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SFIFF57: On the Red Carpet
SFFS Awards Night On May 1st, right in the middle of the 57th annual San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF57), the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS) held and awards night gala, honoring some of the industry’s most vital filmmakers...
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SFIFF57: Closing Night, Alex of Venice, Night Moves, I Origins
Noah Cowan has only been San Francisco Film Society Executive Director for about ten weeks, but in that short stay his presence has lit a fire under an already lively film community. Last night, at the Closing Night screening...
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Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel and Imogen Poots Join Patricia Highsmith Adaptation
Many film fans are familiar with the work of the late novelist Patricia Highsmith, whether they know it or not, as her books have been adapted into several films including the Alfred Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train, and...
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Trailer: Witching and Bitching
Spanish cult filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia’s latest entry into horror-comedy has released a new trailer full of guns, booms and… brooms? Witching and Bitching first premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but has bounced around the...
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SFIFF57: The Double, Heaven Adores You, Of Horses & Men, Impossible Light
In Submarine director Richard Ayoade’s stylish Dostoyevsky adaptation The Double, Jesse Eisenberg impresses yet again in a dual performance as Simon, a pushover office drone, and his cocky, better-in-every-way doppelganger James. Though Simon has worked at the office for seven years,...
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Los Angeles Film Festival 2014 Line-Up
Way Too Indie loves Film Independent and their support of independent cinema, so we’re quite excited to see the line-up announcement for this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. This year marks 20 years of the festival and to mark...
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Hot Docs 2014: Top 10 of the Festival
First things first: Let’s congratulate the award winners at Hot Docs this year. The winner of Best Canadian Documentary went to Out of Mind, Out of Sight, a look at criminals with mental illness as they try to rehabilitate...
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SFIFF57: Palo Alto, The Skeleton Twins, Last Weekend, Stray Dogs
A 3rd generation filmmaker of one of cinema’s most lauded families, Gia Coppola impresses in her debut feature, Palo Alto, an adaptation of a book by James Franco (who’s also in the movie) that captures the listless, limbo-like haze of high...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel releases on Blu-ray & DVD June 17th
Wes Anderson’s highest-grossing film to date, The Grand Budapest Hotel, has been officially announced for a Blu-ray & DVD street date of June 17th. The film not only pleased moviegoers, but critics were also enamored with Anderson’s film ever...
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Trailer: Boyhood
Richard Linklater created a coming of age story unlike anything ever done before by remarkably filming the same cast for 12 years in an ambitious project entitled Boyhood. Linklater began filming a six-year-old boy named Mason (played by Ellar...
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Hot Docs 2014: I Am Big Bird, Private Violence, Mateo, Portrait of Jason
I Am Big Bird I Am Big Bird is, not surprisingly, one of the more popular titles at the festival this year. Directors Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker tell the life story of Carroll Spinney, the man behind Big...
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Trailer: The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
A trailer for Brian Knappenberger’s fascinating documentary The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is now available for consumption. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival with a warm reception, then it played at SXSW (where...
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SFIFF57: Hellion, The Sacrament, Kumiko, Ping Pong Summer
The 57th annual San Francisco International film festival has been taking over Japantown in the Sundance Kabuki Cinema and New People Cinema, and the lineup of films so far hasn’t disappointed, with domestic and international gems from all genres. We’re...
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Hot Docs 2014: Actress, The Joe Show, E-Team
Actress Robert Greene finds inspiration for his latest documentary in his next-door neighbour Brandy Burre. Burre was an up and coming actress, known mostly for a recurring role on HBO’s The Wire, but an unexpected pregnancy made her decide...
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