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March 2008 Archive

March 3, 2008

The News: Marion Cotillard, Conspiracy Theorist

Mary-Louise Parker walks, trips on water; Nelson, Van Sant play greatest joke ever on NYT (I think)

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The Last Nonprofit?

Who stands to gain what as Renew Media disappears into the Tribeca fold?

By S.T. VanAirsdale

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March 4, 2008

The News: Doc Watchers Vote!

Also: DIY filmmaking dispatches from Gondry's SoHo lab; NYDN honors retarded critical heritage

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The Educated Man's Guide to Renting Scarlett Johansson

Charitable actress deigns to meet you for low to mid-five figures

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The Bank of Jason Statham

Mulling a future in which a prolific action hero demands dramatic reckoning

By S.T. VanAirsdale

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March 5, 2008

Girls Will Rock

Reeler Interview: Doc makers Johnson and King on their journey at the Rock 'N' Roll Camp for Girls

By Ben Gold

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The News: Diller's Delaware Death Sentence

Also: Extras needed to round out new Ephron/Streep film; Momma's Man locks up distribution

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Tonight: Green, Thirlby Get Angelic in SoHo

Director and star to chat up brilliant, devastating Snow Angels at Apple Store

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Baby Mama Set for Tribeca Opener

Fey, Poehler comedy to premiere downtown April 23

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March 6, 2008

The News: Brooklyn Rapper Hits the B.I.G. Time

Also: Oliveira gets centenary reflection at NYT; Mekas epic proves ultimate test at Anthology

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IFC, Blockbuster Pact Great For Corporations

What planet are these people from, and what can be done about them?

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"Rooms Full of Silent Reveries"

Reeler Interview: Rock star DP Christopher Doyle on Paranoid Park, Portland and his Van Sant reunion

By S.T. VanAirsdale

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March 7, 2008

The News: All-Positive Friday!

Inside: Rooftop expert makes SXSW recommendations; Nicholson, Green grilled by NYC inquisitors

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March 10, 2008

The News: Hillary Clinton, Child Star

Also: Patrick Swayze's basement flashback; Hopper sleepwalks through Post interview

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Speed Racer Finishing Last at Tribeca

Wachowskis' latest reportedly joins Madonna and Mariah among '08 premieres

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March 11, 2008

The News: Spitzer Casting Call

Also: Looking ahead to Ziegfeld's mixed-up spring; Haneke makes viewers cry, interviewers cower

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March 12, 2008

Garrel and the Unknowable Woman

Seduced and Abandoned: Director's 1991 Guitare enjoying first proper New York run at Cinema Village

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March 13, 2008

The News: Haneke Does Mozart in NYC

Also: A bittersweet farewell to local pioneer; De Niro no fraud

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Spring Events Madness!

Wong appearance, kitty memorials and last NYUFF among high-profile happenings

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March 14, 2008

Sleepwalking by Numbers

Can't we expect interesting roles for women that don't rely on the tired narrative of victimhood and recovery?

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A Note From the Editor

Change is in the air, and personnel is in transit

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Shelly's Killer Gets Earful at Sentencing

“I want you to suffer like she suffered,” Ostroy says in emotional statement

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The News: All-Positive Friday!

Inside: Scott tees off in classic Funny Games review; finding the silver lining in losing out on Scarlett

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March 19, 2008

Cinema Eye Honors Open Wide For NYC

Kohn, Gibney, Venditti among winners in inaugural doc awards at IFC Center

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March 24, 2008

Lower Your Voice: Nathan Lee Laid Off For "Economic Reasons"

By S.T. VanAirsdale Hardly 18 months after signing on as a full-time critic at...

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March 25, 2008

Song Sung Blue Hits Every Note

Award-winning doc screening tonight as part of IFC Center's Best of Slamdance series

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March 26, 2008

J. Hoberman: Critic. Filmmaker. Feminist?

Seduced and Abandoned: Tracing the issues through 30 years of legendary work

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March 30, 2008

Where's the Cream in New Directors' Crop?

Spotting the gems and disappointments to date in an unusually rough year

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