Press Release, August 12, 2008 / Download Press Kit
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Critic's Pick! "Wild Combination, a tender, fascinating documentary
will delight the Russell cult and instantly convert new members."
Nathan Lee, Read Review
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"Finely tuned... a remarkably affecting and informative portrait."
Amy Taubin, Read Review
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"a moving, celebratory documentary..."
Jonathan Romney, Read Review
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"Moving... something unusually marvelous"
Rosie Swash, Read Review
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"Will make some New York natives tremble."
Sasha Frere-Jones, Read Review
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"Intimate and Infinite"
Andy Beta, Read Review
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4 Stars! "Touching, handsomely structured"
Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York, Read Review
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"Resourceful and refreshingly open-minded...
a rich, complicated picture." Margaret Wappler, Read Review
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WNYC, Soundcheck,
Listen to Interview
Go Wild, Read Article
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"Shattering, nuanced, and hopeful... A revelation!"
Johnny Ray Huston, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Read Review
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Director Interview, Read Article
25 New Faces of Independent Film, Read Article
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"an intuitive, remarkably personal love letter" Read Article
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"touching tributes by avant-garde colleagues, Iowan parents,
and devoted partner will stick in your memory"
Read Review
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"...pungently evokes the petrie dish of the late-1970s,
early-1980s downtown." Read Review
Indiewire
Director Interview, Read
Wire Magazine
"perfectly encapsulates the essence of Russell's short life." Read Review
V Magazine
"The film itself plays out like music, retaining the languid, soothing,
and dreamlike aesthetic of Russell." Read Review
Uncut
"One of the best music documentaries I've seen in an age." Read Review
Signal to Noise
"Rarely has music so insistently provoked listeners
to wonder how and by whom it was created." Read Review
LA Weekly
"The queer avant-garde isn't dead." Read Review
Another Man
"Buzzes with the gravitas of a heart-felt homage to a
true avant-garde hero." Read Review
The Lumiere Reader
"Enigmatic musical chameleon Arthur Russell gets the
cinematic treatment he deserves." Read Review
Hammer to Nail
"An important cultural document of one of New York City's
most vibrant, influential eras in music."
Plan B
"This is a film about many things. It is the story of one man's obession
with sound...
most of all, this is a film about love." Read Review
TimeOut New York
"a profoundly moving love story" Read Review
Toronto Eye
"Joyful" 4 Stars, Read Toronto Reviews
Oregonian
"among the best music documentaries in recent years."
Read Portland Reviews
Magnet
The Fader
Shook
XL8R
Tokion
Urb
Gothamist
New York Times
Indiewire
Oskaloosa Herald
Fecal Face
Dazed & Confused / 2
Earplug
The Onion
Village Voice
Mojo
Pitchfork
Dusted

WNYC, Soundcheck
WFMU
3RRR, Melbourne
FM4, Austria (German/English)
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For press inquiries or high resolution stills, contact:
Blake Zidell
blake@blakezidell.com
Phone: 718-643-9052