Tag Archives: Independent Film

FILM : Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Patti Smith. Photo by Steven Sebring.‘This androgynous Jersey girl obsessed with Rimbaud and Shelley and Whitman came to the big city 40 years ago’By Andrew O’Hehir / August 6, 2008 Almost at the beginning of Steven Sebring’s documentary “Patti Smith: … Continue reading →

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FILM : Hollywood’s Response to War

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

How Vietnam Gave us Dude, Where’s My CarBy Michael Bronski One of the most amazing cultural responses to the war against Iraq has been the plethora of documentary and feature films produced by independent companies and even Hollywood studios. From … Continue reading →

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FILM : Mackenzie’s "The Exiles" Explores A Forgotten Urban Culture

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Tommy Reynolds (right) in Kent Mackenzie’s “The Exiles.” Still from Milestone Films.All-night party in a lost cityBy Andrew O’Hehir / July 10, 2008 In the late 1950s, a USC filmmaking student named Kent Mackenzie began hanging out with the community … Continue reading →

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Gary Chason on His Life in Independent Film

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Still from Gary Chason’s God Thinks You’re a Loser.The Independent Film Movement:Letter From the Front LinesBy Gary Chason / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2008 [Gary Chason is an Austin-based filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, casting director, playwright, stage director and … Continue reading →

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