Independent POV
The Weekly FIND: Upstream Color, Trance, The Story of Luke (4/05/2013)
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: In Theaters: Upstream Color When the micro-budget sci-fi Primer took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004, a cult classic was born. Nine years later, writer/director/producer Shane Carruth is back with the enigmatic Upstream -- continue reading →
Roger Ebert, 1942-2013 (4/04/2013)
Film Independent joins the entire film community in mourning the death of Roger Ebert. In addition to being one of our country’s most admired and respected critics – someone that so many of us grew up reading and watching, and from whom we learned about -- continue reading →
Internet is the New Cable TV (4/04/2013)
#FINDForum: AwesomenessTV’s Joe Davola Technology is changing at a dizzying pace. Think back to just ten years ago: no YouTube, no Twitter, no Facebook, no iPhone, no Kickstarter. Fast forward to today: with low-to-no cost barriers to entry and the rise of always-on instant access, -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Blancanieves, Room 237, Place Beyond the Pines (3/29/2013)
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: Gritty. Haunting. Lurid. Dark… from the raw neo-noir of both The Place Beyond the Pines and Easy Money, to the black-and-white dramatic re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Snow White in Blancanieves (no Disney ending here), -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Gimme the Loot, Rust & Bone, Colonel Blimp (3/22/2013)
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: In theaters: Gimme the Loot In this Film Independent Spirit Award winner, Malcolm and Sofia are the most determined teenage graffiti-writers in the Bronx. But when a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they hatch -- continue reading →
“Cut Your Budget in Half” & Other Producing Wisdom I Learned (3/21/2013)
By Jennifer Westin / Covert Productions When I went through Film Independent’s Producing Lab in the fall of 2007, my lab leader was the unstoppable Ram Bergman (producer, Looper and The Brothers Bloom). Ram’s no-nonsense approach to the film industry gave me tremendous insight and -- continue reading →
SXSW Recap: 5 Festival Favorites (3/20/2013)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator This year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival officially wrapped up on Saturday with the unveiling of its audience award winners. Now that the dust has settled and everyone has had a chance to see Harmony Korine’s Spring -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Spring Breakers, Ginger & Rosa, Mulholland Drive (3/15/2013)
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: This week it’s all about excess — excessive drugs, excessive drinking, the excess of youthful passions… and that’s just the first film. In theaters: Spring Breakers In Harmony Korine’s much buzzed about foray into that -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Beyond the Hills, Electrick Children, Stoker (3/08/2013)
What’s new & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: In theaters: Stoker After India’s (Mia Wasikowska) father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother (Nicole -- continue reading →
Movie Distribution in a Digital World (3/07/2013)
#FINDForum: Roadside Attractions’ Howard Cohen & Eric d’Arbeloff What is the role of movie distributor in today’s world where people have instant access to thousands of films at the click of a mouse or the push of a button? We asked Roadside Attractions co-presidents Howard -- continue reading →
