Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 827 Films to Buy & Rent
- Smashed (2012)
- Dir. James Ponsoldt
Feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman…
- Riveting portrait, much acclaimed at Sundance, of a married couple mutually dependent on alcohol who attempt to start the long road to recovery.
- Starlet (2012)
- Dir. Sean Baker
Feat. Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve
- Understated indie drama from director trailblazing director Sean Baker (TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT), about an unlikely friendship between an…
- Two Jacks (2012)
- Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Danny Huston, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Huston…
- Danny Huston and dir. Bernard Rose reunite for another Hollywood–set riff on Tolstoy. Based on the story 'The Two Hussars', it tells the story…
- Beginners (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…
- Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…
- Dark Horse (2011)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow…
- Todd Solondz's latest black comedy of discomfort, about a toy–obsessed thirty–something who enters into a relationship with a chronic…
- Future, The (2011)
- Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky…
- Another arthouse treasure from the writer/director/actor behind ME AND YOU EVERYONE WE KNOW concerns an atypical 30–something LA couple who…
- Hook, Line and Sinker (Hook, Line & Sinker) (2011)
- Dir. Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader
Feat. Rangimoana Taylor, Carmel McGlone, Geraldine Brophy
- A blue–collar truck driver struggles to cope with his failing eyesight, despite the love and support of his family, in this grassroots gem from…
- Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon…
- The Duplass brothers follow–up the formidable CYRUS with another deep–centred comedy about the crises of two stagnant adult siblings; one…
- Jess + Moss (Jess and Moss) (2011)
- Dir. Clay Jeter
Feat. Sarah Hagan, Austin Vickers, Haley Parker
- Impressionistic portrait of two young teens spending one last summer wandering through the fields of Kentucky. Unconventional approach to narrative…
- Love (2011)
- Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Gunner Wright
- A cerebral, one–man science fiction odyssey which contemplates the difficulties of deep space isolation, and more portentously, the need for…