A real “red carpet” at an indie film festival?! When someone with “Sir” in front of their name shows up, bet on it. The 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston kicks off opening night Wednesday with Sir Ben Kingsley appearing for a screening of Brad Anderson’s train thriller Transsiberian.
After his star turn on The Sopranos, I’ll […]
I’m not sure I understand why this movie was at Sundance, let alone how it became the “comedy hit” of the festival. Andrew Fleming (Nancy Drew, The Craft) and Pam Brady (South Park, Team America) wrote this one, about a failed actor (Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People, Night at the Museum) turned high-school drama teacher trying […]
Following up our recent coverage of Frank Miller’s The Spirit, this is perfect timing… We just received the newest poster for The Spirit this morning, after writer-director Miller revealed it this weekend at New York Comic Con. More fun with typography, which seems to be a current pop design trend.
Wait, there’s more… here’s another just-released image, […]
Here are three more movies to watch for at the upcoming 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston.
Other IFFB 2008 Previews:
Ping Pong Playa, Crawford and Timecrimes
Goliath and Severed Ways
:: Ballast — Drama
A woman, her young son and ex-brother-in-law play out a complex relationship twist in this Sundance favorite. Art director-turned-filmmaker Lance Hammer knows how to keep […]
We first profiled the documentary Young @ Heart last July, in anticipation of the current limited release. This feature about an elderly chorus performing rock-n-roll songs is now receiving nearly universal admiration from the critics.
A Rotten Tomatoes rating of 86 (89 from “Top Critics”) makes Young @ Heart the 7th best-reviewed film of the year (50+ […]
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If you live in Boston — or anywhere nearby — you can win a free Film Pass to the entire 2008 Independent Film Festival of Boston. That’s six days of priority seating and top-flight festival fun, from Wednesday, April […]
