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Welcome filmgoers and filmmakers to Suite101.com's Independent Films - land where Story is King.

We get into all aspects of Independent Film here - from the tiny, ultra-low budget short to the slightly hulking, modest-budget studio subsidiary. All of them projects born of passion for their stories. We will be reviewing new releases to both theaters and DVD, discussing acquisitions, film festivals, release dates, success stories, and overlooked gems.

We hope to shine a lot on films that get overlooked in a glossy, multiplex destined, studio world.

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Jul 4, 2008

Art House Movie Review: Elegy

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Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz and Patricia Clarkson star in this melancholic adaptation of the Philip Roth short story "The Dying Animal". more...

Jul 3, 2008

Horror Movie Review: Teeth

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A surprisingly thoughtful feminist horror film about a young woman with a toothed vagina. more...

Jul 3, 2008

Review: Young People F***ing

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Young People F***ing is a well-written, wholly entertaining comic romp. more...

Jul 3, 2008

Movie Review: The Last Mistress

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Breillat's least controversial film to date is still pretty racy and features a top-notch performance from Asia Argento more...

Jul 3, 2008

Movie Review: Brick Lane

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Toning down the controversy of the novel, Brick Lane only succeeds partially as a film. more...

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Apr 19, 2008

Indie Releases: April 25, 2008

Listing of movies making their way into multiplexes for the week of April 25, 2008
April 25th, 2008 brings moviegoers some great independent selection at the multiplex.

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane- Limited - Amber Heard stars in this teen horror romp as Mandy Lane, a plain girl whose summertime metamorphosis into a hottie gets her invited away for the weekend with the popular kids. Once in the isolated location, the teens start dissapearing one by one.

Romen De Gere - Limited - Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant star in this clever French thriller directed by Claude Lelouch.

Standard Operating Procedure - Limited - After winning the Oscar for 2003's The Fog of War, director Errol Morris turns to Abu Ghraib prison for this documentary. Standard Operating Procedure uses two years of research to explore the horror behind the notorious photographs taken at the prison in Iraq and how the torture depicted wasn't an isolated incident.

Then She Found Me - Limited (April 28, 2008) - Helen Hunt writes/directs/stars in this comedy drama about a woman who desperately wants to have a child despite the chaos existing around her.

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