A few bits of news have been trickling in this afternoon on some upcoming events:
It’s Lebowski Fest this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. Something I would never, ever go to myself, but sort of appreciate on the grounds that there should be more batshit insane social events structured around films which didn’t make a whole lot [...]
What the Duplasses are really adept at––what truly sets them apart from their lo-fi American indie brethren––is an almost antiquated kind of physical comedy.
Joe tags along as The Duplass Brothers and Greta Gerwig take gifts from the devil––er, promote BAGHEAD.
Yet another gem from the Silent Movie’s stellar fall schedule that I somehow forgot to mention: The New Naturalists, with Saturdays in December devoted to a handful of works from “America’s new-fly-on-the-wall auteurs.” The Puffy Chair, Mutual Appreciation, Frownland and Old Joy and will be joined by Jennifer Shainin and Randy Walker’s Apart From [...]
Mumblecore, is it a bona fide movement in filmmaking? Some people believe it is. One thing is certain, for being so far outside the mainstream, filmmakers like Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the Stairs), the Duplass brothers (The Puffy Chair) and Susan & Arin (Four Eyed Monsters) have gotten a lot of people talking.
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As filmmakers, we’re all struggling to learn how to stop mimicking our favorite films and find the film that’s truly about ourselves.
