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A Conversation with Ry Russo-Young (BEFORE I FALL)

Christopher Reed — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:16:37 +0000

I recently spoke by phone with filmmaker Ry Russo-Young on the occasion of the release of her delightful new fourth feature, Before I Fall (here is my review). Her previous three films are Nobody Walks (2012) – nominated for a […]

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BEFORE I FALL

Christopher Reed — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:31:17 +0000

Even more so when the film suddenly transforms from something ordinary into a profoundly moving meditation on time, love and the meaning of life.

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NOBODY WALKS

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:06:55 +0000

It’s something of a crime that Nobody Walks wasn’t given more attention upon its release last year.

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SHORT FILM CONTEST WINNER/RUNNER-UP: AUGUST 2012

Michael Tully — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:19:22 +0000

***FIRST OFF, AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE: WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM OUR SHORT FILM CONTEST FOR SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER FOR FILMMAKING REASONS OF OUR OWN HERE AT HTN, BUT WE WILL BE BACK FOR A YEAR-END BLOWOUT IN DECEMBER. EXPECT […]

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SHORT FILM CONTEST WINNER/RUNNER-UP: JULY 2012

Michael Tully — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:01:49 +0000

We’re not sure if it was Mike “Sundance/Cinemad” Plante or Benh “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Zeitlin being our judges for our July 2012 contest (of course, we can’t forget about May contest winner Levi Abrino, who rounded things out!), […]

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SUNDANCE ’12: Filmmaker/Industry Reflections (Pt. 1)

Michael Tully — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:56:55 +0000

Last year, we came up with the idea for this personal post-Sundance yearbook of sorts. For whatever reason, we didn’t receive nearly as many replies as in ’11—I feel like I cast as wide of a line this year—but anyhow, […]

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SUNDANCE 2012 STATUS REPORT

Mike S. Ryan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:14:14 +0000

(EDITOR’S NOTE: As is all the writing on this site, the opinions expressed within this piece belong solely to Mike S. Ryan, but I believe that Mike’s ire was borne out of his love for ambitious personal cinema and not […]

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A Conversation With Ry Russo-Young (YOU WON’T MISS ME)

Michael Tully — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:00:15 +0000

[NOTE: Now that You Won’t Miss Me is available in an excellent Limited Edition DVD/Vinyl package thanks to Factory 25, we wanted to make sure you read this conversation if you haven’t already!] As you can tell from the opening […]

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YOU WON’T MISS ME

Michael Tully — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:33:34 +0000

You Won’t Miss Me is not another generic, over-dramatized tale about the doomed unraveling of an unequivocally damaged soul—or, even worse, a portrait of a bored, self-absorbed, over-privileged brat.

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NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

Michael Tully — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000

First off, let me state this very clearly: I have not seen New York, I Love You. Had I been in the city the other night, I would have gladly attended the film’s premiere at the Ziegfeld, as I was […]

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