Sentences with phrase «indie drama»

Maybe part 2 should just go small, and opt for a subtle indie drama about the (remaining?)

Ryan Coogler, the 31 - year - old director whose brief resumé already includes an acclaimed indie drama (the 2013 festival breakout Fruitvale Station) and an underdog triumph (2015's stellar Rocky reboot Creed), clearly fought hard to get Panther to the screen the way he envisioned it: Not as a boilerplate blockbuster window - dressed with African - American faces, but a story fully, joyfully rooted in black culture.

Here you'll find the directorial debut of Amber Tamblyn; a classic screwball comedy; a horror anthology film; a forgotten Nicole Kidman thriller; a recent highly acclaimed sci - fi flick; an intense indie drama; yet another incredible performance from Michael Stuhlbarg; and much more.

With the feel of an indie drama, it almost feels like something that'd wow at Sundance, but with Black Mirror twist.

Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis and X-Men actress Rose Byrne will co-star in the indie drama Tumbledown.

And while it has its share of pain, the winning indie drama is refreshingly funny, sweet and full of humanity.

We've known that Call Me By Your Name, last year's romantic indie drama from director Luca Guadagnino, was going to get a sequel for a little while now.

«I don't know what they let you do over there, but you in Mississippi now...» Netflix has unveiled a full - length trailer for the highly acclaimed indie drama Mudbound from very talented writer / director Dee Rees, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

The indie drama Disobedience examines the Jewish faith and forbidden sexuality in an absorbing way, bolstered by great performances from its leads Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.

The indie drama is so good, it got me thinking about some of my favorite movies over the years about first love.

Octavia Spencer («The Help») is joining Kevin Costner in Mike Binder's indie drama «Black and White» (Variety)

The directorial debut of Chris Messina («The Mindy Project»), the actor - turned - filmmaker puts together a mostly composed indie drama, and it certainly isn't amateurish in any way.

But she's been at her best when she's had the opportunity to play complicated, flawed and sometimes unlikable women, as she has as the star of the indie drama «Trucker» and in her recent turn as Woody Harrelson's frustrated wife on HBO's «True Detective.»

Ballast — This year's Chop Shop: a low - budget realist indie drama about poor people trying to survive in a very specifically realized location.

After scoring big with indie drama Fruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler pivoted toward Hollywood and pitched an idea for a new installment in the Rocky series, a spinoff focused on the son of once - rival boxer Apollo Creed.

Sony Pictures Classics is releasing this indie drama in theaters this May, so we're featuring the trailer before the summer movie season kicks off.

Long in the works Tuscaloosa, an indie drama based on the novel of the same name by W. Glasgow Phillips, with Devon Bostick and directed by Philip Harder.

From filmmaker Antonio Campos (Afterschool), the indie drama Simon Killer is an unsettling psychological portrait of a well - educated, handsome young man named Simon (Brady Corbet) who travels to Paris to get over a recent break - up.

Giamatti, who last shared the screen with The Rock in San Andreas, is on our screens in the latest season of Billions and is part of the cast for apocalyptic indie drama I Think We're Alone Now.

In Bad Fever, Dustin Guy Defa's sad - sack indie drama about loneliness and urban ennui, a stand - up routine becomes an outlet for personal pain, the stage a place to unload baggage.

Though Krasinski has strong moments in slapstick - y scenes opposite Clooney, on and off the football field, the film was another one that helped construct Krasinski's desired, if synonymous film image: an all - American guy, who often played working class folk (even when he was a Hollywood filmmaker in Ry Russo - Young's indie drama «Nobody Walks,» he was a sound designer).

Even seemingly unlikely figures are starting to take these jobs: Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel has gone from Cannes - selected indie drama «The Snowtown Murders,» to the upcoming awards - tipped Shakespeare adaptation «Macbeth,» to prepping «Assassin's Creed.»

«This is so much more pleasant than traveling with a stranger...» Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for the film Youth in Oregon, an indie drama about a son - in - law who takes on the task of driving his nearly -80-year-old father - in - law across the country to Oregon to be euthanized at his request.

Though the indie drama doesn't hide the difficulties of living with someone suffering from the illness, it too often relies on humor to shrug off the dark emotional moments that are constantly being teased.

The year closed, however, with well - critiqued indie drama Grace is Gone in just 7 North American theaters, another poor showing for the surprisingly impotent Weinstein Company and the lowest earner in Cusack's career.

He went big and weighty in 2015 with Spotlight, but McCarthy's small - scale debut could hardly be more different, the rare kind of quirky indie drama where such a label isn't a pejorative.

She's done an indie drama (The End of Love), a thriller (Gone), a musical (Les Misérables), a romcom (The Big Wedding), a kids» cartoon (Epic), and now, she's gonna do porn.

This melancholy indie drama features two lovers who are battling heroin addiction without a hint of desirable outcome in sight.

Focus World has debuted a juicy red band trailer for a highly acclaimed indie drama titled Raw, which played to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival and Fantastic Fest last fall.

The indie drama Sexy Evil Genius — now available on DVD, digital download and VOD, and including audio commentary with director Shawn Piller and actors Seth Green and Harold Perrineau — tells the story of a group of people who...

Drone - pilot indie drama Good Kill, directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Ethan Hawke, suffered from an uncertain positioning between arthouse and mainstream.

Mike Newell is currently prepping his indie drama REYKYAVIK, a fact - based political film surrounding the legendary Cold War peace talks that took place in...

Paul Logan's script reads like a build your own melancholy indie drama instruction manual, equipping our protagonist with your run of the mill disappointed offspring (Chris Messina), a quirky age - inappropriate romantic interest (Holly Hunter) and of course, a sickly pet; a cat named Fanny.

This soulful indie drama charts the fallout of the LA riots through the eyes of two Korean - American brothers.

Back in 1999, she starred in a well - received indie drama called The Virgin Suicides.

The film's content is not for the masses, hence the modest theater count, but those who are interested should find something to like about this indie drama.

Samuel L.Jackson and Dominic Cooper will team for the indie drama «Reasonable Doubt», according to Variety.

The comedian got serious for indie drama «I Smile Back,» and it appears to have paid off, because her peers are finally taking her seriously too.

Electric Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for the indie drama LBJ, telling the story of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, who became President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Netflix has finally released a trailer for Tallulah, the indie drama it acquired at Sundance this year.

DEADLINE — EXCLUSIVE: Devon Bostick, who co-starred on CW's The 100, and Natalia Dyer will star in the indie drama Tuscaloosa, along with Tate Donovan (The Only Living Boy in New York, 3 Generations) and Marchant Davis.

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Shults takes what on the surface is just another indie drama about family dysfunction, but he seems to have filmmaking instincts in his bones, even for his first feature, that it is no surprise the film received the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the narrative feature competition at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival.

Strand Releasing has debuted a trailer for the film Lovesong, an indie drama that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival last year.

Indie drama «The Florida Project» was the big winner at this year's San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards meeting; the story of poverty - stricken families struggling near a Disney resort received best picture of the year.

His»90s indie drama The Wackness received lots of praise, as did his cancer comedy 50/50, and he even managed to find new life in the paranormal romance subgenre this year with Warm Bodies.

Abramorama has released the first trailer for a hazy, indie drama titled Flock of Four, the feature directorial debut of director Gregory Caruso.

The indie drama «Dope» was one of the darlings of this year's Sundance Film Festival.

THR is reporting that Sienna Miller (Live By Night), Jacki Weaver (The Polka King), Christina Hendricks (The Neon Demon) and Aaron Paul (The Path) have all signed on to star in the indie drama The Burning Woman.

The Disaster Artist, a Warner Bros film about a relatively obscure indie drama gone wrong, really had no right to work.