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Co-directors Shih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker (whose Prince of Broadway earned him best narrative feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this year) are in town this week for the theatrical release of their 2004 DV production, Take Out. It’s a powerful example of guerilla filmmaking with a commitment to the rhythms and [...]

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Proteus, one of my favorite documentaries from 2004, is being released on DVD this week by First Run Features.  It’s a fascinating look at the work of 19th century artist-naturalist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) that is  experimental film, historical summary, and philosophical meditation all rolled into one.  Laboriously assembled by David Lebrun over the course of [...]

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In case you’ve only seen Max Ophüls’ last and only widescreen, color film on the abysmal Fox Lorber DVD that refuses to go away, you might check out this comparison I’ve made between a direct screengrab of the DVD versus a still courtesy of Rialto Pictures from the new restoration. I just [...]

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Lake Tahoe
This is the first year in five that I’m not attending the Toronto International Film Festival–the falling US dollar, rising fuel costs, and necessary baby duties have conspired to keep me here in Los Angeles this year, which means I’m missing at least a dozen friends (most of them listed at right) but avidly [...]

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