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Film Review – Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody is a film that should have been out in the U.S. four years ago. Originally released on the festival circuit in 2009 and with release dates in European countries and others from 2009 to 2010, the film failed to attract any major fanfare…
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Film Review – Blue Is The Warmest Color
Blue Is The Warmest Color is finally releasing in the U.S., after winning the top prize in May at the Cannes Film Festival: the Palme d’Or. Director/co-screenwriter Abdellatif Kechiche puts Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos into a film about finding your soulmate, yourself, love, and…
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Film Review – Gravity
Alone in space with no shuttle, limited oxygen, no gravity, temperatures varying from extreme hot to cold: this is the ultimate terrifying scenario. Forget ghosts, murderers on the loose, slashers, and aliens; “stranded in space with nothing to save you” is now at the top…
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Film Review – Prisoners
Coming off its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Prisoners has so far had pretty spectacular reviews. That always increases the hype when going into a screening; that I was too excited to be blown away by this film is an understatement. As a…
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Film Review – Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
The film starts out serenely with a beautiful shot of the landscape and the simple words, “This was in Texas.” The foundation and background for the story told in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints takes only about ten minutes.
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Interview – David Lowery – Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Sarah interviews writer/director David Lowery from the drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. This segment is also available on YouTube.
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Film Review – The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now has been making the film festival circuit for the past few months and is now coming to theaters across the US. The screenplay was written by Scott Neustadler and Michael H. Weber, from the novel of the same name by Tim Tharp.…
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Interview – James Ponsoldt – The Spectacular Now
Sarah Ksiazek interviews director James Ponsoldt from the dramedy The Spectacular Now. This segment is also available on YouTube.
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