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23.4.05
THE PANELIST | eye - 04.21.05
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A real Conundrum
BY GUY LESHINSKI

"If you've seen the movie Sideways, you may remember Paul Giamatti's character discussing his imminent book deal with a certain small-press publisher named Conundrum.

"Conundrum?!" I thought between fistfuls of popcorn. "No, it can't be." How did Andy Brown -- the mensch behind Montreal indie publisher Conundrum Press -- get his peculiar brand into a major Hollywood release?

He didn't, of course. It's one of those coincidences covered by the disclaimer at the end of the credits. "No animals were harmed in the making of this film. And we ain't even heard of Montreal."

But as coincidences go, it's fairly astute. The Day After Yesterday, the novel Giamatti's character is peddling, could fit snugly in the real Conundrum's roster, an idiosyncratic selection of displaced prose and high-concept comics that trade in the same literate angst that permeates the film. It's the kind of work that gets praised for its post-modern wit and literary sleight-of-hand." more-->>

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