Monday, October 19, 2015
2015 Tacoma Film Festival Recap
Once again the Tacoma Film Festival has come and gone leaving a blazing trail of great movies, documentaries, and short films in its wake. Hopefully you had a chance to attend this year's festivities as the organizers put on quite a show and the whole thing was bigger and better than ever before. No joke, I really had a great time at this festival and was able to catch some truly great films.
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TFF 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Trailer Debut
Here it is, the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens which opens in theaters on Friday December 18th. Tickets are on sale now! Excuse me while I go watch this a couple million times.
Crimson Peak - Movie Review
Crimson Peak is a fantasy drama written and directed by Guillermo del Toro who's previous work includes Pan's Labyrinth, Blade 2, and Pacific Rim. The movie features acting performances by Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman, Leslie Hope, and Doug Jones.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Poster Debut
Not many movies warrant the type of attention that a Star Wars film attracts as every bit of information released to the public gets scrutinized to no end so when even something like a new poster is released, it's considered big news. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now exactly two months away and this final poster, being released just a day or two before tickets go on sale, fits right in with all the classic Star Wars posters we all know and love.
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Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wildlike (TFF 2015) - Movie Review
Wildlike, written and directed by Frank Hall Green, is an official selection of the 2015 Tacoma Film Festival. The movie stars Bruce Greenwood, Ella Purnell, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk, Diane Farr, Ann Dowd, Joshua Leonard, and Joe Boxer the Bear as Grizzly Bear.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Landfill Harmonic (TFF 2015) - Documentary Review
Landfill Harmonic, an official selection of the Tacoma Film Festival, was created by directors Brad Allgood and Graham Townsley. This documentary feature tells the story of the "Recycled Orchastra", a group of kids from a small town in Paraguay who learn to play music using instruments literally built from landfill scraps.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tumbledown (TFF 2015) - Movie Review
Tumbledown, co-written and directed by Sean Mewshaw, is an official selection of the Tacoma Film Festival. The film, which is a light hearted romantic comedy, stars Jason Sudeikis, Rebecca Hall, Dianna Agron, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne, Joe Manganiello, and Richard Masur.
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Griffin Dunne
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Jason Sudeikis
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Melanie Ehrlich
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Rebecca Hall
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TFF 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
They Look Like People (TFF 2015) - Movie Review
They Look Like People, a mystery thriller written and directed by Perry Blackshear, is an official selection of the 2015 Tacoma Film Festival. The film stars MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, and Elena Greenlee.
Sicario - Movie Review
Sicario is a crime thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve who's previous work includes films like Prisoners and Incendies. The movie stars Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo, and Maximiliano Hernández.
Friday, October 9, 2015
A Brilliant Young Mind - Movie Review
A Brilliant Young Mind is a film by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews and was inspired by his similarly titled documentary, Beautiful Young Minds. The movie stars Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Jo Yang, Alex Lawther, Martin McCann, and Alexa Davies.
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Alex Lawther
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Asa Butterfield
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Eddie Marsan
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Rafe Spall
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Sally Hawkins
The Martian - Movie Review
The Martian is a science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott who is best known for creating Prometheus, Alien, and Blade Runner. The screenplay, written by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods), is based off the best selling novel from author Andy Weir. The movie stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mackenzie Davis, and Donald Glover.
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Aksel Hennie
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Benedict Wong
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Donald Glover
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Enzo Cilenti
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Jeff Daniels
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Jessica Chastain
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Kate Mara
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Kristen Wiig
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Mackenzie Davis
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Matt Damon
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Michael Peña
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Sean Bean
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Sebastian Stan
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Yakuza Apocalypse - Movie Review
Yakuza Apocalypse is an action comedy from acclaimed Japanese director Takashi Miike who's previous work includes classic films like 13 Assassins, Audition, and Ichi the Killer. The movie features performances by Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Rirî Furankî, Riko Narumi, Pierre Taki, Mio Yûki, and Kiyohiko Shibukawa. For my Seattle area readers, you can watch this movie at the Sundance Cinemas beginning Friday, October 9th and, for those following along at home, it will also be available On Demand that same day.
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Denden
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Hayato Ichihara
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Lily Franky
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Masanori Mimoto
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Yayan Ruhian
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
2015 Local Sightings Film Festival Recap.
This was my first year covering the Northwest Film Forum's "Local Sightings" Film Festival and I have to say, the Pacific Northwest has no shortage of up and coming film makers. Below, you will find links to my reviews for the films I was able to watch during the festival as well as an announcement of the "TwoOhSix Festival Favorite".
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (LSFF 2015) - Documentary Review
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story is an official selection of the Northwest Film Forum's "Local Sightings" Film Festival. This documentary feature about food waste in America was written and directed by Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer who also head the cast of participants in from of the cameras.
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Friday, October 2, 2015
Dead Body (LSFF 2015) - Movie Review
Dead Body is an official selection of the Northwest Film Forum's Local Sightings Film Festival. This locally produced film was written by Ian Bell and Ramon Isao, was directed by Bobbin Ramsey, and stars Rachel Brun, Jay Myers, Cooper Hopkins, Nathan Pringle, Leah Pfenning, Nic Morden, Spencer Hamp, Miho Aizawa, and Keo Sakuta.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Trailer Debut - Marvel's Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones, the latest original series from Marvel Studios, will be hitting Netflix on November 20th although we don't have to wait that long to get a glimpse of the troubled hero. Set in Hell's Kitchen, the same locale as Marvel's Daredevil, the title character is played by Krysten Ritter and promises to be on of the most unique characters to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jessica's brief stint as a super hero was cut short due to some unfortunate circumstances so instead she is attempting to live a more ordinary life as a detective in New York City. Of course, having super powers means trouble is bound to being her back out of the shadows. If this show is anywhere near as good as Daredevil, I will definitely be glued to my TV as soon as the show is released and especially since this will be our only Marvel fix until Captain America: Civil War comes out next spring.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
TwoOhSix Picks - The 2015 Tacoma Film Festival
It's time once again for The TwoOhSix to travel to the 253 to give you the 411 on the Tacoma Film Festival. This year's lineup looks to be one of the best ever with lots of special events and premieres to go along with a full roster of feature films and shorts programs beginning on Thursday October 8th and running through Thursday the 15th. Below you will find my "TwoOhSix Picks for this year's festival. These are the films I have selected as the ones you do not want to miss.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Killing June (LSFF 2015) - Movie Review
Killing June is a locally produced film written and directed by Isaiah Corey with co writing credit going to Arne Bystrom. This crowd funded feature film which is an official selection of the Northwest Film Forum's "Local Sightings" film festival, stars Seattle resident Wonder Russell and Spokane native Nathan Pringle.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
The Green Inferno - Movie Review
The Green Inferno is a horror movie written, directed, and produced by genre expert Eli Roth. The film stars Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Magda Apanowicz, Daryl Sabara, Nicolás MartÃnez, Sky Ferreira, and Ramon Llao.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Drawing the Tiger (LSFF 2015) - Documentary Review
Drawing the Tiger, directed by Amy Benson and Scott Squire, is an official selection of the 2015 Local Sightings Film Festival which is produced by Seattle's Northwest Film Forum. This documentary feature follows a family in Nepal over the course of several years as they try to build a better life yet find themselves constantly struggling just to survive.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Pitch Perfect 2 - Movie Review
Pitch Perfect 2, directed by Elizabeth Banks who also stars in the film, is the sequel to the break out musical hit from 2012 which was written by Kay Cannon and Mickey Rapkin. The movie stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Katey Sagal, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Alexis Knapp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Chrissie Fit, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Flula Borg, and John Michael Higgins.
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Adam DeVine
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Adam Levine
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Alexis Knapp
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Anna Camp
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Anna Kendrick
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Ben Platt
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David Cross
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Elizabeth Banks
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Gralen Bryant Banks
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Hailee Steinfeld
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Hana Mae Lee
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John Michael Higgins
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Katey Sagal
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Keegan-Michael Key
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Phi Vu
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Rebel Wilson
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Rosie Perez
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Skylar Astin
Monday, September 21, 2015
Everest - IMAX or Cinerama?
For those of you that are trying to figure out exactly which movie theater will give you the most bang for your hard earned buck when you head out to see Everest, I have put together some information that I hope will help you make the right choice.
Everest - Movie Review
Everett is a movie based on real life events and was directed by Baltasar Kormákur who's previous work includes the films 2 Guns and Contraband. The film stars Jason Clark, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Demetri Goritsas
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Elizabeth Debicki
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Emily Watson
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Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
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Jake Gyllenhaal
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Jason Clarke
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Josh Brolin
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Keira Knightley
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Martin Henderson
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Mia Goth
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Micah Hauptman
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Michael Kelly
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Naoko Mori
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Robin Wright
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Sam Worthington
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Tom Goodman-Hill
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Vanessa Kirby
Friday, September 18, 2015
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - Movie Review
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is directed by Wes Ball who was also behind the cameras for the first installment of the franchise which is based on novels written by James Dashner. The movie stars Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Alexander Flores, Jacob Lofland, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Aiden Gillen, Lili Taylor, Barry Pepper, and Alan Tudyk.
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Aiden Gillen
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Alan Tudyk
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Alex Knight
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Alexander Flores
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Barry Pepper
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Dexter Darden
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Dylan O'Brien
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Giancarlo Esposito
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Jacob Lofland
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Kaya Scodelario
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Ki Hong Lee
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Lili Taylor
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Lora Martinez-Cunningham
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Nathalie Emmanuel
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Patricia Clarkson
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Rosa Salazar
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Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Audition (PDXFF15) - Documentary Review
Audition is a documentary film making competition created by writer and director Matt Herron. This unique behind the scenes look at casting a motion picture is an official selection of and is making its world premier at the 2015 Portland Film Festival.
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The Visit - Movie Review
The Visit is M. Night Shyamalan's take on the found footage horror genre in conjunction with Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions label which has been responsible for franchises like Paranormal Activity and Insidious. The movie stars Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn.
Monday, September 14, 2015
TwoOhSix Picks: 2015 "Local Sightings" Film Festival
Local Sightings is the only festival dedicated to showcasing the best in Northwest regional films. Taking place Sept. 24-Oct.3 at Northwest Film Forum, the lineup will include the premieres of 15 feature films and over 50 shorts from up-and-coming directors from Alaska to Oregon. The full schedule was recently released and I have chosen the films you do not want to miss.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Seattle Shorts Film Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
2015 Portland Film Festival Recap
The 2015 Portland Film Festival has come and gone and, from everything I've seen, heard, and read, it was yet another smashing success! I am very happy to have had the opportunity to see a few of the films that were presented during the festival and have collected my reviews here for easy access.
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PDXFF 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Four Years of TwoOhSix.com!
This week marks the four year anniversary of this here website, TwoOhSix.com and I would like to take a moment to thank anyone who has ever read any of the articles I have posted over that time as well as the entire film making industry for providing me with stuff to write about. I have had the honor and privilege of meeting so many people in the industry and having the opportunity to provide coverage for various film festivals and other events has been a truly amazing experience.
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Cinerama
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Deep Dark (PDXFF 2015) - Movie Review
Deep Dark, written and directed by Michael Medaglia, is an official selection of the 2015 Portland Film Festival. The movie stars Sean McGrath, Monica Graves, Anne Sorce, and Denise Poirier as "The Hole".
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Anne Sorce
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PDXFF 2015
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Sean McGrath
Friday, September 4, 2015
Dude Bro Party Massacre III (PDXFF 2015) - Movie Review
Dude Bro Party Massacre III, written and directed by the creative team and comedy troupe known as "5 Second Films", is an official selection of the 2015 Portland Film Festival. The movie stars Alec Owen, Patton Oswalt, Paul Prado, Brian Firenzi, Kelsey Gunn, Joey Scoma, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jimmy Wong, Michael Rousselet, Maria Del Carmen, and Nina Hartley.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
For Love & Broken Bones (PDXFF15) - Movie Review
For Love & Broken Bones, directed and co-written by Tebogo Malope, is an official selection of the 2015 Portland Film Festival. This South African drama stars Mduduzi Mabaso, Lerato Mvelase, Desmond Dube, and introduces Mashala Letsoalo as Thabo.
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Lerato Mvelase
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Mduduzi Mabaso
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PDXFF 2015
Angkor's Children (PDXFF 2015) - Documentary Review
Angkor's Children is a documentary filmed in Cambodia by director Lauren Shaw and is an official selection of both the 2015 Portland Film Festival and the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival. The film focuses on young women who are using art to help affect change in a country filled with oppression thanks to the Khmer Rouge regime.
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2015 Movie Reviews
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Documentary
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PDXFF 2015
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SIFF 2015
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