Insomnia

Overnight Sensation

Film.com's FREE movie of the week "Overnight Sensation" follows two friends as they attempt to overcome all the trials and tribulations involved in trying to sell a screenplay at the Sundance Film Festival.

Running Time: 106 mins.

Country Of Origin: Spain

starring:

Cristina Marcos, Candela Pena, Ernesto Alterio, Maria Pujalte, Gines Garcia Millan

director:

Chus Gutierrez

The story of three people whose live intermingle in interesting ways. Yuppie Eva is going out with unemployed Adrian. She works for a TV production company and has just had a baby. Alba is on a sex and alchohol bender after being dumped by her boyfriend. Juan is about to be married to Isabel, a shopping obsessed maniac. Somehow, Eva befriends Juan and hires Alba to babysit, leaving her more time for a life and the possibility of a meaningful romance.

October 8, 2002

Al Pacino plays a cop who can't sleep, which gives the advantage to the killer (Robin Williams) he's chasing across the frozen tundra. Director Christopher Nolan follows Memento with another suspense triumph that brings out the best in Pacino and Williams.

I'd hoped that extras would illuminate the striking differences between the 1997 Norwegian version of Insomnia (Criterion) and this haunting remake. Instead, we get Pacino and Nolan blowing artsy smoke up each other's ass and interviews with…