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In the Blogs

After an amazing premiere at SxSW, bloggers all over the web have been writing about the film. Here is a list of some of our favorites:

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Posted on April 03 2008

Beautiful Losers

Beautiful Losers World Premiere At SXSW

Directed by Aaron Rose and co-directed by Joshua Leonard, Beautiful Losers speaks to the collective memory of the 1990’s and sheds new light on those unbeknownst to mainstream America. The world premiere of Beautiful Losers will screen on March 9, 2008 at the Paramount Theatre at 1:15pm at SXSW.
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Posted on February 20 2008

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

SIFF-ting Through Celluloid-Part 2

The 2007 Seattle International Film Festival is in full swing, so I am continuing my series sharing some of this year’s highlights with you.

This week, we’ll take a look at the new rock doc “Kurt Cobain: About a Son”, directed by AJ Schnack (whose previous work includes “Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns).

It’s nearly impossible to be a pop culture aficionado living here in Seattle and not be reminded of Cobain’s profound impact on the music world. Every April, around the anniversary of his death, wreaths of flowers and hand taped notes begin to appear on a lone bench in a tiny public park sandwiched between the lakefront mansions I pass on my way to work every morning. Inevitably, I will see small groups of young people with multi-colored hair and torn jeans, making their pilgrimage and holding vigil around this makeshift shrine, located a block or two from the home where he took his own life. – read more

From Hullabaloo – Posted on June 16 2007

Low and Behold

Fact and fiction meet in "Low and Behold"

Zack Godshall and Barlow Jacobs were two film students - kicking around ideas for telling fictional stories in real world settings - when Katrina drowned their home state of Louisiana.

Barlow Jacobs in "Low and Behold"
His house destroyed, Jacobs became an insurance claims adjuster in around New Orleans, often sleeping in his car before heading out the next day to speak with people who wanted to talk for hours about what happened, because they wanted to tell their stories.

That job became research for the character he would play in "Low and Behold," a film about an insurance claims adjustor who makes his way through the shocked New Orleans landscape, picking up a haphazard entourage along the way. (A 20-something, college graduate, the character is not based on Jacobs, just on his experiences and on the other adjusters with whom he worked.) – read more

From The Nantucket Independent – Posted on June 13 2007

Low and Behold

Low and Behold: An Audience Awaits

There's a fantastic new work of cinema out there that's funny, heartbreaking, honest, and beautiful ... but you can't see it. It's not graphic or violent or obscene; it's not esoteric or experimental, but nevertheless, you couldn't see it if you tried.

The film is called Low and Behold, and it's the directorial debut of Zack Godshall, from a script by Godshall and Barlow Jacobs. The film, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of Turner Stull (Jacobs), a young man who comes to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to work for his uncle as an insurance claims adjuster. The film mixes scripted material with improvisation and real-life testimonials from Katrina victims, and as Stull surveys the destruction, he (and the audience) comes to see the world differently and develops a profound connection to the humanity around him.
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From The Huffington Post – Posted on June 06 2007

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

R.E.M., Bowie Set For Cobain Film Soundtrack

Tracks by R.E.M., David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard will be found on the soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain -- About a Son," due Sept. 11 via Barsuk.

The film is told in Cobain's voice from audiotapes utilized by Michael Azzerad on his Nirvana book "Come As You Are." It will be released theatrically in the fourth quarter, with a DVD to follow shortly thereafter.

– read more

From Billboard – Posted on June 01 2007

				Beautiful Losers In the Blogs After an amazing premiere at SxSW, bloggers all over the web have been writing about the film. Here is a list of some of our favorites: – read more Posted on April 03 2008

				Beautiful Losers Beautiful Losers World Premiere At SXSW Directed by Aaron Rose and co-directed by Joshua Leonard, Beautiful Losers speaks to the collective memory of the 1990’s and sheds new light on those unbeknownst to mainstream America. The world premiere of Beautiful Losers will screen on March 9, 2008 at the Paramount Theatre at 1:15pm at SXSW. – read more Posted on February 20 2008

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON SIFF-ting Through Celluloid-Part 2 The 2007 Seattle International Film Festival is in full swing, so I am continuing my series sharing some of this year’s highlights with you. This week, we’ll take a look at the new rock doc “Kurt Cobain: About a Son”, directed by AJ Schnack (whose previous work includes “Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns). It’s nearly impossible to be a pop culture aficionado living here in Seattle and not be reminded of Cobain’s profound impact on the music world. Every April, around the anniversary of his death, wreaths of flowers and hand taped notes begin to appear on a lone bench in a tiny public park sandwiched between the lakefront mansions I pass on my way to work every morning. Inevitably, I will see small groups of young people with multi-colored hair and torn jeans, making their pilgrimage and holding vigil around this makeshift shrine, located a block or two from the home where he took his own life. – read more From Hullabaloo – Posted on June 16 2007

				Low and Behold Fact and fiction meet in "Low and Behold" Zack Godshall and Barlow Jacobs were two film students - kicking around ideas for telling fictional stories in real world settings - when Katrina drowned their home state of Louisiana. Barlow Jacobs in "Low and Behold" His house destroyed, Jacobs became an insurance claims adjuster in around New Orleans, often sleeping in his car before heading out the next day to speak with people who wanted to talk for hours about what happened, because they wanted to tell their stories. That job became research for the character he would play in "Low and Behold," a film about an insurance claims adjustor who makes his way through the shocked New Orleans landscape, picking up a haphazard entourage along the way. (A 20-something, college graduate, the character is not based on Jacobs, just on his experiences and on the other adjusters with whom he worked.) – read more From The Nantucket Independent – Posted on June 13 2007

				Low and Behold Low and Behold: An Audience Awaits There's a fantastic new work of cinema out there that's funny, heartbreaking, honest, and beautiful ... but you can't see it. It's not graphic or violent or obscene; it's not esoteric or experimental, but nevertheless, you couldn't see it if you tried. The film is called Low and Behold, and it's the directorial debut of Zack Godshall, from a script by Godshall and Barlow Jacobs. The film, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of Turner Stull (Jacobs), a young man who comes to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to work for his uncle as an insurance claims adjuster. The film mixes scripted material with improvisation and real-life testimonials from Katrina victims, and as Stull surveys the destruction, he (and the audience) comes to see the world differently and develops a profound connection to the humanity around him. – read more From The Huffington Post – Posted on June 06 2007

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON R.E.M., Bowie Set For Cobain Film Soundtrack Tracks by R.E.M., David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard will be found on the soundtrack to "Kurt Cobain -- About a Son," due Sept. 11 via Barsuk. The film is told in Cobain's voice from audiotapes utilized by Michael Azzerad on his Nirvana book "Come As You Are." It will be released theatrically in the fourth quarter, with a DVD to follow shortly thereafter. – read more From Billboard – Posted on June 01 2007