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Friday, January 20, 2012

SIFF / Film Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister to Open SIFF 2012

Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Terrific news: Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister—her first film since the beloved Humpday—has been announced as the opening night film for the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival. From the official press release:

Your Sister’s Sister, written and directed by Seattle’s Lynn Shelton and starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, will be the centerpiece of SIFF’s 38th Opening Night Gala and Red Carpet Experience, which will offer an exclusive screening of the film before it hits theatres this summer through IFC’s Sundance Selects.

I saw Your Sister's Sister last autumn and really enjoyed it. Of course the acting's lovely (especially Rosemarie DeWitt, who you might know from Mad Men) and the whole thing's based around a sisterly relationship of a type I've never before seen on film. (That sounds salacious, but it's more of a humane and idiosyncratic thing.)

Congratulations, Lynn Shelton and SIFF!

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Rosemarie DeWitt, who you might know from Mad Men

Or The United States of Tara, which is a way better show.

Posted by Dexter on January 20, 2012 at 1:22 PM

I see the name Duplass and immediately think "Skip." If I want to spend money to watch uninteresting people have conversations where it seems like they are trying to act, I can just go to the Redwood or something AND get drunk.

Ah, but may god strike me now for calling bullshit on mumblecore and it's disciples.

Posted by Devin on January 20, 2012 at 4:04 PM

"That sounds salacious, but it's more of a humane and idiosyncratic thing"

So, you're saying that they /do not/ make out?

Pass.

Posted by evilvolus on January 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM

here here #2! So called mumblecore will be but a footnote in history.hated every minute of that stupid, lazy "movement". And the united states of Tara is a way better show than i ever expected it to be-showcasing some excellent talents.

Posted by fant on January 20, 2012 at 11:08 PM