The Thick of it

This year’s Sundance Festival is slowly starting to wind down as we approach the final weekend, but there was still time for some films to sell and others to generate buzz. First off, a little British pride as Armando Iannucci’s political farce got snapped up by Us company IFC Films. A comedy of errors in the style of The Thick Of It, the movie stars James Gandolfini, Tom Hollander and Thick’s own Peter Capaldi. And that was despite the fact that it didn’t even officially screen until Thursday...
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Our Sundance crew didn't manage to catch In The Loop when they were at the festival, given that it debuted late in the festival last night. But apparently it was one of the ones worth seeing. IFC Films, the indie distributor that usually makes a number of purchases at Sundance, has picked up the political farce, which debuted at the festival out of competition. James Gandolfini, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander and Anna Chlumsky star in the film, which THR says was earning buzz during the festival after a press and industry screening. Jesse Armstrong and Armanda Iannucci, who have also worked together on the British TV series The Thick Of It, co-wrote and co-directed the film. Anything that offers the chance to see Tony Soprano in a military uniform has to be worth watching, right?

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I don’t believe I’m exaggerating when I say that I can count on one hand the number of television comics who have gone on to forge successful film careers int he last decade.  There just really haven’t been that many able to make the leap is all.  And so there was a good amount of nervousness that came along with the excitement of hearing that British satirist Armando Iannucci would not only be making his feature film directing debut with In The Loop but that the film would also be an extension, to some degree, of his brilliantly scathing Brit television series The Thick Of It.  Turns out there was no need to worry.  Not only has Iannucci made the leap he has done so in a way that will reward loyal fans while in no way, shape or form leaving the neophytes scratching their heads in confusion.
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