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What (I Plan) To See at DOC NYC

Lauren Wissot — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:54:50 +0000

(Last week, a trio of HtN contributors provided a list of films they were excited to see at DOC NYC, 2021. HtN contributor and self-proclaimed “doc geek” Lauren Wissot has a great list as well, check it out! Like what […]

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AMBASSADOR, THE

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:30:55 +0000

The emotional core of the film, dressed up in irony and even broad humor, is a quiet rage about the systemic crimes being committed in Africa with impunity.

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TRUE/FALSE 2012: FILM FESTIVAL AS PURE BLISS

Michael Tully — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:56:06 +0000

Picture the scene. It’s a Friday in early March on a downtown street in the midwestern college town of Columbia, Missouri. Marching bands have assembled and citizens have draped themselves in a wide array of costumes to march and dance […]

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RED CHAPEL, THE

Pamela Cohn — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:30:28 +0000

In Mads Brügger’s The Red Chapel, we get a rare glimpse of the dystopic urban nightmare that is Pyongyang, North Korea. The film has gone out into the world as a Danish film, but it is very much a North Korean one as well, a chilling and fascinating glimpse of that clandestine place.

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JUCHE IDEA, THE

Michael Tully — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:50:14 +0000

(The Juche Idea is now available on DVD thanks to Lorber Films. It screened theatrically for one week at Anthology Film Archives from Thursday, May 27th through Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010. It will be preceded by two of Jim Finn’s […]

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NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2010 – HTN’s Recommendations

Nelson Kim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:59 +0000

From today through April 4, New Yorkers will be treated to the latest edition of New Directors/New Films. This indispensable program celebrating noteworthy work by younger filmmakers across the globe is put together by the Film Society of Lincoln Center […]

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SXSW 2010 – A Preview

Michael Tully — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:07:33 +0000

Whenever March 1st arrives, I can’t help but have the following thought: not only am I lucky to be alive, I am so-so very-very lucky-lucky to be me-me-me. For at no other time of year do my most cherished personal […]

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TRUE/FALSE 2010 PART TWO – A Festival Apart

Pamela Cohn — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:31:37 +0000

(If you haven’t already, read Part One of Pamela Cohn’s wrap-up right here.) This year, the T/F team watched about 700 films sent to them for consideration for their carefully curated festival of just 40 selections. The programming ethos is […]

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SUNDANCE 2010: Tully’s Wrap-Up

Michael Tully — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000

From the moment one set foot in Park City for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it became quite clear that the powers-that-be were using the departure of longtime festival director Geoffrey Gilmore as a subconscious marketing tool. Though the ad […]

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MIKE S. RYAN AT SUNDANCE ‘10: DAY ONE – Sundance Gets Mavericky

Mike S. Ryan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:04:08 +0000

This year’s Sundance Film Festival theme, pushed via trailers and the cover of the film guide, is: REBEL. Trailers push lines like “this is the rebirth of the battle for new ideas” and other blather like “this is the recharged […]

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