Clifton Collins Jr. in Official Trailer for Award-Winning Independent Movie “Jockey” by Alex Billington November 19, 2021Source: Youtube “There is no better world, there is only this one …” Sony Classics unveiled an official U.S. trailer for the indie drama Jockey, an intense look at the pressure of being aRead More →
Thanksgiving has taken a poignant turn in recent years. A holiday focused on friendliness has us trying to pretend that family group Zoom calls are as good as the real thing. A vacation of being grateful for what you have has, for many of us, become a heartbreaking annual reminderRead More →
Thanksgiving has taken a poignant turn in recent years. A holiday focused on friendliness has us trying to pretend that family group Zoom calls are as good as the real thing. A vacation of being grateful for what you have has, for many of us, become a heartbreaking annual reminderRead More →
There’s a cool new concept of cinema coming to Dallas. Called Purple crown, it’s an Austin-based independent theater chain, and will open in a high-profile location: the former Magnolia Theater in West Village, which closed in March due to COVID-19. According to a representative, the new theater will open inRead More →
Click to enlarge PHOTO PROVIDED Junta Yamaguchi’s wacky but endearing film “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes” closes the Anomaly 2021 film festival on Sunday, November 7th. “The miller of time has struck us!” A friend shouts. “We can see the future of the future! Another exclaims. This kind of genuinelyRead More →
A new film starring Stephen Graham as a chef under extreme pressure is one of this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) favorites. Boiling Point, in which the Ibstock actor plays a chef on one of the busiest nights of the year, joins the autobiographical tale, Belfast, leading with 11Read More →
The future of independent cinema won’t be decided in the next five days, but the American Film Market, which opens (virtual) on Monday and runs through Friday, could prove to be the stress test for models. independent cinema financing competitors. and dissemination. Shifts in the independent industry – from broadRead More →
The 23rd annual Maine Jewish Film Festival kick off Saturday. As always, this annual cinematic celebration takes on the meaning and evolution of Jewishness, while scheduling a week-long list of films that showcase different aspects of Jewish life around the world, in all its complexity. This is traditionally great newsRead More →
Like the films set in Bombay rather than Mumbai and Madras rather than Chennai, Faraz Ali’s film Shoe box concerns Allahabad rather than Prayagraj. Through the story of a movie theater owner and his relationship with his daughter, Ali and co-writer Noopur Sinha explore the ways a gentrifying city isRead More →
A movie can’t change anything, except when it does. It would be nice if every well-meaning movie about injustice, prejudice, or one of the myriad other terrible things in this world eliminated the problem, but it never happened. However, a truly inspiring film can certainly spur an individual into action,Read More →