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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.

Jay and Mark Duplass - Jeff Who Lives at Home
Independent Film

Filmmaker Insight: Brothers Duplass (Kevin, Jeff Who Lives at Home)

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.12.2011
The Duplass brother's new films, Jeff Who Lives at Home starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms and doc Kevin have been burning up the indie film…
Robert Mondavi Winery
Independent Film

On Location: Napa Valley Film Festival opening night gala (video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.11.2011
Many were heard praising the opening film which features Clooney as a father who tries to reconnect with his daughters after his wife suffers a…
Dane Cook in Answers to Nothing (2011)
Culture

List of celebs attending the Napa Valley Film Festival

BY MONICA TURNER — 11.09.2011
Dane Cook, Judy Greer, Kevin Farley, James Cromwell, Ron Eldard, Adrian Grenier, Freddy Rogriguez and Naya Rivera among those scheduled to attend.
Elizabeth Olsen
Culture

How to Escape a Cult: Elizabeth Olsen, ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.08.2011
Thanks to Sean Durkin's mesmerizing direction and fascinating cinematography, this independent film is a unique, stubborn, and ultimately memorable film-going experience.
Napa Valley Film Festival preview from 2010
Culture

Guide to the Napa Valley Film Festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 11.07.2011
The Decendants has the honor of opening the festival. Nothing like a little taste of Hollywood... the film stars Academy Award-winner George Clooney as a…
Good evening Mr. Torrance.
Culture

13 Horror films worth re-watching

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.27.2011
If you're planning a spook night, open your favorite bottle of wine, hold onto a loved one, turn off the lights and let yourself descend…
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Film Reviews

Martha Marcy May Marlene: A star is born in Elizabeth Olsen (review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.17.2011
Olsen delivers an effortless performance, showing terrific range in a story that requires her to be humiliated, sodomized, chased, controlled. Many are talking Oscar nomination,…
San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival
Independent Film

San Francisco: South Asian Film Festival lands next month

BY MONICA TURNER — 10.13.2011
Sri Lanka will be a special focus for the 9th annual edition of the film festival.
My Week With Marilyn - Interview with director Simon Curtis
Culture

Stark Insider TV: My Week With Marilyn

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.12.2011
"She's a once-in-a-lifetime movie star," director Simon Curtis tells Loni before the screening. "Above all, she was a sensational beauty."
Yao B. Nunoo wrote screenplay, stars in The Destiny of Lesser Animals.
Film Reviews

The Destiny of Lesser Animals

BY CLINTON STARK — 10.11.2011
Here's strong evidence that the West African cinematic tradition has an important place in the world of film, one that is adept at incorporating new…

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