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Tag Archives: New York

Film Review: The Skeleton Twins

September 12, 2014by Jake Kring-Schreifels 1 Comment

Brother-Sister Brooding The Skeleton Twins defies easy definition. Its stars, Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader, the versatile and frequently hilarious Saturday Night Live alums, suggest a comedy. The story, about […]

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Tribeca Film Festival Reviews, Part 2

April 25, 2014by Jake Kring-Schreifels Leave a comment

When The Garden Was Eden Phil Jackson skipped the red carpet and discreetly went to his seat before last week’s Tribeca/ESPN premiere of When The Garden Was Eden, Harvey Araton’s […]

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Wes Anderson, Contemporary Auteur

March 19, 2014by Jake Kring-Schreifels Leave a comment

An Exploration of Meticulous Authority A few weeks ago I went to an early premiere of Wes Anderson’s eighth feature film The Grand Budapest Hotel at an Academy members screening […]

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Film Review: Cutie and the Boxer

August 16, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels 2 Comments

A Yin and Yang Fighting and Painting With Love In a certain respect, film is the best medium to really capture artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, the weathered, adorable, frustrating, […]

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Interview: Zachary Heinzerling

August 14, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels 2 Comments

Cutie and the Boxer is Zachary Heinzerling’s marvelous directorial debut and a rare dual portrait of artistic souls, Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. The title refers to Noriko’s illustrated journal of her life with […]

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The Tribeca Diary

April 29, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels Leave a comment

Red Carpets, After-Parties, and Prince Amukamura I’m sitting on a leather couch in an upscale bar on Fulton Street and New York Giant cornerback Prince Amukamura is a few feet […]

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Film Review: Liberal Arts

September 14, 2012by Jake Kring-Schreifels 1 Comment

 Back to College to Move Forward The main character in Liberal Arts, Jesse, played by Josh Radnor, who also writes and directs his second film, is stuck in life, trapped […]

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