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A Conversation with Zachary Wigon (THE HEART MACHINE)

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:30:23 +0000

(The Heart Machine was picked up for distribution by FilmBuff and opens theatrically at Cinema Village in NYC on Friday October 24th while simultaneously being made available via Video on Demand. It world premiered in the Narrative Feature Competition at […]

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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ’14: LANCE EDMANDS’S WRAP-UP

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:19:51 +0000

The Tribeca Film Festival has traditionally occupied a somewhat contested space in the cinematic landscape. It seems like no critical coverage is complete without some kind of hand-wringing commentary on Tribeca’s relationship with the film festival circuit, downtown Manhattan, or […]

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WATCH NEW MOVIES AT HOME — AUGUST ’13

Michael Tully — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:17:14 +0000

First things first: by changing our previously named “VOD Picks” post to “*Watch New Movies At Home*,” we aren’t telling you to ditch movie theaters in favor of staying glued to your comfy couches. It’s just that now more than […]

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BAMcinemaFest 2013 — An Overview

Michael Tully — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:03 +0000

Are you ready, New York City movie lovers, for the finest American independent film festival showcase your monstrous city has to offer? If so, then good, because BAMcinemaFest is back. This year’s edition runs from Wednesday, June 19th, through Friday, […]

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SUN DON’T SHINE

Cullen Gallagher — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:30:26 +0000

Anticipation and frenzy emanates from every frame in Amy Seimetz's debut, leaving the audience with bated breath. A more compelling and original mystery hasn’t hit the screen in years.

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OPEN FIVE 2

Brandon Harris — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:46:48 +0000

Kentucker Audley’s Open Five 2 is as sneakily beautiful as it is surprisingly earnest.

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BORSCHT 8 FILM FESTIVAL

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:32:48 +0000

If I had to sum up the Borscht Film Festival in one word it would be ‘youth.’ The Borscht Corp collective dates back to high school friendships formed at Miami’s New World School of the Arts, and from what I […]

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Best Film Not Playing At A Theater Near You 2012

Michael Tully — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:18:28 +0000

Oh, you lucky New Yorkers. The time has come once again for MoMA’s Department of Film, in association with IFP and Filmmaker Magazine, to not only sponsor what is without question HTN’s favorite Gotham Award—”Best Film Not Playing At A […]

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A Conversation With Dustin Guy Defa (BAD FEVER)

Michael Tully — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:21:31 +0000

In the past year, and with only two films, Dustin Guy Defa has firmly cemented himself as one of American independent cinema’s strongest new voices. Premiering at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and featuring a star-making performance by Kentucker Audley, […]

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