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'American Teen' Asks 'Do We Ever Grow Up?'new
Some of the things the kids do on camera are the kinds of things they'd never, ever do if they thought their parents were watching. And, some of the things they say on camera are the kinds of things they'd never, ever say to a parent's face. That's why adults would get more out of this film than teenagers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
MaryAnn Johanson |
07-29-2008 |
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Young-Adult Fiction: 'American Teen'new
High school heroes and zeros roam the halls of alleged documentary.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
07-25-2008 |
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Nanette Burstein Pretends to Document Our Country's Soul in 'American Teen'new
Not exactly a humanist document, American Teen actually belongs to the Disaster Movie genre. It gathers a mixed group of high school students in their senior year—a preppie, a jock, a nerd, a princess (The Breakfast Club cliches)--and leers at their hostility to each other.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-24-2008 |
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Crashing Director Jason Freeland's 'Garden Party'new
Even though for some weird reason Garden Party's being marketed all over MySpace as a teen drama, writer/director Freeland's foray into the dirty underpinnings of Los Angeles, is, in fact, a quirky indie flick about the morally ambiguous reality of chasing the Hollywood dream.
The Portland Mercury |
Kiala Kazebee |
07-10-2008 |
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