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9 Must-See Films From The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

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Now that the broken sprocket holes have been swept off the projection room floors, and New York’s Village VII can go back to being a mediocre theater full of bloated summer blockbusters, let’s take a look at some of the cinematic highlights from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, shall we? While there wasn’t any of the Spider-Man 3 glamor or United 93 controversies, of recent years, there were enough quality films to keep our eyes from crusting over. After the jump, a list (in no particular order) of a few favorites that we hope will be coming to a theatre near you some time soon. Read More »

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Tribeca Review: Zhang Wei’s Meditative Debut, Fish Eyes

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Like Zhang Ke Jia’s Unknown Pleasures, Zhang Wei’s Fish Eyes is a bleak and brilliant portrait of life on the fringes of China’s rapid industrialization. The film, which premieres tonight at Tribeca, is a rural nightmare, continuing a recent trend in China’s emerging independent scene — small films that feel more like documentaries charting the growth of a country far too complex to be harangued by simple criticisms about industrialization, or capitalism. Read More »

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