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Indie Weekend: ‘Upstream Color,’‘From Up on Poppy Hill,’‘Chasing Ice,’‘To the...
Shane Carruth, Studio Ghibli, an environmental doc, and Terence Malick battle it out on the indie front. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘Mud,’‘Days of Heaven,’‘Starbuck,’ USA Film Festival
The 43rd annual USA Film Festival kicked off this past Wednesday night and continues through the weekend at Angelika Dallas. Visit the official site to download the complete program. (I’m hoping to see...
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Indie Weekend: ‘Reality,’‘Renoir,’‘Reluctant Fundamentalist,’‘Kon-Tiki’
New indie releases and special screenings of note this weekend: Reality. Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone turns his perceptive lens from organized crime (Gomorrah) to reality television in his latest...
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Steven Spielberg Will Direct ‘American Sniper’ With Bradley Cooper As Chris Kyle
The life story of Texas' own Chris Kyle will head to the big screen under the direction of Steven Spielberg, America's favorite director. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘No Place on Earth,’‘Midnight’s Children,’‘Source...
New indie releases and special screenings of note this weekend: No Place on Earth documents “the untold story of thirty-eight Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by living in cold, damp caves for...
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Indie Weekend: ‘Sightseers,’‘The Iceman,’‘Scatter My Ashes,’‘Black...
Half a dozen new indie releases compete for attention this weekend, May 17-19: Sightseers. A black comedy about an English couple who take a trip to the countryside that turns murderous. I think so...
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Indie Weekend: ‘Frances Ha,’‘Dead Man’s Burden,’‘Love is All You Need,’‘What...
Four new indie releases compete for your attention this long holiday weekend, May 24-27: Frances Ha. Noah Baumbach directs a comedy about a would-be dancer (Greta Gerwig) who finds herself adrift in...
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Indie Weekend: ‘Pieta,’‘Java Heat,’‘Stories We Tell,’‘We Steal Secrets’
Four new indie releases — none two of which I’ve now seen — compete for your attention this weekend, May 31-June 2 Pieta. The new film by oft-controversial Korean auteur Kim Ki-Duk is a melodrama about...
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Indie Weekend: Oak Cliff Film Fest, ‘The Kings of Summer,’‘Before...
This weekend holds the promise of an exciting local film festival as well as two of the year's best films. Continue reading →
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DiCaprio, McConaughey, Scorsese: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Trailer Roars
Martin Scorsese's upcoming period picture focuses on the meteoric rise of a Wall Street stockbroker. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘A Band Called Death,’‘The Way, Way Back,’ and More
Beyond Tonto. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘V/H/S/2,’‘Fruitvale Station,’‘Only God Forgives,’‘I’m So...
A horror anthology, a superb drama, a stylish genre picture, and more indie films invade D/FW this weekend. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me,’‘Still Mine’
With only two new indie releases this weekend, this might be a good time to catch up on recent films you may have missed — and keep out of the heat! ‘Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me.’ The latest in a...
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Indie Weekend: ‘The Act of Killing,’‘Blackfish,’‘Crystal Fairy,’‘Terms and...
Three documentaries and a drug-fueled drama open in Dallas this weekend. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘Post Tenebras Lux,’‘Blue Jasmine,’‘Jug Face,’‘Lovelace’
The Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson opened last night (more on that later), and will, I hope, soon be another location where independent films can be enjoyed from time to time. Meanwhile, four fictional...
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Indie Weekend: ‘Iceberg Slim,’‘A Hijacking,’‘Prince Avalanche’
Two indies are getting wide release starting today — see below — plus at least four others will be in limited release! Love the variety of choices on tap: ‘The Spectacular Now.’ A rare coming-of-age...
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Opening: ‘Drew: The Man Behind the Poster’
Drew Struzan is his name, and he created iconic images for some of the most popular movies of this generation -- as well as some of the least known! Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,’‘In a World,’‘You’re Next,’ and More *
Local filmmaker makes good. Plus, a long-awaited horror thriller, among other new offerings. Continue reading →
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Indie Weekend: ‘Short Term 12,’‘Drinking Buddies,’‘Afternoon Delight,’ and More
A highly-praised performance in a well-received drama leads a bevy of indie film openings. ‘Short Term 12.’ Brie Larson has received many critical plaudits for her turn as a concerned adult working...
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Opening: ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car,’ Fathers and Sons, War and Peace
Billy Bob Thornton, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, and more star. Continue reading →
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