Sentences with phrase «about small indie»

We talk about small indie games like Firewatch to massive blockbusters like Uncharted 4, and pretty much everything inbetween.

In the spirit of saying something nice about a small indie movie that's ultimately not harming anybody, let's stop again to praise Gerwig, who somehow manages to be both stunningly beautiful and an accessible, and occasionally very odd, onscreen presence.

Beyond the big guys, as a gamer myself I'm more excited about the smaller indie games that are popping up.

Thanks Deagle, always like to hear about these smaller indie games.

Not exact matches

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One of the biggest Sundance hits of 2015 was a small - budget indie comedy about an aspiring high school filmmaker and his friendship with a sick classmate entitled Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Small indie flicks about estranged relatives coming together via deception on behalf of one of the parties which ultimately results in a long - delayed reconciliation has become of the most basic formulas for non-studio films, which makes sense considering you could film one in the living room of a small house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong enSmall indie flicks about estranged relatives coming together via deception on behalf of one of the parties which ultimately results in a long - delayed reconciliation has become of the most basic formulas for non-studio films, which makes sense considering you could film one in the living room of a small house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong ensmall house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong enough.

Featured characters include Jack Warner, Eartha Kitt, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and Pier Angeli... Underrated English indie filmmaker Duane Hopkins, director of 2008's Better Things, is finally back with his second feature, Bypass, a lost - youth drama about a young small - time fence (played by rising star George MacKay) who comes to a crossroads in his life...

Trevorrow, similarly, emerged with a small - budget indie (also about time travel) called Safety Not Guaranteed in 2012, which he parlayed into the moneymaking sensation Jurassic World.

* Asked how he feels about going from very small indie films to a massive, effects - driven fantasy / comedy, Green said: «Well, just like probably all of you guys like to see different kinds of movies every week — a little of this, a little of that — it's fun professionally to, like, get in the ring and design creatures and have guys in suits and puppets and just, y ’ know, bring in all this stuff... I remember when I was a kid, and if something like «Behind The Scenes of Return of The Jedi» would come on, I'd just be glued to the screen, wishing that one day I'd be able to get my hands dirty doing something like that.

It's an entire subgenre unto itself: the indie comedy - drama about a guy in his 30s who goes back to his small town to deal with his wacky, dysfunctional family and learn some important life lessons.

Cop Car Rated R for language, violence and brief drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray Kevin Bacon stars in this indie thriller about a small town sheriff whose cop car is stolen by a couple of pre-teen runaways.

Jon Favreau, who made the first two Iron Man movies, adapted a less established comic book for Cowboys & Aliens, which bombed, before rebounding with the smaller indie film Chef, which he also starred in (playing a frustrated cook in a barely veiled allegory about Favreau struggling to deal with criticism and creative interference).

Known for smaller, critically acclaimed indie comedy films like What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Waititi joked that Marvel Studios «didn't care» about their movies anymore because they hired him — but the partnership was ideal considering his storytelling skills.

Ringer editor - in - chief Sean Fennessey chats with Taika Waititi about his transition from small indie comedies in New Zealand to Marvel's big - budget superhero epic Thor: Ragnarok.

Into the White Rated R for language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Since Harry Potter we've seen much of Hermione and Harry in various films, but Ron (Rupert Grint) has chosen much more obscure projects like this little indie about British and German airmen shot down over snow - covered Norway and forced to cohabitate in a small mountain cabin until it is safe to travel.

Bryan Singer Indie Work: Singer's first film «Public Access» (about a drifter who causes an uproar in a small town through its local cable station) didn't get a distributor, but it did win the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1993, and thus managed to grab Singer some attention.

Made on a small budget, with recognisable, though indie - ish actors, this film is about love and regret, posing the characters and audience with the questions - what personal mistake would you go back and change if you could?

C + Promised Land Rated R for language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Matt Damon and John Krasinski co-write and co-star in this little indie about a natural gas salesman (Damon) who goes into a small American town in order to convince them to allow his company to tap into their resources only to find opposition from a young out - of - towner (Krasinski) who is determined to thwart his every effort.

Josh Brolin, who plays Cable in Deadpool 2, also played the big bad villain Thanos in a small indie movie called Avengers: Infinity War that premiered about a month before Deadpool 2 did.

I think it's fair to say that when people talk about the indie movement in the book world, we're really talking about a broad set of configurations from small presses to collectives of writers to individual authors, whether they create their own imprint or just operate as a self - published author in the Amazon or Smashwords universes.

A little about me: I have two ebooks indie published (one available in print), a contract with a small press for a digital serial style series with the option of print on demand copies later, and more ideas and drafts then I know what to do with other then publish them one at a time myself.

[Indie = self - published or small - publisher, for the purposes of this post, because no matter how we're published, we're all... [Read more...] about Indie Book Fair 2012!

One of the more frustrating truths about self - publishing and libraries is that indie authors have had a hard time getting their books into their own local libraries, as budgets are small and the risk of insult when the book is of poor quality is high.

Authors, especially indie authors, need to be warned about this small but toxic underworld thriving in the shadows of Amazon.com... keep in mind: my post here has nothing to do with authentic customer reviews on Amazon, both positive and negative.

The indie world is too small for negativity about how you're doing things if you're producing quality work.

Our regional groups empower and educate indie authors and small publishers about how to succeed in publishing.

Large publishers can't compete against that (a traditional mass market paperback sold for $ 8.00 earns the author about 40 cents), which is one of the reasons I firmly believe the future of publishing lies in the hands of indie authors and small publishers, and in the years ahead we'll see more and more big - name authors go indie.

It also means that small presses (not «indie») could find themselves shunted into the self - published ghetto you're proposing to create, and they won't be happy about that, either.

Now, if we're talking about a soulless Barnes & Noble, that may not be such a terrible loss, but if we're talking about Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, or any of the smaller indie bookstores struggling to survive but which are providing an unduplicated cultural service to their communities, that's reason for rethinking the «death to print!»

Last week, I spoke at the Frankfurt Book Fair on the Kobo booth and talked about what it takes to be successful in self - publishing to a small group of indie authors.

It could be used to refer to self - publishing, indie publishing, or smaller press publishing, but the word itself speaks volumes about the stigma that exists even today towards books that did not go through the traditional vetting process.

Before long, I was receiving queries via email about my services and the small indie press I started, which has led me to participate in approximately 100 book projects to date.

In the next Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing, I talk about the myth of small sales numbers.

If I'm not mistaken, the term «indie» came about as a way to differentiate between the large conglomerate publishers, who have many layers to their companies and answer to large committees, and the smaller «independent» publishers who weren't a part of a corporation.

This is because indie authors are in this for the long haul and the self publishing model is more about smaller sales over a long period of time and sustainability.

Select the territories for which you hold rights: Large publishing companies may have complicated rules about this, but most small presses and all indie authors should check on «Worldwide rights — all territories» to bypass this process.

About Indie Ignites: A group of 15 small press / self published authors working together to spread the love of indie books and what we've leaIndie Ignites: A group of 15 small press / self published authors working together to spread the love of indie books and what we've leaindie books and what we've learned.

The other thing about indie and small press books that the Big 5 haven't caught onto yet is that these «newcomers» are filling a demand that the Big 5 weren't.

Because of this, I recommend that either BookExpo or BookCon think about offering educational programs for indie authors and small publishers, not as sideline seminars, but as part of the main event.

But I think what Cedar was referring to is how there are some reviewers go out of their way to diss indie and small press published authors for spelling and grammar errors and never say a word about them in traditionally published works.

FACT: The small press, indie or independent publisher IS NOT THE SAME as self - publishing... which is what vanity press is all about.

Many adept small publishers and indie authors also take time to learn about and apply these marketing secrets.

Since opening, I've created about 2,500 book covers for indie authors, self - publishers, small presses, university presses, larger publishing companies, life coaches, business professionals, corporations... you name it.

One of the small press publishers showed on a post yesterday how their data, based on usa today figures that include ebooks, is showing how «the indie game is about over» since legacy guys are pricing $ 1 - $ 3 over the holidays and their increasing % of ebook sales.

And that is what this site is about — reaching out to successful Indie Authors, no matter how small, and hearing their story.

I am interested in knowing more data points about audio, how its growing and looking at indie / small / medium / big 5 publisher.

In all my dreams about getting published by a «real publisher» (before I realized how much smarter it is to go indie), I never even dared to dream as big as I've done for myself in 2013... and I also realized that what I've achieved this year is small - time compared to what's possible now with a career as an author.

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Seeing as to how this is a small, indie studio, it's not going to be about being a blockbuster, it'll just be about selling enough to make a profit.