The Indie Film Thread

[flick]

pi the movie (made by darren arronovsky who later made requiem for a dream) was a good independent film. and it was made on such a shoestring budget: money was thrown in by friends, who in turn were promised a share of any profits. i think they had to do it for under $50,000. the dvd i got was good, because it explained the process of getting it made (raising funds and stuff), and darren did a commentary, in which he explained how the different scenes were shot given the monetary constraints, eg. he used family and friends in roles.

 

[flick]

pi the movie by darren arronovsky, who later made requiem for a dream. it was made for about $50,000 i think, which was raised through friends and family (alot of "independent" movies these days are bankrolled by major studios like miramax who have a division specifically devoted to developing them). the dvd is great because it explained how darren got the movie from conception to the screen, and he gives a really interesting commentary on how the different scenes were done given the monetary constraints. he came up with ingenius ways to achieve a visually fantastic film without a hollowood budget- it shows that imagination > $$

 

[Manzaline]

and American beauty...

 

[fugfashion]

The Edukators -your days of plenty are numbered-

Plot Outline: Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

IMDB

 

[fugfashion]

I'm suprised nobody's mentioned Igby Goes Down, it's such a great movie.

yeah I liked that one too.

 

[lostgirl]

yeah I liked that one too.

Me too-sooo funny!

 

[Scullery Maid]

Many of my favourite directors have already been mentioned:

Atom Egoyan
Jim Jarmusch
Emir Kusturica
John Waters

I also everything by Mike Leigh - Life is Sweet, Secrets+Lies, Career Girls ...

 

[adorefaith]

for those who understand this 'indie' concept....
is the film 'the sea inside' considered to be 'indie'....??...

 

[lostgirl]

There's no real definition of an "indie" film, IMO. To me they are films made in a certain spirit: about art and ideas rather than commerce, often done with a small budget, getting publicity after it's release for being good rather than in advance... That said I just wanted to add a few films to my (always growing) list:
-Songcatcher
-The Life Before This
-Deeply
-The Velocity of Gary
-The Whole Wide World
-Passionada

 

[Dylan.]

Im anxiously waiting for Thumbsucker to come out!

 

[june gloom]

there is a $5 sneak preview of "the chumscrubber" here tonight and i can't go! i'm sad, i guess i'll just have to wait until it hits other theatres. curse of being sixteen.

imaginary heroes is a good one.. i related more to emile hirsch's character than i'd like to admit. the youth in us is a short film you can view on the sundance website. it makes me cry every time i watch it, but it's still a beautiful film. and i'm anxiously awaiting this one called brick (brickmovie.net). it looks wonderful.

 

[iperlchen]

The Edukators -your days of plenty are numbered-

Plot Outline: Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

IMDB

That one is on my list, for longer than half a year now

Some of my fave 'indie' films are Hable Con Ella, Amores Perros, Dancer in the Dark, Stranger Than Paradise and Jeux d'Enfants. I must mention Eternal Sunshine blalaala and The Cement Garden (it left me a little confused, but that's thinkable) as well. I can't be brief, it's too hard!

Has anyone seen the movie The Man Who Copied? I came across it a couple of months ago at 2am, but then the subtitles disappeared and I was too tired to translate (read: I was too tired and I don't speak Spanish) so I decided to leave it at that. Now I regret because it was.. not great, just really my kind of movie, but I can't find it anywhere and I want to see it
What about La Finestra Di Fronte, any opinions? Dear Wendy? Sous le Sable?

 

[fugfashion]

i want to see goodbye Lenin & my summer of love

 

[tuckbud14]

welcome to the dollhouse, junebug, i jst saw broken flowers and really want to see goodbye lenin!, chumscrubber, thumbsucker and the educaters.

 

[Brazilian Girl]

Has anyone seen the movie The Man Who Copied? I came across it a couple of months ago at 2am, but then the subtitles disappeared and I was too tired to translate (read: I was too tired and I don't speak Spanish) so I decided to leave it at that. Now I regret because it was.. not great, just really my kind of movie, but I can't find it anywhere and I want to see it

Actually, that's a Brazilian movie perlefine!
I'm glad you found it interesting, I heard it was very good, but I hadn't watched it myself

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367859/

 

[Gincat]

Mean Streets (early scorsese, when he didn't have big budgets)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Not sure if this counts as indie but its great)

Down by Law (jarmusch, absolutely the most gorgeous photography ever! the film looks like an enchanted fairytale)

Stranger than Paradise (Jarmusch again, John Lurie too)

Dig

Triplets of Belleville

Basquiat (Although Julian Schnabel makes Basquiat look like a total prick, I loved the New York vibe in it)

Thats all for now!

 

[tuckbud14]

Triplets of Belleville

Basquiat (Although Julian Schnabel makes Basquiat look like a total prick, I loved the New York vibe in it)

i love triplets of belleville, i just watched it a couple nights ago.

we watched basquiat in class a few years ago. interesting personality portrayal, eh? thier having an exhibit of his work in la, i hear.

 

[lostgirl]

I just saw a french film called God is Great (And I'm Not) with Audrey Tautou. I don't know if it counts as indie, but I really liked it. It's about a girl who's looking for something to believe in, so she tries out all these different religions. She decides to convert to Judaism b/c her boyfriend's Jewish, but he doesn't want her to. But it's really about a young woman looking for a place for spirituality in herself and her life..

 

[Scullery Maid]

Gincat,

Your taste in films is superb.

Mean Streets is an amazing film.

I love everything by Jarmusch. I watched Stranger Than Paradise a few weeks ago... and, wow... I still love it! John Lurie is fantastic. I've always had a crush on him.

Les Triplettes de Belleville is my favourite animated film. I am excited to see Sylvain Chomet's next project.

Mean Streets (early scorsese, when he didn't have big budgets)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Not sure if this counts as indie but its great)

Down by Law (jarmusch, absolutely the most gorgeous photography ever! the film looks like an enchanted fairytale)

Stranger than Paradise (Jarmusch again, John Lurie too)

Dig

Triplets of Belleville

Basquiat (Although Julian Schnabel makes Basquiat look like a total prick, I loved the New York vibe in it)

Thats all for now!

 

[Gincat]

Thanks Scullery Maid. If you liked Stranger, you should definatley see down by law. Again, its about the dynamics between three characters. And where the blk/w photography was grainy in stranger, its so sharp and clear in this one. Plus, lots of Lurie! His soundtrack is brilliant in it too. I'm so glad to have found someone who shares my crush!