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So far Megan Fariello has created 77 blog entries.

Graceland

Written & Directed by Ron Morales
Produced by Rebecca Lundgren
Released by Alamo Drafthouse Films
Tagalog with English subtitles
Philippines. 84 min. Not rated
With Arnold Reyes, Menggie Corabarrubias, Dido de la Paz, Leon Miguel, Ella Guevara, Marife Necesito & Patricia Ona Gayond
Marlon Villar (Arnold Reyes) is caught between the many responsibilities he has for his wife, his daughter, […]

By |April 28th, 2013|Crime, Foreign, Top Picks|0 Comments

Arthur Newman

Directed by Dante Ariola
Written by Becky Johnston
Produced by Alisa Tager, Johnston, Mac Cappuccino & Brian Oliver
Released by Cinedigm
USA. 101 min. Not rated
With Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche & Lucas Hedges
Mistaken and reinvention of identity is a longstanding theme within popular culture, from North by Northwest to Mad Men?the dream to change or pretend to […]

By |April 26th, 2013|Comedy, Indie|0 Comments

Starbuck

Directed by Ken Scott
Produced by André Rouleau
Written by Scott & Martin Petit
Released by Entertainment One
French with English subtitles.
Canada. 109 min. Rated R
With Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie, Marc Bél Anger & Igor Ovadis
The high concept for Starbuck sounds like a wild news story or an extended sitcom episode. David Wozniak (Patrick […]

By |March 22nd, 2013|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Foreign|0 Comments

Electrick Children

Written & Directed by Rebecca Thomas
Produced by Jessica Caldwell & Richard Neustadter
Released by Phase 4 Films
USA. 93 min. Not rated
With Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aike, Bill Sage, Cynthia Watros, Billy Zane, John Patrick Amedorl, Rachel Pirard, Cassidy Gard & Paola Baldlon
Electrick Children pulls from a bizarre combination of coming-age-films, including Saved, Almost Famous, and […]

By |March 11th, 2013|Drama, Indie|0 Comments

The Girl

Written & Directed by David Riker
Produced by Paul Mezey
Released by Brainstorm Media
USA.  94 min. Not rated
With Abbie Cornish, Will Patton & Maritza Santiago Hernández
Reminiscent of 2008’s Frozen River, another film about a financially floundering single mother taking up human trafficking, The Girl examines issues of illegal immigration and economic class through a cash-strapped American woman […]

By |March 8th, 2013|Crime, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments

Future Weather

Written & Directed by Jenny Deller
Produced by Deller & Kristin Fairweather
Released by Lipstick Pictures
USA 100 min. Not rated
With Perla Haney-Jardine, Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor, Marin Ireland, William Sadler, Anubhav Jain, Jenny Dare Paulin & Michael Porter
Future Weather is a quiet film that deals with very major themes, both emotional and ecological, by combining global warming […]

By |March 2nd, 2013|Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Welcome to Pine Hill

Directed, Written & Edited by Keith Miller
Produced by Elisabeth Holm
Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories
USA. 80 min. Not rated
With Shannon Harper, Mary Meyers & Keith Miller
The opening scene of Welcome to Pine Hill is based on an actual conversation that took place between Shannon Harper and filmmaker Keith Miller (both playing themselves in the film) when the […]

By |March 2nd, 2013|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

North Sea Texas

Directed by Bavo Defurne
Produced by Yves Verbraeken.
Written by Defurne, Yves Verbraeken, based on the book Nooit gaat dit over by Andre Sollie
Released by Strand Releasing
Dutch with English subtitles
Belgium. 96 min. Not rated
With Jelle Florizoone, Eva Van Der Gucht, Mathias Vergels, Nina Marie Kortekaas, Katelijne Damen, Luk Wyns & Thomas Coumans
In his first feature film, Belgium […]

By |February 20th, 2013|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Foreign, Top Picks|1 Comment

The Playroom

Directed by Julia Dyer
Written by Gretchen Dyer
Produced by Stephen Dyer & Angie Meyer
Released by Freestyle Releasing
USA 83 min. Not rated
With John Hawkes, Molly Parker, Olivia Harris, Jonathon McClendon, Alexandra Doke, Ian Veteto, Jonathan Brooks, Lydia Mackay & Cody Linley
In this mini Deadwood cast reunion, Molly Parker and John Hawkes play an alcoholic couple raising four […]

By |February 7th, 2013|Drama, Top Picks, Tribeca Film Festival|0 Comments