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CONTRA EL CINE

By | November 2011

But, sometimes, an actor’s true charisma or the greatness of a scene does not require full-frontal visibility…

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CONTRA EL CINE

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Dame Wendy Hiller, when told that she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Separate Tables,” reportedly responded to the news by snapping, “For...

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RETREAT

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"Retreat" is an experimental portrait of Amy Miller, an American woman who is a Buddhist nun in the Mahayana tradition. Miller runs the Milarepa Center in...

Bootleg Files Features
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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO CARTOON SHOW

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BOOTLEG FILES 400: “The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show” (1967-68 syndicated TV series). LAST SEEN: Some of the episodes are available on...

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ABSTRACT?

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Russian filmmaker Alexei Dmitriev described the inspiration for this short film in cogent language: “I was always uncomfortable when people mocked...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAWN MIKKELSON ON "SMOOCH"

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It occurred to me recently that A Year Without Rent was missing an opportunity by not letting the filmmakers we profile speak for themselves. So, we're in...

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WITCH'S BREW

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Overly-superstitious Jeff (Chris Magorian) and practical Preston (Gary-Kayi Fletcher) run a microbrewery out of the latter’s garage, selling their...

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CROOKED BEAUTY

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"Crooked Beauty" is an experimental portrait of Jacks Ashley McNamara, an artist and advocate for the mentally ill. Ms. McNamara is an astonishingly...

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SAWDUST CITY

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The 2011 Flyway Film Festival closed with David Nordstrom's Sawdust City, a local film from nearby Eau Claire, Wisconsin (which I'm going to assume is or...

Digital Celluloid Features
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DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 71: PARANORMAL PREQUELS

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Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

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DEADBEAT TV, VOL. 2 (DVD)

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I have to admit, I'm always a bit leery when I'm presented with sketch comedy. Sometimes you get brilliance, and sometimes you get recent seasons of...

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