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Biz (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 25, 2008) For more than thirty years, Wayne Wang has navigated the vastly different terrains of the independent film industry and Hollywood. Now, he's preparing to extend his experience to another domain -- the Internet. Due to the close relationship between his latest two features, " The Princess of Nebraska " and " A Thousand Years of Good Prayers ," Wang has decided...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 22, 2008) Director Alejandro Springall so deftly manages to capture all the nuances of Jewish family squabbling in his second feature, " My Mexican Shivah ," that it may come as a surprise when some viewers learn that his mother isn't a member of the aforementioned tribe. While that factor might disqualify him as a Jew according to certain stringent disciples of...
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On The Scene (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 21, 2008) As New York's cinematic summer nears its finale, a few notable film personalities, both young and old, drifted through town for a variety of showcases. At Lincoln Center, the great Malcolm McDowell showed up to introduce the premiere of " Never Apologize: A Personal Visit with Lindsay Anderson ," the filmed version of his delightful one-man show about collaborating...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 19, 2008) In a key scene halfway through " Hamlet 2 ," a downtrodden Arizona high school theater teacher named Dana Marschz ( Steve Coogan ), whose raunchy, quasi-autobiographical play has raised the ire of the local community, gets his confidence boosted by Cricket Feldstein ( Amy Poehler ), a fiery representative from the American Civil Liberties Union. With a...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 15, 2008) Digital distribution keeps gaining momentum. While there are currently about 700 movies available for download on iTunes , including a number of independent movies and documentaries, that number will soon grow. New Video Digital confirmed this week that it has secured a whopping 1,600 titles for Apple 's online store and other outlets. The independent video...
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On The Scene (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
by Eric Kohn (August 13, 2008) A decade has passed since Lance Weiler began his crusade to proliferate the use of digital technology in the independent film community, and he's finally starting to see the fruits of his labor. Since he digitally projected his feature " The Last Broadcast " in the late 1990s, Weiler's advocacy has centered around the creative opportunities offered by new...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 30, 2008) [EDITOR'S NOTE: IFC First Take opens "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" in limited release Friday, August 1.] The saga of Alex Holdridge that culminated with his third feature, " In Search of a Midnight Kiss ," follows a whimsical plot similar to the charming comedy resulting from it. Holdridge's own story involves upbeat expectations, crushing disappointment,...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 24, 2008) Mark and Jay Duplass recognize the irony of their setting. Sitting in a massive conference room in a Manhattan hotel, the brothers provide a strikingly informal contrast to the lavish decor. Shirts comfortably untucked, they toy around with a couple bruised apples and slovenly place their elbows on the table. It's a reasonable display of contentment. After...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 23, 2008) From John Hughes to Judd Apatow , the plight of the American teen has never lacked appeal in popular culture. But even this steadfast truism doesn't make the concept for " American Teen " immediately salable. A nonfiction portrait of several prototypical seventeen year olds in Warsaw, Indiana, the movie finds all the stereotypes -- from the jocks to the outcasts...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 14, 2008) "It's so good to find a company that does exactly what it says, does it honestly and well. Withoutabox has an excellent, efficient system that my staff loves and our filmmakers appreciate." Those were the kind words offered by former AFI Festival Director Christian Gaines that Withoutabox proudly touted on its website, but they double as foreshadowing of...
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Matt Dentler's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
For Stream, Eric Kohn checks in with Purple Violets producer Aaron Lubin to get a sense of how he feels about the iTunes premiere of his (Edward Burns directed) film, almost one year later. At the time, the release made a lot of headlines as an interesting "experiment," but it means so much more now, especially as more films go...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
by Eric Kohn (July 10, 2008) Usually, when established artists place their names on another work, their involvement in its release is somewhat arbitrary (see "Quentin Tarantino Presents," for example). The purpose of Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie presenting Milestone Films ' re-release of " The Exiles ," however, has a stronger reasoning that's both practical and profound. Last...
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