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Remembering Lynn Shelton, Master Of The Comedic Heart-To-Heart [Be Reel Podcast]

May 27, 2020 1:59 pm

Independent film lost a guiding light this month with the sudden passing of filmmaker Lynn Shelton. Although many mainstream viewers are probably more familiar with her TV directing credits (“New Girl,” “Mad M...

‘Sword Of Trust,’ ‘Humpday,’ Filmmaker Lynn Shelton Passes Away At Age 54

Rafael Motamayor

May 16, 2020 3:41 pm

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The indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton has sadly passed away at age 54 on Friday, May 15. According to a statement by Shelton's representatives, the filmmaker died of a previously unidentified blood disorder. REA...

‘Precious’ Dominated At The Independent Spirit Awards

Kevin Jagernauth

March 6, 2010 4:25 pm

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"Precious" walked away with Best Feature, Best Director as well as statues for both Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'nique at last night's 25th annual Independent Spirit Awards. As the title implies, the awards exclusive...

New Photo From Rob Marshall’s ‘Nine,’ ‘Humpday’ De-Gayed For DVD Release

Simon Dang

August 28, 2009 1:41 pm

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Here's a new pic from Rob Marshall's "Nine" featuring lead Daniel Day-Lewis who plays Guido Contini, a director facing his mid-life crisis. A fun shot to be sure. Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon" has tak...

MIFF 2009 Part Two: ‘Antichrist,’ ‘Fish Tank,’ ‘In The Loop’

Simon Dang

August 14, 2009 7:06 pm

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The last of our Melbourne Film Festival Reports...Lars von Trier's "Antichrist"If "Bronson" shocked us, then "Antichrist" can only be described as a straight up assault. We're still trying piece it all together...

Weekend Box Office- ‘Bruno’ At The Top

Gabe Toro

July 12, 2009 4:24 pm

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Defying many who thought the gay content would be "too much" for certain audiences, Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" debuted at the top spot with an impressive $30 million haul. Sociological ramifications? Eh. "B...

In Theaters: ‘Bruno,’ ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper,’ ‘Soul Power’ & ‘Humpday’

Rodrigo Perez

July 10, 2009 3:56 pm

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Depending on your perspective, this is either a fairly good, or fairly mediocre box-office weekend. We'll have to disagree with the former for the most part, but perhaps that's just us. Although it was dubbed a...

The Playlist’s July Summer Preview

Jared Weiss

July 1, 2009 2:47 pm

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You know the drill here. We here at The Playlist did a summer preview of the films arriving in May and June, so here's July. There's a lot of interesting pictures dropping this month. Take a look.JULY 3"The Gir...

‘Humpday’ Goes Beyond Gay? Not Quite…

Rodrigo Perez

June 22, 2009 4:55 pm

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What if male best friends were to have sex? Not because they were in love, but because they felt compelled (and dared) to do so. "Bromance" was the buzzy catchphrase of the moment, late '08, early '09. The e...

American Apparel Backpeddle In Woody Allen Lawsuit,’ Another Roman Polanski Trial Dismissal Rejected, ‘Humpday’ Trailer; More…

Simon Dang

May 8, 2009 1:15 pm

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Hipster clothiers American Apparel have decided against calling on Mia Farrow and Soon-Yi Previn in the case of their misuse of Woody Allen's image on a billboard and on their web site. And or they claim that w...

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