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Blockbuster goes down, again.
Sat, Mar 20 2010 8:45 AM

The most surprising thing about the news that Blockbuster may have bankruptcy forced upon it is that it took so long. The longtime rental monolith has been having its once-unparalleled preeminence handed back to it on a platter by Netflix for a long time now; the last time I personally saw the inside of one (the only time in about a decade) was to scour the remainders... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Memoriam, Netflix, Hamlet, Donnie Darko, Clerks, Be Kind Rewind, 8 1/2, Michael Almereyda, Blockbuster, Watching The Detectives, Ethan Hawke, Ghost World, 9 1/2 Weeks

Seven movies that pushed the boundaries of storytelling.
Tue, Dec 22 2009 2:28 PM

Something struck me when reading Cameron's typical hubristic declarations in his conversation with Peter Jackson over at Slate. He said "Filmmaking is not going to ever fundamentally change... It's about those actors somehow saying the words and playing the moment in a way that gets in contact with the audience's hearts. I don't think that... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Michael Haneke, James Cameron, Primer, Donnie Darko, Sundry, No Rest For The Brave, Irreversible, Code Unknown, Tropical Malady, Borat

Seven great moments in film family fighting.
Thu, Nov 26 2009 8:45 AM

You know why there really aren't that many movies about Thanksgiving? Because there's nothing nice to say about it, that's why. Thanksgiving is the day a bunch of people go to airports to have their flights delayed or snowed out, and when they do get home there are all kinds of relatives there you don't really want to see and your mom wants to... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Arnaud Desplechin, A Christmas Tale, Donnie Darko, Sundry, Igby Goes Down, Home for the Holidays, Pretty Persuasion, Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Lion in Winter

Richard Kelly, website auteur.
Wed, Oct 14 2009 6:00 PM

Richard Kelly might be one for two in terms of the movies he's had in theaters so far, with "Donnie Darko" arguably the only real cult classic of the decade and "Southland Tales"... not. But one thing he has been consistent with are the dense, enigmatic websites that support his films. "The Box," his third feature, opens November... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Coming attractions, Southland Tales, Donnie Darko, Crew Creative, Final Fantasy, The Box, Richard Kelly, The Arcade Fire