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Tribeca: Eco-Thrills in "Night Moves"
Tribeca coverage with Glenn on the latest from Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff, Wendy & Lucy) “Reserved, even by Kelly Reichardt’s standards.” That was the line I used to describe this Portland...
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Tribeca: "Vara: A Blessing" A Colorful Hallucination
More Tribeca from Nathaniel... Have you ever felt cheated by a movie you actually liked? If so sit down next to me and let's talk Vara: A Blessing over popcorn. Vara: A BlessingA general rule of thumb...
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Tribeca: Five Films From Midnight
Here's Jason on five films off of the Midnight Movies portion of the Tribeca Film Fest's expansive programming. Rupert Evans in the great new horror film "The Canal" Every year when the New York Film...
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Supporting Smackdown '03: Holly, Marcia, Patty, Renée & Shohreh
For the latest edition of StinkyLulu's Supporting Actress Smackdown -- which was delayed for reasons I won't bore you with again -- Stinky and I welcome you to a much-discussed Oscar contest, ten...
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Tribeca: "Zero Motivation," Winner of Best Narrative Feature
Here's Diana on one of the big winners of the Tribeca Film Festival... A young woman saves a seat on a bus for her friend. The friend runs on and all is well, or at least until the driver tells...
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot. What's Next?
UPDATED 05/25 In the interest of not falling behind... and giving Robert Altman's and Michelangelo Antonioni's the undivided attention they absolutely deserve, a slight one week push-back adjustment....
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Mean Girls: 1) Choose Your Seat and 2) Scribble in the Burn Book
Mean Girls Anniversary Week Two comment party questions for you this lovely Friday. click for a larger view in new window THE CAFETERIAI love how detailed the North Shore High's social structure is...
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Tribeca: Posturing Bank Robbing Beauties in "Electric Slide"
More from Nathaniel at the Tribeca Film Festival Electric SlideThere's something about the Killer Films logo, that has me rooting for the film that follows every time. Christine Vachon's company has...
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Smackdown: Internal Dramas & DVD Death
Just to give you all a sense of the challenge of the Supporting Actress Smackdowns, I thought I'd share some behind-the-scenes notes. A lot of prep work went into the years we've covered (1952, 1968,...
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Will Renée Zellweger Ever Achieve 'Comeback' Status
We welcome back Matthew Eng (who has been studying abroad) with a response of sorts to yesterday's Smackdown just in time for the Zeéeeee's 45th birthday today. Renée Zellweger at an Armani show in...
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ICYMI, A Smackdown Addendum
Busy busy week but that was mostly the team running around catching Tribeca Screenings. (We'll finish the write-ups very soon). But other than the film festival, I hope you didn't miss these five key...
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Tribeca: "Third Person," An Inconclusive Panorama of Trust Issues
Just a few more Tribeca reports to go. Here's Diana on "Third Person." In another chapter on writer stereotypes (see also: 5 to 7), Paul Haggis’ Third Person opens on Liam Neeson’s hulking handsome...
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Tribeca: On Distribution Anxiety and Stag Getaways
Tribeca coverage continues with Nathaniel on "Loitering With Intent" and "The Bachelor Weekend". The way I see it, distributors pick up movies for one or more of four reasons, all of which are market...
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Tribeca: Women Behaving Badly
Coverage of the Tribeca Film Festival continues with abstew's thoughts on 'Lucky Them' and 'Bright Days Ahead' Film is packed with male anti-heroes, men with arrested development, or the classic older...
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Tribeca: Three Bizarro Twin Gay Films
Tribeca wraps tonight but we're still writing. Here's your host Nathaniel on three LGBT offerings. Portions of this piece were originally published in his column at Towleroad The Tribeca Film Festival,...
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Box Office: Cameron Diaz Still Sells Tickets
Hey kids, it's Nathaniel. Amir is busy Hot Doc'ing it up in Toronto (yet another springtime festival!) so I'm here to quickly recite the box office chart. The producers of the Christmas release Annie...
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April Showers: Midnight Express (1978)
Waterworks some nights at 11. This one is from the vaults from the first season. But it's worth a revisit as the film is currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. I've always been a little bit a...
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Tribeca: Courteney Cox Delivers a Dud in 'Just Before I Go'
Glenn reporting from Tribeca Oh Courteney! Courteney Cox looms large in my personal history as a central figure in two long running franchises (Friends and Scream) that played a major role in my...
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Tribeca: Locked Up with Daddy Issues
More Tribeca reporting from Abstew Later this year, young British actor Jack O'Connell has the potential to breakout in a big way when he takes on the lead role as real-life hero Louis Zamperini in the...
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Oscar Bait 2015 Alert: "Genius" With Kidman, Firth, and Law
Yes, dear concerned reader, I know I know. I'm supposed to be thinking about 2014 and who might be Oscar nominated 9 months from now. I'll get there. I will. But I can't let this latest dazzling...
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