Studio: Tribeca Film
Written and Directed by Neil LaBute
Dec 16, 2013
Cinema
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Some Velvet Morning is at best a missed opportunity and mercifully, a short one.
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Dec 16, 2013
Music
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Fela Kuti’s death in 1997, caused by a sarcoma he developed while suffering from AIDS, continues to have an impact on the world in Africa and beyond. The musical inspired by his life, FELA!, has been a Broadway hit, and his back catalogue has been re-released to millions of new fans.
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Dec 13, 2013
Comic Books
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Brian Azzarello’s wild, violent run on Wonder Woman continues with this collection comprising Wonder Woman #0 and #13-17. Wonder Woman and her demigod siblings (all progeny of Zeus; yes, that Zeus) are after a mysterious baby that may or may not bring about the doom of humankind.
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Dec 13, 2013
DVDs
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Simon Killer, directed by Antonio Campos (Afterschool), is a stark glimpse at the metamorphosis of a borderline misogynist into a full-blown sociopath. Brady Corbet dazzles as the titular Simon, an American studying abroad and seeking to forget his ex-girlfriend via a sordid journey into increasingly violent and dangerous sexual encounters.
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Dec 13, 2013
Music
Diane Coffee
Diane Coffee is the alter ego of Shaun Fleming, recently seen behind Foxygen’s drumkit. Fleming—who also had a spell voicing Disney characters in shows like Kim Possible—put together his Coffee debut, My Friend Fish, in two weeks.
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Studio: Drafthouse Films
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Dec 13, 2013
Cinema
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Abel Ferrara’s early cult classic, now being released uncut for the first time in North America.
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Dec 13, 2013
Music
Cage The Elephant
Kentucky’s Cage The Elephant have named their latest album after the fear of music. Seeing as most people that know that won’t be able to listen to it, it is somewhat irrelevant but interesting nonetheless.
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Dec 12, 2013
Music
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Swede Axel Willner, aka The Field, is a man who can create a mood. From the euphoric minimal techno of 2007 album From Here We Go Sublime to his earlier work sampling Lionel Richie and The Four Tops, he has gained a reputation for multi-layered, building dance music that borders on the hypnotic.
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Dec 12, 2013
Music
Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM
Opening with a softly drifting acoustic guitar reminiscent of Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic,” Trust—Matthew Daniel Siskin’s first full release under the Gambles moniker—immediately suggests itself to be a Jake Bugg-esque record that’s most likely to appeal to a small, slightly uninterested early evening crowd at one of the more family-friendly festivals.
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