Get Low: Preview of the Star-studded Summer Indie

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Set to premiere July 30, Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek star in the comedy drama Get Low, inspired by a true story. Duval plays the reclusive Felix Bush who rarely leaves his confines, deep in the Tennessee woods. Set in the ’30s, Bush plans a funeral for himself to be given while he’s still alive. He knows most everyone in town has nothing nice to say about him as he is the subject of many rumors about why he stays by himself in the woods. As it turns out, the whole motive behind throwing this “living funeral” is so he can reveal the true secret that has kept him away for nearly half a century. Bill Murray plays Frank Quinn, the funeral director whom Bush contacts to make arrangements. Oscar-winner Aaron Schneider directs this film, creating a refreshing new piece, the likes of which we haven’t seen in years. The 2003 short film, Two Soldiers, won Schneider an Academy Award and one of his 1995 episodes of Murder One was nominated for an Emmy. Read more »

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96 Minutes: Preview

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96 Minutes, directed and written by Aimee Lagos, began filming in May 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Based on the true story that unfolded in St. Louis, MO, the film tracks the events taking place in real time from beginning to end for, you might have guessed it, 96 high-energy minutes. Four young adults, college aged, have their stories woven together as each and every decision they make ultimately sets them in an irreversible course towards a fatal carjacking. The story expands to tell the story of each individual character, giving background information into who they are, where they came from and an insightful look into their decision making process. Not only a gripping suspense film, 96 Minutes also offers a social commentary on the peer pressures and tough choices facing today’s generation of young adults. Read more »

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