Tag: American Independent Film
Down with the King | Review
King Without a Crown: Ongaro Crafts a Rap Trap in Portrait of Creative Crisis
Fifteen years ago, Jay-Z defiantly declared “Thirty’s the new twenty” in...
All Cooped Up: Haley Bennett Reteams with Producer Mollye Asher on Jackie Polzin’s “Brood”
Some folks get into getting a dog bricklaying practice the idea of family before making kids and painting fences. But what if chickens became...
IndieSponge Episode 4 – Yankee Comandante, The Ice Beneath Her & An American Pickle
On this week’s episode of IndieSponge, Kevin Jagernauth and I talk talk about Jeff Nichols' possible sixth feature film Yankee Commandante (which would feature...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Tom Quinn – Colewell
IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging creator from the world of cinema. This month, we feature filmmaker Tom Quinn who...
Double Identity: Scott Teems’ ‘The Quarry’ Books Michael Shannon & Shea Whigham
Described as shades of Steinbeck and Faulkner, That Evening Sun helmer Scott Teems will see Michael Shannon and Shea Whigham reteam on his sophomore...
The Mustang | Review
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?: de Clermont-Tonnerre Leads Us to Water with Minimalist Melodrama
Animal love is at the heart of Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s directorial...
Fox Searchlight Hold ‘Splitfoot’ Seance For Kat Candler
Kat Candler will move into the haunted house Fox Searchlight project Splitfoot as filmmaker Antonio Campos (currently lensing The Devil All the Time) finally...
Eternal Sunshined: Chad Hartigan Infected by ‘Little Fish’
Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award winning filmmaker Chad Hartigan flirted with some various projects post Morris from America (2016), and now he is setting up shop...
Terms of Endearment: Eric Wareheim to Direct Michael Cera in A24s ‘Jonty’
Funny folks Eric Wareheim and Michael Cera are joining forces with Four Lions scribes Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain for Jonty - an A24...
Interview: Jennifer Fox – The Tale
Previously known for documentaries Beirut: The Last Home Movie (1987) and My Reincarnation (2011), producer and cinematographer Jennifer Fox just entered the narrative sphere....
Video: Jennifer Fox’s The Tale | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
While Jennifer Fox does indeed come from a docu-background, HBO's push towards narrative and landing the rights to The Tale (the day before we shot this video)...
Interview: Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Way back in 2006, Robert Pickering “Bo” Burnham won our hearts with viral home videos during YouTube’s first legs. Since then, the 27-year-old hyphenate...
Video: Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade – 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Is Eighth Grade an affectionate critique of adolescence? A study on our relationship with technology? A self-love letter aimed at insecure adults? All of...
Interview: Elsie Fisher – Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Previously unknown aside from her voice acting in the Despicable Me series, Elsie Fisher is a star-in-the-making thanks to her performance in Bo Burnham’s...
Interview: Josh Hamilton – Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade | 2018 Sundance Film Festival
We caught up with film (recent Park City trips include Experimenter, Take Me to the River, Manchester by the Sea) and TV staple Josh...