Indie Game: The Movie was one of the ten best films I saw last year. Currently available on Netflix, the documentary directed by Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky follows the development of three independent video games. You can read my full review here for more details. This week, the filmmakers are doing something truly awesome…
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2012 was an incredibly good year at the movies. Looking back at the almost 200 films I saw that were released this calendar year, many were in contention for this list. But in the end, there can be only 10. These ten films, ranked in reverse order, are the ones that most stuck with me…
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Editor's Note: We are republishing Germain's SXSW review since the film is being released today in New York City and Los Angeles. Click here to find a listing of where the movie will be playing as it expands in the coming weeks. /Film readers, I owe you an apology. While I saw about 40 movies…
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One of the year's best documentaries has just been awarded a release date, and thankfully it is right around the corner. Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky's Indie Game: The Movie will open in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix on May 18, then expand to Seattle, Miami and across Canada in the following weeks. The film…
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With the exception of True Blood creator Alan Ball's very serious-sounding Banshee, today's TV Bits is all about the funny. After the jump: Dwight Schrute could leave Dunder Mifflin for Schrute Farms Paul Feig will direct Goldie Hawn in HBO's The Viagra Diaries CBS orders a pilot written by and starring Bridesmaids' Rebel Wilson Alan Ball…
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Though I am definitely not a video game aficionado, I am a sucker for candid, insightful tales about the creative process. Which is why, although I'd never even heard of Braid before right now, I'm suddenly very interested in learning the story behind it. Directed by James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot, Indie Game: The Movie…
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