Gena Rowlands: Indie Film’s Leading Lady
As a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a beautiful blonde coming up during the heyday of 1950s Hollywood, GENA ROWLANDS, […]
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2023
A volatile year for the entertainment industry (and… the world) is coming to a close. Two labor strikes, franchise fatigue, Barbenheimer, and too many
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2022
If there’s one thing that was the talk of the year in 2022, it was Elon midterms inflation Queen Elizabeth war Dobbs mpox the
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2021
The world finally, carefully – eventually, somewhat – opened back up in 2021. Maybe you didn’t go to the theater as much as you
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2020
Oh, 2020. What more is there to say about you? COVID and Quibi and Biden and Trump; plans canceled, protests held, Animals Crossed, Boltcutters
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2019
With the end of 2019 approaching, we not only close out another year of movies… we close out another decade of movies – a
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2018
[UPDATED 12/21/18] Looking back on 2018, we can’t help but think of the rollercoaster of emotions, the litany of scandals, the abundance of both
9 More Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[UPDATED 3/7/19] We’ve written before about filmmakers who stepped away from blockbusters to scale things back budget-wise. Even the most legendary Hollywood directors have
An Indie Horror Primer
UPDATED 10/26/18; originally published 10/20/14 It wouldn’t be October without a few good scary movies to get you through the California drought autumn. And
Industry Interview: MARK DUPLASS and JAY DUPLASS, authors of LIKE BROTHERS
As much as filmmakers like Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith defined the concept of “indie film” in the 1990s, the next generation
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2017
Hello, friends. What a long, strange trip 2017 turned out to be. There were highs, there were lows, but most importantly there were movies.
SAGindie at 20
Back in 2007 for SAGindie’s 10th Anniversary, we went into detail about the evolution of independent filmmaking in the U.S. and the eventual SAG