Posts Tagged ‘ indy film fest ’

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Filmmaker Nina Paley

Jul 17th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews, Interviews, Lede Interview

The writer/director/animator/editor/ everything else of “Sita Sings the Blues” talks about making the ultimate break-up movie.



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Beket

Jul 16th, 2009 | By Caine Gardner | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews, IIFF Featured3

Beket is like a walk through a twisted and distorted version of purgatory, where all is black and white, techno music fills the landscape and two strangers are in search of Godot.



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Throw it Down

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Caine Gardner | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

If you think a film about marching drum corps can’t be anything special, prepare to be mesmerized.



Off Off Broadway

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Caine Gardner | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

Off Off Broadway will have you laughing, cringing and discussing the proper uses for horse-headed canes.



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The Tiger Next Door

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

Camilla Calamandrei’s impressive documentary is a refreshing throwback, relying on thorough reporting about the spread of ownership of lions and tigers.



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Garbage Dreams

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

“Garbage Dreams” dreams looks at a group of people who collect trash for a living, and are treated as even more disposable than the refuse they gather.



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Route 30

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

Not so much a feature film as a collection of vignettes, “Route 30″ features some recognizable actors pretending to be rural, eccentric characters.



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Best Worst Movie

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

Some have called “Troll 2″ the Worst Movie Ever Made. “Best Worst Movie” gives us the delicious story behind the story. It won the award for Best Documentary Feature.



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HomeGrown

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

More than a documentary about a tiny self-sufficient urban farm, “HomeGrown” is the story of a family bound together by their green ideals.



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Tre Lire – Primo Giorno

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: 2009 Indy International Film Festival Reviews

A film in the European pastoral tradition, “Tre Lire – Primo Giorno” is less about story than an excuse to wander around Italy meeting interesting characters.