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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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BEN IS BACK

Christopher Reed — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:29:31 +0000

It's not a pretty story, but nor is addiction.

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A Conversation with Greta Gerwig (LADY BIRD)

Christopher Reed — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:27:23 +0000

I met with writer/director Greta Gerwig, heretofore best known as an actress in films like Frances Ha and Mistress America, on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Middleburg Film Festival as part of a press roundtable with three other critics: […]

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LADY BIRD

Christopher Reed — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:54:07 +0000

In addition to the performances and the writing, Lady Bird impresses with its meticulous production design and economical editing

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Casey Affleck’s Bad Behavior Be Damned (or Why You Should Not Boycott “Manchester by the Sea”)

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:14:24 +0000

To call Manchester by the Sea writer/director Kenneth Lonergan’s masterpiece is not an exaggeration. This is a near-flawless film. (And further proof that HBO needs to give Lonergan his own limited series a la Lisa Cholodenko’s Olive Kitteridge or Todd […]

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Nelson Kim and John Magary’s 2016 New York Film Festival Wrap-Up (Part 2 of 2)

Nelson Kim — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:57:12 +0000

This is the second of a two-part dialogue about this year’s New York Film Festival. To read the first part, click here. John Magary: When it comes to certain obviously talented, thematically consistent international-star directors — Hong Sang-soo, as you […]

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Nelson Kim and John Magary’s 2016 New York Film Festival Wrap-Up (Part 1 of 2)

Nelson Kim — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:31:21 +0000

(The 54th New York Film Festival, with its carefully curated selection of standout new works of international cinema, has come and gone. Longtime HTN contributors, film-school buddies, and fellow struggling NYC indie filmmakers Nelson Kim and John Magary conducted an […]

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Mike S. Ryan’s Sundance 2016 Wrap-Up

Mike S. Ryan — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 22:31:06 +0000

Sundance 2016, the post collapse world has begun with a new set of questions. Sundance 2008 was the last of the “Sundance go- go years.” Hamlet 2 was the top purchase that year for $12 million but there were also […]

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