Indiewire Browse the indiewire network

The Playlist

The obsessives' guide to contemporary cinema via film discussion, news, reviews, features, nostalgia, movie music, soundtracks, DVDs and more.

Interviews

Actors

Directors

Archives

The Playlist

New Posters For 'V/H/S,' 'Ruby Sparks,' 'Why Stop Now' & 'Deadfall'

  • By Cain Rodriguez
  • |
  • June 15, 2012 1:26 PM
  • |
  • 1 Comment
News
There is no one who would disagree with the notion that the age of great film posters is long behind us -- instead we are left with orange-blue monstrosities with floating heads. That’s not to say there isn’t an inspired choice every now and then, as is the case with the first official poster for the horror anthology film “V/H/S” that scared audiences at Sundance earlier this year (read our take here). The poster wouldn’t look out of place as the cover of a schlocky video at a local video store circa the late '80s. The anthology, which has segments directed by a who’s-who of indie horror including Ti West (“The House Of The Devil” and “The Innkeepers”), Joe Swanberg (“Silver Bullets”) and David Bruckner (“The Signal”), will hit VOD on August 31st before debuting in theaters a few weeks later in October. And if you find yourself in North Texas this weekend, you’ll be able to catch the film on the big screen at the inaugural Oak Cliff Film Festival.
Read More »
More: V/H/S, Deadfall, Why Stop Now, Ruby Sparks

New Photos From Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris' 'Ruby Sparks' Starring Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan

  • By Simon Dang
  • |
  • May 22, 2012 9:40 AM
  • |
  • 0 Comments
News
One of our most anticipated indie films hitting this summer sees the long-awaited return of "Little Miss Sunshine" directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who haven't been seen since their Oscar-conquering 2006 Sundance hit. So what did it take to bring them back into the limelight? A teaming with indie-darling Zoe Kazan and her boyfriend Paul Dano on the whimisical-sounding, Charlie Kaufman-esque dramedy "Ruby Sparks."
Read More »
More: Ruby Sparks, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan

"She's Out Of His Mind": Poster For 'Ruby Sparks' From The Directors Of 'Little Miss Sunshine'

  • By Edward Davis
  • |
  • May 11, 2012 5:17 PM
  • |
  • 1 Comment
News
Improbable, fantastical and romantic, "Ruby Sparks" is the belated follow-up to Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' four-time Oscar-nominated debut, "Little Miss Sunshine." It's been six years since that film -- the duo has been stuck in multi-project development hell -- and they've returned with a story that's about a novelist struggling with writer's block who finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then actually, somehow, inexplicably willing her into existence.
Read More »
More: Ruby Sparks, Zoe Kazan

The Playlist's 10 Most Anticipated Indie Films Of The Summer

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
  • |
  • May 1, 2012 10:01 AM
  • |
  • 11 Comments
Features
Despite the occasional film like "John Carter," the major studios are having a pretty good time of it in 2012. The box office is up all over, and films like "The Hunger Games," "21 Jump Street" and "The Avengers" have performed above expectations with both critics and audiences. There's plenty more to come in the summer, as we discussed yesterday in our blockbuster preview, but what of films of the non-explode-y variety in the warmer months?
Read More »
More: Features, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonrise Kingdom, Ruby Sparks, Seeking A Friend For The End of The World, Savages, Magic Mike, Celeste And Jesse Forever, Take This Waltz, To Rome With Love, Safety Not Guaranteed

Watch: Trailer For The True & Impossible Story Of 'Ruby Sparks' Starring Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
  • |
  • April 19, 2012 2:42 PM
  • |
  • 7 Comments
News
Love will turn you upside down, inside out and take you the dizzying heights of rapture and the depths of despair. And somewhere all of those collide in the woozy and charming trailer for "Ruby Sparks," the latest from "Little Miss Sunshine" directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (and their first film since their breakout hit).
Read More »
More: Ruby Sparks, Film Trailers, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

First Look: Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan In Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris' 'Ruby Sparks'

  • By Edward Davis
  • |
  • April 14, 2012 1:15 PM
  • |
  • 1 Comment
News
It's been six years since husband and wife filmmaking duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris directed their critical acclaimed indie dramedy "Little Miss Sunshine" which was nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture that year. Their Academy plaudits got them juice, but several projects they attached themselves to just couldn't come together. 
Read More »
More: Ruby Sparks, He Loves Me, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris' 'He Loves Me' Retitled 'Ruby Sparks,' Set For July 25th Release Date

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
  • |
  • March 27, 2012 11:15 AM
  • |
  • 0 Comments
News
Despite their debut feature "Little Miss Sunshine" being the toast of Sundance, becoming a sleeper box-office hit, and picking up a Best Picture Academy Award nomination (as well as winning the Oscars for Supporting Actor Alan Arkin and Michael Arndt's screenplay), directing couple Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have taken a while to follow it up. The filmmakers had various projects circulating, including the adaptation of Tom Perrotta's "The Abstinence Teacher," Demetri Martin's fantastical comedy "Will," which would have co-starred Paul Rudd and Zach Galifianakis, and the long-gestating comedy "Used Guys."
Read More »
More: He Loves Me, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks

Follow Us

Email Updates

What's Poppin'

Recent Comments

Blog Roll

Around The Network

the network

indiewire

categories