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A Separation | Blu-ray Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 29, 2012

Writer and director Asghar Farhadi had a couple award winning films to his name prior to 2011, but nothing of the notoriety that came...

True Wolf | Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 29, 2012

Poorly Domesticating The Wild For Koani, a wolf picked from birth to be domestically raised for the purpose of a film (not this one), living...

Interview: Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk With Me)

Interviews

Jordan M. Smith - August 23, 2012

Behind that semi-stoned appearance you've probably come to know from his stand-up performances or his frequent appearances on This American Life, comedian/writer/director Mike Birbiglia...

Sleepwalk With Me | Review

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Jordan M. Smith - August 23, 2012

Standup comedian Mike Birbiglia has taken his personal tale of failed relationships, comedic development, and serious sleep disorders to the stage, the page, and...

Interview: Ron Nyswaner, Phil Dorling and Melissa Leo (Why Stop Now)

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Jordan M. Smith - August 17, 2012

Originally titled Predisposed after the short it was based on, Why Stop Now made a splash at this years Sundance where it caught the...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.