Tag: Sollers Point
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Matthew Porterfield’s ‘Sollers Point’: Struggling To Go Straight In Baltimore [Review]
Matthew Porterfield’s career is a testament to the artistic merits of keeping close to your roots. Born and bred in Baltimore, Porterfield’s films illuminate national currents like deindustrialization, drug culture, and masculinity in crisis without ever leaving the people and places Porterfield grew up among, giving his work an unassailable authenticity that shines brightly in…
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Cercamon Acquires Cannes Acid Entry ‘We the Coyotes’ (Exclusive Clip)
Sebastien Chesneau’s sales agency Cercamon has acquired the international sales rights to “We the Coyotes,” which premieres in Cannes’ Acid section.The film, which was directed by two young French helmers, Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via, but shot in English in Los Angeles. Morgan Saylor, who previously appeared in Elizabeth Wood’s “White Girl,” Rob Reiner’s…
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This Week In Trailers: Do You Trust This Computer?, Hitler’s Hollywood, The Shadow of Isis, End Game, Sollers Point
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…