Archive for December, 2008

My Top Twenty-One Festival Films of the Year

Posted on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 by Jason

Why twenty-one? Well, it’s partially laziness, partially the impossible difficulty of paring down the literally hundreds of films I’ve seen this year, most of which were at least pretty good, into your conventional Letterman-friendly top 10. Partially because twenty-one is a fun number (more…)

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Toots screens in Key West

Posted on Monday, December 29th, 2008 by Bob

Key West — that little island at the end of the Florida Keys, the Last Stop (as some locals call it), was the scene of a screening of Toots last night. Well, not the whole island, just our hostess’ part of it, which was pretty nice. The screening space, (more…)

Different Critical Standards?

Posted on Saturday, December 20th, 2008 by Guest Blogger

Our Guest Blogger is Karina Longworth and this post was originally published 12/08/08 on blog.spout.com. It is presented here by permission. You can read Karina’s bio if you have not had the pleasure of meeting her at the end of the post! (Photo credit)

SHOULD DOCUMENTARIES BE HELD TO DIFFERENT CRITICAL STANDARDS THAN FEATURES? (more…)

Reviews: HUMBOLDT on DVD, SLUMDOG on the Big Screen

Posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 by Jason

I may be late to sling praise on these two strong films, but this weekend I saw both Darren Grodsky’s and Danny Jacobs’ HUMBOLDT COUNTY and Danny Boyle’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. And as neither film has left my consciousness in the ensuing days, I felt that warranted some sort of (more…)

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After The Votes Are Counted

Posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 by Daily News

As the year closes in more chaos than any prior year that’s easy to recall, pundits in print and on television turn to the issues the next president will have to face. Independent filmmakers have probed many of these issues, illuminating them from a human point view. IndiePix is pleased to offer the “Election Issues Collection” from IndiePix filmmakers.

Report: the Dubai Film Festival

Posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 by Guest Blogger

From the Dubai Film Festival — The film festival in Dubai closed a few days ago with trade press reports suggesting some interesting new works there. Our guest blogger is a photographer and independent businessman in the area who sends the following notes on some of the underreported titles … (more…)

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