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Tag: Comedy drama

The New Movie Gangsters, The Big Short and the Pseudo-Sequel Adam McKay Should Make

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By Adam Bhala Lough | February 25, 2016
By Adam Bhala Lough | February 25, 2016

The New Movie Gangsters, The Big Short and the Pseudo-Sequel Adam McKay Should Make

Director Adam Bhala Lough on his namesake McKay's Wall Street comedy drama, a surprise 2015 Oscar contender.

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

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By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015
By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) Talks John Cassavetes’ Love Streams

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By Katherine Dieckmann | August 14, 2014
By Katherine Dieckmann | August 14, 2014

Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) Talks John Cassavetes’ Love Streams

Though somewhat dismissed when it was first released 30 years ago, John Cassavetes' swan song – now on Criterion – is an undeniable classic.

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Ramon Zürcher’s The Strange Little Cat

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By Randy Russell | August 5, 2014
By Randy Russell | August 5, 2014

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Ramon Zürcher’s The Strange Little Cat

This Berlin Film Festival favorite presents a portrait of family interaction that feels unsettlingly like real life.

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Ben Falcone’s Tammy

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By Joe Swanberg | July 7, 2014
By Joe Swanberg | July 7, 2014

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Ben Falcone’s Tammy

I walked to my neighborhood theater to see Tammy last night, excited to finally catch one of Melissa McCarthy’s movies.

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Jan Ole Gerster’s A Coffee in Berlin

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By Randy Russell | June 18, 2014
By Randy Russell | June 18, 2014

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Jan Ole Gerster’s A Coffee in Berlin

7:59 a.m. (All times are approximate.) (Soon-to-be-ex-) girlfriend’s place. Every day is like every other day, except for the ones that aren’t...

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