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Would-be Woody Allen-ish Indie 'happythankyoumoreplease'new
Writer-director-star Josh Radnor's film, placed in a superficially recognizable but lifeless version of Manhattan's East Village, is full of distractingly dissonant moments.
'The Conspirator' is Studious but Inertnew
The film's opening act is a well-crafted recounting of the conspiracy, and Robert Redford's attention to detail is impressive throughout, but we're left puzzling over the figures at the center of the diorama.
Tags: Robert Redford, The Conspirator
Full Frame 2011 Brief Film Reviewsnew
Our writers watched as many of the films as possible, but this list isn't exhaustive.
'The Loving Story' Looks at a Landmark in Marriage Equality and Civil Rightsnew
Directed and co-produced by Nancy Buirski, The Loving Story chronicles Mildred and Richard Loving's life leading up to the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, in which the court unanimously overturned that state's miscegenation laws.
Full Frame 2011: The Festival Enters its Second Decadenew
In a couple of significant ways, this year's festival seems to mark a sea change.
There is a Lo-Fi Sweetness to 'Win Win'new
Even those with an aversion to upbeat, sports-themed, feel-good dramas are bound to be seduced by the wrestling indie Win Win.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
Some Cry Foul at the Closure of CofC's Center for the Documentarynew
Virginia Friedman may be out of a job, but the awards keep rolling in. Last month, her film Tap Out took the Southern Lens Independent Vision Award at the 2011 Beaufort International Film Festival. In May, the environmental documentary will air at the Charleston International Film Festival.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-13-2011 |
Movies
'Insidious' Makes the Haunted-House Plot Device Scary Againnew
There were many moments during this movie when I wanted to get the hell out of the theater ... for the right reasons: Yes, Insidious had me freaking out. This is easily the best thing James Wan has put to film.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
'The Conspirator': The Sundance Kid Revisits the Civil Warnew
For proof that the world of movies makes strange bedfellows, look no further than The Conspirator, Robert Redford's Civil War historical drama, produced by the American Film Company, about the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
'Your Highness': Ye Olde Silly Buggersnew
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time to take Danny McBride and James Franco, stick them in tights and jerkins, and have them rescue Natalie Portman from fire-breathing dragons, or some shit. But they left one important ingredient behind: Judd Apatow.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
Zach Galfianakis Is Between Two Ferns and a Hard Placenew
If only more interviewers could be like Zach G.
Boise Weekly |
Alex Blackwell |
04-13-2011 |
Movies
After a Brutal Beating, Mark Hogancamp Rebuilds with 'Marwencol'new
When Mark Hogancamp could no longer afford the rehabilitative services that he needed, he created his own version of therapy: a Belgian town, populated by Barbie dolls and their male counterparts, set in World War II and starring an inanimate version of himself.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
I Love You, Phillip Morris (Even If The U.S. Didn't)new
I Love You Phillip Morris, now out on DVD, almost didn't see the inside of U.S. theaters
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
'The Confession': A TV Show That Doesn't Require A Pesky TVnew
The Hulu-only show fits more substantive dialogue into seven minutes than the entire DVD collection of Grey's Anatomy.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
04-13-2011 |
Movies
Abe Lincoln and the Sundance Kid: Redford's Latest on the Other Lincoln Lawyernew
Oscar-winning director Robert Redford chose the unlikely figure of Mary Surratt for the centerpiece of his newest effort, The Conspirator.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Redford, The Conspirator
