Among the many successful elements of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s new film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, the thing I feel they should be most proud...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers announced today the nominees for the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Moonrise...
Now that I’ve seen the likes of ‘Argo’, ‘Lincoln’, and ‘The Sessions’, the film I’m most anticipating now is ‘Zero Dark Thirty’. The new film...
Reviewing the new Duplass Brothers movie ‘The Do-Deca-Pentathlon’ is an unusual experience, since it’s important to put it in the proper historical context. This is...
If there’s one sure way to ruin a film for me, it’s to knowingly base the entire plot around a contrivance that exists only because...
Filmmaker Lynn Shelton is a woman who had a whole host of options on the table for her after the success of her last film,...
As one of the few remaining fans of the Mumblecore movement in indie cinema, I have a fond appreciation of filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass....
A delightful indie romantic comedy with a bit of science fiction thrown in for good measure, ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ is not just a strong flick...
After charming audiences at the Sundance and South by Southwest Film Festivals, Safety Not Guaranteed will be unleashed on the general public on June 8....
Directed by Lynne Shelton, ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ is a little indie flick that played at Toronto last year and is now coming to Tribeca this...
One of the more popular films (and the winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award) at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the quirky sci-fi/rom-com...
I’ve always enjoyed the work of pseudo-cult filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass. From ‘The Puffy Chair’ to ‘Baghead’ to ‘Cyrus’, they’ve gone from pioneers of...