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"BEESWAX" The mumblecore movement continued its rapid maturation in 2009. Earlier this year there was the moody black-hipsters-in-San Francisco story, "Medicine for Melancholy," and "Humpday," Lynn Shelton's superb male gamesmanship comedy.

Fans of cutesy indie rock, rejoice. Bishop Allen, Throw Me the Statue and Darwin Deez will grace Washington with their presences tomorrow night at the Black Cat.

Party like it's Bishop Allen. Sebastian Mlynarski Has a band ever dared to be as cute and cuddly as Brooklyn's Bishop Allen ? And who can resist a clutch of brainy indie rockers with such a light touch, such a likable sense of humor? You get a good dose of Bishop Allen's whimsy on this year's Dead Oceans release, Grrr... , and you wouldn't be out ...

Opening this week on the local film-society circuit: 'Harmony and Me' This low-key comedy, named after an Elton John song, belongs to the badly named indie sub-genre known as mumblecore.

As Jeannie, Tilly Hatcher rolls as she pleases. Details: Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Oct.

Harvard is an incubator for people who become wildly successful in medicine, law, politics, science and business.

An Anxious Engine production in association with Film Theory. Produced by Lauren Veloski.

Andrew Bujalski writes his films with its nominal stars in mind first, and from there runs with the story.

DIRECTOR Andrew Bujalski follows up his well-received "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation" with "Beeswax," a subtle, amusing film filled with charm and spontaneity that displays the filmmaker's gift for creating an acute sense of life being lived before our very eyes.

Writer-director Andrew Bujalski follows up his well-received "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation" with "Beeswax," a subtle, amusing film filled with charm and spontaneity that displays the filmmaker's gift for creating an acute sense of life being lived before our very eyes.

The late critic Manny Farber was most famous for his distinction between "White Elephant Art" and "Termite Art." The former referred to bloated, self-important works , the latter to art much more modest in scale, but also more valued for "eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaving nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, ...

The late critic Manny Farber was most famous for his distinction between "White Elephant Art" and "Termite Art." The former referred to bloated, self-important works , the latter to art much more modest in scale, but also more valued for "eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaving nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, ...

The late critic Manny Farber was most famous for his distinction between "White Elephant Art" and "Termite Art." The former referred to bloated, self-important works , the latter to art much more modest in scale, but also more valued for "eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaving nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, ...

Over-under-articulators might be the best way to describe the characters in the films of Andrew Bujalski.

Release Date: Aug. 7 Director/ Writer: Andrew Bujalski Cinematographer: Matthias Grunsky Starring: Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky, Katy O'Connor Studio/Run Time: The Cinema Guild, 100 mins.

If the word 'mumblecore' ever meant anything in the first place, it definitely had something to do with Andrew Bujalski.

The late critic Manny Farber was most famous for his distinction between "White Elephant Art" and "Termite Art." The former referred to bloated, self-important works , the latter to art much more modest in scale, but also more valued for "eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaving nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, ...

Andrew Bujalski, the maestro of mumble- core , must have realized he couldn't just make another movie about ironic slackers in the Northeast dithering their way toward love - and he hasn't, exactly.

Beeswax In theaters: August 7, 2009 A marvelous new film from Andrew Bujalski , one of the brightest stars in indie film, Beeswax revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren - played by extraordinary newcomers Tilly and Maggie Hatcher - living in Austin, Texas.

Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard play buddies who enter a local art-porn contest.