Angelika Film Center
18 W Houston St
212.995.2000
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Humpday
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July 10, 2009 – Aug 30, 2009
Daily
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- Price
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$12.50
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Don't let the doltish title dissuade: Humpday is a truly astute comedy of manners. Herein lies the basic setup behind Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy, namely two old, now-opposite homeboys who reunite in the Northwest for a brief furlough from their separate paths. Joshua Leonard (of Blair Witch notoriety) portrays the transient, would-be artist Andrew to Mark Duplass' plain-vanilla Ben who, with "pleats, pedometer, and a wife (Alycia Delmore)," nears that how-did-I-get-here family life. Then one drunken night, the two restless heteros determine to shoot a porn film together for The Stranger's annual amateur festival; doubtless, the hanky-panky doesn't come out the way they expect. Throughout, director Lynn Shelton oversees the bromantic pursuit of happiness with penetrating wit and insight.
