Today on indieWIRE: Paddy Considine Directs, ND/NF Wraps& More

Today on indieWIRE: Actor-turned-directorPaddy Considineopens up about his first feature,'The Kennedys'gets trashed, and'Source Code'goes for Manhattan.

• Paddy Considine, recognized in the States for his acting turns in'In America'and'Hot Fuzz,'makes the leap to directing with his first feature,'Tyrannosaur.'Considine sat down with indieWIREfor a blunt discussion about why he chose to direct this film."To be perfectly honest,"admitted Considine,"it came out of all the things I didn't like about directing, acting, cinema or British film."

• With so many entries in this year'sNew Directors/New Filmsfestival, it could be hard to sort out the good from the well-intentioned. Thankfully,indieWIRE'sEric Kohn was on the sceneto reflect upon this year's standouts andlesssuccessfulfilms.


• InindieWIRE'sweekly roundup of photos,Hole reunited,'Source Code'had a glamorous New York bow, the Dallas International Film Festival kicked off, New Directors/New Films raged on in Manhattan, andLiza Minnellimet'Monica Velour.'


• indieWIREwas lucky enough to get their hands onan exclusive clip from the documentary'Blank City,'which delves into the film movement that came out of New York City in the late '70s.


• This year's winner for Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars,'In a Better World,'finally hits theaters Stateside. Clickhereto reviewLeonard Maltin'sreview


• For those of you who check out 'Source Code'this weekend (and you really should!), be sure to readSpout'sdissection of the ending-- one that's open for interpretation.


• Caryn Jamespanned the long-delayed miniseries'The Kennedys.'"PoorGreg Kinnear. PoorTom Wilkinson,"she wrote."I came away from the ham-fisted miniseriesfeeling bad for those actors, because they are quite good as JFK and his father, Joe. (You'll notice I didn't add"PoorKatie Holmes"as Jackie.) Kinnear and Wilkinson don't have two worthwhile lines or scenes in the entire series, though.'The Kennedys'is clumsy in its writing, dull in its direction, not even interesting enough to be a hoot."Ouch!

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