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Today at the Toronto International Film Festival I saw the big screen adaptation of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, the next movie from Half Nelson writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck. I recorded a video blog reaction with my thoughts on the film with Steve from Collider. Watch it now after the jump. Here is the official plot synopsis: The comedy-drama has been adapted from Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel of the same name; “16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist of United States of Tara), stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic. There he learns that the youth ward is closed – and finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby (Zach Galifianakis of The Hangover), soon becomes both Craig’s mentor and protégé. Craig is also quickly drawn to another 16-year-old, Noelle (Emma Roberts). With a minimum five days’ stay imposed … [...]

/Film is proud to announce that we’re adding another blogger to our ranks: Germain Lussier. A New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Cinema Studies program graduate, Germain has written for the Times Herald-Record, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher’s Weekly, Premiere Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and  Collider. He is also a regular film contributor on The Ron and Fez Show, heard on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, under the name ‘GBaby.’ Germain will begin helping us out with daily news updates and will be a Los Angeles-based correspondent. Please join me in welcoming Germain to /Film! [...]