The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In a recent New Yorker profile of Wes Anderson — the director of "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums" and other quirky indie ventures — he was said to have inspired a glut of auteurs with a similar sensibility. One of the movies cited as indebted to Mr. Anderson was "Napoleon Dynamite," the 2004 debut feature from Jared Hess. The comparison comes...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Director, whose 'Napoleon Dynamite' is peopled with characters from his early years, creates three movies-within-the-movie. "Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess is well aware that his particular style of aggressively quirky humor isn't for everyone. He's fine with that. The 30-year-old filmmaker admits that even his own grandmother -- with whom he shares a warm relationship...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Critics may not get Jared Hess' "Gentlemen Broncos" -- heck, his own grandmother doesn't think his filmmaking carer will last -- but he's just doing what he's always done: taking inspiration from his own life.
Vulture (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Last night, we took in a screening of Gentlemen Broncos , the new oddball comedy from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess, one that New York film critic David Edelstein described in this week's magazine as being "enchantingly freakish." At the end of the screening, the director and stars of the film took part in a more-entertaining-than-usual Q&A session, during which...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Returning to the world of Napoleon Dynamite, with a twist.
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Hey everyone. in Chicago here. Next week is going to be a busy one for screenings in Chicago. With a couple of exceptions, I pretty much took the month of October off from arranging screening, but November is going to be much busier. Case in point…One of the Fantastic Fest 2009 films that had me giggling like a maniac was the opening night offering GENTLEMEN BRONCOS, from director and co-writer Jared...
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... (both worked together in "Lords of Dogtown"). Michael Angarano in Nylon magazine. From Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre comes Gentlemen Broncos! Benjamin (Michael Angarano), home-schooled by his eccentric mother (Jennifer Coolidge), is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story first...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Randy Cordova of ''The Arizona Republic'' reviews ''Gentlemen Broncos,'' the new movie by director Jared Hess (''Napoleon Dynamite'').
Good News Film Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Jared Hess, writer/director of Napoleon Dynamite, appears to be sticking with that works for him = unfortunate geekery. An awkward teen gets his sci-fi story ripped off by his novelist idol. If handled right, this could be an interesting quirky little movie. Despite Jemaine Clement's great haughty, drawl , I noticed I didn't laugh while watching the trailer - not a good sign. Return...
Musings from Graceland (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
REMEMBER NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE??? . Big sleeves, skills, chapstick, voting for Pedro, ligers, Happy Hands, Lucky, tots, Gosh! Well the guy who brought the world that delightfully geeky movie, as well as the magnificent NACHO LIBRE, is back with another one --- GENTLEMEN BRONCOS ! It looks totally stupid and random, just the way I like Hess' movies! . Basic plotline, a homeschooled kid writes a science...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Go behind the scenes on the indie sci-fi film from Jared Hess, the writer and director of Napoleon Dynamite , with our exclusive interviews.
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Nothing if not consistent, Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre director Jared Hess once again presents adolescence as a depressive, outsider experience; makes light of the working class for being, well, poor; and nearly bests the Coen brothers when it comes to drawing all his char...
Some Came Running (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Over at Facebook, a user chimes in on a status update thread slamming Jared Hess' Hess's Gentlemen Broncos: "I didn't like Napoleon Dynamite either. It was depressing. Though I did enjoy Welcome to the Dollhouse (different ppl but still indie)."...
carrigan37x1d | 11/07/2009
... film comedy "Gentlemen Broncos," from "Napoleon Dynamite" writer and director Jared Hess. The movie opened in New York and Los Angeles on Friday and expands to major cities such as Boston, Chicago, San Francisco in the coming few weeks. On two-year-old "Flight of the Conchords," Clement dreams up his own funny songs and scripts with McKenzie, but the
