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Review: SOFT IN THE HEAD, A Drama That Hits Hard, Harder, Hardest
Filmmaker Nathan Silver's cinema is a cinema of people. Hard and foul and furious and loveable and resilient people.Now I know that may seem like a rather odd statement to make, when, after all cinema is full of people. But...
Indie Beat: Ben's Favorite Indies Of 2013 (Thus Far)
As I was compiling this list, an alternate subtitle that came to mind was "Indies On Parade". I'm still not sure if that means anything, but I like the energy behind it and hope that crackle transfers over to this...
Review: EXIT ELENA, A Sweet And Bizarre Home Movie Like Few Others
The opening of Nathan Silver's second feature Exit Elena presents a series of images that are so simple and practical in nature, (not just because of the consumer grade camera the movie was shot on, but also by plain sight)...
Indie Beat: 5 Most Intriguing Indies In July
Eagle-eyed readers will note that this week's Indie Beat may feel a little familiar, and you'd be right on that front -- by two accounts actually. Our own managing editor Peter Martin highlighted some especially cool limited releases for the...
Indie Beat: Nathan Silver And Christopher Bell Talk The Utter Joy And Insanity Of Truly Independent Filmmaking
In the weeks since I started writing this column I've often thought about what the 'beat' in Indie Beat means. Though I clearly stated in the inaugural post that I wouldn't regularly cover box office and straight-up news within the...
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...
