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Mumblecore mocks itself.
Mon, Oct 5 2009 11:15 AM

I guess one sign that you've really made it is when you can poke fun at yourself and it's not just an inside joke for your friends. With "Birthday Suit," a new three-minute short on "Funny or Die," mumblecore figurehead/sometime colleague Joe Swanberg achieves the latter, if only barely -- hanging at a 48% approval rating, "Birthday... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Watchy, Joe Swanberg, mumblecore, Andrew Bujalski, Alexander the Last, Robert Zemeckis, Vinessa Shaw, Sex And The City, Jason Lewis

Joe Swanberg doesn't stop.
Wed, Apr 1 2009 10:19 AM

I had a good half-hour talk with Joe Swanberg at SXSW, two days after the world premiere of his latest film "Alexander the Last" and a few days before my laptop hard drive failed, taking with it my audio files and transcripts. I'm slowly getting everything back, and while this interview isn't so timely anymore, I didn't want to let it go... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, Joe Swanberg, Nights and Weekends, mumblecore, SXSW 2009, Jane Adams, Jess Weixler, Alexander the Last, Kissing on the Mouth, LOL