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Woody Allen's notoriety is equally literary and visual, his name invoking nebbishly thick-framed glasses just as readily as it does his famed Jew-Yorker patois. His image is so indelibly linked to his artistic output that it is jarring to realize he has not appeared onscreen since his criminally underrated 2006 comedy Scoop. This summer has seen Allen-as-actor make a triumphant return in his

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With the release of his recent film Damsels in Distress, Whit Stillman has re-entered a world of independent cinema very different from the one he unintentionally left behind after the completion of Last Days of Disco. In the absence of his delightful erudite-core offerings, mumblecore has grown exponentially in popularity; beyond this sphere, the standard budget for indie filmmaking has

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By far the most criminal snub of this year's Oscars was that of a $500,000-budget gem called Pariah. Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you haven't: the debut feature of director Dee Rees follows a 17-year-old Brooklynite named Alike as she attempts to navigate her adolescence, unsure of everything about herself except for one thing: her homosexuality. Pitch-perfect, Pariah's ability to bring its

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Last week we spent some time with the incandescent stars of Martha Marcy May Marlene. Now that we've heard from the people who brought Martha's characters to life, why don't we see what those who created those characters and that world have to say? Round-table with director Sean Durkin and producers Josh Mond and Antonio Campos after the jump.Can you talk a little bit about your discovery of

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Everyone's been talking about Martha Marcy May Marlene. Okay, so most of them are referring to it as "Marcia, Morris... that one movie with all the Ms," but it still counts. Martha Marcy, a film about a girl named Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) who temporarily moves in with her married sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) after escaping from a cult and its magnetic leader Patrick (John Hawkes), is the most

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Prosperous Christmukah, my dear readers! I've got a special Christmas Eve post for you: the newest installment of our cult cinema showcase, this one spotlighting Repo! The Genetic Opera. Stay tuned this next couple of weeks; as a holiday gift to our readers, you should soon see the site positively inundated with roundtable interviews. In the meantime, let's take a look at the legacy of tonight's

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We might be living in the 21st Century, but musically speaking we still live in the shadow of the mid-1900s. Little Red's understanding of this is perhaps the key to their success. Wildly successful in their native Australia, Little Red synthesizes doo-wop and 60s-style rock grooves with just enough of a modern sensibility to give it a little kick—but not so much newfangled riffing as to

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There's no escaping it: 2011 is Michael Fassbender's year. Between X-Men: First Class, Jane Eyre, the upcoming Shame, and now A Dangerous Method, there is hardly any chance of your ending the year without having spent some time watching him on one silver screen or another. Not that there's anything wrong with this: rugged good looks aside, Fassbender is a stellar thespian—which is convenient,

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If you've heard of Zoe Lister-Jones, it might have been in the context of Breaking Upward, the breakout $15,000-budget quasi-breakup film that she wrote, produced, and starred in alongside Daryl Wein. Or maybe you first heard of her sometime before that, when she made her turn in Broadway's The Little Dog Laughed as Ellen, girlfriend of a gay hustler patronized by a closeted Hollywood star. Or

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Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce our latest feature: "cult(ure) following," in which we take a look at classic and recent cult films. First up? 1988's seminal black comedy Heathers. Let's take a look.Then…: So dark that the producers had to sort through nearly all of Young Hollywood to find its cast, Heathers bombed at the box office. The moral gatekeepers of society were

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Words by Amielle ChristophersonApproximately one month ago, the Toronto International Film Festival closed its doors for the 2011 season. There were a lot of good moments had by everyone present, most of whom were not A-list or B-list actors but rather ordinary people with an extraordinary love for film and a sheer enthusiasm for the opportunity to be among others of that ilk.If you’re reading

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Once again we are welcoming a brand-new contributor to Good Prattle. Say hello to Amielle Christopherson, everybody, who's got a couple of posts lined up on TIFF. Have at it, Amielle!This year, TIFF showed 351 films in 17 different categories. While some didn’t even get a review in a paper, there were others whose spectacular success (or failure) inspired column after column—or

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to extend a warm welcome to one of our new contributors: Asal Ehsanipour, who interviewed the lead singer of Hey Marseilles for the website. Take it away, Asal!Among the sundry Seattle up-and-comers trying to make it in the city’s renowned indie scene, Hey Marseilles has emerged as a contender edging to make a serious impression within the music

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This week sees us hitting shuffle with The Marshmallow Ghosts, whose eponymous debut is dropping just in time for Halloween. Perfect timing, too: the poppy album is full of tracks that would serve as a perfect fit for the holiday. In keeping with the occasion, the band has assembled for us the ultimate Halloween playlist.the ideal playlist for this Halloween:"The Devil's Nine Questions" by Texas

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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the new, improved Good Prattle! We've got several great new features that we're integrating into the website, the first and foremost being this feature, "hitting shuffle with"--wherein we ask a band or musician to assemble a kickin' playlist for us. This week we're thrilled to debut the feature with the aid of New York electropop group MEN, who are going on

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You might have noticed that Good Prattle's been looking a bit different lately. That's because we're revamping the website. That means more great interviews with awesome people, as well as all kinds of new and exciting content--and we want you to be involved...Is there anyone you've always wished you could interview? An article you've always wished you could write? Maybe you have an awesome idea

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Hey, folks. I know I've kept you waiting a long time for this one, so I've brought you something especially fresh: an interview with young director Clay Jeter, whose feature debut Jess + Moss is ripping through the festival circuit as we speak. The film tells the story about two second cousins, post-high-schooler Jess (Sarah Hagan) and ten-year-old Moss (Austin Vickers), who have grown up

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If you're not watching Community, you're missing out on the best comedy network television currently has to offer. The show—which follows your typical rag-tag bunch of misfits (among them a recently disbarred lawyer, an erstwhile high school quarterback, and a moist towelette tycoon) as they pursue their undergraduate degrees at Greendale Community College—owes this honor to its all-star cast.

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Next to the dulcet tones of John McCrea's melodic voice, the most identifiable aspect of CAKE's music is easily the ever-present trumpet: you can hear its strains wafting through almost every song of their just behind the lyrics. For that we have Vince DiFiore to thank. For every moment of the band's twenty years making music together, their stalwart trumpeter has been in the picture, elevating

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You've known her for years at the only mentally healthy character on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Well, it looks like Mary Elizabeth Ellis is sick of missing out on all the fun, because in her new show—NBC's midseason replacement series Perfect Couples—she's the batshit one for a change! Here I talk to her about Sunny, Couples, and angry singing.Your role on Perfect Couples seems very

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Not until I had interviewed him via email did I discover that bassist Matt Hainsby, perhaps better known as "the ampersand" (according to Wikipedia) of English band Fujiya & Miyagi, is a bit of a taciturn fellow. He answers my questions succinctly and pithily and not-much-else-ily... which, in hindsight, is not all that surprising, considering the nature of Fujiya & Miyagi's music. Enjoy the

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If you haven't heard of Freelance Whales yet, I'd suggest you get on that. And if you have, well, you're not alone: this band has been burning up the U.S. touring circuit for the past year with the heartfelt songs off their first album, which collectively tell the story of a young boy who falls in love with the ghost haunting his family home. I had the opportunity recently to speak with the lead

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If you're a Whedonite, an online gamer, or a fan of internet mini-musicals, you should already be familiar with Felicia Day and her work. The actress has long been familiar among nerdier circles thanks to her web show The Guild and her work on Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but she's been an especially busy little bee as of late: between her work on Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the

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If you're only going to watch one spy show this season (and goodness knows you've got a wide array of choices), let it be Undercovers. The J.J. Abrams show has been attracting attention for almost a year now due to the fact that its two black leads increase the diversity of NBC programming by about 500%, but I would be remiss to imply that this is the show's only point of interest. No, Abrams'

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Jennifer Lawrence is a hell of an actress. It might be a bit soon to say so about a thespian with only five years of experience to her name, granted, but if her performance in the dynamite indie flick Winter's Bone is anything but a fluke then it's well-warranted praise nonetheless. She plays the intrepid Ree Dolly, about whom you've heard quite a bit by now from director Debra Granik and costar

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