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Dirs/scr: Jay and Mark Duplass. US. 2010. 92 mins.A very unusual romantic triangle powers the narrative engine for Cyrus, the Duplass brothers peculiar and memorable third film. Executive produced b
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The international sales market had grounds for optimism after last years European Film Market, and a host of hot new projects are heading to the EFM in 2011. Jeremy Kay explores US sellers offeringsIM Global enters the market with Kathryn Bigelows follow-up to her multi-Oscar winner The Hurt Locker. The unrelated story, again based on a screenplay by Mark Boal, is a Middle East-set thriller but beyond that little i
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