• 'It Follows' US Trailer: A Good Look At One Of 2014's Best Scares

    I really liked the horror film It Follows at Fantastic Fest. The movie is a John Carpenter-influenced vision of the lingering effects of sex and trauma (and of the shift from adolescence to adulthood that sex brings) that is powerfully cinematic, and built on an ever-intensifying sense of dread rather than jump scares. Now the…

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  • TIFF Movie Review: It's Kind Of A Funny Story

    Today at the Toronto International Film Festival I saw the big screen adaptation of It's Kind of a Funny Story, the next movie from Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck. I recorded a video blog reaction with my thoughts on the film with Steve from Collider. Watch it now after the jump. Here…

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  • Movie Trailer: It's Kind Of A Funny Story

    Focus Features has released the first movie trailer for Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story. The comedy-drama has been adapted from Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel of the same name; "16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist of United States of Tara), stressed out from the demands of being…

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  • First Look: Zach Galifianakis In It's Kind Of A Funny Story

    The first photo of Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover) and Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara) in Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story has been sent to us by /Film reader Matt S. The comedy-drama has been adapted from Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel of the same…

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  • Ryan Fleck's It's Kind Of A Funny Story Begins Production

    Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's new film It's Kind of a Funny Story begins production in New York City this week. Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title character’s son on the hit television series United States of Tara, has the film’s lead role. Costarring are Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Emma Roberts…

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