Assassination of a High School President News

10/13/09 Brick could have gotten by on the novelty and cleverness of its high-school-as-noir-wasteland conceit alone, but style, wit, and fine performances elevated it to something more than a smartass cinephile stunt.  |  The A.V. Club

03/13/09 Moviefone As SXSW approaches -- my flight leaves seven hours from this writing, at an ungodly 5:47 a.m. -- comes the news that a well-received alum of last year's festival is in danger of not seeing the light of day.  |  Cinematical.com

03/12/09 At the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Yari Film Group premiered Brett Simon 's Assassination of a High School President , a film noir mystery set inside the world of a John Hughes-style High School comedy.  |  Rotten Tomatoes

03/12/09 Peter Sciretta at /film is on a crusade to stop the burying of a truly great little piece of indie cinema called ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT, which unfortunately seems to be collateral damage from the now bankrupt Yari Film Group.  |  Ain't It Cool News

12/30/08 A final look back at 2008... this time featuring top ten lists from the editors of indieWIRE and industry insiders.  |  indieWIRE

11/09/08 Synopsis: Forget it, Jake. It's...high school.  |  Rotten Tomatoes