Son of Rambow at BAM

Here's a report from our special correspondent Gary Pini...

The Sundance Film Festival is showcasing another "best of" edition of their Utah event. This New York version includes selected films, theater and music and runs thru June 10th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Last night's kick-off and party was hosted by Robert Redford and featured Son of Rambow directed by Garth Jennings and produced by Nick Goldsmith aka Hammer & Tongs. The two Brits started in the biz making music videos (Blur, Supergrass etc.) and hit it big in 2005 with their Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Rambow is their take on "let's make a movie" as executed by two boys with vivid imaginations and features brilliant use of animation and a great 80's soundtrack. It was picked up by Paramount Pictures for general release in July. (Full disclosure: Your's truly hired the budding filmmakers in 1995 to produce the attached music video for a song called "Mr. Kirk" by 4 Hero.)