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When it comes down to it, Hollywood keeps its eye on the bottom line. Artistic vision, social commentary, emotional poignancy, the provocation of thought, even originality, are all expendable in the name of profit -- in fact, they're often too dangerous... [more]

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12.02.09
FILM, Independent Film
'Paradise' shot in Brooklyn New York in the Fredric Olmstead designed, Prospect Park was shoot in summer and autumn 08 with a small crew shooting HD video, 720p and the sound recorded with a Sheps stereophonic microphone and is 107 minutes long. The visual style both verite and highly cinematic folds the actuality of the recording environment and the film making into the very fabric and story of the film. Casting, writing and rehearsal of the project took over a year before shooting. The ensemble of actors prepared with a variety of movement and characterization exercises taking cues from the experimental theatre work of Julian Beck and Joseph Chaikin and their ideas of experimentation, the living body and the immediacy of
FILM
11.17.09
by Troy
Scumbags don’t always suck and some kids just like sex. These are the realizations I’ve come to after watching Towelhead – the film adaptation of Alicia Erian’s story of Jasira, a thirteen-year-old girl blossoming faster than a night-blooming cactus in Houston,
FILM
11.10.09
by Natalie
This is the middle part of a 1986 interview that legendary French auteur Jean-Luc Godard conducted with Woody Allen. Here, they have a (somewhat dated) discussion about the superiority of the movie theatre over television. If you're saddened at 9 more
FILM
10.26.09
by Natalie
Here is Part 1 of my picks for Artists to Watch in 2010! I hope to offer some fun, inspiring new stuff to check out, and would love it if you responded in kind with artists you're loving right now.... Enjoy!!

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