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Sam Mendes, American dreamer.
Mon, Sep 21 2009 5:10 PM

"Away We Go" is hitting the UK, and the London Times' Kate Muir points out the weirdness of director Sam Mendes -- a native of Reading -- setting himself up to be the premiere chronicler of the "American Dream." Muir cites the scolding given the film by New York Times critic A.O. Scott, who castigates Mendes as "a literary tourist... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Austin, The Wire, Abroad, Away We Go, Baltimore, Bill Clinton, Deja Vu, American Beauty, New Orleans, Gran Torino, Sam Mendes, 12 Rounds, Robert Frank

SXSW 2009: "The 2 Bobs."
Sun, Mar 15 2009 11:13 AM

Goofy, well-intentioned and not particularly good, "The 2 Bobs" is a mad-lib love letter to the city of Austin -- the tech industry, barbecue and a billion other disparate elements have been swirled together into a shambolic comedy about how the brilliant, socially inept founders of a gaming company, both named Bob, lose the title they spent years coding... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Festivals, SXSW 2009, Austin, Tim McCanlies, The Iron Giant, The 2 Bobs, Mika Boorem, Leonardo Lam, Secondhand Lions, Jay Chandrasekhar