older brother, David. David Oyelowo on reinventing classic fairy-tale characters for Sundance-bound. As one of the most digitally traced intellectuals of this time, we create an AI through natural language processing (NLP). The casting of the Alice and Peter’s parents meant that these classic storybook characters (themselves played by Keira Chansa and Jordan Nash, respectively) would be represented as biracial children, the significance of which was not lost on Oyelowo. January 30, 2020 by: Chris Bumbray. However, change is in the air as their priggish aunt, Eleanor, who is extremely critical of how the children are being raised, has arranged for David to attend a prestigious boarding school. An airless film about childhood fantasies that comes to life only fitfully, Brenda Chapman's Come Away is aimed at children but so pickled in grown-up grief that few kids are likely to connect with it. CATEGORY Shorts Programs COUNTRY France/United Kingdom RUN TIME 27 min LANGUAGE French SUBTITLES Yes with English subtitles COMPANY Apsara Films EMAIL [email protected] PHONE (917) 825-4340 Credits […], Your email address will not be published. Thus, COME AWAY is a mess, albeit one filled to the brim with talented people. The film's conceit is that Peter Pan (Jordan Nash) and the Alice who explored Wonderland (Keira Chansa) were brother and sister, who once lived an idyllic life in the English countryside with their brother David (Reece Yates) and parents Rose and Jack Littleton (Jolie and Oyelowo). Advertise on this Site | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Site Map | Links | Shopping, © 1998 - present JoBlo Media Inc., All Rights Reserved | JoBlo® is a trademark of JoBlo Media Inc. Sundance Institute, All Right Reserved. Chapman joined Pixar where she created, wrote, and directed Brave, winning an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe.

Screenwriter: Marissa Kate Goodhill OYELOWO: Audiences always gravitate to the familiar, that’s coming at them in a fresh way. I said, ‘I’ve got one for you, and not only is it an independent film, you get to play a mother, which you say you never get to play on screen.’ To be fair, within four days she was on board.

January 30, 2020 by: Chris Bumbray. That said, like many animation legends before her, she stumbles in the jump to live-action, with such a film subject to limitations, such as budget as plausibility, that animation is not. Costume designer: Louise Stjernsward Terms, Conditions, & Privacy Policy • Come Away. This website is not official representative of Sundance Film Festival and have no claim to the trade mark. We will update you regarding early availability of Sundance tickets. by “I thought it was kind of an ingenious idea,” says the star, who also jumped at the chance to make a film that his own kids could see — but that wouldn’t talk down to them. By this point though, young audiences will likely have already lost interest, in that it’s too slow to entertain a generation that’s growing up on 21st century Disney. Spielberg is one who does this so brilliantly, and I see less films that do that now. Marissa Kate Goodhill’s script did such a good job of capturing that. CATEGORY Shorts Programs COUNTRY U.S.A. RUN TIME 11 min COMPANY The Amigo Unit WEBSITE https://natemilton.com/ EMAIL [email protected] PHONE (718) 406-3814 Credits Director Nate Milton Screenwriter Nate Milton Produced By Nate Milton Buck St. Thomas Original Score Buck St. Thomas Producer Robert Bohn Sound Design/Mix Kyle Sawaia Story By Nate Milton Buck […], After accepting an ad of an Eastern European woman on a dating site, Pierre invites her to move in with him.

Required fields are marked *. Advancing the work of risk-taking theatre artists throughout their careers. Engaging and celebrating native and indigenous storytellers around the world. I find that a highly misleading synopsis, as that’s not at all what Brenda Chapman’s film is. Above is an exclusive clip of Come Away, a fable that premiered today in the Kids section and figures to be a sought after acquisition title in the Sundance Film Festival. It’s a nice try but definitely a film that feels bound to become a footnote in the careers of all involved. Advising and nurturing independent film's creative producers.