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New Girl Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)

Zooey Deschanel has made a career for herself by being the “dream” girl to characters in films like _(500) Days of Summer, Elf, Gigantic_, etc. But in her new sitcom “New Girl”, the opposite is true, yet her trademark quirkiness and lovability is still intact.   read more

Little Rock Film Festival 2009: More Films

LRFF organizers say attendance numbers have more than doubled over last year's festival. Part of the reason has to be the high quality of films screening. Here are some of my favorites.Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) & Logan Miller (Touching Home) at LRFF PicnicTouching HomeThink about this scenario: You've never written a screenplay. You've never directed a film. You've never acted in a film. Heck, you've never even been a grip. Try taking that resume and making a film with it, starring veteran actor Ed Harris. That is exactly what co-directors Logan and Noah Miller have done with Touching Home. Based...  read more

The Top Five Movies to See at the Atlanta Film Festival 2009

A film festival is an unpredictable affair. Most of the time, you don’t really get a sense of what’s buzzy until you’re on the ground talking to fellow festivalgoers. Or, often, some of your favorite films end up being ones you just stumbled into. Maybe you have a gap between two preferred choices and a film just happens to fit the slot, so you go see it on a whim. Or maybe you can’t get into the film you wanted to see, but another one is showing in the next theater over. The serendipitous nature is part of what makes...  read more

Sundance 2009: Young Romance

I've joked in the past about teen romances at Sundance. They seem to collapse into a subgenre all their own, each one telling the cute and touching story of a troubled loner (male) who is brought out of his shell by a perky new friend (female). I understand why young, inexperienced (male) filmmakers make these movies; I just don't understand why the Sundance programmers find them so interesting year after year. But in 2009, I'm glad to say, the filmmakers have been trying to break the mold. Some are finding more success than others, but I appreciate every effort. *...  read more