Kyle Rupprecht

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Fictionalizing Truth: Lee Daniel’s The Butler & More

We’ve all seen those stately biopics (usually with Oscar aspirations), in which renowned actors portray real-life historical figures (Patton, Queen…

11 years ago
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Thor Freudenthal Sets Sail with Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters by Kyle Rupprecht

German-born moviemaker Thor Freudenthal started his career in visual effects and animation, working on such films as Stuart Little (which…

11 years ago
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Best Of: The Most Bodacious Surfing Movies

Much like an ocean wave, the surfing movie subgenre has seen its share of peaks and valleys. The innocuous yet…

11 years ago
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Perfectly Paranormal: Ghostbusting in Film

Where would the world be without the paranormal investigators of cinema? Overrun with evil spirits, demons and other unpleasant creatures,…

11 years ago
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The Way, Way Back: Coming of Age in Hollywood

Young adulthood has long represented a rich source of inspiration for moviemakers. This confusing and confused life stage offers moviemakers ample room for gross-out comedy,…

11 years ago
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Re-Vamping: Ten Unique Takes on Vampire Mythology

In celebration of the release of "Byzantium" this Friday, we've come up with a selection of ten films that put…

11 years ago
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Sloppy Seconds: The Best (and Worst) Horror Remakes

Beware! Here are some of the best and worst horror remakes ever made.

11 years ago
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A Disturbing Evening: Inside Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio

While there, Gilderoy encounters a culture clash with the Italian crew, and, more disturbingly, finds the events of the film…

11 years ago
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Precious to Violet & Daisy: Oscar-winning Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher’s Directorial Debut

In the audacious new comedy-thriller Violet & Daisy, Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel star as a pair of teenage assassins…

11 years ago
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Ray Harryhausen: The Golden Voyage

Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen passed away last week at the age of 92. Long before the days of CGI and motion…

11 years ago
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Venus and Serena: A doc about two of the best tennis players in history goes for a winnerby Kyle Rupprecht

Superstars of the tennis world, Venus and Serena Williams have been winning championships for over a decade, showing remarkable longevity…

11 years ago
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Some Girl(s): Neil LaBute launches his SXSW-vetted film on Vimeo by Kyle Rupprecht

Independent production company Leeden Media has announced that it is eschewing traditional distribution offers for its new comedy-drama Some Girl(s)…

11 years ago
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Kon-Tiki Redux: Norwegian’s Oscar-nominated film arrives

Kon-Tiki is a new, much buzzed-about film from Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg, which depicts a historic expedition across the Pacific…

11 years ago
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Vimeo Branded Channel Brings Together Art and Business by Kyle Rupprecht

One of the world’s largest creative networks, video-sharing site Vimeo has just launched an exciting new product: the Brand Creative…

11 years ago
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Blackmailing Prostitutes: Antonio Campos explores the disturbing mind of Simon Killer by Kyle Rupprecht

Judging by his two features—2008’s unsettling Afterschool (about a teenager who accidentally films the deaths of two students) and now…

11 years ago
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It’s A Disaster: “Arrested Development’s” David Cross discusses his apocalyptic new comedy

Actor-writer-comedian David Cross probably needs no introduction. He’s worked on two of the funniest and most influential comedy series of…

11 years ago
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Festivals: Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2013

Everyone knows about Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, SXSW, Rotterdam, Venice and Berlin. But depending on what source you reference, the tally…

11 years ago
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The Silent Revolution: In the footsteps of The Artist, Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves Impels the Silent Film Renaissance

Spanish writer-director Pablo Berger made a name for himself with his offbeat 2003 debut feature, Torremolinos 73, about an unlikely…

11 years ago
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Love and the Bomb: Sally Potter Returns to 1960s London with Ginger & Rosa

From Orlando, her audacious breakthrough film (based on a Virginia Woolf novel many considered unadaptable) to the stylistically polarizing Yes…

11 years ago
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Top 10 Cities to Be a Moviemaker: 2013

Let’s assume for the moment that this June you’re graduating from film school in, say, New York. You know some…

11 years ago
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Cinequest 2013: 4k technology and an international lineup make the Bay Area festival unmissable by Kyle Rupprecht

Now in its 23rd year, Cinequest Film Festival (CQFF) is devoted to discovering exciting up-and-coming moviemakers, as well as showcasing…

11 years ago
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Lee Hirsch Rallies for Peace with Bully by Kyle Rupprecht

With over 10 million school kids being bullied, there has never been a better time to watch Lee Hirsch’s powerful,…

11 years ago
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Focus Forward: Helping documentary moviemakers share their visions by Kyle Rupprecht

With its impressive pedigree and thought-provoking line-up, Focus Forward is quickly emerging as one of the best online documentary showcases…

11 years ago
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To Catch a Dollar: Gayle Ferraro Banks on America

With job creation a constant topic in the news, there’s no better time to see Gayle Ferraro’s powerful documentary about…

11 years ago