Brian De Palma has had an interesting, diverse and often strange career which can be divided into solid “Director-for-hire” efforts (The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible) and…
Falskur Fugl (Ferox is the international title but a literal translation would be “False Bird”) is the third independently financed Icelandic movie released this year (i.e….
G.I. Joes were among the most popular toys of the 80’s and early 90’s (including with this critic) so a big budget Hollywood action flick based…
Director Steven Soderbergh has had a fruitful and productive career for over two decades, having made twenty-six films in twenty-four years (as well as several TV…
The Icelandic title of the film Rock Bottom, Þetta reddast, is a phrase commonly used by many, if not most, Icelanders when they have a…
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu impressed the world of cinema in 2007 with his film 4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days which, among other things, won…
Judd Apatow’s work has always had a serious streak to it. His films (and tv work) may often be rowdy and bawdy and occasionally in…
Welcome to this new version of the Indie Corner which will be a bi-weekly collection of various interesting things that have happened recently in the…
With the gradual takeover of digital some people think that cinema is “dead”, whatever that means. But no, wait, let’s ponder what that means. Does…
Director Nicholas Jarecki debut film is yet another movie dealing with the financial crisis, but it’s got an interesting take on it. We are introduced…
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