Austin Chronicle. aGLIFF.

• Marc Savlov talks with Jan Dunn about her first feature, Gypo, which has "secured a UK theatrical release, a feat near-unheard of in British indie cinema," been short-listed for a Bafta and "is, simply put, a stunner."

• Carson Barker emails Darryl Stevens (who's just undergone throat surgery), appearing in two aGLIFF features, Boy Culture and Another Gay Movie, about which Jeremy Martin writes, "For all the gross-out body-fluid gags, gerbil stuffing, and vegetable-drawer raiding, the movie manages to tap some of the same sexi-/sweetness as the American Pie series."

• Marjorie Baumgarten gets a few words with Maria Maggenti about her latest, Puccini for Beginners, a "screwball mash-up that uses gender identity and sexual politics as the bedrock of its comedy."

Short takes: Sofia Resnick on Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, "a fun commentary on reverse psychology and hormonal rivalry," and Loving Annabelle, "inspired by the 1931 German film Maedchen in Uniform"; Martin on For the Love of Dolly, which "will probably ruin the songstress's sleep for quite some time"; Barker on Mom: "[Director Erin] Greenwell takes the palette of a small, bland cityscape and draws it out with in-depth characters, provocative dialogue, and real personalities"; and Mark Fagan on Saint of 9/11: "Like its subject, it leaves a positive impact."

Posted by dwhudson at September 29, 2006 3:46 AM