The Indie Film Topic

Sean P Kelly · 08-02-2008, 06:56 PM

I decided to create a topic based on those small films that aren't released by a major studio and are usually only receive a limited release (though technically that comment about studios isn't really valid, since all the major studios have divisions for indie films -- i.e. Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vantage, Sony Pictures Classics, & Warner Independent Pictures).

I usually try to check out independent releases once a month and with this topic I mention all the films that I see (everyone else is free to do the same).

A few weeks ago, I went to see The Wackness, which was hyped to death on FirstShowing.net. I liked the film, but I doubt it was worth all the hype FirstShowing was giving.

I also recently saw Gonzo: The Life and Times of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. The film was good in terms of how documentaries go.

Films on the horizon that I want to see are Baghead, Hamlet 2, and Choke.

Bomby · 08-02-2008, 06:57 PM

You forgot the juggernaut Focus Features.

Sean P Kelly · 08-24-2008, 03:56 PM

Saw Hamlet 2

Didn't really make an impression.

Panfan · 08-24-2008, 04:01 PM

I had no interest in it. The fact that it was claimed to be "This year's Napoleon Dynamite" didn't help.

08-02-2008, 06:56 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	The Indie Film Topic I decided to create a topic based on those small films that aren't released by a major studio and are usually only receive a limited release (though technically that comment about studios isn't really valid, since all the major studios have divisions for indie films -- i.e. Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vantage, Sony Pictures Classics, & Warner Independent Pictures). I usually try to check out independent releases once a month and with this topic I mention all the films that I see (everyone else is free to do the same). A few weeks ago, I went to see The Wackness, which was hyped to death on FirstShowing.net. I liked the film, but I doubt it was worth all the hype FirstShowing was giving. I also recently saw Gonzo: The Life and Times of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. The film was good in terms of how documentaries go. Films on the horizon that I want to see are Baghead, Hamlet 2, and Choke.

08-02-2008, 06:57 PM	#2
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	You forgot the juggernaut Focus Features.

08-24-2008, 03:56 PM	#3
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Saw Hamlet 2 Didn't really make an impression.

08-24-2008, 04:01 PM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	I had no interest in it. The fact that it was claimed to be "This year's Napoleon Dynamite" didn't help.