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Independent Film

Explore the world of independent film with news, reviews, and interviews from a filmmaker’s perspective. This category covers Sundance, SXSW, and the broader indie scene—with a focus on storytelling, creative risk-taking, and emerging talent shaping the future of cinema.

Culture

Along the Roadside at Mill Valley Film Festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.23.2013
No doubt this is a quirky, character-driven study. It's not the destination that matters, as they say, but the journey.
Culture

Dakota Fanning coming to San Francisco

BY MONICA TURNER — 09.20.2013
With her new film 'Effie Gray', one-time child star Dakota Fanning is out to once again prove that she has what it takes to command…
Culture

Wine and Film: ‘You Will Be My Son’ (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.17.2013
A review of 'You Will Be My Son'. How does the intergenerational drama compare to other wine films that came before it such as 'Sideways'…
Independent Film

World Premiere: ‘The Human Experiment’ with Sean Penn at MVFF (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.16.2013
The Mill Valley Film Festival (Oct 3 -13) will host the world premiere of THE HUMAN EXPERIEMENT, a Sean Penn narrated documentary that explores the…
Culture

Friday the 13th a classic horror film that holds up well (The boy. Is he dead too?)

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.13.2013
When I took a break from so-many re-watches of Mulholland Drive, and pulled up Friday the 13th, I was reminded at just how well the…
Culture

That Guy… Who Was in That Thing

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.13.2013
You recognize their faces, but not their names. Here's a documentary that reveals the ups and downs of being a working character actor in Hollywood.
Culture

Film News: Ben Stiller to Screen ‘Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ at MVFF

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.12.2013
This isn't the first time the actor has directed himself. He's earned critical acclaim and box office success with Reality Bites (1994), Zoolander (2001), and…
Culture

Warning: ‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.12.2013
A potentially confrontational scene with Mark Zuckerberg on a sidewalk outside his home ends up coming across with far more charm than it should.
Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey in DALLAS BUYERS CLUB.
Culture

Dakota Fanning, Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Jared Leto among stars to attend Mill Valley Film Festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.10.2013
Mill Valley Film Festival 36 opens Oct. 3 with NEBRASKA and THE BOOK THIEF. Dakota Fanning, Ben Stiller, Andy Garcia, Jaret Leto, famed director Costa-Gavras…
Film Reviews

Sparrows Dance

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.27.2013
Given the limited setting (the film takes place almost entirely within an apartment) and the relaxed pacing and camerawork, Sparrows Dance at times feels like…

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