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Xavier Dolan’s ‘Mommy’ Trailer Showcases Uplifting Pop Music
News | Ananda Dillon | July 21, 2014Cannes Jury Prize winner, Mommy, has a full trailer out. Wunderkind Xavier Dolan’s film is about a widowed mother (Anne Dorval) of an unruly and sometimes violent 15-year-old son (Antoine-Olivier Pilon) who try to get their lives on track...
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‘Boyhood’ Wows Everyone, From Pixar Legends to Metal Gods
News | Bernard Boo | July 21, 2014With Boyhood, Richard Linklater‘s “12-Year Epic”, gearing up for wide release following its limited opening this past weekend, the indie guru has been on a whirlwind press tour, promoting the film across the country. This past Thursday, the tour found...
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R.I.P. James Garner
News | Ananda Dillon | July 20, 2014Actor James Garner died last night at the age of 86. Known for his charisma and rugged good looks, the actor is best known for his roles in the 1950s western show Maverick, and for his role as Jim...
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New Trailer & Poster for ‘God Help The Girl’ Starring Emily Browning
News | Zachary Shevich | July 20, 2014Not content with merely being the singer/songwriter for a beloved band, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch makes his feature film debut as a writer/director with God Help the Girl. Murdoch’s first film features stars Sucker Punch‘s Emily Browning...
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Couples Therapy Gets Trippy in New Trailer for ‘The One I Love’
News | Zachary Shevich | July 19, 2014Something’s strange at this seemingly idyllic retreat. The grounds are beautiful, the amenities look perfect, but there’s something very weird going on in the guest house. Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss play a married couple seeking to feel, “renewed,”...
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‘The Shining’ Prequel Has a Director
News | Ananda Dillon | July 18, 2014Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go) is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct Overlook Hotel, a prequel to Stephen King’s novel The Shining, made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s classic horror rendition. Walking Dead writer Glenn Mazzara has a script ready....
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10 Things We’re Looking Forward to at Comic-Con 2014
Features | Ananda Dillon | July 18, 2014So Way Too Indie is about to become Way Too Geeky for a few days next week as we cover the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego. While we both decry and yet embrace the infiltration of Hollywood at...
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New trailer and poster revealed for Lynn Shelton’s ‘Laggies’
News | Zachary Shevich | July 18, 2014Freaked out by a sudden marriage proposal, Megan (Keira Knightley) takes a week to lay low at the house of a high schooler (Chloë Grace Moretz) that she’s only just met. Sometime after Megan’s bought her new teenage hangers...
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First Look at a Balloon Robot in Disney-Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6’
News | Ananda Dillon | July 18, 2014The first trailer for Disney and Marvel‘s first animated collaboration, Big Hero 6, reveals an adorable representation of the comic series’ synthetic robot, Baymax. The trailer, which is really more of a clip, shows boy genius Hiro going to...
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Ron Howard to Direct Beatles Doc
News | Ananda Dillon | July 17, 2014The historical film power duo, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, will be tackling one of history’s most beloved music groups, The Beatles, in a new authorized documentary. After proving they handle mixing history and entertainment quite well in previous...
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West End
Movie | C.J. Prince | July 17, 2014The mob drama may be played out, but that doesn’t stop writer/director Joe Basile from taking a crack at the all too familiar genre. West End takes place in New Jersey, a fact the film repeatedly likes to mention...
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Trailer: Before I Go To Sleep
News | Zachary Shevich | July 17, 2014Imagine waking up everyday with no new memories. Your mind a complete blank slate except for everything you knew up until a traumatic accident. Until one day, someone reveals a new truth to you that forces you to investigate...
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Trailer: May in the Summer
News | Zachary Shevich | July 16, 2014Amreeka tracked a Palestinian family immigrating to the United States; however, director Cherien Dabis‘ upcoming follow-up to her 2009 debut film, takes that central idea and practically reverses it. May in the Summer centers on May Brennan, a New...
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Criterion October 2014 Releases Announced
News | Aaron Pinkston | July 16, 2014The Criterion Collection has made their announcement for October 2014 and to my memory, it has to be one of the best release months ever for the purveyors of fine cinema. Featuring new releases from Ford and Fellini, a...