The Myth Machine
International Critic’s Prizewinner (Toronto) Merchant Ivory/Kodak Critic’s Choice Award
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“Desolation Angels” “A drama of extraordinary power…devastating” Chicago Tribune “Fierce, Raw, Gorgeous…there’s tension in almost every frame” “Desolation Angels takes American independent film making back to where it began—in the male angst of movies like John Casavetes’ husbands.” New York Daily News “Blazingly provocative…you won’t stop talking about this one!” |
Grand Jury Award (Nantucket) Special Jury Award
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“Revolution No. 9” “A highly assured, ambitious pic located somewhere between the loopy fantasy of David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome” and the harsh sterility of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”…Superlative performances!” Variety “Utterly absorbing!” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times “This sharp, passionate feature is chillingly good!” “An unadorned, unsparing chronicle of a young man’s descent into a nightmare of delusion.” The New York Times
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International debut
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“Niagara, Niagara” “Disturbing, funny and sexy, Niagara's director Gosse and writer Matthew Weiss deserve high praise” E-Online.com “This is a the kind of savory independent film that makes Hollywood look silly for dressing up all its stories with unnecessarily big stars and exponential budgets.” "...Gosse brings something new to the genre -- its unlikely lovers....The off-road detours keep the film fascinating.” |
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“Nowhere Man” “A sly study of male ego and insecurity…skillfully precise” “A taut, edgy, sensibility far beyond the pale of Hollywood…perversely comic, a savage film noir exploration of the war between the sexes” “A carefully considered satire of contemporary sexual mores…(McCann is) an unpredictable, uncompromising talent working well beneath the industry radar” Los Angeles Weekly “Appealing, intense…a textbook example of how to make the most of the limited resources available” Los Angeles City Beat
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Dreammaker Award Theatrically released
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“Under Hellgate Bridge” “Powerful, gritty, indie moviemaking at its best!” “…In the tradition of Lumet, Scorsese and Coppola.” “If you like ‘The Sopranos’ you’ll love ‘Under Hellgate Bridge” “’Hellgate’ does more than just occupy space as a gangster tough-guy movie, or good versus evil melodrama and connotation, the writer-director mixes genres effectively tackling some heavy issues along the way” The Spectator
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“Julie Johnson” *Critic Reviews forthcoming following theatrical release date PLOT DESCRIPTION Features an all star cast including Courtney Love, Lili Taylor, Noah Emmerich, Mischa Barton, and Spaulding Gray
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Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award & Grand Jury Prize (Sundance) 2000 Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Screenplay Multiple category winner 2000 Independent Spirit Award |
“You Can Count on Me” “…In countless other small but telling ways, the movie gets its characters and their world exactly and indelibly right. 'You Can Count on Me’ is an exquisitely observed slice of upstate New York life” “The ruefully funny dramatic comedy ‘You Can Count on Me’ is such an exceptional debut this beautifully textured film shocks us for all the right reasons.” Los Angeles Times “Truly a film to be seen…insightful writing, effective direction and superior acting make it into one of the best films I've seen all year.” “Richly detailed performances that rank with the year's best in a film without an ounce of Hollywood fat on it, just humor and heartbreak, superbly rendered.” Rolling Stone Magazine
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Independent Spirit Award Winner (1997)
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“Sling Blade” “If ‘Forrest Gump’ had been written by William Faulkner, the result might have been something like ‘Sling Blade.’ The movie is a work of great originality and fascination.” "’Sling Blade’ is a mesmerizing parable of good and evil and a splendid example of Southern storytelling at its most poetic and imaginative.” "One of the most absorbing, even humorous, experiences in recent memory." Washington Post “A breathtaking triple whammy” San Francisco Chronicle |
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