Tag: U.S. Indie Film News
Damaged Goods: Broad Green Pictures Addicted to Adam Salky’s I Smile Back
While top tier Sundance items in Rick Alverson's Entertainment, Josh Mond's James White and Matt Sobel's Take Me to the River are still without...
Sophie Goodhart is Leading the…: Adam Scott, Slate & Kroll Join “My Blind Brother”
For those in the know, being in the running for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival is statistically...near impossible, especially for the dozen or...
No Cutoff: Reichardt & Michelle Williams Continue Creative Collab in 2015
While a whole bunch of folk were being distracted by the buzz at Sundance, a tent was pitched somewhere on the West Coast by...
Girlmancing the Stone: So Yong Kim Sets Jena Malone & Riley Keough on Road Trippy “Lovesong”
Actresses Riley Keough, Jena Malone and a supporting cast comprised of Brooklyn Decker, Amy Seimetz, Marshall Chapman, Ryan Eggold and Rosanna Arquette have all...
The Spirits Have Been Exorcised; Carson Mell’s “Another Evil” Now in Post-Prod
Principle photography on Another Evil, Carson Mell's supernatural comedy debut is now complete. Starring Steve Zissis, Mark Proksch, Jennifer Irwin, Dax Flame, Dan Bakkedahl and Steve...
Extraterrestrial | Review
Shades of Mr. Gray: The Vicious Bros.’ Unsatisfying Close Encounter
Following the unanticipated success of their 2011 film debut, Grave Encounters (which feels very much...
San Francisco Future Giants; Kris Swanberg, Chloé Zhao, Jonas Carpignano, Machoian/Ojeda-Beck Receive SFFS/KRF Coin
Announced earlier this evening, SFFS/KRF Filmmaking Grants have been awarded to potential 2015 Sundancers in the likes of Kris Swanberg, Chloé Zhao, Jonas Carpignano...
Alice in Changes; Rachel Weisz & Michael Shannon Takes Seats at Joshua Marston’s Table Drama
A Joshua Marston film sans subtitles? After film fest favorites Maria Full Of Grace (2004 Sundance hit) and The Forgiveness Of Blood (read our...
I’m gonna do something … Exclusive Clip for Travis Gutiérrez Senger’s “Desert Cathedral”
The 5th edition of the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland kicks off today, and among the 20 films featured in the competition (it...
2014 Sundance Film Festival: Cutter Hodierne’s Fishing Without Nets
You'd be hard-pressed to find anything of a swashbuckling nature in what is essentially a pirate movie without the eye patches. While comparisons with other...
James Franco Separates the Sheep from the…; Andrew Neel Makes a Pledge for “Goat”
Some indie projects take their time to find proper footing. After falling in the laps of David Gordon Green, Jeff Nichols and actor Emile...
Brie Larson Engineers Trainwreck…Reteams with Radcliffe on McGrath’s “Brooklyn Bridge”
Months after appearing in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck (Universal releases this next summer), Screen Daily reports that Brie Larson is rejoining her costar in Douglas...
The Last of Robin Hood | Review
Beverly Center: Flynn’s Final Scandal Makes for Interesting Cinematic Footnote
It’s been eight years since Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s 2006 sophomore film, Quinceanera swept...
Coming out of the Closet: Exclusive Clip for Carter Smith’s Jamie Marks is Dead
Just prior to its theatrical release (this atmospherically unclenched young adult ensemble piece drops August 29th), the Gravitas Ventures folks have given us an...
Bring out the Bomb Squad; Noyce’s American Pastoral Adds Some TNT in Dakota Fanning
They've shuffled the deck a little on Philip Roth's American Pastoral since the project was first announced a decade back. Jennifer Connelly who was mentioned more than...
Elisabeth Moss & Alex Ross Perry Are on the Same Page; Reteam for Polanski Influenced “Queen of Earth”
Making it a double casting mention type of day in the trades, after being added to Reed Morano's Meadowland, Elisabeth Moss will also be...
Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss & Nathasha Lyonne Begin Healing Process in Morano’s “Meadowland”
Elisabeth Moss and Nathasha Lyonne are joining the already cast Olivia Wilde as the principle female players and Luke Wilson is re-teaming with The...
The Wait’s Riel Roch Decter & It Felt Like Love’s Laura Wagner Summoned to Sundance’s Creative Producing Summit
As we know, a passage through the many Sundance labs doesn't guarantee a gold ticket for Park City in January, but undoubtably its certainly...
Filmbuff Hook-Up with Wigon’s Debut; “The Heart Machine” Pegged For October
The FilmBuff have grabbed the rights to The Heart Machine - the thriller that preemed in SXSW's eight film Narrative Feature Comp this past March. Produced by Lucas...
Dustin Guy Defa, Janicza Bravo, Bernardo Britto & Sean Porter Among Filmmaker Magazine’s 2014 Top 25 New Faces
Easily among our favorite curated lists/annual page turners, Filmmaker Magazine has unveiled their 25 New Faces (or 29, when you count the quad creative...
Marshall-Green, Huisman, Corinealdi, & Lindsay Burdge Accept Kusama’s “The Invitation”
Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, Middle of Nowhere revelation Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, busy-bee indie actress Lindsay Burdge (A Teacher, Wild Canaries) and John Carroll...
Kate Lyn Sheil Part of the New Breed of Indie; Boards Doremus’ “Equals”
Along the lines of when Greta Gerwig landed Greenberg and essentially moved higher up in the indie echelons, the hardworking Kate Lyn Sheil has...
Chad Hartigan Puffing Away on Third Feature; “Morris From America” Set for Fall Start
Much like his past collaborator in Land Ho! (starring Paul Eenhoorn) filmmaker Aaron Katz, Chad Hartigan is not restricting his films to Woody Guthrie's This Land Is...
Newbies, Habituals & James Ransone Are All Ripe for Sean Baker’s “Tangerine”
Moving from unlikely friendships in Starlet, to perhaps the likeliest of neighbors, Sean Baker appears to have found a cosmos that is inspiring to...
Gravitas Ventures Find Late Bloomer in Carter Smith’s “Jamie Marks Is Dead”
Some Sundance titles take their sweet time making a deal -- just this week we've had two other 2014 Sundance title announcements. Unlike, say...
It’s Not About a Girl: Josh Mond’s “James White” Has Much More in Store
Freshly deposited in our inbox, we've been directed towards a Kickstarter film project that...we're already itching to see. Inching ever so closely to a...
Cinedigm Lets Genre Breeze in; Grab SXSW Preemed Nacho Vigalondo’s “Open Windows”
After last year's notable SXSW fest pick-ups in Short Term 12 and Our Nixon, Cinedigm is taking a trip into genre-land item with Nacho Vigalondo’s...
Unconscious Uncoupling; Magnet Ties Knot with Leigh Janiak’s Honeymoon
Despite SXSW not be the wheeling and dealing epicentre that Sundance is in terms of theatrical pick-ups, we can still expect to see a...
John Hillcoat Hooks’em and Books’em; Harrelson Completes Ensemble “Triple Nine”
Adding to his recent pile-up of "men in uniform with guns" type roles, Woody Harrelson will follow up fashionable stints in green (Oren Moverman's...
The Tree of Lincoln; Amplify to Face Adversity with A.J. Edwards’ “Better Angels”
Joining their other Sundance pick-up (God Help The Girl), the folks at the newly minted Amplify have picked up the rights to A.J. Edwards'...
Hollywood Sells Californication; Tribeca Film Shows Affection for Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto
It landed in public consciousness in book form and then the film format via the perfect fall film festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride and...
Lionsgate Search High & Low for Phil Alden Robinson’s “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn”
Aiming to beef up their 2014 slate with a title they feel will work well as a day and date theatrical/VOD type release, Lionsgate...
Kroll, Byrne & Cannavale Crash & Burn in Ross Katz’s Brother’s Keeper
A producer with exquisite taste (In the Bedroom and Lost in Translation are among the few items he has produced) with only the direct-to-HBO...
Selling Fridges to Eskimos; Alistair Banks Griffin’s “Snow The Jones” Receives Coin
He made his splash on the Croisette (2010's Directors' Fortnight) with the exquisite, almost dialogue-less Two Gates of Sleep (Brady Corbet and David Call...
When We First Met is Heavy on the Repetition; Jamie Travis to Direct Rom Com
Jamie Travis who had his debut film (For A Good Time, Call…) premiere at Sundance this past year will, according to Deadline, set-up his...
Tribeca Film Joins the Convo; Neil LaBute’s Thorny “Some Velvet Morning” Gets December Date
Once again, Tribeca Film's Nick Savva doesn't need to look too far to find some theatrical slate filler. Among the pile of unbought leftovers...
Roadside Attractions Finds Shelter for Spring Breaking Vanessa Hudgens’ “Gimme Shelter”
We guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree for actress Vanessa Hudgens. Moving away from High School Musical to indie roles in...
Dakota Fanning & Theo James Find Counseling in Andrew Renzi’s “Franny”
Deadline reports that indie starlet Dakota Fanning (who was just at TIFF supporting Night Moves, The Last of Robin Hood) and Theo James (who...
Blanchett Hungry for Directing Gig; Set to Adapt “The Dinner”
If Woody Allen can do it, perhaps so can Cate Blanchett as well. With an acting that has spanned over two decades, and working...
IFC Films Not Shy About Liza Johnson’s “Hateship Loveship”
It's panning out to be a significantly different type of experience with regards to filmmaker Liza Johnson's sophomore film. After stumbling out with her debut...
Andrew Dosunmu to Bring out the Funk; Helmer Boards Focus Features’ Fela Kuti Biopic
It was supposed to be the possible project that 12 Years a Slave filmmaker Steve McQueen would possibly direct after his stunning debut (Hunger),...
Richard Gere is Living in the Past in Andrew Renzi’s Feature Debut; Sundance Lab “Franny” Shoots in October
He has been on our radar since he produced Alistair Banks Griffin’s Two Gates of Sleep (2010) and mounted his writing-directing projects in the...
Roadside Attractions Becomes Kissing Cousin for “Therese”, Stratton’s Pic Finally Receives Support
Regardless if it contains the red-hot Martha Marcy May Marlene alumn Elizabeth Olsen and the months away from a potential Best Actor nom lock...
Focus World & Screen Media Identify “A Birder’s Guide to Everything”
After teaming for a pair of Sundance titles The Lifeguard and C.O.G., the partnership of Focus World & Screen Media now turn towards unpurchased...
Cary Fukunaga & Idris Elba to Take Orders on “Beasts of No Nation”
When not busy making high end commercials for luxury brands (I caught the underwhelming video installation of Sleepwalking in the Rift in Karlovy Vary...
Coal Miner’s Daughters & Sons; Sevigny, Josh Lucas & Lofland Complete Cast for Sara Colangelo’s Little Accidents
Indie starlet Chloë Sevigny, veteran Josh Lucas and Mud discovery Jacob Lofland have joined the already mentioned Elizabeth Banks and Boyd Holbrook in Sara...
Love Is Strange for Marisa Tomei; Ira Sachs’ Adds Actress to NYC-Set Relationship Drama
Ira Sachs has found the third piece in his acting puzzle in the rarely used, under-appreciated actress who since Bent Hamer's Factotum has become...
Oscilloscope Embark on a Long Journey Home with Fleischner’s “Stand Clear Of the Closing Doors”
An indie drama standout at the last edition of the Tribeca Film Festival (I would subsequently catch the film at Karlovy Vary - see...
Fredrik Bond’s Debut Avoids “Necessary Death”; Charlie Countryman Finds Home at Millennium
A good five months since it premiered at a packed Eccles house in Park City, Deadline reports that Millennium Entertainment have picked up one...
Screen Media & Focus World Team to Make Cider with Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s C.O.G.
After last month's deal on the Park City preemed, Liz W. Garcia's dramedy The Lifeguard, Deadline reports that Screen Media and Focus Features’ Focus...
