Tag: American Indie Film
Homeland Insecurity: Jennifer Morrison Joins Directing Boot Camp with “Sun Dogs”
Actress Jennifer Morrison is moving behind the camera for her directorial debut, and by the same token is launching her production co. Written by Anthony...
Nina | Review
A Matter of Resistance: Mort’s Compromised Portrait of a Musical Legend
She may try with a considerable, ambitious might, but Zoe Saldana does not conjure...
Toll Booth: Rosenberg’s “Approaching The Unknown” Finds Docking Station at Paramount & Vertical Ent.
A project we've been tracking for the better part of half a decade when it was known as "Ad Inexplorata" and was part of...
Appearance Act: Monaghan, Chandler & Lane Surround “Sidney Hall”
Revealing that the project was chased at the script stage by Fox Searchlight and Amazon, you'll want to keep tabs on this project as Variety...
Altercation Alteration: Winger & Letts Quarrel on Azazel Jacobs’ “The Lovers”
A welcome return to feature film, after a stint with "Doll & Em," and The Grace That Keeps This World adaptation still in development,...
Money for Nothing: A24 Channel James Ponsoldt for “I Want My MTV”
Originally set up at Sony with Brett Ratner possibly eyeing it as a directing gig, the A24 folks picked up the rights in turnaround...
When Life Gives you Oranges, Make…: Sean Baker Embarks on “The Florida Project”
For what will become his sixth feature film, film format friendly auteur Sean Baker is moving over to the east coast Sunshine State for...
Hostile Border | Review
Confessions of a Pocha Hustler: Dwyer Tackles Topicality with Listless Thriller
Michael Dwyer makes his directorial debut with Hostile Border, an adequate examination of contemporary...
Maximum Sentence: McCaul Lombardi & Crew Get Paroled for Porterfield’s “Soller’s Point”
McCaul Lombardi (who'll be on the Croisette in the featured Andrea Arnold's American Honey quartet comprised of Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Arielle Holmes)...
Man Push Fire Cart: HBO Book Ramin Bahrani for “Fahrenheit 451”
Moving from seizing homes (99 Homes) to burning them down, hopefully American indie filmmaker won't have some of the woes that Francois Truffaut did...
Digital Witness: Annie Clark Added as 4th “XX” Helmer
Going the Peaches route, Annie Clark (St. Vincent) is replacing Mary Harron and joining femme fatale filmmaker quartet (Karyn Kusama, Jennifer Lynch and Jovanka Vuckovic)...
Kilo Kids: FilmRise Bail out Elizabeth Wood’s “White Girl”
In a post Sundance, pre-spring pickup, FilmRise's Danny Fisher has landed a hot summer title that didn't go unnoticed when it was launched back...
One More Time | Review
Begin Again: Edwards’ Satisfying Sophomore Film Utilizes Walken
Thanks to the overwhelming trend of quirk, cliché, or contrivance evident in most American indie offerings (whether...
Double Team: Jason Sudeikis Gets Coached in Ryan Koo’s “Amateur”
Jason Sudeikis is likely going to use his whistle-blowing skills from the set of Race, as The Tracking Board reports that the actor will board...
Krisha | Review
Turkey Shoot: Shults Brings Heartache to the Holidays in Intimate Debut
We’ve seen it plenty of times before, the hellacious discomfort accompanying the enforced tradition...
Fix For a King: Helmer Finds Addicts in Michael Trotter, Nixon, Geraghty & Ireland For “The Evening Hour”
After off-roading it in desolate Armenia with Here (U.S. Dramatic Competition - Sundance Film Festival) helmer Braden King will be roughing it out in the white trashy...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Matt Sobel (Take Me to the River)
IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from the world of cinema and this month’s spotlighted artist saw his debut...
Columbia Records: Jason Mitchell & Ellar Coltrane Enrol in Vikram Gandhis’ “Barry”
Joining the already cast Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy, Variety reports that Jason Mitchell and Ellar Coltrane have been added as the supporting players...
True Bromance: Lionsgate Premiere Does Some Male Bounding with “Joshy”
The Wrap reports that Lionsgate and Hulu have paired on picking up the Joshy, the Sundance preemed (U.S Dramatic Comp section) Jeff Baena sophomore,...
Sarasota Groves: The Orchard Picks Campos’ Christine From Sundance Tree
After making a run with Josh Mond's James White, and less than a day after picking up the docu Life, Animated, Variety reports that...
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich Take Creative Control on “Our Band Is Forever”
On the eve of the world premiere screening to Antonio Campos' Christine and the soon to be launched theatrically Creative Control, producers Melody C....
School of Hard Knocks: Felix Thompson’s “King Jack” Bullied By Well Go USA
Less than a day after winning the Independent Spirit Awards' “Someone to Watch” to watch award beating out Chloé Zhao's Sundance preemed Songs My Brothers...
Yosemite | Review
Palo Alto 2: Demeestere Crafts Franco’s Prose for Portrait of Preadolescent Angst
Director Gabrielle Demeestere adapts James Franco’s A California Childhood for her directorial debut,...
#Horror | Review
As You “Like” It: Subkoff Finds the Sound and the Shrillness in Social Media
Actress Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with #Horror, a film...
Splitsville: Sarah Adina Smith Enlists Rami Malek for “Buster’s Mal Heart”
It's been a long time coming for Short Term 12 supporting player Rami Malek, but the momentum built around television's highly successful "Mr.Robot" has landed him...
Burnt | Review
Chef Boyardee: Wells Fails with Filmmaking Recipe
For his third film outing, director John Wells delves into the catty universe of high-end cuisine with Burnt...
Do not collect $200: Big Beach Land Grab “Monopolists” for Scribe Howard A. Rodman
Monopoly enthusiasts will one day receive their money's worth with the unknown backstory to their beloved game. Deadline reports that Big Beach's Marc Turtletaub and Peter...
Alexandre Moors Has Huston, Aniston, Sheridan & Ehrenreich Reporting for Duty in “The Yellow Birds”
His cold, steely biopic Blue Caprice might have not received the same fanfare as Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, but both were nonetheless stellar offerings at...
Sicario | Review
The Company of Wolves: Villeneuve’s Superb Packaging Enhances Customary Cartel Themes
There’s much to be excited about with Sicario, the latest film from Quebecois director...
Exclusive: Poster Premiere for Claire Carré’s “Embers”
We've been tracking the development of Claire Carré's directorial debut since it successfully launched its Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 (it was subsequently selected as...
Before We Go | Review
Here We Go Again: Evans’ Nondescript Venture a Familiar Recipe of Whirlwind Romance
Love is not a many splendored thing in actor Chris Evans’ directorial...
Queen of Earth | Review
Earth Below Us: Perry’s Esoteric Puzzle of Women and Madness
What a delight to see director Alex Ross Perry continuing his delightful examinations of unlikeable...
People, Places, Things | Review
Here in the Noun: Strouse’s Familiar, Charming RomCom
The kids are basically all right in People, Places, Things, director James C. Strouse’s third outing as...
Five Star | Review
A Star is Born: Miller’s Returns to Saga of the Streets
Director Keith Miller returns to a similar style of filmmaking with his sophomore film...
Safelight | Review
To the Lighthouse: Aloupis Crafts Woefully Sluggish Tale of Truck Stop Tendencies
Serving up a generous helping of outsider character study with teenage romance tinged...
Self/less | Review
The Change-Up: Singh Sleepwalks Through Sci-Fi Stock
Time is not on anyone’s side in director Tarsem Singh’s latest blunder through familiar material, Self/less, a mash-up...
Mad Women | Review
Women on the Verge: Lipsky’s Overwrought Portrait of Dysfunction
Those having experienced the independent cinema styling of Jeff Lipsky won’t be surprised by the end...
Jackie & Ryan | Review
Ballad of the Sad Doublet: Mann’s Warm, Simplistic Tale of Lonely Hearts
Recalling an era of simple, but warmly rendered studio features fitted specifically for...
The Strongest Man | Review
Miami Blues: Riches’ Sophomore Effort Back Pedals
At its core, perhaps The Strongest Man could best be described as a character study concerning one man...
Escobar: Paradise Lost | Review
Drug War Diaries: Di Stefano’s Peripheral Take on Famed Drug Lord’s Activities
For those wishing to learn much of anything about famed Colombian drug lord...
Creep | Review
People Are Strange: Brice’s Debut Retools Found Footage for Ordinary Madness
Available on demand at the same time as his Sundance darling sophomore feature The...
Burying the Ex | Review
Ex to Grind: Dante’s ZomCom Never Finds Its Pulse
Zombies are difficult subject matters for the screen. A staple of a popular subgenre, original...
Infinitely Polar Bear | Review
One Flew Over the Housing Project: Forbes Relates Childhood Memories in Debut
Screenwriter Maya Forbes makes her directorial debut with Infinitely Polar Bear, an exploration...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Review
Fault in Our Tastes: Teenage Death Gets Warmed Over in Gomez-Rejon’s Celebrated Sophomore Film
Taking home the Grand Jury and Audience prize following its warmly...
Uncertain Terms | Review
Rebounds and Role-play: Silver’s Latest Returns to Uncomfortable Interactions
With his fourth feature film, Uncertain Terms, indie film director Nathan Silver advances the knack he...
Top Three: Future Arrests in Development with Louis C.K.’s “I’m a Cop”
Creator of a show de rigueur, comedian and art-house junkie and lover of films with subtitles Louis C.K. will write, direct and star in...
Welcome to Me | Review
Broadcast Blues: Wiig’s Amusing Portrait of Mental Illness
Mental illness collides with reality TV inspired media for Shira Piven’s generally pleasurable oddity, Welcome to Me,...
Blackbird | Review
The Boys in the Choir: Polk’s Antiquated Rendition of the Rural Gay Narrative
The blatant underrepresentation of black gay characters in film, whatever letter they’re...
IFC Films Not Afraid of Virginia: Perry’s “Queen of Earth” Finds a Lake Home
IFC Films have got themselves a case of cabin fever. The distributor have landed a title that could easily be programmed on their Midnight...
2014 Cannes Film Festival: Ryan Gosling’s Lost River
In all my years attending the festival, the world premieres that take place in the mythic, film history-rich lieus such as the Lumiere (Main...
