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A Conversation With Josh and Benny Safdie and Adam Shopkorn (LENNY COOKE)

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:00:32 +0000

(Lenny Cooke opens theatrically on Friday, December 6, 2013. It world premiered in the Viewpoints Section at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Visit the film’s official website to learn more. NOTE: This piece was first published on April 24, 2013.) […]

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ABOUT SUNNY

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:00:21 +0000

By resisting judgment, Bryan Wizemann’s moving film raises interesting questions about the claims of parenthood, privilege, and the complicated ethics of love.

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JOHN’S GONE

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:23 +0000

What the Safdies seem to capture best is the jazzy chaos of New York. The streets and apartment hallways never seem like sets, in part because of their permit-free shooting style.

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Josh and Benny Safdie’s EMOTIONAL SLOPPY MANIC CINEMA at BAM

Michael Tully — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:52:07 +0000

(Emotional Sloppy Manic Cinema runs Thursday August 12 through Tuesday August 24, 2010, at BAM. Go here to learn more.) Though they are still only their mid-20s, brothers Josh and Benny Safdie have made quite a splash on the independent […]

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DADDY LONGLEGS

Michael Tully — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:16:16 +0000

(Daddy Longlegs is now available on DVD through KimStim/Zeitgeist. It was distributed theatrically by IFC Films and opened in New York City on May 14, 2010, at the IFC Center. Visit the distributor’s page for information, and also be sure […]

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SUNDANCE 2010: Tully’s Wrap-Up

Michael Tully — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000

From the moment one set foot in Park City for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it became quite clear that the powers-that-be were using the departure of longtime festival director Geoffrey Gilmore as a subconscious marketing tool. Though the ad […]

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SUNDANCEFILMFESTIVALUSA 2010

Michael Tully — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:56:05 +0000

This year’s Sundance Film Festival goes countrywide tonight, as several 2010 films make their way into art house theaters across the country as part of the newly inaugurated SundanceFilmFestivalUSA. If you live in one of the following cities, be sure […]

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ATTN FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMMERS: 2010 Edition, Vol. 1

Michael Tully — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:27:30 +0000

I thought it might be nice at this early stage in 2010 to let the world know about some brand new films that I have been lucky enough to see and that I found to be rewarding and worthwhile on […]

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