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MATERIAL GIRL AND ROCK-N-ROLLA CALL IT QUITSHey Everybody, In a few hours, Madonna and film screenwriter.director Guy Ritchie will be calling it quits, divorcing after all the rumors are true. My plan of attack has finally met it’s day, and a divorce means I can finally get in there. So, as the news trickles down, I will use this time to pack my bags and see if I can finally get my chance. No

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What’s better than enjoying your “Morning Joe” (MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Morning Show…see how they got the name, aren’t they clever?) with coffee? With indie filmmaker and musician Justin Dillon presenting his debut documentary (rockumentary, actually) “Call + Response” with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff. Call and Response, a daring doc coming out nationwide tomorrow. C+R tackles

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So, some of you keep asking through the last year, “Do you think Kevin Smith saw There Will Be Blood?” My answer was always “I couldn’t give two shits to be honest”, but in a nicer manner. Then, some of you may not know the war Kevin Smith started with writer/director PT Anderson. Grab some hot cocoa, put a log on the fire, and read up. Kevin hated “Magnolia” and the world was forced to care,

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So, BYS is always looking for experienced journalists or bloggers who love their indie films, but most of all in our very picky and critical passion...where do we start? We have some in mind, but we're looking for people who like to have great cuban food on our bill...it's not as easy as it seems. Well, we had to look no further than local pop culture expert and always brutally honest author

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So, It was great to see all of you in NYC and I was finally allowed to play some catch up on some films I NEEDED to see. I was already able to catch In Search Of A Midnight Kiss, Tell No One and Kabluey at film festivals and American Teen or The Wackness I will see next week when it hits theaters at home. So, 3 movies in 3 days? Which ones would you see? I HAD to go to Landmark Sunshine,

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So, “What is this Baghead all about?” or “Hey, did you see that trailer about the bag on that guys head, and scary cabin film?” is all I’m hearing for the past few weeks. YES! We all know, and this Friday, you NEED to know. Baghead is our pick for Limited Release Weds. The Duplass Brothers have always been good to me, and the fests I work with. The connection between writer/director Jay

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So, What new news can I tell you about The Dark Knight that you don’t know already. It made money… LOTS OF MONEY So, I can give my two cents on my IMAX Experience. A/A- film. UNBELIEVABLE. For Batman, you know it’s great and for a crime/police film…you know it’s amazing!!! Go see it, you know you’re going to anyway. IMAX it up too! OK! Now that we broke the bank on every level, let’s HEAD TO

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So, Some of you are in your roped off areas that lead you to go into your theater to see The Dark Knight. I know the anticipation of seeing Ledger playing what we hear is the greatest adaptation of Joker, EVER. I have yet to watch a trailer to the film, seeing as I DON’T WATCH TRAILERS. Never. And don’t ask “how is that possible?” If you have someone with you it’s easy and you learn after

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So, I was wondering how I can persuade many of you NOT to see The Dark Knight (but all my friends have seen it, so…) on a Friday night, seeing as I have tickets for Saturday. NO FAIR! So…all of you in New York City, I have up-to-the-minute and much more superior plans for you. Plus, for most of you who are still waiting to get a 3G IPhone because of activation, don’t be a silly, get it tomorrow

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So, As we all know, The Dark Knight launches on Thursday with thousands of midnight screenings. Most of us won’t be making it to those packed house viewings, so we all have to wait for Friday night. Then most of us who have a IMAX theater nearby, will have to wait Saturday or Sunday to see it on the exclusive IMAX since it’s sold out now for it’s opening weekend in MANY of these IMAX theaters

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Congrats to the Zellner Brothers and their massive work they have been doing for a decade now…with a few features and so many award winning shorts, the boys are now able to have EVERYONE see a FORTHQ masterpiece. Yesterday, David Zellner announced that Goliath is on IFC Direct’s On-Demand.IFC DIRECTI was able to grab Rex Reed by his shoulders and ask him is he is paralyzed because he stated “I

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So Matthew Curtis (Programming Director) at the Enzian Theater and the Florida Film Festival keeps me updated on the films that have passed their offices from year to year. I have attended their festival for a decade now, and worked with them for 7 or 8, wow, how the time is flying. So when new news comes in for Matthew, usually I am the first to know. But, the best news came in this week for

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Poor poor Hancock. Why all the bad rap? A 36% on Rottentomatoes?! Really? This film proves my theory of “If this critic hated it, it HAS to be bad!!!” Well, it’s not great. And, for the past two weeks, it has rained shit all over the new Will Smith film, so after seeing it, seriously….what the hell was everyone expecting? So, my basic 3 steps on how Hancock will NEVER get an “A Rating” from

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Sad sad morning.I just sat down to my coffee and I start to open all my film news sites to find out Sydney Pollack has passed. As a kid Sydney Pollack hadn't directed any films that I would go "ga-ga" over, and still to this day, Out Of Africa or Tootsie aren't on my DVD shelf. But, They Shoot Horses, and The Yakuza may be something to sit down to. It was always more Pollack's acting for me. He

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Another festival and for Florida’s 17th Annual, another year has gone by. I have been attending, volunteering, selecting films, and throwing it down for eight years now. They have screened some amazing premiers, we’ve witnessed myself moderating a Q&A where a filmmaker has fainted, and drank many pitchers and pints during the midnights. This year, MANY MANY MORE (pints that is) of mind-blowing

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As the Florida Film Festival welcomes it’s passholders and filmmakers to it’s 17th year, we welcome you to our first and coverage of our first festival. By no mans is this my first film festival, in fact I live and breathe the festival circuit, but I have yet to post through BYS’ eyes. And what an eye opener. Last night’s opening party at the Florida Film Festival was brilliant. This is my 8th

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I would love to blow your mind with a brilliant line (quote) of a brilliant song about New York and make you feel what I am feeling now. But trying to explain myself right now it would be in the same lines as Kayne West’s gusto on his latest “Graduation” album. PRETTY EXHAUSTED and WEAK. Sorry Kayne, but please stop! I am up here for the IFP Market in Manhattan seeing over 50+ Works In

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We are up, midnight exactly, Corey got us up there and we are a go!Thank you to Corey, everyone at BYS and YOU! We are NOW Watching!!!!!!!!!!Brian QuainBYS IS WATCHING!

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Bob Dylan claims he was stuck inside Mobile with the Memphis City blues, again. And not just once but twice, or maybe a third. He claims again, and I'm with him right now. This week has been rough for me. Some great friends of BYS went to NYC to see Daft Punk and the Beastie Boys. My friend Sarah lives in Liverpool and my friend Chris lives out of London, in Tottenham and they get to have the

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Dear Mr. Man Upstairs,They (who?) say deaths come in three. Yesterday that's ALL I heard from news, ESPN, and people walking and talking! I do agree, it was a bizarre day to have Ingmar Bergman pass on, then we heard Tom Snyder died as well, then San Fran 49's coach Bill Walsh, who? Sorry if you like the grid iron!Death come in threes? I guess you can say "There you go!", but for me, I felt like

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