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The New Vanguard of Directors
In 2015, Marya E. Gates did something radical: She devoted her entire film viewing for a year to women directors. Bridging the personal and the political, she took a stand as a critic, implying that some of the responsibility of inequality within the film indu...
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2014 Gotham Awards Announced
The Gotham Awards are the earliest ceremony in awards season, and rather than focus on the some of the big-hitters later on in the year, they hold up some of the indie darlings already released in the year. Additionally, the Gotham nominators also recognize th...
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Halftime Report: The Best Movies of 2014 So Far
The year has now half passed us by, which marks a good opportunity to take stock of what it's offered cinematically so far. Releasing a "best of" list for half a year may seem like clickbaiting, and perhaps it is, but it's no more so than any other kind of lis...
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Interviewing Gillian Robespierre and Jenny Slate About Their New Film, “Obvious Child”
As fun as the summer movie season can be, it can get pretty overwhelming with its abundance of sequels, franchises and big-budget blockbusters. That’s why Obvious Child, the feature-film debut from director Gillian Robespierre starring the adorable Jenny Slate...
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“Obvious Child”: A Different Kind Of Pregnancy Comedy
Writer-director Gillian Robespierre’s Obvious Child is a very funny romantic comedy that centers on the issue of an abortion. Depending on where you stand, this is the kind of subversive entertainment we are finally allowed to have in 2014— or, conversely, thi...
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A24 Acquires ‘Laggies’ and ‘Obvious Child’ at Sundance
Distribution company A24 has acquired Lynn Shelton's Laggies and Gillian Robespierre's Obvious Child at Sundance over the weekend. Having launched on the scene in 2013, A24 has made a name for itself picking up smart and engaging indie fare such as The Bling ...
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