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The Gothams big heart "Ballast."
Mon, Oct 20 2008 10:35 AM

Lance Hammer's self-distributed Sundance hit "Ballast" is the favorite amongst the Gotham Awards nominees, with the film's four nominations including Best Feature, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Breakthrough Director and Best Breakthrough Actor. The Gothams are now officially called the "Gotham Independent Film Awards," and while... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Ballast, Lance Hammer, Gotham Awards 2008, Awards

Odds: Untouchable Paris, leaves, Woody Allen's "blackish comedy."
Wed, Jul 30 2008 5:32 PM

Taking photos with Paris Hilton, who was at Comic-Con promoting "Repo: The Genetic Opera," two MTV News staffers found they displayed an identical and apparently instinctive reluctance to actually have to touch the heiress. [MTV] Maybe they'd just watched too much footage from the film, which is directed by "Saw II"-"IV"'s... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Ballast, Odds, Last Stop for Paul, Bottle Shock, Ridley Scott, Philippe Petit, Woody Allen, Repo: The Genetic Opera, self-distribution, Twilight, Larry David, Nottingham, Whatever Works, Man on Wire, Paris Hilton

Old news: "Metropolis" found, Weinstein trash, "Ballast" solo.
Mon, Jul 7 2008 3:40 PM

Bits and pieces from over the long weekend: A 16mm copy of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" retrieved from Buenos Aires contains missing scenes long thought lost. David Hudson at Greencine Daily has the full report, adding "Frankly, I'm beside myself." It's a bold new era of journalism: Village Voice editor-in-chief Tony Ortega digs through... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Harvey Weinstein, Barbarella, Pineapple Express, Ballast, Robert Rodriguez, Huey Lewis, Metropolis, Lance Hammer, Rose McGowan, Fritz Lang, self distribution