http://dir.salon.com/topics/independent_film/?source=rss&aim=independent_film en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT By Wolfgang Höbel Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/15/cannes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/05/15/cannes/index.html?source=rss The Hollywood elite may be headed to the south of France this week, but the mood is gloomy. Has the moment for big film festivals -- and the enthusiasm for art-house cinema -- passed? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/03/afterschool/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/03/afterschool/index.html?source=rss Young director Antonio Campos' chilly, brilliant video-age mystery is one of the decade's breakout movies By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/06/beeswax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/06/beeswax/index.html?source=rss Let's hope so, because Andrew Bujalski's surprising and totally grown-up new movie deserves some better label Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/07/15/sz_harrypotter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/07/15/sz_harrypotter/index.html?source=rss Great special effects and heartfelt emotion make the latest film stand out By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/humpday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/10/humpday/index.html?source=rss Lynn Shelton's breakthrough bromance comedy is funny, sharp and true -- with no preachy sexual politics By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/03/tony_manero/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/03/tony_manero/index.html?source=rss And also killing people. The Pinochet-era ultra-dark comedy "Tony Manero" is the feel-bad movie of the year Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/26/btm_hurtlocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/26/btm_hurtlocker/index.html?source=rss The filmmakers talk about telling the story of "the world's most dangerous job" Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/12/btm_pollan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/12/btm_pollan/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir interviews the filmmakers about how what we buy at the market affects the way our food is made By Jacqueline Linge Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/12/vd_ifc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/06/12/vd_ifc/index.html?source=rss Classic scenes of love, romance and destruction in the New York subway. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/22/btm_sashagrey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/22/btm_sashagrey/index.html?source=rss The porn star turns indie escort in Soderbergh's latest film By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/15/oliver_assayas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/15/oliver_assayas/index.html?source=rss French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours." Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/08/movies_startrek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/08/movies_startrek/index.html?source=rss Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir on how the new "Star Trek" captures the essence of the iconic series. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/07/btm_kirbydick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/07/btm_kirbydick/index.html?source=rss The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/03/btm_rachelcorrie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/03/btm_rachelcorrie/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/01/moviemashup_outbreak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/05/01/moviemashup_outbreak/index.html?source=rss We go fear mongering with this compilation of our favorite clips of scary outbreaks By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/04/30/jarmusch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/04/30/jarmusch/index.html?source=rss The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/04/03/btm_sugar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/04/03/btm_sugar/index.html?source=rss The filmmakers behind "Sugar" discuss casting a film in the Dominican Republic and working in Iowa. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/04/01/rolnick_rossellini/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/04/01/rolnick_rossellini/index.html?source=rss The actress discusses her latest project on the natural world and how she learned the intricacies of the sex lives of fish. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/27/charlie_banks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/27/charlie_banks/index.html?source=rss Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst makes his directorial debut with this surprisingly quiet, introspective film about a sheltered Ivy League student visited by a bully from his past. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/19/btm_fukunaga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/19/btm_fukunaga/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir interviews director Cary Fukunaga about the making of his first feature, "Sin Nombre." Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/13/btm_costagavras/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/13/btm_costagavras/index.html?source=rss Andrew O'Hehir talks to the director about his classic political thriller and whether it would be possible to make the movie today. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/06/btm_watchmen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/03/06/btm_watchmen/index.html?source=rss Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir disagree on whether the faithful retelling of the book is a brilliant spectacle or a dull re-creation. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/02/20/oscars_jenkins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2009/02/20/oscars_jenkins/index.html?source=rss Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss rooting for the little guy during this year's Academy Awards. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/29/melancholy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/29/melancholy/index.html?source=rss A tender African-American love story set in the capital of white hipsterdom, "Medicine for Melancholy" is the perfect indie debut for the early Obama era. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 15 May 2009 08:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/27/top_10_aoh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/27/top_10_aoh/index.html?source=rss Heartbreaking French family saga "A Christmas Tale" tops the list in a strong year for documentaries and foreign-language films.