Film: Little Men Directed by: Ira Sachs Starring: Theo Taplitz, Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear Director/writer Ira Sachs is the kind of artist that cuts through convention to get to the everyday issues that keep us up at night. In a way, his films can be construed as psychologically horrifying. He has a deep understanding of […]
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IFFBoston 2016: ‘Little Men,’ ‘Don’t Think Twice,’ and ‘The Intervention’
May 13th, 2016 
Sam Cohen 
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May 2nd, 2016 Sam Cohen I always get unreasonably excited when Independent Film Festival Boston rolls around every April. Executive Director Brian Tamm and Program Director Nancy Campbell bring their A-game every year, having scoured fest after fest for the cream of the crop to show to a rowdy Boston crowd. This year’s theme, “Make it yours,” couldn’t be any […]
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Independent Film Festival Boston 2015 – Day 3: ‘The Overnight’ And ‘The Tribe’
April 25th, 2015 Sam Cohen Things took a turn for the disturbing and uncomfortably hilarious last night at the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston. UTG got to check out Patrick Brice’s sex comedy, The Overnight, and Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s Ukranian experimental film, The Tribe. Although we are sad that we had to miss the Elliot Smith doc, Heaven Adores You, […]
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Independent Film Festival Boston – Day 1: ‘The End Of The Tour’
April 23rd, 2015 Sam Cohen Last night kicked off the 13th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston at Somerville Theater. People were lining up in droves to be able to see director James Ponsoldt’s (The Spectacular Now) new project that premiered at Sundance, The End of the Tour. Once everyone filed into the massive main auditorium, the fest’s Executive Director, Brian […]
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Independent Film Festival Boston Unveils Full 2015 Film Lineup
April 15th, 2015 Sam Cohen The full film list for IFF Boston 2015 has been revealed. In a newsletter to supporters and previous attendees on March 31, Independent Film Festival Boston revealed their opening & closing night films as well as their full narrative and documentary feature lineup. All of their films will play between April 22 and April 29. […]
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Independent Film Festival Boston Unveils Full 2014 Film Lineup
March 28th, 2014 James Shotwell The full film list for IFF Boston 2014 has been unveiled. In a newsletter update to supporters and previous attendees earlier today, Independent Film Festival Boston revealed not only the opening and closing night films for this year’s event, but also the name of every title that will play between April 23 and April 30. […]
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