Lbs. (film)

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Lbs.
Directed by Matthew Bonifacio
Written byMatthew Bonifacio
Carmine Famiglietti
Produced byMatthew Bonifacio
Carmine Famiglietti
StarringCarmine Famiglietti
CinematographyWilliam M. Miller
Edited byJim Rubino
Music byCarlo Giacco
Production
company
Brooklyn-Queen Experiment
Distributed by Truly Indie
Release dates
  • January 2004 (2004-01)(Sundance) [1]
  • March 26, 2010 (2010-03-26) [2]
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lbs. is a 2004 [3] American comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Bonifacio and starring Carmine Famiglietti.

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Reception

The film has an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. [3] Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. [5]

The Hollywood Reporter /Associated Press gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Lbs. addresses its all-too-relevant topic with subtlety, sensitivity and welcome doses of humor." [2]

Nomination

The film was nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award at the 26th Independent Spirit Awards. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ ""LBS." Takes Top Prize at Avignon/New York Film Festival". 15 November 2005.
  2. 1 2 Associated Press (14 October 2010). "Lbs. -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Semerene, Diego (22 March 2010). "Review: Lbs". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lbs". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Morris, Wesley (9 April 2010). "LBS". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ↑ The Deadline Team (30 November 2010). "2011 Indie Spirit Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "2011 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Film Threat. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ↑ MovieWeb Contributor (30 November 2010). "2011 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations". MovieWeb . Retrieved 5 December 2020.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ White, James (1 December 2010). "Winter's Bone Leads Indie Spirit Noms". Empire . Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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