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Way Too Indiecast 1: Indie Directors Breaking into Mainstream
On this very first edition of the Way Too Indiecast, we discuss indie directors breaking into mainstream movies.
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Abuse of Weakness
In 2004, Catherine Breillat suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage, triggering a stroke that paralyzed half of her body. She eventually recovered, and after getting back to filmmaking she met Christophe Rocancourt, a notorious con artist. Breillat wanted Rocancourt to...
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The Expendables 3
Sylvester Stallone and his band of aging muscle-buddies probably had a blast making The Expendables 3, the latest by-product of Sly trying to help his pals out with a nice little payday in the twilight of their careers. Audiences get the wrong end...
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Scorsese Produced ‘Revenge of the Green Dragons’ Reveals New Poster & Trailer
Check out the new poster and first trailer for Revenge of the Green Dragons, directed by Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) and produced by Martin Scorsese. Revenge of the Green Dragons plays like an Asian-American version of Mean Streets, chronicling...
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Cannibal
Director Manuel Martín Cuenca’s Cannibal won the 2013 Goya Award (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars) for best cinematography. It’s not hard to see why. Pau Esteve Birba’s cinematography is eerie and elegant, and it helps set the mood...
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TIFF Adds Films by Thomas McCarthy, Lynn Shelton, Olivier Assayas & More
Another week, another slew of TIFF announcements. And while the full line-up is yet to be revealed (that’ll be next week), TIFF certainly brought out the big guns today. Thomas McCarthy (Win Win, The Station Agent) will premiere his...
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Comedic Legend Robin Williams Dead at 63
One of the greatest talents in comedic acting, Robin Williams, has committed suicide at age 63. His death was confirmed by his press reps who issued the statement that “Robin Williams passed away this morning. he has been battling...
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Miss Violence
The term Greek New Wave (sometimes called Weird Wave) has been floating around ever since Giorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth screened at Cannes in 2009. The film instantly won over critics with its unique and absurd style, winning the Un Certain...
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Secret Stash: Michael D. Cohen
Welcome to Secret Stash, our series of conversations with filmmakers, actors, and critics about their favorite films that didn’t get the recognition or find the audience they deserved because they were too weird, too hard to find, or (of...
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At the Devil’s Door
The long road between the small screen and the silver screen is littered with the corpses of wonderfully talented individuals who knew nothing but success when beamed into millions of homes each week, but many failed to bring those...
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Super Adorable Super-kid Doc ‘Batkid Begins’ Gets A Trailer
When the Batkid took to the streets of San Francisco on November 15th of last year, the world took noticed as photos and videos of his escapade quickly went viral. Thousands of news stations, a couple real Batmen, and...
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James Marsh’s Stephen Hawking Film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Trailer
Get a glimpse inside the mind of a brilliant man, at the woman who loved him, and the body that let him down. Director James Marsh (Oscar-winner for the documentary Man on Wire) chronicles the fascinating life of theoretical...
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Way Too Indie on ‘Company Man: The Films of Robert Altman’
Most directors would probably kill to have a career like Robert Altman’s. With a career spanning more than 4 decades, Altman proved himself to be one of the busiest, most creative and versatile directors in American history. He started...
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Epix to Broadcast Color Version of ‘Nebraska’ Against Alexander Payne’s Wishes
When Alexander Payne agreed to oversee a colorized version of his Oscar-nominated film Nebraska, he did so under the assumption that next-to-nobody would see the colored product. In November 2013, he told Variety’s Maane Khatchatourian, “Eventually I said, ‘I’ll...
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