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In His Own Words: Tony Kaye Shares a Scene From 'Detachment' Starring Adrien Brody
Below director Tony Kaye ("American History X") shares a scene from his latest, "Detachment." The timely drama centers on Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody), a substitute teacher who makes it a point to avoid emotional connection with his students and colleagues. Rounding out the stellar ensemble is Marci...
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A Former Employee Asks Harvey Weinstein: Can You Stop Being a Bully?
We've read -- and written -- a lot about "Bully" lately. It's helped produce the sort of PR bonanza for which the Weinsteins are known. "Bully" has also produced a curious side effect: Irony.
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First Person: Writer Nick Flynn Saw Paul Dano and Julianne Moore Flash His Life Before Him in 'Being Flynn'
In a First Person piece for Indiewire, titled "Being Me," writer Nick Flynn opens up about what it was like seeing his life brought to screen in "Being Flynn," Paul Weitz's ("About a Boy") adaptation of his 2004 hit memoir, "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City."
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Critics Explain Their Love for Bela Tarr: A Round-Up
In an interview with Indiewire this week, Bela Tarr says that "The Turin Horse" is his final film. It appears he's serious about it. And anyone who has seen a Tarr film knows he would never lie to his audience.
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Filmmaker Cedric Klapisch Researched the 1% for 'My Piece of the Pie'
"My Piece of the Pie," the latest from director Cedric Klapisch ("L'Auberge Espagnole") is a timely contemporary dramedy that touches upon the economic crisis that's crippled much of the world. The film concerns a single mother (Karen Viard) who's forced to becom...
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First Person: James Westby On How His Black Comedy "Rid of Me" Was Born Out of Pain
James Westby's black comedy "Rid of Me" follows Meris (Katie O'Grady), a newlywed who moves to Portland with her husband. Rejected by his old high school clique, she goes into a radical personal evolution. The comedy world premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Fou...
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First Person: Sundance Golden Boy Sam Levinson On His Award-Winning & Star Studded Debut "Another Happy Day"
Sam Levinson (son of director Barry) was one the big breakouts at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where he netted the Waldo Screenwriting Award for his feature directorial debut "Another Happy Day." The all-star drama centers on Lynn (Ellen Barkin), a high-strung and well meaning m...
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AFI Fest 2011 | 14 Directors In Their Own Words
Indiewire invited directors with films in 2011 AFI Fest’s Breakthrough, New Auteurs and Young Americans section to submit responses in their own words about their films. Below 14 AFI filmmakers open up about their works playing at the event. AFI Fest wraps Thursday, November 10 in Los Angeles.
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Why Some People Are Afraid of Movies: An Excerpt From Pauline Kael Collection “The Age of Movies"
The following is an excerpt from the late, great Pauline Kael's selected writings in "The Age of Movies," which will be available starting October 27. In the passage, Kael makes the argument that people who reject movies that "invade the senses" are only masking their fear with arguments of "refinem...
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Roger Ebert on Martin Scorsese: An Excerpt from "Life Itself: A Memoir"
indieWIRE has long been a fan and inspired by one of the greatest film minds of our time, Roger Ebert. So iW reached out to him about sharing an excerpt from his latest book, "Life Itself: A Memoir,", recently published by Hachette Book Group's Grand Central Publishing.
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