Barely a week into August, and the summer already seems endless, a notion reinforced by the extreme heat and increasing threat of West Nile Virus! Hope you are staying cool, enjoying the outdoors when you can, and soaking in some good movies. This weekend features a trio of new indie releases. The Queen of Versailles... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Ai Weiwei,’ ‘Killer Joe,’ ‘Farewell My Queen,’ ‘The Graduate’
Have you checked out our Facebook page lately? I've begun updating there more frequently (almost daily now!), and will use that resource to highlight quick news items, links to interesting articles, trailers, and so forth. This weekend features a very strong handful of intriguing/compelling new indie releases. I can say that with confidence, even though... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Trishna’ and Plenty of Holdovers
Only one new indie film opening this weekend, but plenty of good to excellent films are still waiting for you.
Indie Weekend: ‘Your Sister’s Sister,’ ‘The Woman in the Fifth,’ ‘Bill W.’
Three indies are opening locally today, June 22: 'Your Sister's Sister.' Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt play sisters who reunite at a remote cabin in the company of recovering friend Mark Duplass. Advance reviews have been mixed to positive. (Landmark Magnolia.) Not previewed. 'The Woman in the Fifth.' An American novelist (Ethan Hawke) hopes to... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: 'Your Sister's Sister,' 'The Woman in the Fifth,' 'Bill W.'
Three indies are opening locally today, June 22: 'Your Sister's Sister.' Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt play sisters who reunite at a remote cabin in the company of recovering friend Mark Duplass. Advance reviews have been mixed to positive. (Landmark Magnolia.) Not previewed. 'The Woman in the Fifth.' An American novelist (Ethan Hawke) hopes to... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Beyond the Black Rainbow,’ ‘Hysteria,’ and More
Go psychedelic with a fantastic trip to the 1980s!
Indie Weekend: 'Beyond the Black Rainbow,' 'Hysteria,' and More
Go psychedelic with a fantastic trip to the 1980s!
Indie Weekend: ‘Headhunters,’ ‘Bernie,’ ‘Sound of My Voice,’ and More
A handful of indies are opening locally today; truly, something for everyone: 'Headhunters.' Slick, clever, thoroughly engaging thriller from Norway follows a corporate recruiter who moonlights as an art thief. Things get complicated fast when he attempts to recruit / steal from a target (above) who has an eye on his beautiful wife (also above).... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: 'Headhunters,' 'Bernie,' 'Sound of My Voice,' and More
A handful of indies are opening locally today; truly, something for everyone: 'Headhunters.' Slick, clever, thoroughly engaging thriller from Norway follows a corporate recruiter who moonlights as an art thief. Things get complicated fast when he attempts to recruit / steal from a target (above) who has an eye on his beautiful wife (also above).... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Sound of Noise,’ ‘Goon,’ ‘The Lady,’ ‘Monsieur Lazhar’
An unusual and joyous film about musicians on the loose toplines this weekend's new releases.