Indie Cine

Archive for August, 2008

Aug 28 2008

Towelhead Controversy Has Arrived

When I originally

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Aug 27 2008

R.I.P. Independent Film

Published by dwhitney under Indie Movies

According to Peter Part, editor of Variety Magazine, independent film is finished, as gleamed from his blog post titled :Why Art House Movies are on the Endangered Species List. Go ahead and read the entire post below and let me know what you think.
I must have been preoccupied because I missed the ‘thud.’
The sound, that [...]

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Aug 26 2008

New York, I love You (Trailer)

Published by dwhitney under Indie Movies, Up and Coming

If the film Noise wasn’t your idea of a glowing testament to NYC, then have a stab at the trailer for New York, I Love You, a multi-story, multi-actor, mult-writer, multi-director, mega-multi-star-studded follow up from the producers of the equally flattering Paris, je t’aime.
Opening on February 13, New York, I love You is composed [...]

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Aug 22 2008

Soundtracks’ Big Night

Published by dwhitney under Indie Movies

Up until about two minutes ago, I didn’t think there was anybody other than Quincy Jones, Randy Newman, or John Williams that did movie soundtracks. Welcome to the World Soundtrack Awards and their 2008 list of nominees. This is the 8th incarnation of the awards and will be held on October 18th.
You may not actually [...]

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Aug 21 2008

What’s Old Is New Again, The Godfather

Published by dwhitney under Indie Movies

The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. There is a reason these films rank 2nd and 4th respectively on the IMDB list of top 250 movies, #3 and #32 on AFI’s Greatest American Films, and won nine total Oscars. Frankly, they rank as the best cinematic experiences in film history.
Well, for three weeks starting [...]

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Aug 19 2008

R.L. Stine and Goosebumps to the Big Screen

Published by dwhitney under Up and Coming

The best thing R.L. Stine ever did was the create the freaky Nickelodeon television show Euureka’s Castle. Oh yeah, and he also happened to be the best selling children’s author of all time with his extensive catalogue of 90’s horror tales Goosbumps(Let it be know that I hated these cheesy scare stories, although mostly because [...]

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Aug 18 2008

Move Over Big Oil, Here Comes Big Water

Published by dwhitney under Up and Coming, documentaries

Wow, after watching this trailer, I really had to pee. Welcome to the world we live in, a world in which are supply is dwindling, we pay billions for the bottled stuff each year, and no one regulates the vauable resource we know as water. Flow, a new documentary which premiered at Sundance and [...]

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Aug 18 2008

Toronto International Film Festival

Published by dwhitney under Film Festivals, Indie Movies

The Toronto International Film Festival, held September 4-13th, has just released their schedule of Special Presentation Films. In addition to Canadian films, competitions, and student showcases, this 33rd incarnation of the event will have many amazing World and North American premieres. A short list appears below with many more here.
The TIFF started in 1976 and [...]

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Aug 17 2008

Phoebe in Wonderland, Trailer

From the independent film powerhouse of ThinkFilm comes the trailer for the upcoming “Phoebe in Wonderland” starring Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, and written and directed by newcomer Daniel Barnz. Elle is the younger sister of Dakota Fanning, and has an impressive resume as both the younger stand-in for her more famous sister as [...]

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Aug 12 2008

The Olympics According to Ebert

Published by dwhitney under Featured, commentaries

I have always thought of the Olympic opening ceremonies as a little overdramatic and dare I say cheesy. Well thanks to a 300 million dollar budget and the artistic vision of renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, 2008’s Bejing ceremonies were legendary - despite the frequent flood warnings and technical difficulties interrupting the broadcast thanks [...]

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