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DVD: Why Paper Man Might Be the Ultimate Insufferable Indie

The 2011 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today, and this prestigious annual event has yielded dozens of essential indies over the years, from sex, lies and videotape to Poison to The Kids Are All Right . But let’s not forget that the last few decades have included countless twee, precious, and generally irritating indies for every great one. Which brings us to Paper Man (out on DVD this week from MPI Home Video).

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DVD: Why Paper Man Might Be the Ultimate Insufferable Indie

Armond White Responds to Lisa Schwarzbaum’s NYFCC Complaints by Calling Her Racist

(Deep long sigh) I know, I know: This is exactly what Armond White wants. When someone writes a column as inflammatory as the one he wrote this week, it’s done for one purpose: To get attention. And, yes, we are playing into the game by giving him the attention that he wants. It’s just, wow . It’s hard to ignore this one: White — who you may have heard is a bit of a contrarian — unleashed a 1,700-word rant in which he accused Entertainment Weekly ‘s Lisa Schwarzbaum — and the Village Voice ‘s Jim Hoberman, with whom White has had a longstanding feud — of racism.

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Armond White Responds to Lisa Schwarzbaum’s NYFCC Complaints by Calling Her Racist