Tag: danmirvish
Woodstock 2021 Review: 18 ½, a Guy, a Girl and the Watergate Scandal
Dan Mirvish’s latest indie venture, 18 ½ is a rare find in the current landscape of filmmaking, an original story that draws you in from the opening frame. Set amidst the Watergate Scandal during Richard Nixon’s presidency, it is NOT...
Rebels With A Cause: Looking Back On Slamdance's First 20 Years
Salt Lake City, Utah -- 1995. A group of young filmmakers don't get their features into Sundance. That's the line we've heard countless times before. Rejection, dejection, deflation... where's a guiding light? Where to go? So much hard work after...
Indie Beat: Much Ado About Summer Movies (But Not Those Kind!)
My summer movie season started two weekends ago when I saw Before Midnight twice in two days, and continued in earnest this past Sunday with Carlos Reygadas beguiling Post Tenebras Lux (which, if you live in LA, and want something...