In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the first part of his Best Films of 2013 countdown, with picks including “Before Midnight,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “Stoker.”
Guy Lodge's top 25 films of 2013: #25-11
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:19 pm · December 24th, 2013
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Chad Hartigan on the personal layers and professional rewards of 'This is Martin Bonner'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 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 Guy Lodge · 3:35 am · August 8th, 2013
Check out the trailer for the subtly moving festival hit.
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On the dismissive attitude toward indie Oscar hopefuls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · August 7th, 2013
I was thinking recently about something that really agitates me when it comes to the awards season, which is this notion that certain accomplishments are instinctively relegated to the “indie” bin of the Independent Spirit Awards or the Gotham Awards, like some ghetto of would-be Oscar contenders.
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Edinburgh Film Festival: 'This Is Martin Bonner' and 'Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 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 Kristopher Tapley · 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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