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Man From Reno is the latest from director Dave Boyle, a move away from the cross-cultural comedies in which he made his name. A stylish neo-noir, the film features dual plots in which a Japanese crime novelist is drawn into a...

Dave Boyle's fifth feature, Man From Reno, is in many ways both refreshing and frustrating in its pulp leanings. It is far less a typical pulse-pounding thriller, and more a good ol' fashioned mystery with its roots firmly planted in...

Here we go again!My standard admonition about my own lists is that these are, in no way AT ALL, the best movies of the year. They are the ones that gave me the biggest thrills, made me think, made me...

Hey! You got my Charles Dickens in My Charles Darwin, and My Charles Darwin in My Charles Dickens! Or, well, so says Joel Clark and the crew behind Xmas In July, a psychedelic feature that reinterprets Dickens' A Christmas Carol...

Many years ago, in the ancient year of 2006, I was fortunate enough to have the kindly overlords of ScreenAnarchy publish a few of my words regarding the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. It was the first time anyone ever...

With the LA Film Festival drawing to a close the time has come to hand out the prizes and the big winner - taking Best Narrative Feature - is Dave Boyle's Man From Reno. True to past work, Boyle's latest...

Touted as a thriller leading up to its world premiere last Sunday at the LA Film Fest, Dave Boyle's fifth feature is, in many ways both refreshing and frustrating, far less a typical pulse pounding number, and more a good...

Dave Boyle's latest film, an unexpected thriller titled Man From Reno, is about to have its world premiere at this year's LA Film Festival. We put it on our list of 15 ScreenAnarchy Picks for the festival, and we now...

The first footage from Dave Boyle's Man From Reno has been revealed, and it shows a darker side than might have been expected from the indie filmmaker. As ScreenAnarchy's Todd Brown observed earlier this year, Boyle has become known for...

Dave Boyle is about to get dark. The American indie director has long been of interest here at ScreenAnarchy, his quirky fare revolving around the culture clashes of Asian Americans and showcasing Boyle's love for Japanese culture. From Big Dreams...

A musician (Goh Nakamura) is hired to give guitar lessons to an actor (Chadd Stoops) in a funny, insightful new movie by Dave Boyle, which screens in San Francisco this weekend. From a slender premise, Boyle (Big Dreams Little...

Over the past few years we here at ScreenAnarchy have had the chance to watch the development of director Dave Boyle. At this point we've covered every one of his films and it's been fascinating to watch Boyle gain confidence...