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28 April 2009 11:05 AM, PDT | amctv.com - AMC News: Film Festivals | See recent amctv.com - AMC News: Film Festivals news »

The Polish brothers, Michael and Mark, have worked together on a number movies (The Astronaut Farmer, Northfork, Jackpot, and Twin Falls Idaho). But Stay Cool is the first one that pairs them with Michael Gross (Family Ties), Dee Wallace (E.T.) and Sean Astin of Lord of the Rings and Rudy fame. Watch the video to find out how a yearbook catchphrase turned into a feature film, and don't forget »

15 January 2009 2:04 AM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Talk about making a movie "critic proof!" Indie producers Mark and Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho) are screening their new movie Manure at the Sundance Film Festival, which opens today (Thursday). In an interview with Reuters, Michael says that the title refers to the fact that the movie concerns a manure salesman, played by Billy Bob Thornton. But it also "takes all the power away from the critics," making them unable to reduce the film to poop -- because that is what it's all about. (The Polish brothers have written a guide for independent directors titled "The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking".) Manure, which also stars Téa Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan, is scheduled to screen at Sundance next Tuesday, January 20. »

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2 articles from 2009