Jessica Chastain charms and Rene Russo holds court at pre-Globes gatherings

Posted by · 6:34 pm · January 10th, 2015

With the Golden Globe Awards on the horizon, much of the year’s awards season talent were on hand at the annual Spirit Awards brunch and BAFTA Tea gathering.

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Chad Hartigan on the personal layers and professional rewards of 'This is Martin Bonner'

Posted by · 4:50 pm · August 16th, 2013

The Sundance-endorsed drama opens in New York and Los Angeles today.

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Chad Hartigan's 'This is Martin Bonner' hits New York and Los Angeles next week

Posted by · 3:35 am · August 8th, 2013

Check out the trailer for the subtly moving festival hit.

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Edinburgh Film Festival: 'This Is Martin Bonner' and 'Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction'

Posted by · 1:30 am · June 27th, 2013

Two melancholy takes on ageing and loneliness among festival highlights.

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Sundance announces NEXT WEEKEND film fest to showcase bold newcomer talent

Posted by · 9:15 pm · March 4th, 2013

We were very proud around these parts back during the Sundance Film Festival as In Contention friend (and former contributor) Chad Hartigan won an award in the NEXT section over some stiff competition for his film “This is Martin Bonner.” The film was picked up for distribution last week by Monterey Media, but while you’ll have a chance to catch his work as a result of that deal, you might also have another opportunity at the Sundance Institute’s Next Weekend Film Festival, should it be a part of the programming (and indeed, it ought to).

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