Amy Priest
35 articles written by Amy Priest
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Trailer: The Toy Soldiers
Way Too Indie has been very excited for the release of Erik Peter Carlson’s The Toy Soldiers (our review) since pre-production a year ago and we are very pleased to hear of it getting its US Premiere next month...
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The Toy Soldiers
Erik Peter Carlson’s début feature Transatlantic Coffee was a visually stimulating observation of one man’s story of isolation from society and his overwhelming desire to be loved. With The Toy Soldiers Erik Peter Carlson has once again conceived an...
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Sundance London 2014: The One I Love, Little Accidents, and The Voices
The One I Love The One I Love is a genre-bending psychological, comedic (in some parts), dramatic romance story that follows Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss), an unhappily married couple seeking new thrills through their couples therapy...
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Sundance London 2014: They Came Together, Hits, and Memphis
They Came Together They Came Together states straight away that the story contains obvious romantic comedy clichés. Molly (Amy Poehler) and Joel (Paul Rudd) are dining with their friends Kyle (Bill Hader) and Karen (Ellie Kemper) discussing when they...
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5 Most Anticipated Films at Sundance London 2014
Returning to the Sundance London Film Festival this year, I’m excited to witness the big hits that Park City’s Sundance Festival brought us. Some of which are: Frank, Memphis, Fruitvale Station (UK Premiere) and Blue Ruin. Although Sundance London...
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Trailer: God Forgive Us
God Forgive Us is the debut feature film by Director Michael Bachochin. The film is described as being “a dramatic collision of four strangers struggling through drug addiction, existential suicide, terminal illness and death.” Possibly not something for everyone,...
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Trailer: Blue Ruin
Blue Ruin is a thriller focusing on the life of a curious man who returns home to claim vengeance upon hearing the news of a recent release of a prison inmate. After proving himself to be an amateur assassin,...
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Trailer: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson, known for his distinctive visual and narrative style in such films as Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Darjeeling Limited, will be releasing his latest quirky comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. The adventures of an infamous...
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Trampoline
It is hard not to have absolute admiration for independent filmmakers for their courage, style, and ability to look beyond their production obstacles and see the bigger picture in their work. The fact that Tom Ryan’s Irish indie film...
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Trailer: Like Father, Like Son
I’ll refer you to Dustin’s Cannes review of Like Father, Like Son where he sat amongst a ‘teary eyed’ audience and witnessed this huge festival success from 2013, and now in 2014 it’s allowed its big screen moment. I...
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Nothing Without You
Having taken a short break from independent films for a short while, I was able to watch Nothing Without You with a fresh set of eyes and an eagerness to get back to the indie scene. What Xackery Irving...
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13 Amazing Quentin Tarantino Characters
There’s really not much you can say about Tarantino that most film fans don’t already know–he is one of the most famous names in Hollywood, and for good reason. Even though his incredible eye for detail and storytelling are...
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Interview: Mark Lobatto of Silent Treatment
Sat in Granary Square in central London (just a few minutes away from Kings Cross/St Pancras Station) I meet with Director Mark Lobatto to discuss his recent short film Silent Treatment. Silent Treatment is a “boy meets girl story...
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The East
I’ll admit that the main reason I was interested in The East was due to it starring Ellen Page, though the story did also appeal to me. I had not seen Zal Batmanglij’s previous thriller, Sound of My Voice,...
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Watch: August: Osage County trailer
Containing an all-star cast including, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor and Juliette Lewis, comes a dramatic comedy based on the play by Tracy Letts. The film will be produced by George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein (amongst others) and...