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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Butter”

> Jim Field Smith’s comedy BUTTER, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, ambitiously makes a play for both the heartwarming indie Little Miss Sunshine audience and the satire-minded Election crowd. That may ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “A.C.O.D.”

Stu Zicherman’s A.C.O.D. (written by Zicherman and Ben Karlin) suffers a bit from a familiar indie comedy malady: the conflicting desires to tell meaningful and even dark stories, while at the same time getting ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Seeking A Friend For the End Of the World”

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD – Watch It At Home – Apocalypse Rom-Com Now SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD marks the directing debut of its writer Lorene Scafaria, who until now ha...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Being Flynn”

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Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

> Today, 3 films from first-time directors: Caroline Bottaro’s marvelous QUEEN TO PLAY is, in a sense, a sports movie. We have the out-of-nowhere player whose newly-discovered talent shakes up her whole life, the wi...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Silver Linings Playbook”

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK: Don’t Get Sold Out – A Rom-Com With Dance Moves All Its Own Anyone who doubts that Jennifer Lawrence is a real-thing, big-time movie star should get thee hence to a theater showing ...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Point Blank”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Safety Not Guaranteed”

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED: Worth A Ticket – Time Is Of Its Essence Nothing in SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED happens the way you’d expect. The film was inspired by a real-life classified ad run by someone looking for ...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “50/50”

> 50/50: Worth A Ticket – A Genuinely Feel-Good Cancer Comedy With The Big C renewed for its third season on Showtime, the concept of a comedy getting laughs from the experiences of a cancer patient is no long...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Machine Gun Preacher”

MACHINE GUN PREACHER: Watch It At Home – A True Story Rings False MACHINE GUN PREACHER simply isn’t good enough for the story it wants to tell. And the story, a true one, is remarkable: Sam Child...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Better Life”

A BETTER LIFE – Watch It At Home: Earnest Isn’t Enough Impending disaster hangs over every early scene of Chris Weitz’s new film A BETTER LIFE. As soon as we’re introduced to Carlos ...

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LIMITED RELEASE: “Beginners”

> Worth a Ticket: A funny, moving story about navigating the twists of life. Mike Mills’ BEGINNERS is about the fumble for love, the wrong turns and mistakes that can delay–although luckily not always p...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Puncture”

PUNCTURE: Worth A Ticket – A Bracingly Dark Ride No one is going to see PUNCTURE in theaters, and that’s a shame, because unaccountably, it’s one of the best pictures around. “Unaccount...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Maron”

In its first season, Marc Maron’s self-created series MARON was more of an uneven experiment than a cohesive series. Maron tried on several different formats in the course of its 10 episodes on IFC–mordant ...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Butter”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “A.C.O.D.”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Seeking A Friend For the End Of the World”

SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Being Flynn”

LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Silver Linings Playbook”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Point Blank”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Safety Not Guaranteed”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “50/50”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Machine Gun Preacher”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Better Life”

LIMITED RELEASE: “Beginners”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Puncture”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Maron”

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