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INTERNET PIRACY IS GOOD FOR FILMS

FOR "MAN FROM EARTH", AT ANY RATE | December 13th 2007

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Evgeny Morozov tells how a buzz among file-sharers turned a small indie film into an American cult hit, and wonders if there is a model here for leveraging internet piracy as a marketing and even a financing strategy ...

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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH DAVID LYNCH

AGGRESSIVE, ABSURD AND ADDICTIVE | December 6th 2007

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Does even David Lynch know what his own films mean? Eerie, cultish and entirely unique, the director's work has taken 30 years to come full circle. Scott Castle has been hooked from the start ...

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