Tag: U.S. Indie Film
2017 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: Fossil fuels Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
The first 8:30 a.m. press screening was a little bit of a nightmare for journos with security measures but into place that were extra...
Claire’s Knee: Dori Oskowitz Adds Hope Davis to “Claire”
Music video director Dori Oskowitz is adding more "family" members to the American remake of Eric Rohmer’s Le Beau Mariage. Joining the already cast Jenna Malone and Alex...
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...
Exclusive Clip: No Hero Complex in Meera Menon’s “Farah Goes Bang”
Currently in set up mode with her sophomore feature, after having premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and winning the inaugural Nora Ephron Award,...
Exclusive Clip: Patience with Lost Patients in Dave Boyle’s “Man From Reno”
In this exclusive clip from Dave Boyle's Man From Reno, (Eleven Arts, March 27th) Pepe Serna’s character of Sheriff Paul Del Moral is to...
Interview: Carter Smith – Jamie Marks is Dead
At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, we sat down with director Carter Smith to discuss his new film, Jamie Marks is Dead, which played...
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...
The Signal | Review
Scrambled Transmission: Eubank’s Sophomore Effort Relies on Visual Strengths
William Eubank expands his brand of cerebral sci-fi with sophomore effort, The Signal, following up from...
Peacekeeping Penn: Exarchapoulos & Theron Tapped for “The Last Space”
We found out this morning (via ThePlaylist folks) that Sean Penn (the filmmaker) was among the curious Blue Is the Warmest Color onlookers and...
Chlorine | Review
Wet Behind the Ears: Alaimo’s Suburban Malaise a Standard Procedure
We’ve come to expect a certain amount of functional dysfunction to be featured in independent...
First Look: Stills From Jim Mickle’s We Are What We Are
It contains a thicker premise with perhaps a more "fleshed" out backstory than the original on which it is based on (Jorge Michel Grau's...
Exclusive Clip: Mother of George
Simply put. Nigerian photographer turned filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu (1999's docu Hot Irons) is one of our favorite voices in American independent filmmaking. A member...
Bottoms Up in SXSW; Magnolia Toasts to Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies
Making it two for two in just as many days, off the heels of a great showing in SXSW and the pick-up of Milo,...
Interview: Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk With Me)
Behind that semi-stoned appearance you've probably come to know from his stand-up performances or his frequent appearances on This American Life, comedian/writer/director Mike Birbiglia...
Red Lights | Review
Cortes’ Latest is a Discordant Rhythm of its Own.
Following up on his excellent 2010 thriller, Buried, director Rodrigo Cortes unveiled his next feature, an...
Union Square | Review
Mighty Flighty: Nancy Savoca Gives Mira Sorvino a Role to Revel In
Nancy Savoca returns with Union Square, her first film in nearly a decade,...
Interview: Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact)
We sat down with director Nicholas McCarthy after the world premiere of his feature film debut, The Pact, at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival....
The Pact | Review
One muddled alliance: Seek Out McCarthy's Short Version
Nicholas McCarthy’s feature debut, The Pact, expands upon his successful short film of the same name,...
God Bless America | Blu-ray
Bobcat Goldthwait has been kicking around the entertainment biz for quite some time – not necessarily as a film director, but as a stand...
LAFF 2012: Dead Man’s Burden | Review
Dry-Eyed Narrative: Jared Moshe’s Western Exercise An Intriguing Effort
Producer Jared Moshe’s directorial debut, Dead Man’s Burden, is a mostly winsome procedure as an homage...
Should He Stay or Should He Go?; Focus Features Sets George Clooney to Direct “The Yankee Commandante”
Didn't get enough of Soderbergh's Che? Wanted more jungle? Focus Features is looking to grab the rights to 30 plus page account in a...
Interview: Todd Solondz (Dark Horse)
The latest film from director Todd Solondz is Dark Horse, concerning a mid-thirties manchild who can’t seem to find his way out of his...
Interview: Calvin Reeder and Lindsay Pulsipher (The Oregonian)
Written with Lindsay Pulsipher in mind (the thesp stars as a beautiful farm girl who wakes up from a car accident, only to find...
Prince Avalanche Signals David Gordon Green’s Return to Indie film
While he remained in the U.S. indie biz in a producer capacity, it's with one foot out that David Gordon Green indulged in major...
The White Tiger Loses its Stripes; Todd Field Project Falls Apart
The book to screen adaptation of The White Tiger has reached an impasse as producers from the different invested countries have taken issue with...
Exclusive Clip for Todd Solondz’s Dark Horse
Brilliant satirist Todd Solondz returns with his latest film, Dark Horse, his first feature since 2009’s Life During Wartime. One of the most prolific...
Mighty Fine | Review
Mighty Clichéd: Goodstein’s Debut a Muted Effort We’ve Seen Before
Oh the glorious 1970’s, how we love to explore the vaguely outlined state of mind...
The Color Wheel | 2nd Review
A sibling rivalry relationship film about a brother and sister that can’t seem to get along, yet can’t find anyone else to remotely understand...
The Color Wheel | Review
Don’t Believe The Color Wheel's Promise to “entertain you with wit and charm the entire ride”
It’s hard to think of a movie more undeserving than...
SXSW Interview: Adele Romanski (Leave Me Like You Found Me)
Starting off as an editor, Adele Romanski went on to produce a number of well-received indies, among them The Myth of the American Sleepover,...
In the Pipeline: Lance Edmands
If you live there, you know Maine is much more than just lobsters and lighthouses. Filmmaker, Lance Edmands, is going to introduce the rest of us to the local side of his home state in his feature film debut, Bluebird. Set in a small Maine town, it’s about a school bus driver who accidentally locks a young boy in a school bus on a cold winter night. The boy is taken to the hospital the next day. The story follows the aftermath of this tragedy and how it affects and changes the families involved.
