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Tim Disney Apr 22, 2009

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The past twelve months have seen slew of films on perversions of justice. American Violet brings that material to a smaller, more intimate scale. Director Tim Disney (Blessed Art Thou) uses real life details to give his drama bite.

Steve McQueen: Hunger Apr 15, 2009

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Turner Award-winner Steve McQueen’s directorial debut, "Hunger," is based on the 1981 IRA hunger strike in Northern Ireland's infamous Maze prison.

John Hamburg Apr 08, 2009

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Comedy about shifting definitions of masculinity is where writer-director John Hamburg (Zoolander, Safe Men, Meet the Fockers) finds laughs. His newest film is I Love You, Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.

Tony Gilroy Apr 01, 2009

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A world where the protagonist and the viewer doesn't know where he stands. From the Bourne films, to Michael Clayton and the new film, Duplicity. It's what writer-director Tony Gilroy does. More duplicity from the horse's mouth.

Ellen Kuras Mar 25, 2009

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Cinematographer turned filmmaker, Ellen Kuras (Summer of Sam, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan) dedicated years of her life to making the documentary, The Betrayal, a look at a family devastated by abandonment...

Jody Hill Mar 18, 2009

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Elvis hosts writer-director Jody Hill (The Foot Fist Way) whose latest work is the HBO TV series Eastbound & Down.

Diablo Cody Mar 11, 2009

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From the blogosphere to an Oscar (Juno) to Showtime. It’s quite a career for screenwriter Diablo Cody. Her series, The United States of Tara, looks at multiple personalities. She just might know something about that.

James Gray Mar 04, 2009

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Elvis hosts writer-director James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Night, Little Odessa ) whose latest film is Two Lovers, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Isabella Rossellini.

Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen Feb 25, 2009

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As America's only black-and-white comedy team, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen wrote the book on comedy. Now they've written a book...

Barry Jenkins Feb 18, 2009

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Medicine for Melancholy, the debut film from writer-director Barry Jenkins, takes a dreamy contemplative look at a young African American couple in San Francisco. It's a black art film when art films are in trouble.

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