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• Review: LOL

  Published: August 28, 2007, 3:03 pm

  Tags: Mumblecore, Joe Swanberg, Joeswanberg, Lol

  hook, but you're not. -- XIn Joe Swanberg's LOL, three men -- Alex, an aspiring musician (Kevin Brewersdorf), Chris, a student trying to sustain a long-distance relationship (C. Mason Wells) and Tim, a slightly smug young man in a seemingly-stable relationship (director Swanberg) -- can't quite connect with other people. They've got the tools --

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• Help Mumblecore's Biggest Fan Get to SXSW

  Published: November 28, 2007, 12:02 pm

  Tags: Andrew Bujalski, Andrewbujalski, Cinematical, Duplass Brothers, Duplassbrothers, Erin Scherer, Erinscherer, Film, Joe Swanberg, Joeswanberg, Matt Dentler, Mattdentler, Movie, Mumblecore

  the Duplass Brothers and Joe Swanberg -- are likely still pretty approachable human beings. Of course, that doesn't mean that their biggest fan can easily meet them. While these very indie filmmakers aren't celebrities, their most devout follower, Erin Scherer, lives too far away and is apparently too poor to pay her own way to simply locate

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• Sundance Deal: 'Baghead' Goes to Sony Classics

  Published: January 25, 2008, 5:02 pm

  Tags: Baghead, Duplass Brothers, Hannah Take The Stairs, Jay Duplass, Joe Swanberg, Mark Duplass, Sundance, Sundance Deal, Sundance2008, Sundance2008buzz, The Puffy Chair

  in other films, such as Joe Swanberg's sprightly Hannah Takes the Stairs.Baghead brings together four ambitious and horny actors as they spend a weekend in the woods, hashing out ideas for a film script, teasing out mutual attractions, and dealing with a bare-chested man with a bag over his head (see accompanying picture). It's a "terrific,

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• Swanberg's 'Young American Bodies' Debuts Season Three

  Published: May 31, 2008, 10:02 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Hannah Takes The Stairs, Hannahtakesthestairs, Joe Swanberg, Joeswanberg, Lol, Nights And Weekends, Nightsandweekends, Young American Bodies, Youngamericanbodies

  One thing I love about Swanberg's film making is his ability to capture the tiny moments between two people; not only as a director, but as an actor too. He's great at dissecting relationships right before your eyes, without any of the Hollywood fluff or unrealistic dialogue. Everything in a Joe Swanberg film will feel natural, and you, as

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