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Review Guide: 7 First Looks at Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy” with Tim Heidecker

Posted on Jan 30, 2012 by admin

Yesterday, our quick writeup of IFC’s First Look at director Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy” (in which writer Jordan Hoffman said the film elicited “more walkouts than anything else I’ve seen” at the Sundance Film Festival) was called out by none other than Tim Heidecker … Continue reading →

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“The Comedy” with Tim Heidecker Had More Walkouts at Sundance Than Any Other Film IFC Critic Saw

Posted on Jan 29, 2012 by admin

In IFC’s first impressions of Tim Heidecker’s controversial Sundance film, Jordan Hoffman says “The Comedy” screening was met with “more walkouts than anything else I’ve seen at the fest.” From the scenes described, some viewers may have trouble appreciating Tim … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Comedy” from Sundance 2012: Like “Seinfeld” Minus the Jokes

Posted on Jan 22, 2012 by admin

This is Tim Heidecker, of “Tim & Eric” fame), who stars in Rick Alverson’s film The Comedy, a scathing sendup of white Brooklyn hipsters in Williamsburg. Sean Means says The Comedy is full of “desert-dry humor” and “was like getting the self-absorbed … Continue reading →

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THE COMEDY is a Sundance 2012 Film with Tim and Eric About Hipsters in “Tepid Social Paradise” of Williamsburg

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by admin

Rick Alverson’s film, The Comedy, is debuting right now at Sundance 2012. It follows “Swanson” and his hipster friends, who “live in a tepid social paradise, a.k.a. Williamsburg, where their good fortune breeds indifference and recreational cruelty.” If that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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