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ON THE FRINGE, PART SIX: GAS, FOOD LODGING (1992)

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:20:22 +0000

Allison Anders’ sophomore feature Gas, Food Lodging is an aspirational film about fantasy. It is in many ways an antithesis of the kind of movies I’ve been chronicling and will continue to discuss with my “On the Fringe” series. Gas, Food Lodging is in fact an […]

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A Conversation With Sean Baker and Dree Hemingway (STARLET)

Michael Tully — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:16:13 +0000

[Starlet is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.] Though Starlet couldn’t be more different than Sean Baker’s recent micro-budget gems Take Out and Prince of Broadway, it once again proves that he’s one of independent cinema’s shining lights. This California-set […]

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MUSIC VIDEO CORNER — A Conversation With Emily Kai Bock and Evan Prosofsky (Grimes “Oblivion” and Kool Music “Running Back To Everyone”

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:32:09 +0000

[NOTE: This is the first in a hopefully ongoing series of posts by Ricky Camilleri devoted to the music video format at its most invigorating, ambitious, and inspired.] There was a brief period of time (2004-2009) when MTV decided music […]

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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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