Long ago, in a galaxy very, very close by, Anna Faris was a rising star. She was a new hope for comedy fans and started a spoof empire with the original "Scary Movie." No, she was never in "Star Wars," but Faris did appear in "Lost in Translation," "Brokeback Mountain," and had a memorable arc in th...
Read More »As the LGBT rights movement moved to the clear forefront of the mainstream civil rights discussion in the United States, numerous media organizations were quick to reduce it to a loaded question: "Is gay the new black?"
Read More »"The Spectacular Now," James Ponsoldt's follow-up to "Smashed," emerged as one of the most acclaimed titles to play at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it nabbed an acting award shared by both of the film's lead stars, Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller, and a hot buyer in A24 Pictures, the ...
Read More »As part of the 2013 Indiewire Influencers series, we shot behind-the-scenes footage of our subjects' photo shoots inside the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Each day we will release a new video focusing on one of the 40 people or companies we see influencing the independent film world right now.
Read More »Morgan Neville's moving tribute to background singers, the documentary "20 Feet From Stardom," opened last Friday in select theaters and in turn brought a lot of overdue attention to the artists profiled in the film. While audiences for the most part are likely unfamiliar with the majority of singer...
Read More »Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Bug People" Tweetable Logline:
Read More »Any true TV fan has a list of series that were canceled far too soon, ready to recite at the mere mention of "Arrested Development"'s rabid fan base. And if you’re science fiction fan, then your list if probably twice as long. They may not all be able to get a second life, but at least with Netflix ...
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Matt Johnson is a film student from Toronto. Prior to making "The Dirties," he made a webshow called "Nirvana The Band The Show" alongside the same group of collaborators. In addition to directing "The Dirties," Johnson also stars as a bullied, filmmaking teen.
Read More »Casimir Nozkowski is a writer/director and the co-founder of the Internets Celebrities, an injustice-exposing documentary group. He also sits on Rooftop Films' board of directors. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, the AV Club, and on the Brian Lehrer Show, to na...
Read More »Joe Manganiello went on Dailymotion's always-entertaining series "Profound Minutiae" with Anthony Layser to talk about his role on "True Blood," with a lot of detours along the way.
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