Film
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The Blue Velvet Project
This Friday, Filmmaker will conclude “The Blue Velvet Project,” a year-long endeavor helmed by Rumpus columnist Nicholas Rombes. Published three times a week, the project is an ambitious feat: for every 47 seconds of film, Rombes analyzes a frame from David Lynch’s neo-noir classic, and…
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REELINGS #1: MOONRISE KINGDOM
Moonrise Kingdom is set in 1965 on an isolated New England island, at the waning end of summer, which as it turns out is the perfect setting for a Wes Anderson story.
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Bay Area Documentary Screenings
Two fascinating screenings coming up in the Bay Area: First, Besa: The Promise, a documentary about the experiences of Jewish Albanians safeguarded by Muslims during World War II, presented alongside the modern journey of photographer Norman Gershman and Rexhap Hoxha,…
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The Rumpus Review of Beasts of The Southern Wild
I can’t tell you about this movie without telling you about my father.
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The Rumpus Interview with Julian McDonnell
Julian McDonnell discusses selling baby kites, and how he parlayed it into a documentary chronicling the legal tribulations of roving peddlers like himself.
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Dated Dating: Friends to the End
Over at The Atlantic, here’s some dating advice for young people in the ’40s and from young people in the ’80s. Check out the sexist tips and take a peek into the minds and colorful notes of seventh grade girls. “First of…
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The Rumpus Interview with Mark and Jay Duplass
Since premiering at Sundance in 2002 with This is John, Mark and Jay Duplass have acquired a reputation for making emotional family-driven films on the budget of a shoestring, while also finding success with studio backed films like Cyrus and…
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Dirty Projectors’ Clean New Movie
Pitchfork has posted a trailer for funky-afro-prog-pop indie darlings Dirty Projectors’ upcoming short film, “Hi Custodian.” Among the many highlights is the 808 heavy, clap laden introductory track, “Offspring Are Blank,” which is somehow both hymn-like and head-nod-inducing, set against a backdrop…
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This Is Not A Blog Post
Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s This Is Not A Film is being screened at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley on July 8th. During the film’s production, Panahi was under strict house arrest, and banned from making films. This Is Not…
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The Rumpus Interview with Andrea Portes
Andrea Portes, author and screenwriter of Hick, discusses adaptation, the disconnect between audience and critic reception to the film, and stories that are in the blood.