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01/23/2018

Since I am researching for my next piece (spoiler alert, it’s on color correction) and I just revisited Punch-Drunk Love. I thought I’d share this cool little thing from the archives.

01/18/2018

Finally!!!!!! We posted our faves of 2017! Let us know what you think.

As 2017 comes to a close, we look back on the year when movies came back to life. Truthfully, this happened in 2016 but the effects of those releases were not felt until the past year; people began talking about movies again. Admittedly, we had a lot of catching up to do. We spent the last days of 2

01/08/2018

Just finished the best of 2017 list and it will be posted soon. In the meantime, we'd love to hear what your top movies are.

01/03/2018

Hey everyone! Happy New Year! Sorry for the hiatus. Hope you all had a good holiday, and hang tight for more content (our best of 2017 is coming really soon!)

In the meantime check out this interview with two huge talents, conducted by one of my very talented friends.

We spoke to the director and star of the record-breaking coming-of-age film about first kisses, prom, and writing substantial roles for women.

12/21/2017

Just wondering; what are y’alls favorite holiday movies?

12/18/2017

Hey everyone Maxwell Camillo Di Paolo wrote a new blog for us. He worked for us as a campaign manager and will now be regularly contributing to our blog posts. This one is about finding the style of video content that works best for you! Let us know what you think!

One of the best parts about advertising is that you get to engage with people and companies developing state of the art technologies, services, and products. It’s then our job as the advertisers and campaign managers to figure out how to go about marketing whatever they are offering.

12/14/2017

This is incredible. One of the best directors working today, and he writes the scripts day of shooting. Shoots in order (because the script isn’t done). Actors get the script at 8am. Totally nuts.

Beyond prolific, South Korean director Hong Sang-soo has presented new films in NYFF’s Main Slate for five years in a row. And this year, he has two new movies here.

12/08/2017

Everyone go see Quest! Incredible movie, portrait of a North Philadelphia Community 10 years in the making! It's playing at The Ritz now!

The sounds of home: a 10-year chronicle of a Philadelphia family offers a nuanced look at urban African-American life

12/06/2017

Alright so something else from my friend Vadim and Filmmaker Magazine, but I couldn’t resist on this one. There’s apparently a huge debate about whether or not the new Twin Peaks should be recognized as TV or Film and furthermore, TV critics are getting upset that film critics are categorizing it as film. While I find this notion utterly ridiculous, apparently a lot of people do not. Here’s an incredibly well written take on it. Check it out, and let us know what you think. I would love to debate about this all day!

I'm always up for an endless debate that paralyzes my Twitter feed into repetitive stasis for 12+ hours at a time, and accordingly braced for one last night upon seeing that Twin Peaks: The Return had landed at number two on Sight & Sound's annual year-end poll. Pedantic disputes about Category Frau...

11/30/2017

The Sundance Lineup was just announced. Pay careful attention to the formatting here, my friend Vadim spent a lot of time putting this list together. :P

Thanks Filmmaker Magazine!

In years past, Sundance has unveiled its feature film lineup a few slates at a time; this year, we get all of the features scheduled to date in one fell swoop. The lineup — 110 strong over 10 categories — includes no less than 15 projects that are alumni of IFP, Filmmaker's parent magazine, incl...

11/28/2017

The Gotham Awards results are in? Thoughts anyone?

I still have a lot to see this year. Good Time is probably my favorite of 2017 so far, but I have heard outrageously good things about Call Me by Your Name!

Check out this article by IndieWire

Anyone seen more than me? Feel free to comment, we'll write back. Let's get a conversation going :)

http://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/gotham-awards-2017-complete-winners-list-1201901260/

11/21/2017

Hey everyone it's nearly Turkey Day, so get ready to eat yourself into a coma... and get ready for the movies. Okay, so Thanksgiving isn't the biggest movie day of the year, but it's a day off for everyone in the peak of awards season, meaning that if you want to, you can duck away from the superhero movies for a change.

So "what's out there? you may ask. Let's break it down for you.

On the mainstream end we have Thor Ragnarok, and The Justice League. I'll keep these details brief. They're superhero movies, and as much as people may claim that they're a whole new take on the genre, they're not. They are mind numbing entertainment, where even being disappointed is fun.

On the wide release indie circuit you have what is probably our personal favorite, Lady Bird. Greta Gerwig, normally a dazzler on the screen, is this time behind the camera for her directorial debut. This intimate coming of age story, follows a young girl graduating high school in Sacramento, California, and focuses on her relationship with her mother. It is funny, poignant and tear jerking. Not to be missed.

On the smaller arthouse side, if you can access it, you have some darker foreign dramas such as Ruben Ostlund's The Square, and Yorgos Lathimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer, but be warned, the latter is dark.

Alright, so there's the breakdown. And don't just take our word for it.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!

In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine