Sentences with phrase «budget independent film»

Fruitvale was a small, low - budget independent film, but it garnered enough attention for Coogler and enough confidence in his abilities that he landed a much higher - profile movie for his next project.

It was a low - budget independent film that had an excellent cast of underrated and often times forgotten actors - Harvey Keitel leading the pack, but followed closely by Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, the late Chris Penn, and of course Steve Buscemi.

CANNES, France — In a stunning surprise, Gus Van Sant's «Elephant,» a low - budget independent film inspired by the Columbine shootings, won both the Palme d'Or and the best director award here Sunday at the 56th Cannes Film Festival.

As an unrated, obviously low - budget independent film with a nearly 80 - year - old leading man and minimal commercial prospects, Youth does not have to play things safely.

Although this was essentially a low budget independent film, John Carpenter chose to shoot the movie in anamorphic widescreen Panavision.

In the sense that I couldn't afford to do a low budget independent film whose financing was constantly falling apart and therefore we would all have to defer our salaries and not get paid.

He burst onto the scene in 2013 with Fruitvale Station, a low budget independent film that premiered at Sundance and told the true story of a 22 - year - old African American who was killed by police in Oakland.

Of course, being a low - budget independent film with relatively little star power, no high concept, and minimal sizzle, The Intervention was destined to make do with the obscurity of limited theatrical release.

Very low budget independent film, I suppose there is supposed to be some deep significance to the movie, but I was too bored to care about what that might be.

Fernandez felt grateful for the opportunity, but reportedly hated the job itself so much that he hearkened off for the greener pastures of acting.Fernandez landed his first formal acting assignments as a guest star on episodes of the network series Cold Case and Jericho in 2006 and 2007, but truly came into his own as a star of low - medium budgeted independent films such as director Marc - Andre Samson's taut thriller Interstate (2006)(as a young man trying desperately to reach his girlfriend in Los Angeles, but waylaid by drugs and the trappings of an odd motel), and directors Lucky McKee and Trygve Diesen's violent psychological thriller Red (as a disturbed young man who plays the role of accomplice in killing a senior citizen's dog).

He was also involved in various lower - budget independent films, including the well - received 1991 film, My Own Private Idaho with his close friend, the late River Phoenix.

Having only appeared in ultra low budget independent films until now, Gerwig is a radiant breath of fresh air not only to Greenberg, but also to cinema as a whole.

Not exact matches

Frustration, because there are limits to how far clients are prepared to go to defend their films; the industry is conservative, and his customers, almost exclusively independent film companies, have limited budgets.

Like Netflix, Amazon (AMZN) is looking to get into the movie production game, promising earlier this year to eventually churn out around a dozen independent films — with budgets between $ 5 million and $ 25 million — every year.

At least three of these movies are independent films, each with a budget of $ 6 - 8 million.

Unlike other independent films in which big names are ridden into the ground like a sweaty mule, shoehorned into every possible scene in the movie, «Moms» Night Out» has an ensemble cast - an amazing feat for a film with a budget just under $ 5 million, according to Andrew and John Erwin, the brothers who directed the film.

What began a few years ago as a trickle of small independent films shot in and around Kingston has of late turned into a veritable flood, including big - budget productions with real movie stars, thanks to a new tax break and efforts by local officials to woo and accommodate the industry.

A decade ago it was unimaginable to make a film without major financing, but now given the nature of new media and available technology, independent filmmakers can tell their stories with a limited budget.

This film does not have a big budget and this film could almost still work without any other characters but the two lead so the film feels very independent.

After making his name with three independent films in Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud, director Jeff Nichols approaches his fourth feature with a bigger budget, making it his first studio production and allowing him to operate on a slightly more ambitious and grander scale.

Tucci tried to alternate working in independent films where he was generally given better material with big - budget material wherein he typically played ethnic villains.

Independent cinema can range from a student film with not a single dollar to its budget, to an Oscar - nominated film worth 40 - 50 million dollars.

According to IMDB the budget for Jeff Who Lives At Home is estimated at 10 million (3 million more than Cyrus), which would still make the film eligible for next years» Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

Yet, there is a very real risk that you will be lableled as a racist for criticizing black panther, or the work of the 29 year old director who was given the keys to a $ 200,000,000 budget after making only 2 independent films.

From major studios to independents, from big budget to small, the quality of films this year was excellent and the entertainment, artistic and substantive value high.

Their are stigmas attached, especially the idea of a low budget Independent sci - fi action film, that they are right to be concerned about public perception when they are trying to push it as a summer blockbuster.

Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master GEORGE A. ROMERO, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

This is a bona fide independent film, the kind whose budget may very well not even extend to a seventh figure.

Voting is open until December 12 at 11:59 p.m. Categories include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Documentary, Best Animated Film, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score, and the Russell Smith Award (for best low - budget or cutting - edge independent film).

The honor is given annually to the best low - budget or cutting - edge independent film.)

This is a relatively low - budget, independent film whose cast and crew clearly had a lot of fun — but that never quite translates into fun for the viewer.

A few gentle comedy dramas followed with Penny Marshall's Renaissance Man and Herbert Ross» Boys on the Side.Many film roles opened up in the late»90s, from Victor Salva's independent comedy Rites of Passage to the big - budget Robert Zemeckis mystery What Lies Beneath.

9/2, 3 p.m. 9/7 7 p.m. RICHARD LINKLATER: DREAM IS DESTINY A rare and unusual look at a fiercely independent style of filmmaking that arose from Austin, Texas in the»80s and how Richard Linklater's films — Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Waking Life and Boyhood — sparked a low - budget, in - your - own - backyard movement in this country and around the world.

Surely this is not something you want to allude to when attempting to sell a small budgeted, independent film.

Two weeks ago, as part of his summer - long institute, Redford held a weekend conference of most of the major exhibitors and distributors of «specialized» films - a category that includes independent U.S. features, foreign films, «art films,» cult films, revivals and almost anything else that isn't a big - budget, first - run standard Hollywood production.

Ari wants Vince to cash in on a big - budget action - adventure film entitled «Matterhorn,» while Eric fights for a low - budget independent feature that may not pay as much, but has the makings of an instant classic.

The man who cobbled together a budget for his first film from loans and borrowed credit cards spent a fair amount of his second feature walking viewers through the myriad particulars of independent filmmaking.

Since playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises Hardy has been pursuing smaller independent films such as The Drop and low - budget road thriller Locke.

With the budget, plan, and freedom to do that, all of these independent elements started weaving a framework for this one film.

Since then he has played a mix of leading roles in small independent films and supporting roles in big budget films such as Peter Jackson's version of King Kong.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, «Night of the Living Dead,» directed by horror master George A. Romero, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

2014 has been a stellar year for independent / small budget films and you can add Cold in July to the list.

There is also a new feature length commentary with Adrienne Barbeau, who played Maggie, discussing her memories of the film with director of photography Dean Cundey, who credits Carpenter's vision for being so ahead of its time in even attempting to create a (seemingly large) whole different world on the tiny budget of an independent film.

After working on a few more independent films, including «Reckless» (1984), «Old Enough» (1984) and «Heartbreakers» (1984), he made another important personal and professional connection when Martin Scorsese hired him to shoot a low - budget indie - style film that he was working on as a way of collecting his bearings after a string of increasingly complex and complicated productions, the dark comedy «After Hours» (1985).

Kill Me Later is an independent film with a modest budget, and suffers from some weak supporting actors and unimpressive scenery.

Big budget studio films are a blast, but we're in a day and age where you can actually insure the influx of those little independent gems.

The fact that such a message is being conveyed by a no - budget Hungarian independent film rather than by more widely accessible fare is an indictment on the state of the popular cinema — but hopefully there are enough moviegoers willing to pass up the occasional blockbuster in favor of something less frivolous, that the moral of 1945 won't fall on deaf ears and empty seats.

What is certain is that independent films have been staking a claim in this genre with their low budget, more grittily authentic incantations of love.

These elements are typically found in smaller independent films but are incredibly rare to see in bigger budget films released by a major studio.