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Juliette Binoche To Star In Director Lance Hammer’s First Film Since 2008

January 19, 2022 11:29 am

For decades, Juliette Binoche has been one of the best actors working in films. And that doesn’t seem to be a descriptor that will be changing anytime soon. In fact, she still continues to adapt and evolve ove...

The 10 Best Films Of 2008

The Playlist Staff

January 29, 2015 1:18 pm

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The 10 Best Films Of 2008

As ‘Junebug’ Helmer Phil Morrison Announces A New Project, Where Have These 5 Long-Absent Indie Directors Been?

Oliver Lyttelton

February 10, 2012 2:21 pm

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As 'Junebug' Helmer Phil Morrison Announces A New Project, Where Have These 5 Long-Absent Indie Directors Been?

‘Frozen River’ Tops The Gotham Independent Film Awards

Rodrigo Perez

December 3, 2008 2:42 pm

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This year's big Sundance winner, "Frozen River" keeps dominating in the indie awards. Last night the film was the bigger winner at the The Gotham Independent Film Awards (the nominees and initial announcement h...

Tiny Indie Critics Hit Winning Tiny Indie Film With Micro Backlash

Rodrigo Perez

October 23, 2008 6:38 pm

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Does the tiny indie film, and recently GothamAward-nominated, "Ballast" deserve a backlash? It's being self-distributed for christ sake out of pocket and is showing in tiny, art-house theaters only. But some cr...

‘Ballast ‘Scores Four Gotham Award Nominations, ‘Wrestler’ & ‘Synecdoche, NY’ Nab Best Feature Nominations

Rodrigo Perez

October 20, 2008 7:09 pm

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The Gotham Award nominations have been announced and the big winner so far is Lance Hammer's stark Memphis drama "Ballast." We haven't had a chance to write our review, but "Ballast" is rather amazing; one of t...

Deserving Of The Indie-Hype: ‘Ballast’ Is Raw, Visceral And Intense

Rodrigo Perez

October 16, 2008 10:01 pm

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Our belated review, we saw this almost two weeks ago now.If Steven McQueen's "Hunger" is one of the toughest films of the years to watch because of the physical atrocities people endure, than Lance Hammer's "Ba...

Trailer: Indie Sundance Winner, ‘Ballast’ Looks Gorgeous, Poetic And Raw

Rodrigo Perez

September 22, 2008 8:01 pm

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Goddamn, "Ballast" looks fantastic. We actually got the chills watching this trailer. There's not an ounce of music in it and it feels totally arresting.The indie Sundance winner is one we've been dying to see ...

Shane West Will Probably Not Cut His Chest Open When Singing For The Reunited Germs (We Hope)

Rodrigo Perez

June 21, 2008 2:59 am

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Shane West the actor that plays Darby Crash in the upcoming Germs biopic, "What We Do Is Secret," has performed the part of the deceased L.A. punk icon so convincingly, that the surviving members of the Germs -...

Is The MPAA Giving The Special Olympics Of Film Directors A Problem?

Rodrigo Perez

June 21, 2008 2:43 am

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Kevin Smith - perhaps the most painfully overrated director in the history of indie geek cinema - is apparently gleefully battling over the MPAA over a potential NC-17 rating for his upcoming guffaw-fest "Zack ...

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