Items by Jason Silverman
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Fearless War Docs Fight the Good Fight at Oscars
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 8:30pm EST by Jason Silverman
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Indie filmmakers' gritty, controversial coverage of Iraq and Afghanistan go where mainstream media fears to tread. The unvarnished truth may bomb at the box office, but the stories need to be told.
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TVs Pump Brains Full of Poison in 'The Signal'
Posted: February 20th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Jason Silverman
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Don't touch that dial. The boob tube turns into the blood tube in a new sci-fi horror flick that paints mass media as a murder-inducing toxin.
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'Sleep Dealer' Injects Sci-Fi Into Immigration Debate
Posted: January 23rd, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Jason Silverman
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Alex Rivera's eye-opening film delivers a message at Sundance: As technology marches forward, the gulf between the haves and the have-nots will widen into an ugly abyss.
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Sundance Shrinks From Web as Online Video Explodes
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 6:15pm EST by Jason Silverman
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It seems like the time would be right for the film festival to embrace the "webolution" that's transforming Hollywood. Instead, the indie event is paring down its internet offerings. -
3-D, Zombies and Secrecy: Geekiest Films at Sundance 2008
Posted: January 16th, 2008, 6:15pm EST by Jason Silverman
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Catch a glimpse of the movies guaranteed to make a splash at this year's edition of the storied indie film festival.