They came out in theaters, made very little money or didn't make a mark at all: they are a slew of independent projects that could have found a different fate. Our Top 10 of overlooked, underrated, under appreciated U.S Independent Films of 2007 is a list of deserving films that didn’t get the attention it deserved. Call it bad marketing, call it bad timing, or simply not being able to connect with the larger audience the following top ten is a list of films to reconsider or to consider before they erase themselves from our collective movie-going psyche.
Today’s Top Ten looks at the best director/actor pairings of the year. More specifically, we are looking at directors and actors who have continued to foster their relationship over the years in the cinematic field - providing us viewers with examples of magical collaborations on screen. I could cite at least 250 other significant relationships of the sort from the past 9 decades of film history, everyone from Dietrich and von Sternberg, Fellini and wife Giulietta Masina, Hitchcock and his slew of muses aka leading ladies, Bergman and Ullmann, Antonioni and Monica Vitti and to Scorsese and DeNiro or Scorsese and DiCaprio. Note sequels and trilogies were not taken into consideration. Enjoy the list!
It’s no coincidence that the Sundance Festival Short Film Program had to sift through a lot more short films this year – video filmmakers are popping out from everywhere and filling the web with viral video content. A whopping 5,107 submissions
Probably best known for his role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero, the wiseguy-turned-informant who Tony guns down on a yacht and sinks off the coast of Jersey at the end of Season 2 of The Sopranos, Vincent Pastore has appeared in nearly 100 films and TV episodes.