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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

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

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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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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George Clooney Contracts Malaria For the Second Time; What Have You Done Today?

Earlier this month, Movieline mentioned that George Clooney was spending this year’s award season in Africa so that the Oscar winner could bring attention to Darfur, break in his khaki vest collection and, as revealed today, contract malaria for the second time .

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REVIEW: Characters Can’t Quite Connect Amid the City-Symphony Elegance of Mumbai Diaries

Set amid the stark dualities of the new Bombay, Mumbai Diaries follows four characters whose lives suggest the various ways one can experience what writer Suketu Mehta dubbed the “maximum city,” and the social and economic determinism that closes each of those experiences off from the others. The film, writer and director Kiran Rao’s feature debut, is marked by an ambition as grand as it is vulnerable to classist cliché. Rao’s ultimate achievements — including a balanced, doleful tone and moments of city symphony elegance — are undercut by the arrangement of her characters into narrative castes that cross paths but can’t quite connect.

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REVIEW: Characters Can’t Quite Connect Amid the City-Symphony Elegance of Mumbai Diaries

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Gets Sold at Sundance

No bidding war necessary for Morgan Spurlock’s latest Sundance documentary. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold — which will premiere at the festival — was officially picked up by Sony after a lengthy courtship . “Sony Pictures is the greatest distributor a film could have,” said Spurlock in a statement. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold — which focuses on product placement in movies — will hit theaters in April. Fun! You can keep up with all of the happenings at Sundance by following Movieline’s extended coverage right here . [ indieWIRE ]

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8 Milestones in the Devolution of Ashton Kutcher

In No Strings Attached , Natalie Portman co-stars for the second movie in a row with a former cast member of That ’70s Show . Ashton Kutcher gets the honors this time (sorry, lesbian fans !), playing… well, a version of himself that’s been steadily getting worse since That ’70s Show . How did Kutcher transform from a pretty decent sitcom actor to a movie star who appears in terrible movies? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success. Well, except in this case. If anything, that line has been on a steady decline since Kutcher’s first role as Michael Kelso. Let’s look at eight performances that trace the de volution of one Christopher Ashton Kutcher.

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Watch 15 Seconds of Christian McKay Crying Into a Towel

Well, Christian McKay isn’t mumbling Eminem lyrics into an oscillating fan in this latest — and final — viral clip for I Melt With You . What he is doing, though, is having a bit of a post-shave breakdown into a hand towel. Dudes; you just never know what’s going to start the waterworks. Click ahead to see the sadness.

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