Sentences with phrase «indie film making»

This is the definition of an indie film making its way into the mainstream and I must warn that it's not going to be for everyone.

In 2004, the ceremony moved from September to November and broadened its scope to indie films made outside the tri-state area.

Not exact matches

Even after The Disaster Artist gave his own story and his cult - classic indie film The Room — largely regarded as the worst movie ever made — new prominence, little is known about where he comes from or who he truly is.

We also wanted to appeal to people who enjoy character driven indie films like the ones Tom has made in the past (Fairhaven & Manhattan Romance).

With a propensity for all things film — think Kodak — it only makes sense that there would be some pretty splendid indie theaters in town.

Carefully observed and cleverly conceived, the film hinges on the undeniable chemistry between Adam Pally and Lister - Jones — not to mention they make a delightful indie pop duo (along with Fred Armisen on drums).

Indie veteran director Matthew Porterfield writes about how on his fourth feature «Sollers Point» he made a better film by remaining open.

His own incompetence makes the nuts and bolts of indie film - making visible.

Whether it's through the indie circuits or through mainstream media, he's made a name for himself for films like Magic Mike and Ocean's Eleven.

If you make a good film, then it's worthy of talking about, just as an indie drama that's up for Oscars is.

, but the fact that she made that warrants such respect and demonstrates that she hasn't lost touch with her breakout film, the 2010 indie Winter's Bone.

While the milieu of The Strongest Man might be overly familiar to those who watch a lot of indie films (lots of static, symmetrically composed shots, a cast of disaffected, ennui - filled characters), Riches invests enough humanity in the story to make it worth seeking out.

Basically, I think that Ebert is just afraid of what could be a long string of bad films made for the wrong reasons, each trying to outdo each other in shocking subject matter, not for any discernable aesthetic reason, or even to make some Corman style exploitation film bucks, but simply to be cool like Quentin, and gain indie film hipster status.

«Honestly, I think it's the most positive, pro-military indie film ever made, ironically,» says Ziering, who conducted the (by all accounts) cathartic interviews.

She appeared with Kevin Costner in Message in a Bottle before going on to make the independent film Happy, Texas, the supernatural thriller Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon, and Can't Stop Dancing, a comedy in which she acted alongside Margaret Cho and Janeane Garofalo.She had a fine turn in the well - reviewed indie Ghost World, and a small turn in the infamous turkey The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

More optimistic than your typical suburban indie, the film uses elements of mystery and light - hearted humor to make for a fun, easily - digestible experience.

THE FOOT FIST WAY, an indie comedy made in just 19 days, was picked up by Will Ferrell's production company, and it bears many of the hallmarks found in Ferrell's recent spate of films.

Major highlights making their world premieres include Shawn Levy's all - star ensemble drama «This Is Where I Leave You,» starring Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey; Michael R. Roskam's «The Drop,» which features James Gandolfini's final performance; Liv Ullman's film adaptation of the famed play «Miss Julie,» starring Jessica Chastain; David Gordon Green's latest indie drama «Manglehorn,» featuring Al Pacino; the musical «The Last 5 Years,» starring Anna Kendrick; Noah Baumbach's latest «While We're Young,» starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Amanda Seyfried; and Jason Reitman's «Men, Women & Children,» starring Adam Sandler.

Luke Wilson first came to fame as one of the stars of the 1996 indie «Bottle Rocket,» which was based on a short film he made with his older brother Owen and director Wes Anderson.

She made her film debut in Brian DePalma's 1987 gangster flick The Untouchables and went on to become the darling of the indie film world with her stunning turn in 1998's High Art, followed by strong roles in such lauded films as Far from Heaven, The Station Agent, and Pieces of April.

Wired recently checked in with Taika Waititi, who is making the much - traveled journey of indie - to - blockbuster director this year by making his first major franchise film, Thor: Ragnarok.

While largely avoiding the Twilights and Divergents of the world, he's made interesting career decisions, weaving horror and indie films throughout his comedy roles, and largely using social media in a much more subversive and less thirsty way than some of his peers.

His previous indie darling — indeed the film that put him on the map — was last year's Krisha, which wasn't technically a horror movie, but it sure managed to have a tight grasp on making the audience feel tense and creeping dread throughout a contentious family holiday.

A few years ago, writer - director Sean Baker made an inexplicably acclaimed Los Angeles indie called Starlet — a film whose mid-film twist couldn't disguise its pedestrian dram - com nature.

«Pieces» is an indie crime drama and is based on a short film of the same name that Taylor made which was first shown in 2014 at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.

However, director Craig Johnson is from the camp of TV sitcom stars making solid indie films (See also: The Duplass Brothers), and Johnson co-wrote the script with Black Swan scribe Mark Heyman.

When I met with him, we both had a love of cinema and we both had this idea of making an indie art film in a noir setting with Tommy starring in it and making something really dark and different from «The Room.»

Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead are a filmmaking duo that have quietly made some of the best genre films the indie world has seen in recent memory.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

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 enough.

The question hangs over the film, making for an introspective journey; this isn't When Worlds Collide so much as The Double Life Of Véronique in a modern American setting, with a touch of Hal Hartley melancholy, whimsy, and an atmospheric indie soundtrack.

Filmmakers, especially those operating in the indie horror space, love these non-endings because they make viewers think about the film and draw their own conclusions.

The indie film, which received critical acclaim at this year's Sundance Film Festival, made Hammer realize that the challenges he faced were a personal reward as well.

We just need to raise the funding, and Kickstarter seems like a great way to collaborate with Alex's fans, the cast's fans, and people who care about film preservation and indie filmmaking in general to make this happen.»

The Wedding Ringer and Frozen star Josh Gad is being touted to play the late film critic Roger Ebert in indie film Russ & Roger Go Beyond alongside Will Ferrell, who is set to play soft - core filmmaker Russ Meyer, who famously made Beyond The Valley of the Dolls together in 1970.

A24 has revealed a new trailer for the suspense - horror indie film titled The Blackcoat's Daughter, from writer / director Oz Perkins, who also made the horror I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House from last year.

Edgar Wright has developed a massive Indie following, after making films like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End, the latter three known collectively as the... Read More

Produced by Jason Blum and Michael Bay and directed by indie horror maestro Mike Flanagan, the film cost about $ 9 million to make.

On July 31 at 11 am EST, indie distributor Matt Grady of Factory 25 launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in which fans can have a hand in restoring the damaged print and make it possible to replicate and release the film which ignited the careers of Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, and Stanley Tucci, brought back Jennifer Beals, Seymour Cassel, and included appearances by Will Patton, Jim Jarmusch and Carol Kane.

The relationships between the characters are interesting, pictures are beautiful, actors are playing really well - everything I usually like in indie movies - however the lack of storyline make the film boring.

Three Kings (David O. Russell, 1999) Armed with invention, flare and an unflinching point of view, indie filmmaker David O. Russell charged into Hollywood and made an absolutely stunning war film — honest and unapologetic in its depiction of the Gulf War.

Two well - known modern musicians — one an indie - rocker, the other a now - seminal hip - hop artist — are plying their trades to some new films making their debut in Utah later this January.

On making the leap from indie films, the rarity of black female protagonists in YA, and addressing criticism about how her new movie portrays disability.

He had directed one of the quintessential works of the late - 20th century indie movement in Sex, Lies, and Videotape, a film that would have been a deserving Best Picture winner in Traffic, and one of the most entertaining and rewatchable movies ever made in Ocean's Eleven.

«Important US indie films are in peril because they haven't made the leap into the digital age.

The «True Detective» and «Beasts of No Nation» director discusses his debut film, film versus television, and how much harder it is for indie films to get made today.

The only film in between was the indie «Ruby Sparks,» and with Fox Searchlight haven't to make some strategic choices between this, Guillermo del Toro's «The Shape of Water,» and Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» will she and her counterpart receive the proper focus?

«Things have become more technological, and where the indie film community was once sort of a safe place from that, now they're being asked to make things for the sake of making them,» she said.

«With your support, we will use our brand new Kinetta film scanner to make long - lost indie treasures available in a 4k digital format for the first time,» the page adds.

«Foreign films, if they are well made films, have just as much opportunity as English - language indie films.»