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Beeswax

In his first two features, Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation...  read more

Catching Up With... Beeswax's Andrew Bujalski

People like to make easy sense of Andrew Bujalski, but his work...  read more

SXSW Film 2009: Don't Use the M-Word

For good reasons — like the fact that all of Joe Swanberg's features have played here — the annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, has a reputation as the adopted home of mumblecore. The dreaded M-word is used more and more negatively these days, but any term that labels films as diverse as Frownland, LOL, and Mutual Appreciation is a coinage looking for a definition. It was bound to fizzle at some point. The terminology may be disintegrating, but the filmmakers behind these movies are still collaborating and still growing. This year, Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha,...  read more

New Andrew Bujalski Film Coming In The Fall

Still only in his twenties, indie filmmaker Andrew Bujalski placed himself under various film critics' radar after his debut feature, Funny Ha Ha, was released two years ago. His new film, Mutual Appreciation opens Sept. 1 in New York City and will follow the same format as Funny Ha Ha: low-budget film with non-professional actors. How Cassavetes of him. Bujalski's new film focuses on a musician who goes to New York to pursue a rock career after his previous band breaks up. It stars Justin Rice, lead vocalist and guitarist for unsigned buzz talents Bishop Allen. For more information about...  read more