‘Riotsville, U.S.A.’ Comes to Bright Lights on Feb. 16
Sierra Pettengill’s documentary, “Riotsville, U.S.A.” comes to Bright Lights Cinema Series this Thursday, Feb. 16, followed by a talk with…
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2023 Boston SciFi Film Festival Begins Wednesday Feb. 15
The Boston SciFi Film Festival is back again in 2023 for its 48th year. This long-running genre fest will host…
Lauded Moroccan Film ‘The Blue Caftan’ Starts North American Screenings on Feb. 10
Cannes festival prize winner and Oscar shortlist film “The Blue Caftan” will start limited screenings across the United States and…
Elegance Bratton Receives Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award
On Friday, Jan. 27, the Coolidge Corner Theater, a cornerstone for independent cinema, honored the award-winning writer, director, and producer…
New York Jewish Film Festival, January 12–23
The cautionary alerts are everywhere throughout Manhattan. At the Center for Jewish History on West 16th just off Fifth Avenue,…
Noah Cowan, Independent Film Festival Executive, Dies at 55
Noah Cowan, film festivals executive and independent film distributor, died on Wednesday, January 25 after a 38-year-long career in the…
Review: The Other Sides of Kansas
Most people assume the Embarrassment, hailing from Kansas means that midwestern state’s Big College Town, Lawrence. But these punk rockers…
Interview: The Past, Present, and Future of the Coolidge Corner Theater with CEO Katherine Tallman
The Coolidge Corner Theater, a staple of Brookline, MA and a link to the golden age of cinema, has operated…
The Fickleness of Love: An Interview with Student Director Nicholas Renteria on his film ‘Chester’
At the beginning of the academic year, Emerson Independent Video (EIV) gave Nicholas Renteria the opportunity to write and produce his own film, propelling him into one of the most exhilarating–and most hectic–semesters of his career. The Independent’s Maggie Lu spoke with Nicholas Renteria about his experiences working on his film “Chester,” walking through the process of producing the film and exploring how he juggled both directing and his college studies, all at the same time. Read More >>