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Fefe Dobson to Star in ‘Danzig’ Gang Shooting Drama (Exclusive)

Canadian singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson and Iñigo Pascual are set to star in Danzig (working title), an indie film drama inspired by a real-life 2012 gang shooting in inner-city Toronto. The film sees director Ron Dias and screenwriter Joanne Jansen combine to portray two people whose worlds collide on Danzig Street in Scarborough. Pascual will play […]

How Heist Comedy ‘Vandits’ Survived a $250K Film Gear Theft

Director Stu Stone and producing partner Adam Rodness want you to know that their indie film comedy Vandits — about small-time crooks looking to rob a senior citizens’ bingo hall of its $25,000 jackpot on Christmas Eve — having $250,000 worth of camera and lighting equipment stolen on their first day of shooting was no […]

Oldenburg Festival Unveils Lineup, Opening Night Film

The Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany’s leading fest for independent cinema, has announced its 2022 lineup. The 29th Oldenburg Festival will kick off Sept. 14 with The Ordinaries, the first feature from German director Sophie Linnenbaum. The meta tragicomedy stars Fine Sendel as Paula, a simple Supporting Character in a repressive three class-society where there are […]

‘Rust’ Line Producer Had a Previous Labor Violation

A line producer on Rust was named in a previous unfair labor practices settlement, parts of which mirror treatment that crew have said they experienced on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin indie Western before that production shut down on Oct. 21. In October of 2018, crewmembers on the set of the low-budget […]

Kevin Smith’s ‘Clerks 3’ Lands at Lionsgate

Lionsgate has picked up the worldwide rights to Kevin Smith’s Clerks 3, the long-gestating sequel to the indie film cult classic. Smith wrote the script and will direct, with all major castmembers returning, including Jeff Anderson as Randal, Brian O’Halloran as Dante, Jay Mewes as Jay, Smith as Silent Bob, and Rosario Dawson as Becky. […]

‘Diane’: Film Review | Tribeca 2018

Mary Kay Place plays a selfless widow burdened by guilt, with Jake Lacy as her drug-addicted son in 'Diane,' the first narrative feature from director Kent Jones.

‘Tramps’: Film Review | TIFF 2016

Callum Turner and Grace Van Patten get caught up in a tortuous caper that points to romance in indie director Adam Leon's second feature, 'Tramps.'

‘Moonlight’: Telluride Review

A haunting reflection on African American masculinity, writer-director Barry Jenkins' intimate character study traces the life of a Black gay man from his troubled Miami childhood to maturity.

‘Destined’ Star Cory Hardrict on His Double Performance, Choice and Destiny (Q&A)

The actor stars in the film that explores two different directions one man's life could lead.

First Look: Holly Hunter, Tony Shalhoub in ‘Breakable You’ (Exclusive Image)

The film is an adaptaion of the critically acclaimed Brian Morton novel.

‘Remember the Titans,’ ‘The Fosters’ Actors Join ‘American Fable’ (Exclusive)

Peyton Kennedy, Kip Pardue, Gavin Macintosh, Rusty Schwimmer, Marci Miller and Zuleikha Robinson will star in the fairytale thriller.

Joey Lawrence, Missi Pyle Join ‘Emma’s Chance’ (Exclusive)

Greer Grammer is starring in the indie set around a famous Southern California horse rescue.