AltWeeklies Wire
From Major to Minornew
Where once "independent film" meant a movie made outside the clutches of Hollywood, now it means simply a movie that resembles something done on the fringes. It's no longer a question of ownership, but of aesthetics.
Ominous Primer Goes Back to the Futurenew
Primer explores how two would-be businessmen stumble across an invention with unthinkable consequences for their futures -- and possibly the very concept of "the future" itself. Director Shane Carruth stays just far enough ahead of the audience to keep us intrigued.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-28-2004 |
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Tags: Primer, Shane Carruth
'Primer' Timenew
Writer/director/co-star Shane Carruth's sci-fi verite, Primer, snagged the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2004. His debut film is as densely layered with resonant ideas about the nature of time, friendship, and the process of invention as it is with the minutiae of the engineering field its characters inhabit.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Primer, Shane Carruth
Experiments in Science and Filmmakingnew
Physics and metaphysics mingle in this minimalist yet intriguing fiction about inventor/scientists who discover a technique of time travel.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Primer, Shane Carruth
Mind Gamesnew
Some who see the Dallas software engineer's creation will argue that his time-travel riddle doesn't amount to much of a film. Others will lavish upon it hearty praise reserved for visionaries who leap suddenly from the shadows to the spotlight.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-12-2004 |
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