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Spoutblog » Telluride 2007: Redacted

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About 10 people walked out of this afternoon’s Telluride screening of Brian DePalma’s Redacted, most during a horrific rape scene right in the center of the picture. The bulk of those who stayed gave the HD…

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Telluride 2007: Juno

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The surprise hit of the Telluride Film Festival, Juno is not quite the unqualified masterpiece that the breathless buzz might lead you to believe: its high-concept slanguage sometimes feels over-written, its visual…

Toronto 2007: The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

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The two films that have hit me the hardest here in Toronto are Control, which I wrote about here, and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. Both films, based on real-life characters and incidents,…

Spoutblog » Toronto 2007: Heavy Metal in Baghdad

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I don’t care how tired of Iraq documentaries you think you are–you need to see Heavy Metal in Baghdad. Executive produced by Spike Jonze in conjunction with VBS.tv (the online video venture of VICE Magazine, of…

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NYFF: Silent Light

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Those who love Carlos Reygadas’ Silent Light and those who hate it tend to use the same kind of lazy shorthand to describe its pleasures. The story of Johan, a devout husband and family man who…