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"Combines the hazy lyricism of Harmony Korine with the locational specificity
of Slacker...the launch of a new voice!" -Film Comment
"An authentic and often humorous exploration of repression and individuality. The movie is at times playful, familiar, and disturbing... A mixture of perfect casting, fresh and authentic dialogue, and the awkward beauty of the performers." - Toronto International Film Festival Guide "A fresh, emerging talent... Blaine Thurier emerges as a new Canadian film voice! Low Self Esteem Girl is one of the few true cinematic rarities at the festival." - FilmFestivals.com "A warts-and-all ethic that goes places most glossier entertainments avoid!" - Variety "Daring! I got such a charge out of watching it! Rarely does Canadian cinema sanction this much apperception and empathy. We laugh on the outside and cringe on the inside... in a good, thought-provoking way." - Film Freak Central "Darkly comic! A refreshingly honest look at modern morality!" - The Vancouver Sun "Endearing! A casual, spontaneous feel!" - Eye "An amazing movie! Funny as hell and, yes, cathartic!" - The Nerve "A thoughtful treatise on unhealthy expressions of self-repressed individuality and how it leads to conformity and the submergence of the will!" - Drippy Gazette FEATURES, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS review by Bill Chambers Film Freak Central filmfreakcentral.net review by Kathleen McInnis www.filmfestivals.com, Seattle/Paris "No Laughing at Low Self Esteem Girl" by Peter Howell Toronto Star, 27 Sep 00, Toronto www.thestar.com "The Best of Vancouver 2000" edited by Ian Hanington The Georgia Straight, 21-28 Sep 00, Vancouver "All he needed to be a director was a library card" by Martha Gall National Post, 14 Sep 00, Toronto review by Lucian Carter www.AintItCoolNews.com, 14 Sep 00, USA "Screening Today" preview by Peter Howell Toronto Star, 13 Sep 00, Toronto "Ever on Sunday" photograph by Todd Gillis Toronto Sun, 11 Sep 00, Toronto "Fingered by the Buzz Squad" by Katherine Monk Vancouver Sun, 08 Sep 00, Vancouver review by Jason Anderson Eye, 07 Sep 00, Toronto review by Ingrid Randoja Now, 07-13 Sep 00, Toronto "Low Self Esteem Girl Production Diary" by Louise Leger Playback, 04 Sep 00, Toronto "Hidden Camera" and "Film Threats" feature by Ian Caddell Vancouver Magazine, Sep 00, Vancouver film synopsis by Stacey Donen Toronto International Film Festival Guide 2000 "Say You Want A Revolution" by Jason Anderson Eye, 31 Aug 00, Toronto "Town Talk" column by Malcolm Parry The Vancouver Sun, Fri 25 Aug 00, Vancouver "Filming the Faith" interview by DS Egan Broken Pencil, Summer 00, Toronto review by Ken Eisner Variety, 10-16 Jul 00, Los Angeles "High Self Incentive / Low Cost Esteem" by Jody Franklin Drippy Gazette, Jun 00, Vancouver review by Melanie Harrison The Nerve, Mar/Apr 00, Vancouver review by Jody Franklin Drippy Gazette, Mar 00, Vancouver "Digital revolution greases the muse" by Katherine Monk The Vancouver Sun, 18 Feb 00, Vancouver "Filmmaker jumps from comic strip to live action with Low Self Esteem Girl" by Mary Frances Hill The West Ender, 17-23 Feb 00, Vancouver "Director draws on past for Low Self-Esteem" by Peter T. Chattaway The Courier, 16 Feb 00, Vancouver feature by Mark Olsen Film Comment, coming soon, New York TV, RADIO AND WEBCAST:: radio interview by Ian Danzig CKLN, 12 Sep 00, Toronto radio interview by Dave Bookman "Live in Toronto," Edge 102, 11 Sep 00, Toronto TV interview for "Rogers Daytime" Rogers Network, 11 Sep 00, Toronto TV interview by Chris Nelson "MuchWest", MuchMusic, 10 Sep 00 "Movie Television's Festival Schmooze," CityTV Fri 08 Sep 00, Toronto TV interview with Daniel Richler "The Word," CityTV, coming soon, Toronto Blaine Thurier and Low Self Esteem Girl team - documentary subjects "The Big Show" directed by Rob Cohen and Robin Neinstein Cohen Siblings, airing on CBC in Feb and internationally thereafter ALSO: "Junkie Junket" by Geoff Pevere Toronto Star, 16 Sep 00, Toronto "Pornographers Get Film Fest Boost" by Tim Perlich Now, 07-13 Sep 00, Toronto "Searchin' Destroyer" by Stuart Berman Eye, 07 Sep 00, Toronto "Festival for the Festival" by Richard Corliss Time (Canada), 04 Sep 00 "BC Scene" column by Ian Edwards Playback, 07 Aug 00, Toronto "Vancouver Directors in Toronto Fest" by Katherine Monk The Vancouver Sun, 26 Jul 00, Vancouver "5 Vancouver Films at Toronto Film Festival" The Province, 26 Jul 00, Vancouver |
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