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Live Action

We Are What We Are DVD

When Jonathan Swift asserted the logic of cannibalism in his satirical essay A Modest Proposal, he suggested that the poor sell their children to the rich for

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011: Bad Fever – Dustin Guy Defa

Much of what I decided to see at SXSW came from the recommendations of others, so when Andrew Johnson of MovieChatter called me up to insist I join him and the

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Live Action

Life Just Is: From Paper Cut to Fine Cut

Postproduction for my debut feature, Life Just Is, started back in November last year (the film was shot over 14 days in October). My editor, Murat Kebir, was

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Live Action

Source Code

From its copious opening aerial shots of Chicago, it’s clear Duncan Jones is letting us know from the outset that his sophomore feature isn’t going

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011: Attenberg – Athina Rachel Tsangari

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg has been a critical favourite (see our review) since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year. I got to see

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011: Green – Sophia Takal & Lawrence Michael Levine

Sophia Takal & Lawrence Michael Levine join us at SXSW to discuss subverting horror tropes, whilst striking a balance between script and improvisation.

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Asides, Live Action

Kickstart To Our Bright White Hearts

Kickstart Ayz Waraich's feature drama about heartache, hope, family, and surviving this thing we call life, 'To Our Bright White Hearts'.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011 – Hesher – Spencer Susser

Ever since I first saw the short I Love Sarah Jane back in ’08, I’ve been hounding director Spencer Susser for a DN interview. Luckily for all of

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2011: Charlie Casanova – Terry McMahon

You could describe the titular character in Terry McMahon’s ultra low budget feature as a high flying, fast talking master of his own destiny; but if you

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Live Action

Submarine

It just goes to show that if you piss and moan about wanting to see something enough (i.e. stating to whoever will listen every time I walked past the poster

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Live Action

Kerry

Things aren’t necessarily as great as they seem for Maria Cortese’s Kerry. https://vimeo.com/18785331

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Live Action

Jonathan Entwistle on Independentfilmer.com

Seems to be the week for DN directors popping up in glorious video online. This time round our friend of the North Jonathan Entwistle discusses his approach to

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