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HUMPDAY
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It's been a decade since Ben and Andrew were the bad boys of their college campus. Ben has settled down and found a job, wife and home. Andrew took the alternate route, skipping the globe from Chiapas to Cambodia. When Andrew shows up, unannounced, on Ben's doorstep, they easily fall back into their old dynamic of heterosexual one-upsmanship. After a night of perfunctory carousing, the two find themselves locked in a mutual dare: to enter an amateur porn contest. But what kind of boundary-breaking porn can two dudes make? After the booze and "big talk" run out, only one idea remains - they will have sex together... on camera. It's not gay; it's beyond gay. It's not porn; it's an art project. But how will it work? And more important, who will tell Anna, Ben's wife? Judging by writer and director Lynn Shelton, it takes a talented woman to unearth the biggest ironies in the male ego. HUMPDAY is a buddy movie gone wild. Shelton expertly mines this clever construct for every possible comedic and irreverent moment. Shelton's command of her craft shines brightest when our two gentlemen finally get down to the task at hand: creating a classic "wriggle in your seat" moment of truth. -John Cooper, Sundance Film Festival Award winner at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Print Source: Magnolia Pictures
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WHATEVER WORKS
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New England Premiere -Sponsored by Crown & Anchor Woody Allen returns to New York with an offbeat comedy about a crotchety misanthrope and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the South. After the failure of his career, his marriage, and his suicide attempt, world-class grouch Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David), spends his days insulting the small children who study chess with him and irritating his still-loyal friends with his never-ending tirades about the worthlessness of absolutely everything. A self-proclaimed genius and not a "feel-good person," Boris fancies himself the only one who fully comprehends the meaninglessness of all human aspirations, and the pitch-black chaos of the universe. Shortly after the dewy-eyed innocent (Evan Rachel Wood), talks her way into his apartment - and into his life - her uptight parents (Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley, Jr.) arrive to rescue her, and are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements themselves. Through a series of chance circumstances, heartbreaks, personal transformations and the occasional ménage à trios, the romantic partners in this story chase after the emotional configurations that fulfill their needs, and in the process discover that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works." Print Source: Sony Pictures Classics
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Welcome to the 2009 Provincetown Film Festival
The dates for the 2009 festival are June 17-21.
Posted: Apr. 06, 2009 at 1:49PM by B-Side
The 2008 Provincetown International Film Festival: June 18 to 22
The Provincetown International Film Festival invites you to bask in the beauty of Cape Cod for five relaxing summer days of original and independent filmmaking. The quality and breadth of our programs offer more of what makes Provincetown famous: artistic adventure, intriguing entertainment, and a fun, friendly social scene.

The Festival was first produced in 1999, the same year Provincetown celebrated its 100th anniversary as America's oldest art colony. Today, the renowned Festival remains dedicated to showcasing independent American and international films, nurturing aspiring independent filmmakers, honoring industry luminaries, and preserving and sustaining cinema as an art form through educational forums.

Provincetown is the perfect location for filmmakers and attendees to rub elbows. You'll meet many Festival-goers on the streets of this small village. As a leading film critic said of the Provincetown Festival, "It's like Cannes or Sundance used to be. Here you can run into everyone!"

With more than 50 Festival films and programs, there's so much to discover amid the excitement of Provincetown.

As America's oldest continuing art colony, Provincetown beckons the curious, artistic, and playful. In this spirit, the Festival presents a vibrant and nostalgic selection of films and programs that reflect Provincetown's rich tradition of diversity, creative expression, and enlightenment. The town welcomes and calls you to celebrate filmmaking from around the world, and life on magical Cape Cod.
Posted: May. 16, 2008 at 10:53AM by B-Side
About the Provincetown International Film Festival
The Provincetown International Film Festival invites you to bask in the beauty of Cape Cod for five relaxing summer days of original and independent filmmaking. The quality and breadth of our programs offer more of what makes Provincetown famous: artistic adventure, intriguing entertainment, and a fun, friendly social scene.

The Festival was first produced in 1999, the same year Provincetown celebrated its 100th anniversary as America's oldest art colony. Today, the renowned Festival remains dedicated to showcasing independent American and international films, nurturing aspiring independent filmmakers, honoring industry luminaries, and preserving and sustaining cinema as an art form through educational forums.

Provincetown is the perfect location for filmmakers and attendees to rub elbows. You'll meet many Festival-goers on the streets of this small village. As a leading film critic said of the Provincetown Festival, "It's like Cannes or Sundance used to be. Here you can run into everyone!"

With more than 50 Festival films and programs, there's so much to discover amid the excitement of Provincetown.

As America's oldest continuing art colony, Provincetown beckons the curious, artistic, and playful. In this spirit, the Festival presents a vibrant and nostalgic selection of films and programs that reflect Provincetown's rich tradition of diversity, creative expression, and enlightenment. The town welcomes and calls you to celebrate filmmaking from around the world, and life on magical Cape Cod.
Posted: May. 09, 2007 at 4:23PM by B-Side
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