Sentences with phrase «independent film of all time»

The gamble paid off, and Soderbergh's film went on to win the Palme d'Or, and took a spectacular $ 24 million on its theatrical release, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time (at least back then), and cementing Harvey & Bob Weinstein as major players in the process.

John Michael McDonagh wrote and directed The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle, which was released in 2011 and became the highest grossing Irish independent film of all time at the Irish box office.

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Hollywood mega mogul Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the Weinstein Company, the independent film company he co-founded, after the New York Times published an explosive, deeply reported article accusing him of a pattern of sexual harassment that goes back decades.

Helmed by Chapman Way and MacLain Way and featuring multiple appearances by their uncle and former Maverick himself Kurt Russell, the docu launched in the Documentary Premiere section of this year's Sundance Film Festival on January 20... In play right now with several buyers at Sundance, according to sources close to the film, Battered Bastards chronicles how in 1973 Bonanza actor Bing Russell formed what at the time was America's sole independent baseball team.

Perhaps one of your children enjoys watching independent French films with you while another wants to spend time kicking around the soccer ball.

Since winter is a slow time of year for finding big money movies, now is about the best time to release an independent film.

At the same time, the film presents us — pointedly — with another layer of nostalgia, with a vision of a vibrant world of newspapers and reporters and editors and independent owners that itself is now dying out.

Along with appearances in a couple of independent film releases, she continued working in television on the Fox prime - time soap opera Pasadena.

Neeson looks tired and confused, while poor Lili Taylor, the queen of the Independent film circuit, is relegated to looking lost most of the time.

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.

Six time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close («Albert Nobbs», «Fatal Attraction») was the selling point for me, bringing a necessary level of prominence to the independent film playing at AMC Gulf Pointe.

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.

For quite some time, Noah Baumbach has been one of the sharpest storytellers in independent film.

The film's black humour, graphic violence, and nonlinear storyline make it a unique piece, deserving of its «Greatest Independent Film of all Time» title named by Empire.

This isn't the first time that the media giant has gone from left field with their choices, hiring directors famous inside the world of independent film but not much farther than that.

In this wonderful interview excerpt, courtesy of Youtube user andyrodd077, legendary independent filmmaker George Kuchar opens up on his time in the New York film scene.

The Independent watch on as the three - time Oscar - winner - deemed by many to be one of the best working actors today - spoke at London's V&A Museum following a screening of new drama Phantom Thread where he was asked if there have been any film roles he wishes he could have played.

I suppose it's ironic that a film that a a series of films that explores the values of small - time business owners and independent thinking is just a package by major studio to cash in by trying to establish its own franchise.

Quentin Tarantino's sprawling mosaic of criminals and lowlifes arrived just in time to fan the flame of independent film and inspire countless imitators.

I was coming off a project at the time, and I really wanted to do an independent film that was more of an intimate, character - driven piece.

That's a particular corner of the American independent film landscape we're talking about, but that's the medium: one corner, leading to another corner, to another intersection where something amazing might happen when it's show time.

While appearing in her fair share of high - profile projects like Legally Blonde and the Hellboy films, she's always maintained a steady pace of acclaimed independent work at the same time, from her collaborations with Todd Solondz (Storytelling, Dark Horse) to becoming one of John Waters» most absurdist modern characters in A Dirty Shame.

Having been nominated at the 2012 Gotham Independent Film Awards for «Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You,» it seems only a matter of time before someone picks up the movie, though Seimetz says she is sifting through distribution offers and trying to sort out what will work best for her film or rather what will be the best way to sell her film.

Independent film director Alex Ross Perry has a full slate of upcoming projects, including a new feature film and a yet - to - be-titled live - action «Winnie the Pooh» project, but he found the time to co-direct a music video for the duo Sleigh Bells with the band's Derek E. Miller.

Rarely do you see independent films with this sense of time and place, but «Short Term 12» feels both confident and relaxed, emotionally specific without being overtly somber or intense.

As the theatrical release of that film approaches (at the IFC Center in Manhattan on Friday, March 11), we asked him to reflect on how his relationship to independent film has evolved over time:

Last week, audiences got one of the oddest movies in some time with Swiss Army Man, an independent film unlike any other.

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.

She's one of the most remarkable talents to come our way in the independent film world in a long time.»

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.

The difficult little brother of the independent cinema world is coming off a mostly unsuccessful attempt to return to former glories with 2009's «Happiness» semi-sequel «Life in Wartime,» and had promised lighter fare for his latest, «Dark Horse,» claiming that for the first time in his career that he wanted to make a film without pedophilia, or masturbation, or any of the taboo - breaking subjects that he made his name with.

You can see Gyllenhaal make a career U-turn after «Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,» working with young directors on independent projects or challenging studio films - «Source Code,» «Enemy,» «Prisoners,» and David Ayer's «End of Watch.»

It's the second film by independent filmmaker Jon Sherman (Breathing Room), working with first - time screenwriter Eric Pomerance's script, but it feels like the work of more seasoned veterans, with a good balance of storytelling and character development that pays off quite well during the film's more romantic moments.

Elite's transfer is very nice, and along with deleted scenes and trailers, the commentary track (which includes two of the film's lead actors) also provides a rather vivid portrait of the horror genre at the time, which, for many burgeoning filmmakers, was the only way to enter the film business before the larger studios devoured the remaining independents.

Three independent movies from this year deserve a special mention... Bill Morrison's documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time, the socio - political history of a gold rush town, illustrated with film stock recovered from beneath an abandoned ice rink... Oxide Ghosts, director Michael Cumming's assemblage of VHS outtakes from the influential, more relevant than ever TV news satire Brass Eye... and Dispossession, a restrained documentary about the housing crisis that's provoked fiercely energetic audience discussions up and down the land, culminating in a panel discussion at Curzon Chelsea with director Paul Sng, author Anna Minton and Jeremy Corbyn MP.

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.

Rather than a production of a major studio, Dark Odyssey was part of the innovative independent film scene of the time.

Not surprisingly, The Player would also be one of his more independent productions, though its studio Fine Line / New Line would eventually be swallowed up by Turner / Time Warner not long after the film's release.

Another writer - director who was himself, like Fuller, at the forefront of a particularly important moment in the history of American independent film, John Sayles, used his time introducing Park Row to eloquently characterize the film, in one of the overall best, most informed, beautifully delivered speaker presentations I've ever seen at TCMFF, as «Citizen Kane printed on butcher paper.»

The best advice I can offer is tell you to ignore the other three films outright and just enjoy The Sum of All Fears on its own independent merits, avoiding the hassle of continuity problems that can't be logically resolved without involvement of a time machine.

While not only is a young woman's perspective in this time hardly considered on film, but it puts her in command, independent of a man's world while they were drafted to war.

An in - demand destination for film lovers, drawn by unmatched locale and a diverse program of mainstream studio features and new visions from independent voices from around the world, MVFF also hosts an exciting array of filmmaker and industry conversations, panels, parties, and live music performances, featuring the most acclaimed emerging and veteran actors, filmmakers, and musicians of our time.

Baker captures the joy, the anguish, the good times and bad, making a stunningly emotional mosaic that just this morning became a nominee for the first major award ceremony of the year, the independent film - centered Gotham Awards.

At a time when so many studio films are the rave of the box office, it's the independent films that need to be supported by audiences.

He is fearless, and willing to tackle a unique array of characters from blockbusters like «Man of Steel» to independent films like «Take Shelter» to television like «Boardwalk Empire,» never straying far from his stage work at the same time.

The film became one of the most successful documentaries of all time and picked up numerous prestigious awards including the Grand Jury Prize at Miami Film Festival, the Golden Eye in Zurich and the Filmmakers» Award at Hotdocs, before winning two British Independent Film Awards, the BAFTA for best debut director and being shortlisted for the 2013 Academy Awards.

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT By Gary Murray Starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson Written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg Directed by Lisa Cholodenko Running time 106 min MPAA Rating R Lisa Cholodenko created both High Art and Laurel Canyon, both films that carry a heavy independent street cred and were praised by many critics when the end of the year came around.

Although this was just a small, independent film at the time of its release, it had a bit of a cult following, enough that someone had an idea to create a short - lived television sitcom around, which appeared on Fox in 1996.

There are plenty of tropes in independent cinema that can make any film festival a trying experience from time to time.