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Mumblecore

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A DIY filmmaking scene in mid-2000s NYC characterized by shoestring budget movies about bohemian friend groups that could still gain critical acclaim before the era of content creators.

Mentions (4)
"it all just makes so much popular media now seem entirely unbelievable. i can't suspend disbelief at all if what i'm watching feels like an expensive music video skit without the music, or an ad with good cinematography. it feels like what we really need at this point is a mumblecore revival honestl"
i miss naturalistic dialogue · Sensitive_Funny2907 · ↑406 · 2023-04-14
"Based on everything she's posted and said throughout the years since, she's still the same fatphobic, blasé, immature, skinny, beautiful little asshole with an alluring vocal fry and controversial takes she has been since Wobble Palace (we grew up in the same mumblecore scene)."
"Are we gonna start seeing mumblecore films again? Directed by Greta Gerwig ofc?"
"They happened to be starting their careers during a tiny slice of filmmaking history when decent cameras were affordable but there was no precedent for being a 'content creator' so your shoestring DIY movie about your bohemian friend group could get critical acclaim and attention. Ten years later, i"
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