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ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

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IN LIMITED RELEASE! A look into the lives of early Motown performers who still perform today. Pennebaker and Hegedus know how to craft a successful documentary. Then why does “Only the Strong Survive” come off so out of tune?

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ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

Take Fox entertainment writer Roger Friedman, pair him with docu-maniacs D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Then, let Miramax finance and release your...

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DIVINING MOM

A documentary focusing on the “art” or the “practice” of dowsing might strike some as an esoteric and even boring exercise, but filmmaker George...

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IFP MARKET IS YOUR KEY TO THE INDUSTRY

IFP Market is the only selective market in the US where filmmakers present new film & TV work in development directly to the industry. If you seek...

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RUNAWAY TERROR

Some independent movies are heart breaking to watch because you can see the potential for a much better movie right there on the screen, if not for...

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PHOBIAS

I need to start by saying openly that I admit I may be missing something entirely when it comes to the mass of low-grade, zero-budgeted horror films...

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A TREE OF PALME

In a remote corner of the planet Arcana, an aging botanist lives a solitary existence with his puppet, Palme, who has been inert since the death of Xian,...

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A MIGHTY WIND

Let’s face it. Christopher Guest is obsessed with obsessive people. In “Waiting for Guffman,” the obsession was small town community theatre. In...

BIFF 2003 WINNERS

Wrapping up on May 4th, the Brooklyn International Film Festival has announced its award winners: Grand Chameleon Award ^ "DAY 26" (TAG 26) Best Feature ^...

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PRINCESS ARETE

Akin to this year’s Academy Award-winning animated film “Spirited Away”, “Princess Arete” concerns the adventures of a particularly resourceful...

UPS AND DOWNS: JORDAN MELAMED AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT DISCUSS “MANIC̶

Manic shuns the high-gloss artificiality of big studio productions, preferring a gritty, jittery vision borne of handheld, digital camerawork. When Cheadle...

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