http://indiecineblog.com Independent Movies Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:16:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/19/rl-stine-and-goosebumps-to-the-big-screen/ 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 ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/18/move-over-big-oil-here-comes-big-water/ 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 ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/18/toronto-international-film-festival/ 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 ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/17/phoebe-in-wonderland-trailer/ I have always thought of the Olympic opening ceramonies 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 ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/12/the-olympics-according-to-ebert/ You do not see too much coverage of horror films over here at Indiecineblog.com mostly due to my indifference to the genre. Generally I get bored during horror movies and find that they take themselves way to seriously. Well today you lucky readers can preview the trailers to two indie ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/10/dance-of-the-dead-jack-brooks-monster-slayer-trailers/ Bret Easton Ellis strikes again; Wayfarers, New Order, drugs, sex, and rich LA brats. Welcome to the first look at "The Informers", the film adaptation of Ellis's 1994 novel of the same name in which he also wrote the screenplay. "The drama is set over the course of ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/07/the-informers-bret-easton-ellis-strikes-again/ In the 1950's Hollywood was producing around forty westerns per year, that number fell to twenty during the 60's, around ten per year in the 1970's through 90's, and in the new millennium, we are lucky to get five westerns each year. But when those westerns are of ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/06/appaloosa/ With both the Democratic and Republican National conventions both about month away, many Americans are finally getting their political bug. And while you could spend the month of August learning more about the potential candidates, expressing your veiwpoints, and wathcing CNN, why not just pop in a political thriller ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/08/05/the-politicos-weigh-in/ All famous directors started with a super 8 or VHS camcorder in their backyard filming their younger siblings, or maybe even their dog, in costume playing the part of some sort of action hero. For documentarians, the first step to their career goal may take place on youtube. Now I ... http://indiecineblog.com/2008/07/10/bonsai-the-karate-kid-documentary/