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Young and the Restless
The restless city in the film Restless City is a difficult city to live in; it's a New York where immigrants pushed to the margins live by pirating DVDs and pimping women. But rather than…
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Oh, That Guy!
Considering Jason Mantzoukas' resumé is filled with guest spots and smaller films, you'd be forgiven for scratching your head at why his hirsute face looks so familiar starring opposite Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator…
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
In next month's Lola Versus, Greta Gerwig's character is nearing 30 and in crisis after her boyfriend dumps her just weeks before their wedding. She self-destructively reacts to the sudden rejection by drowning her sorrows…
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Tribeca Film Festival Portraits by Henny Garfunkel
Paper photographer and seasoned documentarian of film festivals Henny Garfunkel is making the rounds at Tribeca Film Festival, April 18th through the 29th, shooting portraits of actors and filmmakers. She'll be sending over her photos…
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Whit Stillman
The last time anyone was able to say, "I'm going to see the new Whit Stillman movie," Bill Clinton was president, the Backstreet Boys were charming TRL audiences, and Stillman-acolyte Lena Dunham was only in…
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It's Not That Complicated
As far as big breaks go, starring opposite Meryl Streep is about as good as they get. In 2009, Caitlin FitzGerald played Streep's eldest daughter in It's Complicated. And while totally in awe of The…
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Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson's latest crackpot fable takes place on a New England island in the '60s, where a 12-year-old orphaned Khaki Scout named Sam (Jared Gilman) has run away with his soulmate -- a local girl…
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God Bless AmerIca
The wonderfully droll Joel Murray stars as the woeful everyman Frank in director Bobcat Goldthwait's latest. After Frank loses his job and learns he has an inoperable brain tumor, he steals his neanderthal neighbor's car…
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Intouchables
This exhilaratingly entertaining French film by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache is based on the true story of an unlikely friendship that forms between a wealthy quadriplegic, Philippe (Francois Cluzet), and his Senegalese driver and…
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The Deep Blue Sea
There's a hazy glow of nostalgic ruefulness that washes over every frame of Terence Davies' exquisite cinematic rendering of Terence Rattigan's play. Set in postwar England, Rachel Weisz plays Hester, who leaves her husband, a…
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Headhunters
In this breathless Norwegian thriller based off a book by Scandanavian mystery writer, Jo Nesbø, and expertly directed by Morten Tyldum, Roger (Aksel Hennie) is a savvy headhunter living beyond his means. He supplements his…
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The Cabin In The Woods
Stop me if you've heard this one: A group of cute college kids spend a weekend at a remote cabin in the wilderness and something terrible happens. In Drew Goddard's clever new film, all the…
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Rebel Wilson
Australian actress Rebel Wilson had only been in the U.S. for three months when she landed a part in the smash-hit movie Bridesmaids. Rightfully, it's an achievement she's pretty proud of. "If you're a girl…
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David Oyelowo
In an industry of severe feast or famine, David Oyelowo has bitten off more than most actors' chops could chew. Between simultaneously shooting the homicide thriller One Shot and Steven Spielberg's Civil War drama Lincoln,…
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Lee Toland Krieger
You know a director's tight with his actors when he agrees to adopt one of her dogs. Such was the case when Lee Toland Krieger "rescued" Pippa from Rashida Jones. He fell for the dog…
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Brady Corbet
"It's dark subject matter that interests me," Brady Corbet says, describing what draws him to a role. At 13, Corbet first impressed audiences in the coming-of-age-meets-cautionary tale, Thirteen, playing Evan Rachel Wood's older brother. Now,…
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Married with Children
Jennifer Westfeldt has written and starred in films exploring same-sex relationships (her 2001 breakout hit Kissing Jessica Stein) and couples therapy (Ira & Abby). Now, she tackles children in Friends with Kids, her sincere, deeply…
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Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass, Hollywood writer-director-producer-actor, calls from a 917 number. He's a "post-New Yorker," he explains, "hanging on to 917 to retain my indie cred." Hard to imagine that Duplass, hero to a generation of indie…
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Sound Familiar?
Michael B. Jordan If it weren't for his middle initial (short for Bakari), the Chronicle star's acting accolades would be buried within the dark crevices of Google, thanks to his slam-dunking name-mate. But even so,…
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Playing the Game with Ai Weiwei
Alison Klayman's journey to Sundance -- where she received a thunderous standing ovation this past January for the premiere of her documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry -- was a circuitous one. Unlike most documentaries, labors…
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