American Cinematheque Launches This Is Not A Fiction Film Festival
The American Cinematheque has always been known for their unique festivals; some past ones include The All Night Horrorthon at…
Los Angeles
Cinephiles Can Find Their Happy Place at Debut of LA Festival of Movies
This year marks the debut of a new festival, the Los Angeles Festival of Movies (LAFM), co-presented by MUBI and…
Venus Personified
Courtney Gardner reviews Ty Hodges’ new film, Venus as a Boy. The film challenges our assumed stereotypes as it follows a small groups of friends as they navigate adulthood in Los Angeles.
Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Pull Apple TV Production Out of Georgia
Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua announced Monday that their production scheduled to start shooting in Georgia this summer will…
Film Independent Spirit Awards Moves Ceremony
The Film Independent Spirit Awards just announced that their awards show would be breaking the current award show trend of…
One Giant Leap for Mankind
For the last 13 years, Scott Turner Schofield has been touring his live one-man show entitled “Becoming a Man in…
“Making Waves” with Director Midge Costin
The Independent’s Mike Sullivan talks to director Midge Costin about how she became a Hollywood sound editor and about her long-awaited documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound.
Leave Your Hat On: An Interview with Producer Ed Polgardy
“What exactly does a producer do?” People outside the movie industry always want to know. So The Independent’s Rebecca Reynolds finds out from one the most prolific producers she knows: Ed Polgardy, the quintessential indie producer who has independently financed large and small films outside the studio system in a plethora of genres, all while wearing his signature black hat.
“What Would Happen If ‘The Goods’ Got Together?”
In this final installment of Bette, Marilyn, and #MeToo, Kerry McElroy brings her timely and informative series to a close. But not before considering what today’s feminists and Hollywood insiders have to say about the relevance of studio-era actresses on this contemporary moment.