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DRIVERS WANTED

Michael Tully — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:00:30 +0000

Without adding unnecessary spice or drama, the filmmakers provide an honest glimpse into the lives of human beings who have chosen a profession that, like just about every job that has ever existed, has its good and its bad times.

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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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RUBBERBAND IS AN UNLIKELY INSTRUMENT, A

Michael Tully — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:09:28 +0000

A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument is a heavy, sobering achievement, the type of novelistic nonfiction storytelling that doesn't come around too often.

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RICHARD’S WEDDING

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:51:59 +0000

Shot with a sharp, spontaneous eye on the streets of New York, Richard’s Wedding feels endearingly handmade. You can tell it was produced quickly, not because it feels rushed, but because it’s full of energy.

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OREGONIAN, THE

Alex Ross Perry — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:30:12 +0000

The Oregonian ultimately suggests that we never find the abyss; we only wake up to realize we are already there.

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A Conversation With Calvin Lee Reeder (THE OREGONIAN)

Alex Ross Perry — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:11:41 +0000

Calvin Lee Reeder’s The Oregonian is a horrifying film, if not what is commonly perceived as a “horror” film. It is deeply and fundamentally upsetting in an off-putting way that will sicken and alarm you if your idea of pure […]

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A Conversation With Daniel Cockburn (YOU ARE HERE)

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:53:30 +0000

“Peanuts is this world of people in isolationist fantasies,” Canadian video artist/feature filmmaker Daniel Cockburn says over the course of a conversation. He brings up Charlie Brown and Peanuts after seeing the phrase “Charly Brown” in my notebook. It was […]

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“BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE VHS” (8 CULT RARITIES!)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:06:16 +0000

(Curated by filmmaker Zach Clark, who also programmed last fall’s “VHS Turkeys” program, “Beneath The Valley of the VHS” opens at the reRun Gastropub on Friday, April 27, 2012. Visit the reRun website for the full lineup.) Hey VHS, I […]

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YOUR BROTHER. REMEMBER?

Michael Tully — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:15:11 +0000

Though his work is extremely personal, Oberzan’s films also ask genuinely deep questions about inspiration, execution, and purpose when it comes to gathering up the reckless courage to make a movie, whether it’s with a 35mm camera on a sound stage in Hollywood or on a crappy camcorder in the woods out back.

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ARTIFICIAL PARADISES

Michael Tully — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:47:58 +0000

Artificial Paradises is about much more than drug addiction. It’s a gently optimistic requiem for those bittersweet connections that occur between drifting, lost souls, those fleeting encounters that provide just enough of a spark to carry them to their next chapters in life.

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