Indie Features making their way to the big screen for the week of March 21, 2008
The first quarter of 2008 is coming to an end. With it are a few more independent films making their way to the multiplex.
Irina Palm - Limited - Belgian director Sam Garbarski assembles an international cast for this thought-provoking drama. Iconic singer and actress Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a middle-aged woman whose desire to pay for her sick grandson's operation takes her down a path she never would have imagined.
The Hammer - Limited - Jerry Ferro’s 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it’s not a pretty picture.
Love Songs - Limited - In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael (Louis Farrell of Dans Paris, The Dreamers) and Julie (Ludvine Sagnier of Swimming Pool) enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice (Clotilde Hesme of Regular Lovers).
The Grand - Limited - The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Planet B-Boy - Limited - An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father's approval; a twelve-year-old boy in France confronts his family's racism .
Boarding Gate - Limited - Controversial actress Asia Argento teams up with equally divisive director Olivier Assayas for this sexy thriller. Sandra (Argento) has left a life of prostitution behind, but her past haunts her when an old lover (Michael Madsen) returns.
