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Sunday, August 22, 2010

'Party Down' is Cancelled

By Joe Donato
Hey, Starz. Fuck you.

You pussed out. You think those other movie-channels-turned-critically-acclaimed scripted-TV-providers didn't have to work to get where they are? You don't think they had to give their shows some time to develop a fan base?

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

'Restraint' is an Edgy, Well-Crafted Thriller

By Knockout
Don't let the cover fool you, it's actually not retarded at allDirector David Deneen makes his feature-film debut with Restraint, an Australian thriller about crime, class, and human weakness. It's rare to find a film that has you constantly thinking not about a mystery, but the characters' motivations and intentions. What seems at first to be a typical "criminals on the run" story turns out to be a three-man stage play where the characters are forced to face their insecurities and deal with a unique and unexpected engagement.

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