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MVFF37 Day 8: The Theory of Everything, 10,000 KM, & Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed
Forget waiting for the weekend to bring in the heavy hitters, Mill Valley says “It’s Thursday. Let’s party!” And what better way to kick off an early weekend than with the stirring and emotionally sensational biopic of Stephen Hawking, The...
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MVFF37 Day 7: Charlie’s Country, Nightcrawler, Black and White
We’re at the midpoint of the Mill Valley Film Festival and this is where I jump in. Having made the trek from Los Angeles to join in our coverage of the festival, I’ve been immediately greeted with colorful fall...
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NYFF 2014: Listen Up Philip
In Alex Ross Perry’s follow up to The Color Wheel, the writer/director introduces us to author Philip Lewis Friedman as he angrily awaits the release of his 2nd book. Only steps behind Perry’s chaotic handheld camera movements, Jason Schwartzman...
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MVFF37 Day 6: Whiplash, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
After five days of the typical film festival arthouse heartbreakers and soul-shakers, I began to feel a bit of emotional fatigue as I reached the halfway point of MVFF37. Mr. Turner, The Homesman, Clouds of Sils Maria–all fine films, but how much...
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MVFF37 Days 4 & 5: The Imitation Game, Like Sunday, Like Rain, More
Our last MVFF37 diary was all about Elle Fanning, who just days ago became the youngest ever recipient of the Mill Valley Award. The following day, Chinese-American chef Cecilia Chiang, at 95 years old, walked the red carpet herself...
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Bill Murray Loves To Sing In ‘St. Vincent’ Clip
Premiering in Toronto with mostly positive reviews, St. Vincent is about a bum (played by the one and only Bill Murray) who becomes an unlikely mentor for his neighbor’s son. The recently released clip doesn’t have any major plot...
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MVFF37 Day 3: Elle Fanning Receives Mill Valley Award For ‘Low Down’
At just 16 years old, Elle Fanning has become the youngest recipient of the Mill Valley award in the festival’s 37-year history. Earning her the honor was her heartbreaking performance in Low Down, the feature debut of director Jeff Preiss in which...
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Paul Thomas Anderson Explains ‘Inherent Vice’ In Press Conference At NYFF
Following this morning’s debut of Inherent Vice, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson and a slew of the film’s cast took the stage at the Walter Reade Theater for a Q&A with assorted press & industry members. Along with Anderson, actors...
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NYFF 2014: Inherent Vice
From behind a haze of pot smoke and hippie dreams, P.I. Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) navigates 1970s Los Angeles as cultures clash amidst the paranoid aftermath of the Manson Family Murders. At the onset of Inherent Vice, Doc...
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MVFF37 Day 2: Clouds of Sils Maria, Mr. Turner, Dracula vs Frankenstein
Following a successful opening night at the Mill Valley Film Festival that offered red carpet glamour and a glitzy outdoor celebration, day 2 was all about the festival’s bread and butter: the movies. It started with a pair of meaty arthouse dramas harboring powerhouse performances...
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MVFF37 Day 1: The Homesman, Men, Women & Children
As far as film festivals go, The Mill Valley Film Festival is a uniquely soul-soothing affair. I’ve covered a fair amount of festivals since I started here at Way Too Indie, and they’re typically full of head-spinning commotion (especially...
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Lars von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac — Extended Director’s Cut’ Out Today
Lars von Trier has always been a controversial filmmaker, and his latest film, Nymphomaniac, had a controversial release to match. In most parts of the world, Nymphomaniac was released in two separate 2-hour volumes, though it was initially made...
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NYFF 2014: Maps to the Stars
Maps to the Stars exists in the familiarly twisted, hyper sexual and hyper violent world that spawns many David Cronenberg movies. The film opens with Mia Wasikowska’s Agatha, a wide-eyed Floridian on a bus to the City of Angels,...
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Indie Romance Thriller ‘The Heart Machine’ Receives Official Trailer
As technology has grown, the way we connect with people has as well. Once the internet became widespread, like-minded people who may never have met before had an open space to interact. This has led to many positive experiences...
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