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ON THE FRINGE, PART EIGHT: WENDY AND LUCY (2008)

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:03:47 +0000

There is an astonishing, heart-rending scene toward the middle of Kelly Reichardt’s pitch-perfect, Wendy and Lucy, an ascetic touching-without-being-cloying chronicle of a nomadic young girl (Michelle Williams), her dog Lucy and her broken-down car stuck outside of Portland, Oregon on her star-cross’d way […]

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A Conversation with Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz (TROPHY)

Christopher Reed — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 01:10:13 +0000

I met with Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz, co-directors of Trophy (which I also reviewed), a disturbing and complex documentary about trophy hunting, on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at SXSW. Their film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and offers […]

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TROPHY

Christopher Reed — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:38:41 +0000

The stakes are high, so it's worth considering all points of view.

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DARK NIGHT

Christopher Reed — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:47:54 +0000

An elliptical narrative shot, in part, like a documentary, using non-actors, Dark Night journeys into the tormented mind of a killer...

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BULLIES ON SCREEN

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:55:51 +0000

The bully in movies has been around for nearly as long as the medium itself. At the end of Chaplin’s City Lights, the Tramp is broke, alone, on the street. At his lowest point, he feels the sticky pang of […]

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A Conversation With Gregory Kohn, David Call and Eléonore Hendricks (NORTHEAST)

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:06:55 +0000

(Distributed by Tribeca Film, Northeast gets a long overdue week-long theatrical run at the reRun Gastropub from February 22-28, 2013, where Kohn, Call, and Hendricks are expected at various post-screening Q&A’s. For full details on dates and times, and to […]

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MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:34:06 +0000

My Own Private Idaho is populated by orphans, prodigal sons, and other lost souls for whom dancing around a trashcan fire or painting other peoples' families while living in an RV is an adequate substitute for maintaining bonds with one's own family.

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CALVIN MARSHALL

Michael Tully — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:57:28 +0000

(Spring training is well underway, and it’s already a few days into Calvin Marshall’s six-day run [3/26-4/1]—at Harkins Theatres’ Chandler Fashion 20 and Scottsdale 101 14 in Arizona, but it isn’t too late to buy a ticket to support a […]

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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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AFTERSCHOOL

Brandon Harris — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:16:45 +0000

(After winning worldwide acclaim, Afterschool was finally picked up for distribution by IFC Films. While the film opens theatrically on Friday, October 2, 2009, at Cinema Village in New York City, it will be available through IFC’s OnDemand beginning Wednesday, […]

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