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Sun Valley Film Fest 2016: ‘My Friend’s Rubber Ducky’ is a very funny absurdist comedy with dark undertones

  My Friend’s Rubber Ducky Written and directed by Josh Hyde 74 min, USA, 2016 World Premiere There are two very different possible reactions to My Friend’s Rubber Ducky, which premiered last night at the Sun Valley Film Fest. Opposing reactions can often be a sign of good art. On the one hand, I would …

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FNC 2015: ‘Arabian Nights — Volume 3: The Enchanted One’ is a loose, humanistic conclusion

In spite of its seemingly monumental ambitions, Miguel Gomes’s Arabian Nights has never been in danger of being weighed down by pretensions. From the opening minutes of Volume One, Gomes has maintained an effervescent tone, albeit one tamed somewhat in the darker Volume Two. Even there, Arabian Nights keeps its focus on its main subject: the Portuguese people, and the ways in which they’ve felt the impact of austerity. As such, Gomes’s film always true to itself and never seems to stray from the director’s vision.

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Interview with Filmstock Film Festival’s James Lee

Though the big-name film festivals may have finished for the year–with Sundance rearing its head in only six weeks or so–there are still festivals running around the country. Take, for example, the Filmstock Film Festival, now in its fifth year, and catering specifically to the Four Corners states–Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. The festival …

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