Three documentaries and a drug-fueled drama open in Dallas this weekend.
Indie Weekend: ‘The Act of Killing,’ ‘Blackfish,’ ‘Crystal Fairy,’ ‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’
Three documentaries and a drug-fueled drama open in Dallas this weekend.
Indie Weekend: ‘Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me,’ ‘Still Mine’
With only two new indie releases this weekend, this might be a good time to catch up on recent films you may have missed -- and keep out of the heat! 'Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me.' The latest in a string of documentaries about musical groups who fell between the cracks during their prime.... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘V/H/S/2,’ ‘Fruitvale Station,’ ‘Only God Forgives,’ ‘I’m So Excited,’ and More
A horror anthology, a superb drama, a stylish genre picture, and more indie films invade D/FW this weekend.
Indie Weekend: Oak Cliff Film Fest, ‘The Kings of Summer,’ ‘Before Midnight,’ ‘The East’
This weekend holds the promise of an exciting local film festival as well as two of the year's best films.
Indie Weekend: ‘Pieta,’ ‘Java Heat,’ ‘Stories We Tell,’ ‘We Steal Secrets’
Four new indie releases -- none two of which I've now seen -- compete for your attention this weekend, May 31-June 2 Pieta. The new film by oft-controversial Korean auteur Kim Ki-Duk is a melodrama about a brutal collector for a loan shark and his odd relationship with his mother. Recommended with reservations. Reviewed here. (Angelika... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Frances Ha,’ ‘Dead Man’s Burden,’ ‘Love is All You Need,’ ‘What Maisie Knew’
Four new indie releases compete for your attention this long holiday weekend, May 24-27: Frances Ha. Noah Baumbach directs a comedy about a would-be dancer (Greta Gerwig) who finds herself adrift in Manhattan. Recommended. Reviewed here. (Angelika Dallas) Baumbach will participate in a Q&A via Skype following the 8:30 p.m. screening on Friday, May 24.... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Sightseers,’ ‘The Iceman,’ ‘Scatter My Ashes,’ ‘Black Rock,’ ‘Koch,’ ‘Erased’
Half a dozen new indie releases compete for attention this weekend, May 17-19: Sightseers. A black comedy about an English couple who take a trip to the countryside that turns murderous. I think so highly of Ben Wheatley's first two films, Down Terrace and Kill List, that I believe a blind recommendation is warranted. Not... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘No Place on Earth,’ ‘Midnight’s Children,’ ‘Source Family,’ ‘Star Trek II’
New indie releases and special screenings of note this weekend: No Place on Earth documents "the untold story of thirty-eight Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by living in cold, damp caves for eighteen months." (Angelika Dallas) Midnight's Children. Salman Rushdie adapted his own novel and narrates "a lushly visual epic about two boys who... Continue Reading →
Indie Weekend: ‘Reality,’ ‘Renoir,’ ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ ‘Kon-Tiki’
New indie releases and special screenings of note this weekend: Reality. Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone turns his perceptive lens from organized crime (Gomorrah) to reality television in his latest effort, described as a darkly comic piece. In Italian with English subtitles. (Angelika Dallas) Renoir. In 1915, the great painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his son, filmmaker... Continue Reading →
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