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“Directed by Women” takes erection out of direction, apply now

AFCOOP, the Atlantic Filmmaker’s Cooperative, is now accepting applications for new program, “Directed by Women,” supported by Arts Nova Scotia. According to the call, “The program will provide eight women with training and mentorship from established female filmmakers on the topics of screenwriting, directing, working with key crew, pitching and marketing. The focus of this workshop series […]

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Somewhere tests our patience

More tone poem than film, Somewhere finds Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) at her most untethered and experimental. Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) is untethered himself, a movie star drifting through days at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont hotel. Occasional visits from his daughter (an excellent Elle Fanning) punctuate the press conferences, random sex, trips to Italy and […]

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