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‘First Cow’ Director Kelly Reichardt Shot A Season Of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ to Finance Her Film ‘Old Joy’

July 26, 2020 1:00 pm

Kelly Reichardt is known for her films with lived-in details, complex female lead characters and poignant social commentary. Despite making gem after gem, Reichardt is not immune to the problems of being an in...

Kelly Reichardt: The Essential Films [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

March 21, 2020 4:00 pm

Features, News, Podcasts

Before the entire world shut down, there was an extremely good Kelly Reichardt movie ("First Cow") halfway into theaters. Now it's shelved indefinitely, with promises from distributor A24 that it will see thea...

Wim Wenders’ 287-Minute Director’s Cut Of ‘Until The End Of The World’ Leads December’s Criterion Releases

Charles Barfield

September 24, 2019 4:04 pm

News

If you’re a fan of Wim Wenders, you’re likely familiar with his 1991 film “Until the End of the World.” And if you’re familiar with that film, then you probably know that there are about a half dozen different ...

Best Of The Decade: The Playlist’s Best Films Of 2006

Rodrigo Perez

December 8, 2009 7:47 pm

News

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Here are our 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 picks.The mid-aughts were incredibly strong for movies — we dealt with 2005 yesterday, and had to expand the list it was such a good year, while 2007 (coming tomorrow)...

Kelly Reichardt Tackling No-Budget Western Next

Rodrigo Perez

September 4, 2009 3:08 pm

News

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Indie filmmaker Kelly Reichardt is known for her minimalist, intimate and thread-bare dramas. 2008's skeleton-like "Wendy & Lucy" is beautiful, in an excruciating way, but is so narratively emaciated, it al...

Listen: Yo La Tengo’s They Shoot, We Score

Rodrigo Perez

November 6, 2008 4:53 pm

News

Back in August, Hoboken indie-rockers Yo La Tengo announced they would be finally releasing their various film score work in a collection CD called, They Shoot, We Score via their own website starting in Septem...

New Clips: ‘Wendy & Lucy’; Plus Reporter Asks Michelle Williams Dumb Question

Rodrigo Perez

October 6, 2008 4:37 pm

News

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Notice how fast Michelle Williams and her publicist get her out of there when a reporter ask her at NYFF red carpet what it's like being a single mom. What a jackass. Some good footage from "Wendy & Lucy" i...

NYFF Review: Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Wendy & Lucy’ Is A Quiet Depiction Of Extreme Poverty And Desperation

Rodrigo Perez

September 17, 2008 11:43 pm

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We have yet to see one mediocre film at the New York Film Festival, in fact, we've seen nothing, but rather excellent ones.Super minimalist, modest and scaled down to a whisper, Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy & L...

Yo La Tengo Release They Shoot, We Score Soundtrack Compilation Disc On September 5-ish

Rodrigo Perez

August 14, 2008 1:47 pm

News

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Speaking of YLT...On their website, Hoboken indie-rock trio Yo La Tengo write, "Not sure about the legal definition of 'popular demand,' but this might actually apply."And in this case, they're totally right. A...

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