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20 August 2008 11:26 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

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Photo: Sony Pictures Classics I can't help but wonder if movies should always be graded on the same scale. Should Godfather Part II be graded on the same scale as Space Chimps? When I review Step Brothers should I look at it the same way as Hostel? I have always looked at movies from a perspective of pure entertainment in my eyes, is there really any other way? Should I look at Mamma Mia! and give it a better grade than it actually deserves in my eyes just because the target audience is going to enjoy it even though I did not? To these questions I say, "No." In the case here with Baghead, should I give it a pass because it was made by a couple of guys that are trying their hardest to become big-time filmmakers even

Brad Brevet

24 July 2008 9:08 PM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

Mumblecore - basically, movies by and for 20-somethings focusing on relationships with not much in the way of production values or narrative - goes mainstream with "Baghead," the first such flick with studio-affiliated distribution.

Brothers Mark and Jay Duplass, who helped pioneer this dubious 21st century phenomenon with "The Puffy Chair," have a talented cast in Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig and Elise Muller.

After watching a bad low-budget indie,

By LOU LUMENICK

24 July 2008 4:08 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

With their 2005 indie sleeper The Puffy Chair, the Duplass brothers joined the growing ranks of low-fi digital filmmakers bypassing the usual cinematic gatekeepers, and just making a film on the fly. Their fiendishly clever follow-up, Baghead, pokes merciless fun at the very same Diy aesthetic that called it into existence, wondering aloud whether there's a certain creative bankruptcy to a bunch of friends getting together and deciding to make a movie. When four such friends head off into the woods for a moviemaking weekend, their spitballing session devolves into a fruitless evening of boozy chitchat, yielding not a single good idea. They're inspired by the notion of being filmmakers, but the reality of being one isn't for the half-assed. Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, and Elise Muller play the would-be writer-actor-directors of this little project, which finally comes to life when Muller dreams (or does she?)...

Scott Tobias

22 July 2008 7:29 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Aaron Hillis

A quick refresher for the six of you who need it: "Mumblecore" (c. 2005 - 2007?) is the hastily designated catch-all for a loosely allied circle of young American filmmakers utilizing a low-budget, documentary-esque shooting style for their talky Diy indies. Regardless of whether you like any of the individual films, odds are you're either (a) tired of hearing that overhyped word, (b) have never heard it before now, or (c) one of the Duplass brothers. Actor/filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass . whose witty road-trip dramedy "The Puffy Chair" became one of the first m-word successes . are quite comfortable with their association to that so-called movement/genre/clique, and why shouldn't they be, considering Sony Pictures Classics has released their follow-up feature? (Talk about mumble-score, har har!)

"Baghead" stars Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig and Elise Muller as four friends and wannabe thespians who hole up in a

Aaron Hillis

21 July 2008 7:21 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

With blockbusters taking a week off after "The Dark Knight" so thoroughly conquered the box office and its core audience descends upon Comic-Con in San Diego, an outstanding array from the indie scene offers plenty of alternative viewing.

"American Teen"

Her longtime collaborator Brett Morgen may be out of the picture, but "The Kid Stays in the Picture" co-director Nanette Burstein infiltrated the cliques, classrooms and hallways of an Indiana high school for her first solo doc, which netted her a directing award at Sundance earlier this year. Burstein follows a cross section of Warsaw High's senior class for 10 months in pursuit of their respective ambitions and priorities, and discovers that bonding at the library during Saturday detention is no way to communicate when text messaging and Im can be just as intimate.

Opens in limited release.

"Baghead"

Mumblecore alumni Jay and Mark Duplass celebrate their favorite

Neil Pedley

5 articles from 2008