Ryan Brown

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Ryan Brown is a filmmaker and freelance writer living in Brooklyn, NY. He has an MFA in Media Arts from City College, CUNY. His short films GATE OF HEAVEN and DAUGHTER OF HOPE can be viewed here: vimeo.com/user1360852. With Antonio Tibaldi, he co-wrote the screenplay 'The Oldest Man Alive,' which was selected for the "Emerging Narrative" section of IFP's 2012 Independent Film Week. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Almodóvar (Live Flesh), Assayas (Cold Water), Bellochio (Fists in the Pocket), Breillat (Fat Girl), Coen Bros. (Burn After Reading), Demme (Something Wild), Denis (Friday Night), Herzog (The Wild Blue Yonder), Leigh (Another Year), Skolimowski (Four Nights with Anna), Zulawski (She-Shaman)

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Ryan Brown - September 23, 2011

Spin-heavy apologia for â€˜90s NYC club king only scratches the sequined surface

Review: Warrior

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Ryan Brown - September 9, 2011

"The three fantastic lead actors all bring gravity and some genuinely behavioral moments to the proceedings, but in the end, like an MMA fighter pinned by his opponent to the canvas, they can’t escape the death grip of predictable plotting and wince-inducing expository dialogue."

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Ryan Brown - September 9, 2011

Mixed martial arts gets the â€˜Rockyâ€™ treatment. Spoiler: Someone has heart, overcomes the odds

Review: Love Crime

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Ryan Brown - September 2, 2011

"Corneau fumbles with the tone throughout. Is it a dark comedy, or serious psychodrama? Edge-of-the-seat thriller, or tongue-in-cheek satire? Most disappointingly, the sexual attraction between Scott Thomas and Sagnier promises much more heat than it delivers."