Indie Film

Michel Gondry's Unexpected New Film

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Eternal Sunshine, The We and I, Video, Directors, Michel Gondry the We and I, Indie Directors, Music Videos, Dave Chappelle, Michel Gondry, Science of Sleep, Bjork, Indie Film, Block Party, Culture News

Michel Gondry used to have a style that was easy to pigeonhole. His "Science of Sleep," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and past music video c...

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Lucas Kavner

Bobcat Goldthwait: From Chair Arsonist To Indie Auteur

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Bobcat Goldthwait Standup, Hollywood Squares, Satirical Films, Bobcat Goldthwait News, God Bless America, Sleeping Dogs Lie, Bobcat Goldthwait Movie, Bobcat Goldthwait, Indie Film, Robin Williams, Studio Comedies, Video, Bobcat Goldthwait Interview, Bobcat Goldthwait 2012, Satire, Bobcat Goldthwait New Movie, Sundance, Bobcat Goldthwait Special, World's Greatest Dad, Culture News

Bobcat Goldthwait is many things to many people. He was that guy from the "Police Academy" movies and the celebrated stand-up comic who lit Jay Leno's...

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American Psycho, Taxi Driver Writers Team Up for Film Kickstarter

Turnstyle | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Braxton Pope, Crowdfunding, Bret Easton Ellis, Kickstarter, Paul Schrader, Diy, The Canyons, Los Angeles, Indie Film, Crowd Funding, Crowd-Funding, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

In terms of proven storytelling talent The Canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at Kickstarter yet.

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Lloyd Kaufman: Independent Cinema's True Champion

Michael Varrati | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Troma, Independent Film, Lloyd Kaufman, Film, Filmmaker, Indie Film, Indie Filmmakers, Movies, Tromadance, Entertainment News
Michael Varrati

This weekend in the Springsteen-lauded town of Asbury Park, New Jersey, a convergence of freaks, geeks, and celebrities will occur to celebrate all things cinema.

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Crowdfunding 201: Learning From Your Mistakes

Turnstyle | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Crowdfunding, Indie Filmmakers, Indie Film, Kickstarter, Video, Arts News
Turnstyle

By: Lucas McNelly I have a saying I trot out every so often that goes something like this: "If everything is great, then nothing is great". It's a va...

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Ivana Mladenovic's Turn Off the Lights at Tribeca: An Interview

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Gypsies, Ivana Mladenovic, Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Romania, Serbia, Turn Off the Lights, Roma People, Indie Film, Culture News
E. Nina Rothe

Ivana Mladenovic's Turn Off the Lights is a tribute to the resilience of the Roma people. I caught up with Mladenovic during the and asked her about growing up in Serbia during the war and her inspirations as a filmmaker.

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OFF HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Films To See This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Jeff Who Lives at Home, Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan's Hope, The Kid With the Bike, Keira Knightley, Morgan Spurlock, Viggo Mortensen, Arts, Turn Me on Dammit, Michael Fassbender, Best Movies, Jason Segel, Indie Film, Movies, A Dangerous Method, Arts News
Leonard Maltin

The cinematic pickings remain relatively slim this spring, but there are always isolated bright spots here and there. Any month when I can spotlight w...

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WATCH: Trailer For 1950s-Era Colorado Thriller

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Movies Filmed in Colorado, Video, The Aviation Cocktail, Pilots Lounge Llc, Denver Indie Film, Colorado Cinema, Indie Film, David Higgins, Colorado-Movies, Denver News

Credit Mad Men for rekindling nostalgia for the 1950s and 60s if you must, but The Aviation Cocktail, a dramatic thriller that's cast, crewed, and fil...

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OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: In Darkness, A Separation, Bullhead, Undefeated, Foreign Films, Footnote, The Women on the 6th Floor, The Oscars, Film, Movies, Indie Film, Arts News
Leonard Maltin

The Oscars may be history, but I'm happy to report that this year's Documentary award winner and three of its Foreign Language Film nominees are now ...

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Lucas McNelly Survives His 'Year Without Rent'

Turnstyle | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Lucas McNelly, Sundance Film Festival, Film, Indie Film, Kickstarter, Arts News
Turnstyle

We first checked in with filmmaker Lucas McNelly last July, just four months into his project A Year Without Rent. For a year, McNelly has been acting...

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[Interview] The Documentarians Who Prove That 'We're Not Broke'

Turnstyle | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: We're Not Broke, Documentaries, Directors, Filmmakers, Sundance, Film, Indie Film, Doccumentary, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Noah Nelson Exactly how and why the United States has found itself in financial crisis and up to its eyeballs in debt is, from one point-of-view, ...

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An Exclusive Interview With Donnybrook Bestie Ryan Ward!

Vanessa Berben | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Ryan Ward, Son of the Sunshine, The Evil Dead, Indie Film, Evil Dead: The Musical, Ryan Ward Interview, Denver News
Vanessa Berben

Ward's been racking up awards for his film Son of the Sunshine. Let's hope Ryan can make it through this interview without me blatantly hitting on him. (Spoiler alert: He can't.)

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15 Film Festival Darlings That Would Have Been Better as TV Series

Evan Shapiro | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Diaries, Sundance Movies, Sundance Recap, Best Indie Movies, Sundance Film Festival 2012, Sundance Review, Indie Film, TV News
Evan Shapiro

Each year, there are a few great films that get Park City buzz, only to disappear into a sea of megaplexes and blockbusters. I submit that many of these would have fared better on TV.

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The Road to Sundance and Beyond- Indie Game: The Movie

Turnstyle | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: US Films, Kickstarter, Film Industry, Sundance, Indie Game: The Movie, Movies, Indie Film, Cinema, Entertainment News
Turnstyle

By Noah Nelson In the years to come, the road from Kickstarter to Sundance will likely be as well traveled as the 101 in Los Angeles. During this yea...

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The Bingham Ray Film 101 Syllabus

Sasha Bronner | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Bingham Ray, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Classic Films, Bingham Ray Dead, Indie Movies, Citizen Kane, Remembrance, Indie Film, Entertainment News
Sasha Bronner

I worked for Bingham from 2008-2010 and learned some of life's greatest lessons: Don't buy cheap coffee, always use a French press, and lie when someone asks you if you've seen Citizen Kane and you haven't.

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Smaller Is Better: New Models for the Indie Film Market

Turnstyle | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Arts, Sundance Film Festival, Film, Indie Film, Movies, Cinema, Arts News
Turnstyle

By: Noah Nelson All eyes are on Park City this week as the 2012 Sundance Film Festival gets underway. In the midst of the snow and stars scores of fi...

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Vampires 'Turn' Into More Than Humans... They Turn Into Mafia Hitmen! (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Web Series, Mafia, Crowdfunding, Entertainment, Indie Film, Vampires, Video, Entertainment News
Alexandra Holzer

Vampire Mob is an indie TV series which is audience-funded. Yep. We enter the age of crowd-funding and audience participation financially before we can get to good ol' Hollywood.

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The 5 Best Indie Films Of THe Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Movie Reviews, Nine Nation Animation, Warrior, A Separation, Pariah, The Guard, Indie Film, Animation, Arts News
Leonard Maltin

By Leonard Maltin Traditionally, January releases are nothing to shout about, since most moviegoers are still busy catching up with the Big Guns of ...

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WATCH: Harmony Korine's Surreal Fashion Short

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Proenza Schouler, Video, Independent Film, Harmony Korine, Proenza-Schouler-Fall-2011, Kids Film, Fashion, Paris Fashion Week, Indie Film, Gummo, Harmony Korine Gummo, Arts News

Harmony Korine, the off-beat filmmaker that danced strangely into our hearts with films like "Kids" and "Gummo", created a short for fashion line Proe...

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Ultrasuede: Whitney Sudler-Smith on Halston's Era of Style

Tribeca Film | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Whitney Sudler-Smith, Documentary, Halston, Tribeca Film, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, Video on Demand, Indie Film, Video, Entertainment News
Tribeca Film

Through his unconvential documentary Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, director Whitney Sudler-Smith explores the exciting rise and devastating fall of America's first real celebrity designer.

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Don't Go in the Woods: Vincent D'Onofrio on his "Slasher Musical"

Kristin McCracken | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Tribeca Film, Slasher Musical, Don't Go in the Woods, Joe Vinciguerra, Horror, Sam Bisbee, Video on Demand, Indie Film, Vincent D'Onofrio, Entertainment News
Kristin McCracken

Don't Go in the Woods is kind of hard to pin down -- there's not much to compare it too -- but it's a fun ride, with the loose feel of a campy B-horror-movie from decades past, with twists and turns and jumps galore.

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Leonard Maltin's Top Five Indie Film Recommendations

Leonard Maltin | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Movie Reviews, The Artist, Film, A Separation, Arthur Christmas, Hugo, Sarah's Key, Life, The Muppets, Albert Nobbs, My Week With Marilyn, Above All, Dvd Reviews, A Dangerous Method, Indie Film, Arts News
Leonard Maltin

It takes the better part of a year to survive the continuous stream of mediocre movies (and worse) so we can finally get to "the good stuff." Now that we have a bounty of first-rate movies to choose from, we have to insulate ourselves from the awards-season hype that touts good films as great and fine performances as brilliant. Seasoned moviegoers—and critics—have their work cut out for them.

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WATCH: Trailer Highlights Of The 34th Starz Film Fest

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Video, Wish Me Away, The Artist, The Descendants, Sundance Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Melancholia, Denver Around Town, 2011 STARZ Denver Film Festival, Silent Film, Like Crazy, Indie Film, Denver News

The 34th annual Starz Denver Film Festival will have a snowy opening night but it's all the more reason to stay toasty in a theater. As usual, the...

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'Dirty Girl': A New Movie Shines a Light on an Old Problem

Laurel Kaufer | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: William H. Macy, Women, Milla Jovovich, Empowerment, Crime, Bully, Dwight Yoakam, Mary Steenburgen, Bullying, Dirty Girl, Film, Movies, Indie Film, Prison, Women in Prison, California Prisons, Women's Health, Tyler Perry, For Colored Girls, Domestic Violence, Melissa Manchester, Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Women News
Laurel Kaufer

The film "Dirty Girl" highlights a form of abuse for which there is no obvious evidence, bruises or broken bones, only the remnants of a tortured and broken spirit.

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Studying the Economics of Independent Film: A Proposal

Josh Welsh | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Film Forum, Film Festival, Independent Film, Film Independent Forum, Film Independent, Independent Film Distribution, Film Industry, Indie Film, Los Angeles News
Josh Welsh

While it's obviously true that it's hard for many independent filmmakers to sustain a career doing what they love, it is simply false that there's no money in independent film.

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