Welcome to 2021! Things seem … mostly the same so far, for better or worse.
It sucks that the pandemic has basically wiped out film festivals for a year and change, but one silver lining of that is 2021 festivals moving totally online (and becoming more accessible). The first big one to do so, Sundance, had its tickets go on sale last week, and they are available for purchase by anyone, even you! I d hurry, though; some of the more anticipated films like Nella Larson s Passing have already sold out. If you re not sure what you want to see, there s a whole program guide to help you make your decisions, as well as a bunch of different ticketing options.
Soul (PG, 106mins) Directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers ½ Mr Close-but-no-cigar. Joe Gardner’s (Jamie Foxx) nickname has been hard-earned. Enraptured by music ever since his father took him to a jazz club as a child, the talented pianist has always been just one break away from his dream of the spotlight. To pay the bills, he’s reluctantly been a part-time, middle school music teacher these past few years. But when the chance comes to go full-time with his young charges, he hesitates. Then comes the call that could change everything. One of his former students, Curly, is a drummer with the prestigious Dorothea Williams Quartet. “Man, I could die a happy man if I could perform with her,” muses Joe. “Well, this could be your lucky day,” Curly enthuses, revealing that their regular keys man has just jumped ship on the eve of their latest tour.
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Soul, which currently is streaming on Disney+ for the whole family, has as much to do with creativity as it does to do with the afterlife. Joe, the filmâs main character who is voiced by Jamie Foxx, is an aspiring jazz musician who dies on the day that he gets his big break. With the help of a reluctant soul named 22 (Tina Fey), Joe spends the rest of the movie trying to re-enter his body so he can achieve what he thinks is his lifeâs goal of being a successful jazz pianist.
In the process, Joe (and several others in the film) talk about something that is very specific for artists the âzoneâ of creativity. As portrayed in