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Ball of Wax is an All - Star of an independent film.

Over the past decade, Greta Gerwig has become one of the most vital and vibrant stars of the independent film scene.

Not exact matches

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.

It reminds me of the conversation in the film Clerks about independent contractors on the Death Star.

Skinny, bug - eyed Steve Buscemi, the twitchy actor du jour of American independent films, makes a striking directorial feature - film debut with «Trees Lounge,» in which he also stars as a twitchy, hyperkinetic loser.

In 1997, Posey starred in no less than five independent films, including Henry Fool, her third Hartley outing; the temps - in - hell comedy drama Clockwatchers; Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia; and The House of Yes.

After substantial parts in two high - profile box - office disappointments, Terms of Endearment sequel The Evening Star (1996) and the Sandra Bullock - Chris O'Donnell historical romance In Love and War (1996), Astin focused on work in more idiosyncratic independent films.

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 releasOf 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 releasof limited theatrical release.

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).

Additional film credits include TALK TO ME; the 2006 Oscar ® winning Best Picture, CRASH, which Cheadle also produced; HOTEL RWANDA, for which his performance garnered Academy Award ®, Golden Globe ®, Broadcast Film Critics Award and Screen Actors Guild ® Award nominations for Best Actor; OCEAN»S ELEVEN, OCEAN»S TWELVE, and OCEAN»S THIRTEEN, directed by Steven Soderbergh; Mike Binder's REIGN OVER ME with Adam Sandler; the Academy Award ® winning film TRAFFIC and OUT OF SIGHT, both also directed by Soderbergh; Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed BOOGIE NIGHTS; BULWORTH, SWORDFISH, MISSION TO MARS, John Singleton's ROSEWOOD, for which Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination; FAMILY MAN, directed by Brett Ratner and starring Nicolas Cage; COLORS, HAMBURGER HILL, and the independent features MANIC and THINGS BEHIND THE SUN.

Upcoming roles for Grainger include films TELL IT TO THE BEES and Anthony Lucero's independent feature HALO OF STARS, as well as the limited - series PATRICK MELROSE.

Back in March, news broke that The Russo Brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War) and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) were working on a Ghostbusters film independent of the Feig one, that could potentially star Tatum and Pratt and eventually crossover with the ladies.

Elsewhere, the Gotham Independent Film Awards named Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman best film ahead of Boyhood, with Michael Keaton winning best actor for his turn as a faded former star of superhero movies vying to make a comeback.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Bordertown (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity, and violence, including a brutal rape) Jennifer Lopez stars in this fact - based thriller about an American journalist who goes undercover to investigate the murders of hundreds of women near U.S. - owned factories located in a Mexican town just across the border.

The fact that it is a female - driven independent comedy that stars several talented and underrated actresses leads me to believe that this may be one of the most popular and best - reviewed films to come out of SXSW this year.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Apart (R for violence, profanity and bloody images) Romance thriller about a couple of star - crossed lovers (Olesya Rulin and Josh Danziger) who share a psychological disorder which proves fatal for their friends the deeper they fall in love.

The independent film, directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson, was shortlisted for Online Campaign of the Year and Trailer of the Year.

The comedian and writer - director - star of the new film «Sleepwalk With Me» will host the 22nd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards Nov. 26 in NYC.

Like «Lone Star,» «Limbo» and other films from the iconic independent writer - director, this one transports you into the soul of its community through smaller pieces of the whole.

He has also completed work on BEYOND, a thriller from director Josef Rusnak also starring Jon Voight; THE GREY, a thriller directed by Joe Carnahan with Liam Neeson; and TRADE OF INNOCENTS, an independent film written and directed by Christopher Bessette, in which he stars opposite Mira Sorvino.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Good (Unrated) Viggo Mortensen stars in this adaptation of the C.P. Taylor play, set in Germany during the rise of Nazism, chronicling the plight of a previously decent college professor who finds himself increasingly compromised after his novel advocating euthanasia is employed as propaganda to advance the government's evil agenda.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS 1911 (Unrated) Jackie Chan directed and stars in this historical drama recounting the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty which led to the founding of the Republic of China.

She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming - of - age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror remake A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), the biographical drama The Social Network (2010), the thriller remake The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the romantic drama Carol (2015).

She also starred opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing and in two independent films that garnered her much critical acclaim: Dana Lustig's Kill Me Later and Todd Solondz's controversial Storytelling, and one of her most recognized roles, Liz Sherman in Hellboy (2004) and its successful sequel released in 2008, Hellboy II: The Golden Army based on the popular comic.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Afghan Star (Unrated) Post-liberation concert flick chronicles the nationally - televised competition entered into by thousands of aspiring, Afghani pop stars including several women willing to risk incurring the wrath of the Taliban by appearing unveiled on their country's equivalent of American Idol.

The best part of Galaxy Quest, playing the guy playing the ethnic guy in a «Star Trek» - like cult television series, Shalhoub also stole the show as fast - talking lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider in his reunion with the Coen Brothers, The Man Who Wasn't There; demonstrated uncommon intelligence and sensitivity in the still - underseen Big Night; and made his feature - film debut behind the camera with wife Brooke Adams in the independent Made - Up, now trickling into video stores.

I was reflecting upon this recently — and in particular an interview with the director of an American independent film, with major stars, that released last year — and it struck me doubly disheartening because it's (generally) not like these people are complete idiots.

Written, directed by and starring Lena Dunham, and costarring her real - life mother and sister, Tiny Furniture is a loose - limbed and pleasantly idiosyncratic independent film that takes an amusing look at romantic humiliation and twentysomething dawdling, when deep - seated ambivalence is so frequently mistaken for a lack of ambition or intelligence by adults who've forgotten the choppy waters of post-adolescence.

Working with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers in both independent and studio films, Gyllenhaal starred in Ang Lee's classic «Brokeback Mountain,» for which he received an Oscar ® nomination and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; Bong Joon - ho's «Okja;» David Ayer's «End of Watch;» Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama «Southpaw;» Dennis Villeneuve's highly acclaimed films «Prisoners» and «Enemy;» Richard Kelly's cult hit «Donnie Darko;» David Fincher's «Zodiac;» Sam Mendes» «Jarhead;» Nicole Holofcener's «Lovely and Amazing;» Ed Zwick's «Love and Other Drugs,» for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and Tom Ford's «Nocturnal Animals,» for which he earned a BAFTA nomination.

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Although the gritty indie aesthetic of «Diary» was a direct reaction to his experiences on «Land» — a studio effort starring Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Simon Baker and the most expensive film in the series — Romero always has bounced back and forth between mainstream acceptance (a few studio - funded pictures and various fruitless Hollywood production deals) and the scrappier terrain of independent financing and distribution.

Tonight, plenty of big names and stars in independent film gathered together for the Gotham Independent Film Awards iindependent film gathered together for the Gotham Independent Film Awards iIndependent Film Awards in New York.

Before she was starring in world - shattering big - screen epics like «Avengers: Age of Ultron» and «Captain America: Civil War,» Elizabeth Olsen made her mark in independent films like «Martha Marcy May Marlene» and «Kill Your Darlings.»

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.

Having starred in independent films like Hannah Takes the Stairs, The House of the Devil, and Greenberg, Gerwig was branded as a hipster and as a «manic pixie dream girl.»

In a year packed with mega studio hits — Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max, Jurassic World and Spectre, to name a few — British independent films managed to hold their own and bring in millions of pounds.

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.

He wrote, directed and starred in the film, which tells the story of a chef who tackles his own independent food truck after being unhappy with his more traditional restaurant job.

But the key member of the so - called «mumblecore» independent film movement reached a new level last year, when his romantic comedy Drinking Buddies was a modest hit, especially on V.O.D. Working with established stars like Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, and Jake Johnson, Swanberg made his work available to a bigger audience than ever — which puts more attention on the two new films he had showing for audiences in January alone.

«Between strong reviews and a publicity blitz by the film's stars Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Nate Parker, we managed one of the strongest independent openings of the year for either a conventional or day - and - date release,» Roadside Attractions» Howard Cohen told Indiewire.

Wechsler's other producing credits are a distinctive and award - winning mix of independent and studio films including «The Road,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «The Time Traveler's Wife,» «We Own the Night,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «The Fountain,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «North Country,» for which Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand earned Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations; «Requiem for a Dream,» which earned an Independent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Fiindependent and studio films including «The Road,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «The Time Traveler's Wife,» «We Own the Night,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «The Fountain,» a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion selection; «North Country,» for which Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand earned Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominations; «Requiem for a Dream,» which earned an Independent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of FiIndependent Spirit Award Best Picture nomination and an Oscar nomination for star Ellen Burstyn; «The Yards,» a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or selection; «Quills» a Best Picture winner from the National Board of Review; «Eve's Bayou,» an Independent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of FiIndependent Spirit Award winner for Best First Feature; «Love Jones,» a Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner for Best Film; «Little Odessa,» which won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; «The Player,» a Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Comedy; and «Drugstore Cowboy,» which took Best Film honors from the National Society of Film Critics.

As an actor, Mark has starred in some of the most critically lauded independent films of the last decade.

The independent film stars Pattinson as Constantine «Connie» Nikas who is trying to evade authorities and get his brother out of jail after a bank robbery goes wrong.

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Writer / director / star Lena Dunham is being called one of the most exciting new voices in American independent cinema and critics are hailing her film as «irresistibly funny», «unnervingly honest», and «near perfection».

Gallo starred in such independent films as «The Legend of Kaspar Hauser» (2012), «Essential Killing» (2010) and «Tetro» (2009).