Dustin Jansick
660 articles written by Dustin Jansick
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Bad Education
Back in 2005 the talented Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar made a film called Bad Education, which contains a film within a film and a story within a story based on the characters past without knowing much about their present....
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Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk With Me is an indie comedy that is based on writer-director Mike Birbiglia’s one-man standup show. Similarities can be instantly drawn to Woody Allen (in his Annie Hall days) as Birbiglia speaks to the camera about his failing...
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Chicago International Film Festival 2012 Lineup Announced
Nearly a month ago the first wave of 22 tiles were announced that would play at the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival and today the rest of the lineup has been revealed. Some of the notable additions to the...
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In Montauk
Despite the relatively short runtime of just over an hour, In Montauk is able to capture complex relationship problems that life sometimes hands us. Written and directed by Kim Cummings is an indie drama that explores difficult situations that...
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2012 Toronto International Film Festival Coverage Recap
2012 Toronto International Film Festival came to close on Sunday when officials announced the Audience Award went to Silver Linings Playbook, a film that now has some serious Oscar potential. We did not attend a showing of that crowd-pleaser...
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Comes a Bright Day
British filmmaker Simon Aboud makes his full length debut as a director and writer of the indie film Comes a Bright Day. The film is a bizarre blend of genres when a romantic love story unfolds during a life...
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Francine
With Academy Award winning Melissa Leo as the lead, Francine is a day in the life of a middle-aged woman who is struggling to make the adjustment from a long prison sentence to the freedoms of normal society. A...
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Stand Up Guys Will Premiere Opening Night At Chicago International Film Festival
The world premiere of Fisher Stevens’ Stand Up Guys will open the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday, October 11th. Stand Up Guys is an action comedy about aging con men reuniting for one last night of mayhem....
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Watch: Underground Clip
By now most people have probably heard of Julian Assange or at least the site that made him famous, WikiLeaks. Robert Connolly’s upcoming film about Julian Assange entitled Underground is making its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival...
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Lola Versus
Daryl Wein’s indie romantic comedy Lola Versus is just as much about finding love in yourself as it is finding love in others. The film attempts to give a unique perspective on the genre by telling it from an...
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Way Too Indie’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Films Playing TIFF 2012
The staff at Way Too Indie narrows down the Top 10 films that we are most excited for at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. The task of narrowing a list down to only 10 is not an...
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Arguably one of China’s most famous artists of today is Ai Weiwei, who is not only known for his craft of being an artist but also a political activist against the Chinese government. Alison Klayman’s documentary sets out to...
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Compliance
Based off true life events is Craig Zobel’s Compliance, a controversial yet captivating look at how people fail to know their own basic rights and how gullible people are while in the presence of authority. Partly shot in docudrama...
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Chicago International Film Festival Announces First Titles For 2012 Lineup
Part of the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival Lineup has been revealed today when they announced the first 22 titles that will be shown at the festival. This gives us just a small taste of what is in store...
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2013 Spirit Awards Now Accepting Film Submissions
Film Independent sent out a tweet today to remind filmmakers that they are now accepting films for the 2013 Spirit Awards. The regular submission deadline is September 18th so about five weeks away. The final deadline is on October...