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Pedaling towards revolution.
Thu, Nov 12 2009 1:59 PM

We, as Americans, have failed to sufficiently appreciate and venerate the humble bicycle, which is why we all drive Hummers and 2012 is bearing down on us with global wrath. Or so I've been told. My point is that American cinema associates bicycles with bad people (think Mrs. Gulch a.k.a. The Wicked Witch of the West and her bicycle) or the poor and silly... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Watchy, I Heart Huckabees, The Bicycle Thief, David Koepp, Jason Priestley, Quicksilver, Breaking Away

"Nailed" is back, Tony Kaye is probably not.
Thu, Nov 5 2009 4:45 PM

David O. Russell ("I Heart Huckabees") and Tony Kaye ("American History X") are both fearsomely talented directors and, from most accounts, extremely difficult human beings; their projects attract trouble on a regular basis. Both had the bad luck to get tied up with Capitol Films when the company imploded. It's a complicated saga, but... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Coming attractions, Jessica Biel, David O. Russell, Nailed, Tony Kaye, Capitol Films, Black Water Transit, I Heart Huckabees