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Is IFC Midnight’s Brutal Pick-Up Kill List the Dogtooth of SXSW ’11?

The psycho-sexual anthology Little Deaths made a minor splash at SXSW as the Serbian Film of this year’s fest, leaving many searching for the film most analogous to Ben Wheatley’s even better-loved SXF antastic buzz film Kill List . But while parallels to previous SXSW hits like Monsters and Wheatley’s own Down Terrace have been drawn, another entry from last year’s festival circuit instead comes to mind: Yorgos Lanthimos’ crazypants domestic drama Dogtooth .

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Is IFC Midnight’s Brutal Pick-Up Kill List the Dogtooth of SXSW ’11?

The 8 Stages of Oscar Winners Who Move to TV

Oscar-winners like Jane Fonda know TV is an ideal medium for actors seeking a challenge, but non-Oscar-winners like us know that TV is also a good way to forward an actor’s reputation. Don’t want to be a frightening character actress anymore? Join NBC’ s new legal drama! Want to maintain the prestige of your early career? Take up a lead role on Showtime’s new historical series! TV has become such a viable forum for thespian respect that some Oscar-winners are heading to the small screen before taking home the gold (Melissa Leo on Treme , anyone?). Here are the eight stages of Oscar-winners who move to the small screen — usually with great success.

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The 8 Stages of Oscar Winners Who Move to TV

Finally: The David Lynch/Duran Duran Collaboration You’ve Been Hoping For

The Maysles Brothers and the Rolling Stones. Martin Scorsese and the Band. Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads. Davis Guggenheim and Justin Bieber . Some of cinema’s most important collaborations have served as pop music milestones as well, a collision of sound, light, vision and performance better known as the concert film. And finally — finally — we can add David Lynch and Duran Duran to their ranks. Wait, what?

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Finally: The David Lynch/Duran Duran Collaboration You’ve Been Hoping For