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American Night (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alessio Della Valle
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Jeremy Piven | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Maria Grazia Cucinotta | Michael Madsen | Paz Vega

American Night
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Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Randall Emmett
Starring: Bruce Willis | Caitlin Carmichael | Emile Hirsch | Jason Trawick | Lukas Haas | Lydia Hull | Megan Fox | Olive Elise Abercrombie

Midnight in the Switchgrass
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Son (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ivan Kavanagh
Starring: Andi Matichak | Blaine Maye | Cranston Johnson | David Kallaway | Emile Hirsch | Luke David Blumm | Sarah Fisher

Son
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Never Grow Old (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ivan Kavanagh
Starring: Déborah François | Emile Hirsch | John Cusack | Molly McCann

Never Grow Old
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Freaks (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Adam B. Stein | Zach Lipovsky
Starring: Amanda Crew | Bruce Dern | Emile Hirsch | Grace Park

Freaks
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Prince Avalanche (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Gina Grande | Joyce Payne | Lance LeGault | Lynn Shelton | Paul Rudd

Prince Avalanche

Chris says: “This is the film devotees of David Gordon Green’s earlier features hoped he would make, although it’s probably not entirely what they expected. A remake of the Icelandic film EITHER WAY, PRINCE AVALANCHE returns to the Terrence Malick-on-a-tight-budget

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The Motel Life (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Alan Polsky | Gabe Polsky
Starring: Dalota Fanning | Emile Hirsch | Kris Kristofferson | Stephen Dorff

The Motel Life

Jason says: “THE MOTEL LIFE isn’t quite a lot of filler packed around one great moment – it is, really, a watchable indie drama, so when the scene the audience will remember comes, they aren’t likely to weigh that bit

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Killer Joe (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Gina Gershon | Juno Temple | Matthew McConaughey | Thomas Haden Church

Killer Joe

Jason says: “It happens to nearly every writer, musician, or film director who doesn’t die young:  Because they never really retire, they’ll eventually have an unimpressive period that runs longer than even a long run of success.  Take William Friedkin,

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Milk (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Alison Pill | Denis O’Hare | Diego Luna | Emile Hirsch | James Franco | Josh Brolin | Sean Penn | Stephen Spinella | Victor Garber

Milk

Bruce says: “Many might call MILK Gus Van Sant’s return to content from his concentration on form in recent films such as GERRY, ELEPHANT, LAST DAYS and PARANOID PARK.   The one thing that MILK does have in common with the

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Into the Wild (2007)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Sean Penn
Starring: Catherine Keener | Emile Hirsch | Jena Malone | Marcia Gay Harden | William Hurt

Into the Wild

Hilary says: ” Sean Penn’s latest directorial & screenwriting effort, INTO THE WILD, is an adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s book of the same name. WILD is the true story of an idealistic new college grad, Christopher McCandless, who travels around

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