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Review: SWALLOW, Beautiful Style, Uncomfortable Subjects

We are introduced to young housewife, Hunter, in a pastel Christian Dior outfit.   Surveying the picturesque Hudson River in Upstate New York, from the raised terrace of her expensive home, she is the kept woman of a wealthy family...

Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Our apologies to our friends from the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. Some crossed wires at our end resulted in a double posting, double deleting (After you. No, after you. I insist, after you. But you were here first. No,...

Fantasia 2019 Review: SWALLOW, Gorgeously Composed, A Film About Pica and Personal Empowerment

We are introduced to young house-wife, Hunter, in a pastel Christian Dior outfit. Surveying the picturesque Hudson River in Upstate New York, from the raised terrace of her expensive home, she is the kept woman of a wealthy family and...

THE SWELL SEASON Review

[With the film extending its run in Los Angeles and opening tomorrow in New York, we now revisit Peter's review from Tribeca.] Overall, I must say that I was struck by the similarity of The Swell Season to Hobo with...

New Trailer For THE SWELL SEASON About Real Life ONCE Duo

One forthcoming documentary which is sure to catch the eye of music fans, particularly those who were also fans of the fabulous film Once, is The Swell Season. Directed by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis, the doc chronicles...

THE SWELL SEASON Nabs Distribution from 7th Art & New Video

We are big fans of Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, and Carlo Mirabella-Davis's concert documentary of real life Once duo Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard - just check out Peter Gutierrez's review where he called it remarkably similar to Hobo with...

Tribeca 2011: THE SWELL SEASON Review

Overall, I must say that I was struck by the similarity of The Swell Season to Hobo with a Shotgun.  Well, wait, hold on a sec and I'll explain:  both films know what their target audiences expect as they...

Tribeca 2011: THE SWELL SEASON Trailer

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova seemingly came out of nowhere to briefly - very briefly - become household names after winning an Oscar for their work on John Carney's Once. It was a double edged sort of win, one that...