Sentences with phrase «indie writers of»

In addition to staying up all night writing, Suzanne — out of the kindness of her heart — helps indie writers of all stripes find ways to publicize their books and stories.

Why pick on indie writers of e-books and physical books — why not pick on indie writers of blogs too?

She was also extraordinarily humbled to be selected as the 2016 Indie Writer of the Year.

I am an indie writer of non-fiction books.

Not exact matches

In the words of celebrated indie writer Harvey Pekar: «Comics are just words and pictures.

Avant - garde performance artist / writer, lives part time in San Francisco and Mexico City; very famous but loves privacy, tours internationally, bohemian type, 57, fit, good sense of humor, loves conversation, good food, art, literature, indie movies, creative dancing, costuming, unique art objects

Central Coast of California About Blog Ruth Harris and I are a couple of publishing industry veterans working to help newer writers create their best possible work and launch it successfully into the marketplace — whether you're going indie or taking the traditional route.

Neil LaBute's debut film was an adaptation of his own darkly comedic 1992 play, and its provocative, Mamet-esque dialogue marked the writer - director as a rising star in indie film world in the late 1990s, while also launching the career of star Aaron Eckhart, here playing one of a pair of coworkers seeking cruel revenge against women.

Writer / director Kevin Smith used to be a bit of an indie god.

British writer - director Richard Ayoadeâ $ ™ s indie coming - of - age dramedy Submarine sporadically descends into the darker depths of true adolescent volatility, but ultimately surfaces in the safe harbor of fanciful quirkiness.

However, word of Green's next film, Prince Avalanche, suggested a U-turn back to his indie drama roots, albeit with hints of his «second phase» as a comedy writer / director due to its star Paul Rudd being part of the Judd Apatow stable.

One of the most impressive things of Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi «s script is that it sets up scenes which could have followed into much more dramatic outcomes but the writers chose to take the road less traveled and in an odd way, by taking the less dramatic approach, the film removes itself that much further from the majority of indie films that concern themselves with cramming the most amount of drama into the least amount of time.

New on Blu - ray «Southside With You» (Lionsgate DVD, $ 19.98; Blu - ray, $ 24.99; also available on VOD) The big hook of writer - director Richard Tanne's indie romance is that it tells the story of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, with actors...

Completed in 2006, just a few hours away in Charlotte, Hill's indie didn't see release until this summer; by the time it quietly reached theaters, the flick had already solidified McBride as one of the most original lead actors and writers working in comedy today.

Green's latest, «Prince Avalanche,» in theaters this weekend, seamlessly blends these two seemingly contradictory artistic instincts within the writer - director: It has the unhurried pace and richly naturalistic aesthetic of his early, indie dramas with the comic banter and oddball characters of his later work.

The writer - director Zal Batmanglij and star - cowriter Brit Marling (Arbitrage), join forces again after their indie breakthrough, The Sound of My Voice, with another provocative but deeply flawed thriller that delves into the anarchist movement in the United States with The East.

This special Comic - Con edition of Indie Spotlight features The Sidekick, a project from writer - star Rob Benedict (Felicity).

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.

With the indie hit «Obvious Child,» writer - director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate somehow proved you could cobble together something messy, funny, sad and romantic out of the impending termination of a pregnancy, and, I suppose, the rarely addressed condition known as «pee farting.»

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Tim Roth is the latest actor to join the cast of writer / director Nicholas Jarecki's indie drama Arbitrage.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the indie comedy hit «Napoleon Dynamite» with writer - director Jared Hess and star Jon Heder participating in a live commentary screening and conversation on Monday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bing Theatre on the LACMA -LSB-...]

After securing the 2013 Sundance Film Festival's Screenwriting award, a slot on the National Board of Review's top ten list of indie films, and the vocal support of critical heavy hitters like A.O. Scott, Lake Bell's pitch - perfectly precise comedy In A World... announced itself as one of the more confident debut features in recent memory, let alone from an actor - turned - director / writer.

Written and directed by Saturday Night Live co-head writer Chris Kelly, Other People is one of the best indie movies of 2016.

Brooke, as played by Greta Gerwig in director Noah Baumbach's brilliant indie screwball comedy, Mistress America, is also a freelance interior decorator of at least one hip laser hair removal center waiting room, a plagiarized T - shirt designer, a writer of stories — not short stories, though — an aspiring SAT tutor, and maybe a cabaret singer too, sometimes.

«Green Room» (2016): Just this spring, Yelchin showed us perhaps the best work of his career in writer - director Jeremy Saulnier's suspenseful indie thriller.

From writer / director Francesca Gregorini, the indie drama The Truth About Emanuel tells the story of the troubled Emanuel (Kaya Scodelario), who becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor, Linda (Jessica Biel).

From two filmmakers with a history of comedy - drama credits, director Miguel Arteta («Cedar Rapids», «Youth in Revolt», «The Good Girl») and writer Mike White («Orange County», «School of Rock», «Nacho Libre»), «Beatriz at Dinner» is an offbeat indie comedy starring Salma Hayek, Chloe Sevigny, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, and John Lithgow.

Commercially successful, critically adored, winner of an original screenplay Academy Award, and more influential than any other indie ever, it was enough to secure Tarantino a place in film's history books and announce him as the writer / director to watch of his generation.

The US writer / director of Love is Strange and Little Men on indie cinema, Ozu and climbing mountains.

Last year, Amazon had a huge breakthrough success in their film division, with Manchester by the Sea becoming an indie hit, followed by a bunch of Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and wins for star Casey Affleck and writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's screenplay.

It Felt Like Love is an indie coming - of - age story about a young girl's sexual exploration from first - time filmmaker and writer Eliza Hittman.

A master of filmic idiom and conflicted characterization, writer - director James Gray has long stood apart from both the mainstream and the indie demimonde of American film — a true original who is also steeped in movie history.

Inspired by films of the 1970s like California Split, The Gambler andScarecrow, Mississippi Grind is a character study in the form of a road trip, expertly guided by writer - directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, who brought us such notable indie films as Half - Nelson and Sugar.

One of everyone's surprise favorites of 2014 was Dan Gilroy's indie project Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the director / writer is looking to get his cast in order for his next film Inner City.

American indie debuts don't come much more accomplished than Krisha, in which writer - director Trey Edward Shults casts a bunch of family members (including his aunt, Krisha Fairchild, who's like a rawer Gena Rowlands) in a disquieting character study about an absentee mother coming home for a supremely awkward Thanksgiving.

The World We Live In has the indie sensibilities of a few of my favorite dramas, like Que Sera Sera and writer Noh's previous drama Goodbye Solo.

«The Meddler» is writer / director Lorene Scafaria's extremely personal follow - up to her innovative 2012 indie «Seeking a Friend for the End of the World», which featured Steve Carell and Keira Knightley finding humor, and each other, on the cusp of the Apocalypse.

British filmmaker Simon Aboud makes his full length debut as a director and writer of the indie film Comes a Bright Day.

Many years ago now, the writer Larry Gross predicted that the term «indie» would devolve from the designation of an actual economic position within the film industry to pure marketing speak.

A few writers from Way Too Indie sit down to discuss, analyze and break - down some of the elements found in Holy Motors.

Writer - director Dash made a huge impact on indie filmmaking at a time when women of color were rarely seen behind the camera.

Shawn Christensen helms this new drama from indie super-studio A24, about a wildly popular writer who vanishes off the face of the earth.

Most people would reasonably assume the process of writing of a massive AAA game is notably different from writing a smaller indie game, much as Hollywood blockbusters normally involve numerous writers as opposed to small, personal films.

That team, director / producer Adam Wingard and writer / producer Simon Barrett, are no strangers to the world of indie horror and all that comes with it and this shows in everything the pair have delivered so far.

British filmmaker Simon Aboud makes his full length debut as a director and writer of the indie film...

Back in May it was announced that Shia LaBeouf is set to star in the indie adventure drama The Peanut Butter Falcon for writer - directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz, and now THR is reporting that he will be joined in the cast by Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight).

David Gordon Green's latest film, «Prince Avalanche,» seamlessly blends the two seemingly contradictory artistic instincts within the writer - director: It has the unhurried pace and richly naturalistic aesthetic of his early, indie dramas with the comic banter and oddball characters of his later work.

Seven Psychopaths Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality / nudity and some drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray From Martin McDonagh, writer / director of the brilliant indie In Bruges, comes this equally dark little comedy about a struggling writer (Colin Farrell) who gets mixed up with his friend's (Sam Rockwell) dog kidnapping racket.

Yet in the indie cinema world, the combination of director Kelly Reichardt and writer Jon Raymond is an exception to the rule, with their films Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy receiving critical acclaim and a loyal following.