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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream of Duncan Christopher
Movie | Dustin Jansick | June 12, 2012The Rock n Roll Dream of Duncan Christopher is an indie film that feels like an Oklahoma version of Flight of the Conchords about karaoke. The film is about a man’s dream to become a rock and roll star...
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Michael
Movie | C.J. Prince | June 11, 2012Markus Schleinzer deals with a topic that few others would touch with a ten foot pole in Michael, a film that’s caused a stir since its premiere at Cannes last year. Using the same clinical style that’s found in...
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Watch: Safety Not Guaranteed trailer
Trailer | Dustin Jansick | June 10, 2012Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance this year at the Sundance Film Festival was the indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed. From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine comes a story about how far believing in something...
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Extraterrestrial
Movie | Dustin Jansick | June 8, 2012First of all let’s get something straight, Extraterrestrial does not have any aliens in it. In fact, the only real science fiction in the film is used to keep the characters locked in an apartment from fear of alien...
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Watch: Beyond the Black Rainbow Trailer
Trailer | Dustin Jansick | June 7, 2012Beyond the Black Rainbow has received a very warm reception during it’s festival circuit and when you see the trailer you will see why. The film appears to be a bold and perplexing cinema experience that pays homage to...
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Way Too Indie’s Three Reasons: Films That Deserve the Criterion Treatment
Features | C.J. Prince | June 7, 2012The Criterion Collection is home to hundreds of classic, obscure, foreign and independent films that come with the best possible picture and audio quality along with plenty of excellent special features. Their selection ranges from old Hitchcock classics like...
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The Pact
Movie | C.J. Prince | June 7, 2012After getting a warm reception at Sundance in 2011 with his short film of the same title, Nicholas McCarthy was able to get funding for a feature-length expansion of his short. One year later McCarthy came back to Sundance...
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Watch: Django Unchained Trailer
Trailer | Dustin Jansick | June 6, 2012The first trailer has arrived for Django Unchained, the highly anticipated western from Quentin Tarantino. You can tell just from the music choices and dialog in the trailer that this is a Tarantino film. It looks like a strong...
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Movie News Roundup: Moonrise Kingdom Edition
News | Dustin Jansick | June 6, 2012Moonrise Kingdom dominates this edition of movie news roundup and for good reason. The film has already broken a record and there news of a special animated short film to go along it. The winner of the Palme d’Or...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie | Patrick Gross | June 6, 2012The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a very complex Western that pits a traditional gun-slinging setting with a reformist mindset and the resulting tensions are intriguing and exciting. The movie stars two of the biggest stars ever, Wayne...
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The Road
Movie | C.J. Prince | June 5, 2012Location-based horror is the name of the game for Yam Laranas’ new feature The Road, the first ever Filipino film to get a commercial U.S. release in theatres (a fact that’s more sad than shocking). Laranas, who is probably...
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Watch: The Imposter Trailer
Trailer | Dustin Jansick | June 4, 2012The Imposter is a documentary about the true life case of the disappearance of a 13 year-old Texas boy named Nicholas Barclay. This documentary combines real footage and interviews with stylish noir re-enactments (which are normally cheesy but look...
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Headhunters
Movie | Blake Ginithan | June 4, 2012Out of all the places in the world, one would not think of Scandinavia to be the prime export of thrillers in the world at the moment. But they are. Over the past 3-4 years high class films and television series...
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Take This Waltz
Movie | Dustin Jansick | June 1, 2012Take This Waltz plays out more like a fantasy than the traditional romantic comedy it is based upon. This sophomore feature from director Sarah Polley contains an outcome that leaves you with something to chew on, but it’s attempts...