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ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007)

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000

Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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A Conversation With Theo Anthony (RAT FILM)

Christopher Reed — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:46:45 +0000

I met with director Theo Anthony on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at SXSW, to discuss his new film, the experimental feature documentary Rat Film, which I also reviewed. The movie explores the fascinating history of rat populations in Baltimore (where […]

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RAT FILM

Christopher Reed — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:30:26 +0000

An exhaustive, though never exhausting, history of Baltimore City's relationship with its primary rodent, Rat Film offers a mesmerizing mix of straightforward documentary storytelling and experimental elements.

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HOT DOCS 2013: Is This A New Golden Age?

Robert Greene — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:38 +0000

Maybe there’s a debate going on about whether we are, in fact, in the midst of a “documentary renaissance,” but the answer seemed self-evident at the 20th annual Hot Docs, that sprawling all-nonfiction festival that serves as a deliberately inclusive […]

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PUTTY HILL

Cullen Gallagher — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:30:12 +0000

With Putty Hill, Porterfield has made good on all the promises of Hamilton, creating a film that is at once more redolent and reticent, but that also takes his narrative experimentation another step forward.

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BAMcinemaFEST 2010 – An Overview (Updated Daily!!!)

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:37 +0000

After a resoundingly successful first year, BAMcinemaFEST is back to reaffirm its status as one of the premiere showcases in New York City for the freshest and brightest cinema of the current calendar year. While the BAMcinemaFEST program is most […]

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Making PUTTY HILL by Matthew Porterfield

Matthew Porterfield — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:06:16 +0000

(This essay is a joint post with Ted Hope’s Truly Free Film blog. For more information, visit the official Putty Hill and Metal Gods websites, as well as the Putty Hill Kickstarter page to contribute to the cause.) 2009 was […]

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HAMILTON

Michael Tully — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:19:44 +0000

(Hamilton is now available as part of a 2-Disc Special Edition DVD package with Putty Hill thanks to Cinema Guild. Visit the film’s official website for upcoming release information.) Adulthood ruins summer. At least it did for me. The spoiled, […]

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WIRE, THE

Nelson Kim — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:00:24 +0000

(Season Five of The Wire can be purchased through Amazon, as can The Wire: Truth Be Told, the book by Wire staff writer Rafael Alvarez from which the David Simon quotation below is taken. Simon and Burns’ new miniseries Generation […]

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