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"After falling in love with David Gordon Green’s Undertow, I checked out some of his other films. George Washington was first on the list because I saw that it was also part of the Criterion Collection. George Washington is not about a white man from the mid-1700’s, but rather a group of children set in a small, rural southern town. With not much to do, they spend their days wandering around the broken community and have conversations that form into a collage of innocence. After a tragedy happens amongst the group, they all come together and attempt to cover it up which leads to their individual quests for redemption. In one of the most poetically beautiful films I’ve seen recently, David Gordon Green tells the heartbreaking story of kids who are forced to enter the adult world early and make decisions that they shouldn’t have to make. Although I’m sure not everyone has had to go through what the kids in the film had to go through, I believe it is the p ... "
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"A friend with weed is a friend indeed. That is the lesson to be extracted from the latest comedy off the Judd Apatow assembly line, “Pineapple Express.” While it may get anti-marijuana advocates abuzz with consternation, it's a sweet little trip until a dramatic shift to violence quite literally calls the cops to this feel-good party. “Express” is laced with guffaws and gunplay, and while not as startlingly schizophrenic as this summer's “Hancock,” it still feels as though its personalities are squished together in such a forced fashion, it threatens to disrupt the good vibes it garners through much of the film. And, like all of Apartow's blockbuster comedies before it (“Knocked Up,” Superbad,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”), it overstays its welcome by at least 30 minutes. Imagine, if you will, an entire film devoted to the ganja-clouded escapades of Brad Pitt's Floyd, the moviewestoner he portrayed in Tony Scott's &ldqu ... "
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"Sundance Institute at BAM - "Snow Angels" Saturday, June 2, 2007At the Sundance Institute at BAM, David Gordon Green, director of George Washington, All the Real Girls and Undertow, screened his latest feature, Snow Angels, that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Green adapted Snow Angels from the novel by Stewart O'Nan. Together with cast members Sam Rockwell (
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"No, it's not a biopic of the president. George Washington is a slice of life film about a bunch of pre-teen kids growing up in the South. It's hard to describe this film, since it's not really about story, or even ideas or a theme. It's about mood, and tone, and location, and atmosphere. It's very good. Most of the chracters are black but it's not really a movie about race, although that stands in the background of every scene. Whites and blacks in co-exist in the community and are friends (possibly because they both have something in common: they are all poor), but race is always there, in the background. A movie like this says more about race relations in America than most of films that are obstensibly about that subject. The movie drops in on the lives of its characters during a summer. The kids are too young to work, so they have a lot time to think and talk. The tone of the movie is lazy and slow paced, just as their days must be. Well, except for George (Donald Hold ... "
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"Even though GEORGE WASHINGTON lacks the star power of the Reel 13 Indies of late (IMAGINARY HEROES, SUNSHINE STATE), it’s still a high profile independent film. It’s legendary in the industry as the first film from indie auteur David Gordon Green. It also already has its own Criterion Collection Edition on DVD, so Channel 13 can hardly claim to have made a discovery here. As disappointing as it is that Reel 13 has gone away from bringing us films that are new to us (though not that many of them were very good), you have to acknowledge that at the very least, we get an independent film that is wonderfully cinematic and well-crafted. David Gordon Green has a pretty simple formula – not a great deal of extraneous camera movement, realistic characters and scenes that are lyrically cut together with beautifully photographed landscapes. There is a certain poetry to his work that is all his own – a style that he worked to even greater impact with his follow-up film ... "
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"This movie stirred up memories of childhood the way that the lime tea and madelines stirred Marcel in Marcel Prousts novel Swanns Way. I recalled things that I had not thought about in years. Childhood memories raced back. The conversations between the kids were conversations that I observed among my own friends. This script is dead on. It captures a universal quality of childhood. Most were at least exposed to conversations like these. George Washington is unique in that it shows the tragic and bitter elements in life but does not fall to despair. It has a message of hope that most art films tend to ignore, because the dark side of life is more interesting. This is a positive movie for the most part, and is so in a beautiful and inspiring way. Not all of the kids find this hope, but some dare to dream and are actually heroic. The film pays attention to all aspects of life, all the ups and downs of childhood, in such a refreshing way. It is made in love, and that shines out even in ... "
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"Here's something I will be unable to attend, but definitely wanted to let you all know about. Tonight, indieWIRE presents a discussion with filmmaker David Gordon Green (George Washington, All the Real Girls, Undertow and the upcoming Pineapple Express) whose latest feature film Snow Angels opens in limited theatrical release on Friday. Along with Green, one of the film’s young stars, Olivia Thirlby (Juno) will also participate in the Q&A moderated by indieWIRE Editor-in-chief Eugene Hernandez.Last year, I saw Snow Angels at BAM, where Green and Thirlby were also accompanied by another of the film’s principal performers, Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind "
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"What if this movie were not directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gus Van Sant? What if it had not been honored with a special prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival? What if it had not been an official selection of the Toronto and New York Film Festivals? What if it wasn’t nominated for three (Independent) Spirit Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Producer? What if Manohla Dargis didn’t consider it, “one of the most moving and delicately felt films of Gus Van Sant’s career”? Would Paranoid Park still seem that appealing? Not to me, but then I’ve seen enough films involving teens covering up an intentional or accidental murder. And that’s despite having enjoyed most of them, including Mean Creek, Bully, George Washington and even (though much, much less so)
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"Ocean's 13 is the third in director Steven Soderbergh ("The Good German")'s heist series. It's better than the second film, but doesn't quite have the magic of the first. Everyone is very charming and handsome. But mostly I was only kind of interested in the story. However, Casey Affleck ("The Last Kiss")'s story line with the worker revolution was priceless. George Washington is the first movie from writer/director David Gordon Green ("Snow Angels"). The film is set in a rural Southern town populated with interesting people. The story focuses on a group of kids and a tragic accident. Voice over plays throughout the film and some of it is insightful. Some of it just weird. A couple of times I was surprised at what was happening. But some lines and scenes have stuck in my head all week. And that's a good thing. "I wish there were 200 of me." Flashdance was just different than I expected. I thought it was going to be entirely fluffy, but it was much more serious than I had antici ... "
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"With the recent release of David Gordon Green’s third feature film; Undertow, I revisited his first masterpiece of tone; George Washington, in an attempt to uncover the secret passion of this wunderkind. At first viewing George Washington may seem to be nothing more than a recent film school graduate’s pretentious debut. While it cannot be disputed that the film certainly languishes in the realm of pomposity at times (especially during the 6 minute pre-credit sequence) there is more going on here than simple experiments in emotion capturing. The film revolves around the exploits of a group of impoverished, southern kids over one summer. Anyone hailing from the South’s medium sized cities, as I do, will instantly recognize the decaying cityscapes presented in the film. This downtown, burned out palette is utilized by Green to create a sort of ethereal, unworldly realm for his characters to inhabit. It is this realm that is undeniably the star of the fil ... "
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