This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 26)
As we prepare to kick off the month of December, let’s take a look back and reflect on the final week of November – […]
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
Filmmaker Interview: MÉLANIE LAURENT, director of GALVESTON
American movie audiences likely first became aware of French actress MÉLANIE LAURENT in 2009 when she stole scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds as
Good Reads of the LIVING DEAD
Updated 4/30/24 Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of the Living Dead! Yes, the ultimate zombie movie premiered on October 1, 1968. Not in Hollywood or
Filmmaker Interview: CHRISTINA CHOE, writer/director of NANCY
The psychological drama film NANCY premiered in competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for its
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 30)
As you spend this Cinco de Mayo Weekend watching Mexican films but not French films (because Mexico beat the French in the Battle of
Filmmaker Interview: JUSTIN BENSON and AARON MOORHEAD of THE ENDLESS
The directing team of JUSTIN BENSON and AARON MOORHEAD first met as interns at Ridley Scott’s commercial production company. One was starting the job,
2018 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned as hosts of the 2018 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS on March 3, in Santa Monica (and broadcast live
Filmmaker Interview: SOPHIE BROOKS, writer/director of THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS
The new indie romantic comedy THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS finds aspiring novelist Diana (Zosia Mamet) recently returned to New York from a three-year stint abroad.
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of January 29)
In between all the footballing and commercialing and hot wings…ing this weekend, you may be looking for something else to do with your time.
SAGindie’s SUNDANCE 2018 Movie Picks
Yep, it’s that time of year again: The Sundance Film Festival! SAGindie returns to Park City on January 18 for another week of films,