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A Conversation with Peter Hedges (BEN IS BACK)

Christopher Reed — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 19:07:01 +0000

I met with writer/director Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life) on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Middleburg Film Festival, to discuss his latest film, Ben Is Back (which I also reviewed). It tells the hard-hitting tale of a young […]

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ON THE FRINGE, PART FOUR: KILLER OF SHEEP (1978)

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:49:20 +0000

Accepting his long overdue honorary Oscar at the Academy Awards this year, the soft-spoken, wide-eyed filmmaker Charles Burnett first thanked all his friends and supporters present for their support, particularly those who were there back in the days when he “didn’t have […]

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2017 IFP Screen Forward Conference Filmmaker Magazine Talks

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 20:18:22 +0000

To kick off the 2017 IFP Screen Forward Conference, and in tandem with their 25th anniversary, Filmmaker Magazine programmed a dense day of panels and conversations with filmmakers. The first panel, featuring veteran and new filmmakers from their 25 New Faces […]

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A Cinematography Master Class With TIM ORR

Michael Tully — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:54:41 +0000

[On Saturday, December 1, 2012, I moderated a Cinematography Master Class with Tim Orr at the Austin Film Society. As I found it to be an informative and useful discussion, the AFS and Mr. Orr have kindly allowed me to […]

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HUNT, THE (JAGTEN)

Tom Hall — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:37:27 +0000

The Hunt is as taut a movie as they come, allowing the faces and eyes of the actors to deliver information and meaning without deploying narrative tricks or letting his focused visual style get in the way of the film’s multifaceted emotional meaning.

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A Conversation with Andreas Koefoed and Christian Bonke (BALLROOM DANCER)

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:51:20 +0000

Day three of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival: it’s sunny outside but we’re in the clubby, windowless Cadillac Press Lounge. There’s complimentary coffee and ice cream; plates of turkey wraps and sushi are laid out on no fixed schedule; the […]

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I’LL COME RUNNING

Michael Tully — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:52:34 +0000

(I’ll Come Running is now available on DVD through MPI Home Video. It world premiered in the Narrative Competition at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, when this review was first posted. It airs on IFC’s Festival Direct from 11/4/09 […]

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