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ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007)

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000

Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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A Conversation With Alex Ross Perry (QUEEN OF EARTH)

Michael Tully — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:45:48 +0000

There’s a pretty common pattern in cinema right now—particularly of the low-budget variety—in which filmmakers have embraced the “one location” concept to its suffocatingly fullest. While that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, the examples of work that transcends […]

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Watch It Right Now — KNIFE

Michael Tully — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:29:03 +0000

As a producer, James M. Johnston is on a bit of a hot streak. Since its premiere at Sundance and subsequent purchase by IFC Films, David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints has become one of the most talked about new […]

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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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A Conversation With Antonio Campos (SIMON KILLER)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:58:12 +0000

(Simon Killer world premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and is now available on DVD and at Amazon Instant through MPI Home Video. It was distributed theatrically by IFC Films and opened in New York City on April 5, […]

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SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL ’13: JURY DUTY

Michael Tully — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:52:22 +0000

Though I’ve attended the Sarasota Film Festival every year since I flew into the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport for the first time back in the spring of 2006, my participatory role this year was of a different capacity than it ever […]

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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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COLOR WHEEL, THE

Tom Hall — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:50:59 +0000

Like all great fiction, The Color Wheel operates in the heightened atmosphere of Perry's storytelling technique, his style and tone focusing the audience’s attention on the spitfire dialogue and comic situations so that the images are allowed to provide a discomforting, conscious dissonance that eases itself under the skin.

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A Conversation With Alex Ross Perry (THE COLOR WHEEL)

Michael Tully — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:42 +0000

Since the long planned HTN conversation between myself and Alex Ross Perry was also shaping up to be his last—at least with regards to his film The Color Wheel‘s impending theatrical release in New York City (on Friday, May 18, […]

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SHORT FILM CONTEST WINNER/RUNNER-UP: MAY 2012

Michael Tully — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:59:04 +0000

Another month has gone by, which means the time has come to announce a new winner and runner-up in our ongoing Short Film Contest. Yippee! Based on our most recent three winners, an interesting pattern has begun to emerge: each […]

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