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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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Josh and Benny Safdie’s EMOTIONAL SLOPPY MANIC CINEMA at BAM

Michael Tully — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:52:07 +0000

(Emotional Sloppy Manic Cinema runs Thursday August 12 through Tuesday August 24, 2010, at BAM. Go here to learn more.) Though they are still only their mid-20s, brothers Josh and Benny Safdie have made quite a splash on the independent […]

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DVD RELEASES 2010/2/9

Michael Tully — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:15:12 +0000

Let’s not dilly-dally: The Pleasure of Being Robbed (IFC Films) — Josh Safdie’s debut feature is a giddy blast of cinematic exhilaration. Starring Eleonore Hendricks as a free spirit who lives from moment to scattered moment, The Pleasure of Being […]

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THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

Michael Tully — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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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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Help Save CINEMA NOLITA: Benefits This Weekend

Lena Dunham — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:32:46 +0000

As New York’s video stores close, one by one, we mourn the loss of a precious resource: community clubhouses, libraries for cinephiles. But even more deeply felt (by me) has been the slow extinction of the Video Store Guy, that […]

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PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED, THE

Michael Tully — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:11:48 +0000

(Distributed by IFC Films, The Pleasure of Being Robbed is now available on DVD.) The discovery of a fresh new directorial talent never fails to excite and inspire. After producing a staggering amount of stellar short film work over the […]

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MEAN TIME, THE

Lena Dunham — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:16:53 +0000

While the story of The Mean Time is relatively easy to summarize, the odd and engaging world Zachary Treitz fashions over the course of 18 minutes is not.

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ACQUAINTANCES OF A LONELY JOHN, THE

Michael Tully — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:53:27 +0000

(Visit the official Red Bucket Films website to see the prolific Safdie Brothers in action.) This is how it always happens. Benny Safdie, an undergraduate film school student at Boston University, picks up his degree and proceeds to fly directly […]

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