'La Loca Y El Feminista' (MiamisFF Review): A Necessary Dialogue
She is being made to justify why she doesn’t believe he’s a feminist, instead of him having to justify his choice to claim he is one.
Glass Chin (2014)
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
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After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller
Written By:Noah Buschel
In Theaters:4/19/2014
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:ONEZERO Films
Cast
Noah Buschel
Director
Corey Stoll
Bud Gordon
Billy Crudup
J.J. Cook
Marin Ireland
Ellen Doyle
Yul Vazquez
Roberto Flash
Kelly Lynch
Mae Graham
John Douglas Thompson
Lou Gibson
Katherine Waterston
Patricia Petals O'Neal
Halley Feiffer
Kathryn Glassman
David Johansen
Stanley Loori
Ron Cephas Jones
Ray Ellington
Cortez Nance Jr.
Hernandez Alou
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