Mumblecore
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Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose in the early 2000s.[1][2] It is primarily characterized by ultra-low budget production (often employing digital video cameras), focus on personal relationships between twenty-somethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors. Filmmakers in this genre include Lynn Shelton, Andrew Bujalski, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, Todd Rohal and Ry Russo-Young.[1][3]
The term "mumblecore" was coined by Eric Masunaga, a sound editor who has worked with Bujalski. Masunaga coined the term one night at a bar during the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival, but it was Bujalski who first used it in an interview with indieWIRE.[2] The directors of the films are sometimes referred to collectively as "mumblecorps," as in press corps. Film journalists have also used the terms "bedhead cinema" and "Slackavetes," a reference to independent film director John Cassavetes.[2]
The IFC Center in New York City exhibited a ten-film series of mumblecore films in 2007, titled "The New Talkies: Generation D.I.Y."[2]
New York-based Benten Films, a boutique DVD label run by film critics, has championed such mumblecore titles as Swanberg's LOL, and Katz's first two films: Dance Party USA and Quiet City.
[edit] List of mumblecore films
- Funny Ha Ha (2002)[2]
- Kissing on the Mouth (2005)[2]
- The Puffy Chair (2005)[2]
- Dance Party USA (2006)[2]
- Mutual Appreciation (2006)[2]
- LOL (2006)[1]
- The Guatemalan Handshake (2006)[3]
- Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)[2]
- Quiet City (2007)[2]
- Hohokam (2007)[2]
- Orphans (2007)[3]
- Frownland (2007)[4]
- Team Picture (2007)[5]
- Baghead (2008)[6]
- In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)[7]
- The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)[8]
- Nights and Weekends (2008)[9]
- Medicine for Melancholy (2009)[10]
- Humpday (2009)[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hoberman, J. (August 14, 2007). "It's Mumblecore!". The Village Voice. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lim, Dennis (August 19, 2007). "Mumblecore - The New Talkies: Generation DIY". The New York Times. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
- ^ a b c Hubert, Andrea (May 19, 2007). "Andrea Hubert on the latest fad to hit the US indie film scene". The Guardian. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
- ^ Taubin, Amy (November/December 2007). "Mumblecore". Film Comment. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
- ^ Herrington, Chris (March 6, 2008). "Mumblecore": A new new-wave showcase at the Brooks. Memphis Flyer. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
- ^ Dollar, Steve (July 25, 2008). "Mumblecore Meets Grindhouse in 'Baghead'". The New York Sun. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
- ^ Pais, Matt (July 31, 2008). Search of a Midnight Kiss' review. Metromix. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
- ^ Burr, Ty (May 23, 2008). "[1]". Boston.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
- ^ "What I Meant To Say". Filmmaker Magazine. Summer 2008. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
- ^ "IFC Takes 'Medicine' ". Indiewire. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
- ^ Jones, Michael (2009). "Magnolia gets Shelton's 'Humpday'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2470&articleid=VR1117998793&cs=1. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. Published on January 19, 2009
- indieWIRE Interview:The Mumblecore Movement? Andrew Bujalski On His "Funny Ha Ha"
- indieWIRE: Mumblecore Movie? Swanberg, Bujalski, Duplass and Others Unveil "Hannah Takes The Stairs"
- Mumblecore Family Tree
- The Austin Chronicle: Mumblecore And Murder
- Benten Films website
- Free Times: Features - Don't Call it "Mumblecore"
