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IFC Takes not One, but Two Bullets
Almost one year to the date since it premiered In Competition at the Venice Film Festival, Tetsuo III: The Bullet Man has found a home with the IFC folks. Packaged along with the second installment, the deal appears to be a great buy for the new genre division simply called IFC Midnight.
American New Wave 25: Zoe Kravitz
Her father can say that he has been in an Oscar-winning film called Precious, but I'd say Zoë Kravitz definitely has a leg up on her musician father when it comes to acting. Slowly building her career with bit, supporting parts in No Reservations, The Brave One and indie films Assassination of a High School President, Birds of America and The Greatest, this indiegrrl actress is looking towards a very bright future.
American New Wave 25: Braden King
I can safely make the mention that, my next profiled filmmaker will premiere his feature film debut somewhere between Venice/TIFF of this year all the way up to Sundance/Berlin/Cannes of next. Filmmaker Braden King has so many other endeavours occupying his time that it's not wonder that HERE, a project first conceived around 2005 is now beginning to see the light...and is producing some offspring of its own.
American New Wave 25: Kyle Killen
Veteran publicists will tell you, all press is good press. My hope is that when Summit Ent. does decide to release The Beaver that the certain distractions don't overshadow someone's official breakout party. Kyle Killen was probably an anonymous scribe looking to get his foot in the door, and in late 2008, that door was ripped from its hinges.
American New Wave 25: Brady Kiernan
Unlike many folks featured in this American New Wave 25 series, Brady Kiernan's zip code isn't related to any of NYC's five boroughs. His feature film debut Stuck Between Stations was born out of a "what can we work on next" type of chit-chat at SXSW, and brought to life in the untypical indie movie production city in the Mid-West city in the state of Minnesota.
