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Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Jeff Hanson
Q&A: The British Invade California Solo
Marshall Lewy premiered more than his film, California Solo, at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. As he came out to welcome an…
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
For A Good Time, Call... Rings in a New Dimension of Female Storytelling
The buzz about Jamie Travis’ feature debut, For a Good Time, Call..., is that it’s a comedy starring raunchy women. That’s…
Posted Jan 26, 2012, by Eric Hynes
James Marsh Turns His Talents to Dramatic Filmmaking with the Belfast-Set Thriller, Shadow Dancer
Few filmmakers have the kind of range that James Marsh has, alternating between crowd-pleasing, Oscar-winning documentaries (…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Jeff Hansen
Vera Farmiga and David Duchovny Headline the Stoner Coming-of-Age Saga, GOATS
Coming-of-age stories in film are as ubiquitous as the human condition itself. But rarely does such a story come together as…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Bridgette Bates
From the Collection: Julie Dash’s 1991 Sundance Award-Winning Daughters of the Dust
Earlier this week, a newly restored print of writer/director Julie Dash’s vibrant homage to her Gullah ancestors, Daughters of…
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Parker Posey Offers a Tough Loving Assessment of the State of Indie Film and Her Role as its Truth-Telling Human Embodiment
Erstwhile Indie Queen, sardonic girl next door and trailblazer for a generation of quirked-out Emmas, Kats and Zooeys -- Parker…
Posted Jan 24, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Public Radio’s This American Life Crosses Over to the Big Screen with Mike Birbiglia’s Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me is much funnier than the outline of its plot indicates: A man has lived with his girlfriend for eight years,…
Posted Jan 24, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall Double-Down for Stephen Frears’ Lay the Favorite
Celebrated filmmaker Stephen Frears was positively giddy about introducing the world premiere of his latest film, Lay the…
Posted Jan 23, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Spike Lee Returns to Sundance (and His Old Brooklyn Stomping Ground) with Red Hook Summer
On screen and off, Spike Lee always makes it interesting. Returning to Sundance with the entertaining and explosive Red Hook…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg Mine Their Bad Breakups in Celeste and Jesse Forever
Some of the brightest young inhabitants of Hollywood’s thriving comedy community were on hand for the world premiere of Celeste…


