Independent Cinema

Made and set during the COVID-19 era, Pandemic Pillow Talk and Sylvie of the Sunshine State are both thoughtful and funny.

The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) movie review: Radha Blank’s midlife-crisis tale evokes memories of Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky.

Little Fugitive director Morris Engel was the post-WWII ‘Father of American Independent Cinema,’ inspiring John Cassavetes and the French New Wave.

Bread and Butter (2014) movie review: Indie comedy-drama provides evidence that late-life virginity is detrimental to your emotional health.

In Stereo (2015) movie review: Sharp and well-acted romantic comedy feels like a throwback to edgy American indies of years past.

Ménilmontant and Emak-Bakia movie reviews: Avant-Garde Paris’ memorable offerings for those willing to take a chance.

Kristen Stewart On the Road images featuring the Twilight star at her most un-Bella Swan-ish, plus Old (and false) Lois Lane Rumors.

Gotham Awards winners include Hollywood stars Julianne Moore and Michael Keaton plus controversial political refugee Edward Snowden.

Whiplash (2014) movie review: Damien Chazelle directs a visually and aurally accomplished drama that gives J.K. Simmons a devil of a role.

Tom Laughlin in Billy Jack. Tom Laughlin: ‘Billy Jack’ actor-filmmaker who died last week helped to revolutionize film distribution patterns in North America Tom Laughlin, best known for the Billy…

Life: Robert Pattinson stars as photographer Dennis Stock. Robert Pattinson ‘Life’: Pattinson to play James Dean photographer and travel companion Dennis Stock Robert Pattinson is keeping himself busy. Pattinson is…

Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund. Watch On the Road online at SundanceNow On the Road, Walter Salles’ film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical novel, is now available on SundanceNow.…

What is an indie movie? Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence. What is an indie movie? All-star Harvey Weinstein release tops Spirit Awards As expected, Silver Linings Playbook was the…

PGA Awards 2013 winners Update: Ben Affleck’s Argo wins Theatrical Motion Picture PGA Award. Argo producer Ben Affleck tells Steve Pond “I had totally convinced myself they were going to…

On the Road: Kristen Stewart movie flops especially when side by side with better-received indies + comparisons to Robert Pattinson flop outrages fans.

Kristen Stewart: Hot actress. Kirsten Stewart: Hot young actress in & out of movie projects July 25: Alex Pettyfer and Kristen Stewart in Cali? We all knew that Kristen Stewart…

Dark Horse (2011) movie review: A fantastic supporting cast (Mia Farrow, Donna Murphy et al) makes Todd Solondz’s tragicomedy a must-see.

Robert Pattinson: Cosmopolis movie July 11 update: Robert Pattinson Cosmopolis movie trailer HD. This US Cosmopolis trailer doesn’t start with Robert Pattinson saying “I wanna a haircut.” (Please scroll down.)…

Carlos Reichenbach: The Forbidden Paradise / O Paraíso Proibido. Carlos Reichenbach, a Brazilian filmmaker and cinematographer perhaps best known for his sex comedies and dramas of the 1970s and early 1980s,…

Limousine rider Juliette Binoche. Cosmopolis reviews Starring Robert Pattinson, David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis is missing a scene found in Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel: a 300-person orgy at a Manhattan intersection. But…

Cannes Film Festival movie review: In Variety, Justin Chang says the following about Walter Salles’ On the Road, a film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s 1957 novel starring Garrett Hedlund (Dean…

Clara Bow, Mantrap: The Silent Era’s “It Girl.” What do Andrei Tarkovsky, Edward G. Robinson, Clara Bow, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Audrey Hepburn have in common? Easy. They’ll all be…

Kristen Stewart news. Kristen Stewart news April 3: Kristen Stewart news of a while back … In the above picture you can see none other than Kristen Stewart, a.k.a. Bella…

On the Road poster. The trailer for Walter Salles’ much anticipated On the Road has been officially released online, on the film’s Facebook page. If you get it to work,…