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JUMP CUTS by James Israel
Lots of random and not so random things, including Israel Brothers Comics, carefully curated vids, coverage of indie film, and Israel Brothers Films. Contact me at bf AT backandforthfilms.com


SARASOTA 07: Movies, Movies, Movies

As we continue our look back at the Israel Brothers adventures in Sarasota, we meet some of the other filmmakers and films that were at the fest.

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SARASOTA 07: Our Comic Strip Adventures in Florida

We headed down to the land of beach and sun last Thursday for our East Coast premiere of “Face Value” at the Sarasota Film Festival, where we were warmly welcomed by the friendly fest and Florida folks and partied with the mumblecorp gang.

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Before the Internet, There Were Mini-Comics!

Several years before Brothers Israel  picked up their first Super 8 camera, they self-published mini-comics. This is their story.

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Jeff’s Cats Review “Cobra Verde”

Jeff’s cats give us their thoughts on the recently re-released Werner Herzog film, “Cobra Verde.

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FACE VALUE - A Comic Strip Preview

Brothers Israel are continuing this comic strip thing for now. The readers have spoken.

We’ll also be offering more film festival adventures next month at the Sarasota Film Festival, where “Face Value” will be screening with great films such as “In The Shadow of the Moon,” “Silver Jew,” “After the Wedding,” “Rocket Science” and a bunch of other films we haven’t seen yet but heard are great, such as “Away from Her,” “Hannah Takes the Stairs,” “Quiet City,” “Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa,Zoo,” “51 Birch Street,” and “Crazy Love.”

In the meantime, we present a comic strip preview of “Face Value” for your amusement.

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Watch "The Tourist," a short film by James and Jeff Israel. (TRT 15:00) A woman afraid to leave her Brooklyn apartment makes a puzzling discovery as she struggles with her dreams, memories and the mundane.