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- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsKate WinterichJoe SwanbergKevin PittmanRaw. Honest. Naked. "Kissing on the Mouth" is post-college life in close-up. Ellen is sleeping with her ex-boyfriend while trying to ignore the fact that he's looking for more than just sex. Her roommate, Patrick, isn't helping matters with his secretive and jealous behavior. The small cast served as the only crew on this intimate and humorous film featuring real interviews with recent college graduates and a documentary approach to the graphic sex and conversations.Despite natural perfs, characters aren't very articulate or well-defined.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJoe SwanbergC. Mason WellsKevin BewersdorfThe relationships of three men are examined through their use of technology.The inability to connect in a hyper-wired world is old news given fresh voice in this tragicomic indie about the way we live.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsGreta GerwigKent OsborneAndrew BujalskiHannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?Although not terribly focused, Hannah Takes the Stairs contains refreshing realism.
- DirectorGreta GerwigJoe SwanbergStarsGreta GerwigJoe SwanbergJay DuplassA man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.Night and Weekends simultaneously plays like a critique of the mumblecore ethos and an especially obnoxious example of its whimsical tics and insouciant solipsism.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJess WeixlerJustin RiceBarlow JacobsAn ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.What looks like a drama of adultery turns out to be an exploration of how the spaces between people can separate them or join them, often at the same moment.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsKevin BewersdorfMegan DaalderJennifer DaleyA pothead kid's show cartoonist in Los Angeles spends a weekend trying to sleep with his visiting house guest - a woman from New York who he met on Chatroulette.The prolific and daring independent filmmaker Joe Swanberg captures the loneliness of the long-term D.I.Y. artist in the age of social networking.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsKate Lyn SheilTi WestAmy SeimetzA young actress is cast as the lead in a werewolf film which leads to many unexpected consequences in her life."Silver Bullets" neither pleases the eye nor stimulates the mind.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergAdam WingardStarsAmy SeimetzLane HughesMegan MercierFollow four interconnected Chicago couples as they explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.The acting style is so blase as to make the material seem boring -- except perhaps for Wingard's emotionally twisted closing chapter.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJoe SwanbergJosephine DeckerKent OsborneTension mounts between a director and his lead actress on the set of a sexually explicit low-budget film. As the actress and her co-star develop real feelings for each other, the director's jealousy erupts, sabotaging his own production.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsCaitlin StainkenJoe SwanbergKurt ChiangCaitlin, a young Chicago performance artist, struggles to create work that is both personal and political. A piece she performs about the BP oil spill sends her relationship into a tailspin because her onstage nudity bothers her boyfriend.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsSophia TakalLawrence Michael LevineKate Lyn SheilA mysterious visitor spends the night at an apartment belonging to a young engaged couple and their friend.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsCaroline WhiteKentucker AudleyJoe SwanbergEmily and Andrew, a young couple living in Memphis, agree to babysit their friend's 7-month-old for a day. The experience causes them to examine their own relationship and their feelings about marriage and children.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerTyler GillettStarsCalvin Lee ReederLane HughesAdam WingardWhen a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.An uneven collection of found-footage horror films, V/H/S has some inventive scares but its execution is hit-and-miss.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJane AdamsSophia TakalKent OsborneJane Adams is an actress living in a house precariously perched above the beach in Malibu. Her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. That's when her young, aspiring-actress niece arrives for a weekend stay - a weekend filled with confronting fears, burgeoning relationships, and navigating life in the early 21st century.A minor effort in a filmography largely composed of them, "All the Light in the Sky" is nonetheless satisfying on the terms it establishes early on.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsOlivia WildeJake JohnsonAnna KendrickLuke and Kate are coworkers at a brewery who spend their nights drinking and flirting heavily. One weekend away together with their significant others proves who really belongs together and who doesn't.Smart, funny, and powered by fine performances from Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson, Drinking Buddies offers a bittersweet slice of observational comedy.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsAdam WingardSimon BarrettCaroline WhiteIn this sexy thriller a photographer who specializes in erotic photo shoots is suspected of murder when one of his models is found dead. Starring the creators of 'You're Next.'24 Exposures comes across like a clever idea that never got past the concept stage. It might have been fun for him to make, but it's definitely a chore to sit through.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsAnna KendrickMelanie LynskeyMark WebberAfter a break up, Jenny moves in with writer Kelly, her filmmaker husband, and their child. Despite a rocky start, Jenny's influence helps Kelly realize that an evolution in her life, career and relationship is necessary for her happiness.Intelligent, well-acted, and satisfyingly low-key, Happy Christmas marks another step in prolific filmmaker Joe Swanberg's creative evolution.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJake JohnsonRosemarie DeWittOrlando BloomThe discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.Digging for Fire finds director/co-writer Joe Swanberg working from a familiar palette, but in ways that suggest he's taking new and exciting strides as a filmmaker.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJake JohnsonRony ShemonMorgan NgA small-time gambler agrees to stash a bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he can't resist the urge to dip into the funds.Win It All is just the latest stellar collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson.