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What it is: "Daddy Longlegs" is a drama starring Ronnie Bronstein as a divorced dad in NYC who gets his two young sons (real-life brothers, and sons of Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo) for a two-week stretch while their mother is on "vacation."
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"Hold on a minute!" called Longlegs, and tried to make his voice sound pleasant, a difficult thing to do, because, you know, his voice is very harsh and disagreeable.
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Why you should be interested: "Daddy Longlegs" has been receiving rave reviews since premiering (under its original title "Go Get Some Rosemary") at the Cannes Film Festival last May.
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He recalled having a tough time securing an uptown screen last year for his independent film "Daddy Longlegs," which finally landed at a small multiplex in the East 50s.
Lincoln Center Hits Its Mark Steve Dollar 2011
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How you can see it: In addition to its festival screenings and current VOD availability (on Sundance Selects for the next month), "Daddy Longlegs" will play in Brooklyn, NY this Thursday as part of the Sundance USA program, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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"New York is the cinemaniac's playground and in one swoop the Film Society doubled the size of the slide, sandbox and jungle gym," said Ted Hope, a local producer who will moderate a Saturday panel on independent film with Lena Dunham ("Tiny Furniture"), Ben and Josh Safdie ("Daddy Longlegs") and Sean Durkin ("Martha Marcy May Marlene").
Lincoln Center Hits Its Mark Steve Dollar 2011
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But recognition also has been given to indie films without any Academy hype, like "Tiny Furniture," "Night Catches Us" and "Daddy Longlegs."
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"New York is the cinemaniac's playground and in one swoop the Film Society doubled the size of the slide, sandbox and jungle gym," said Ted Hope, a local producer who will moderate a Saturday panel on independent film with Lena Dunham ("Tiny Furniture"), Ben and Josh Safdie ("Daddy Longlegs") and Sean Durkin ("Martha Marcy May Marlene").
Lincoln Center Hits Its Mark Steve Dollar 2011
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Other Spirit winners included "Get Low" (best first feature), Lena Dunham's "Tiny Furniture" (best first screenplay), "Daddy Longlegs" (the John Cassavetes Awards for best film made for under $500,000) and "Please Give," which received the Robert Altman Award, an honor bestowed upon a film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.
The Spirit Awards: 'Black Swan' takes best picture as the worlds of Oscar and indie film collide 2011
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He recalled having a tough time securing an uptown screen last year for his independent film "Daddy Longlegs," which finally landed at a small multiplex in the East 50s.
Lincoln Center Hits Its Mark Steve Dollar 2011
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