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New On DVD - Chicken Little, Dreamer, The Squid And The Whale
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- Bukowski: Born in to This - There is a morbidly fascinating fly-on-the-wall vibe that pervades John Dullaghan's profile of the late Beat writer Charles Bukowski, a base familiarity that parallels the Ham On Rye author's own inimitable hard-lived life and style. Epic in scope (and length), first-time director Dullaghan compiles dozens of meticulously screened hours of archival footage, coupling the best of it with new interviews with Bukowski survivors to present a terrifically real character study of a little-studied real character. The watchable Chuck-alike Happy Hour, starring Anthony LaPaglia as a booze-addled writer, is also just out.
SXSW Review: The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael
Filed under: Drama », Independent », SXSW », Festival Reports », Cinematical Indie »
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael is absolutely horrifying. Loaded with easy cynicism and even easier sadism, it's a beautifully orchestrated, ideological disaster that shoots for social commentary but settles for lowest-blow shock. From what I can tell, the film premiered at Cannes in 2005 and has been making the rounds of European film festivals ever since – making its inclusion in the Narrative Competition here somewhat curious. 25-year-old first-time writer-director Thomas Clay was scheduled to make an appearance at last night's Austin premiere, but failed to show – a bizarre move for a filmmaker seemingly so desperate to confront is audience.
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Discuss: So, How Was 'Twilight'?
Quizzimatical: Vampire Movies
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Fan Made: 'Twilight' Cookies
Cinematical Seven: Great Exports from Down Under
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