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"South Dakota," an abortion "dramumentary."
Mon, Dec 7 2009 12:30 PM

The history of abortion on-screen is short and inglorious: for the most part, it doesn't exist, rejected out-of-hand as a viable option, since its presence would automatically turn any film polemical. But it's not like there's a shortage of information, impassioned views and propaganda on the subject widely available from both sides of the aisle.... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Los Angeles, Controversy, Lake of Fire, The Passion of the Christ, Motive Marketing, South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose, abortion

Critic wrangle: "In Search of a Midnight Kiss."
Fri, Aug 1 2008 3:30 PM

It's been over a year since Alex Holdridge's "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" premiered at Tribeca 2007, in which time his "misanthrope seeks misanthrope" blind date romance has rounded the film festival bases from Edinburgh to Sarajevo to Mill Valley to Austin to Thessaloniki. Now in theaters, it's attracting some interestingly... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic wrangle, Los Angeles, Alex Holdridge, In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Critic wrangle: "The Exiles."
Fri, Jul 11 2008 3:14 PM

"The Exiles," Kent MacKenzie's 1961 black and white film about a Native American couple living in a now-demolished Los Angeles neighborhood, has been restored and finally gets a theatrical release today from Milestone Films, the company that last year brought Charles Burnett's long-lost "Killer of Sheep" to cinemas and plenty of critics'... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic wrangle, Los Angeles, Kent MacKenzie, Milestone Films, Killer of Sheep, The Exiles