Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 833 Films to Buy & Rent
Special (2006)
- Dir. Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Feat. Michael Rapaport, Josh Peck, Paul Blackthorne…
- Michael Rappaport plays a lonely parking warden who enrolls in a program for an experimental anti–depressant that has the unusual side effect…
Stephanie Daley (2006)
- Dir. Hilary Brougher
Feat. Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton, Halley Feiffer…
- A closely–observed, cogent indie drama about a teenager’s concealed pregnancy and the suspicious death of her baby.
The truth surrounding…
Suburban Mayhem (2006)
- Dir. Paul Goldman
Feat. Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes…
- NZ's Emily Barclay crashes this trailer–trash satire of murderous alpha–males and vindictive females set in the god–awful 'burbs of…
What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)
- Dir. William Arntz, Betsy Chasse
Feat. Marlee Matlin
- A sequel–recut of WHAT THE BLEEP? which again presents an New Age spread of provocative comparisons between the theories of quantum physics and…
Young, Single and Angry (2006)
- Dir. Richard Waterhouse
Feat. Sarah Blevins, Jamie Anderson, Heather Stewart…
- Low budget chick–flick following a group of LA women turned bitter and disillusioned from years of unsuccessful dating, until they discover…
Actress, The (2005)
- Dir. Zak Hilditch
Feat. Matt Hardie, Catlin Higgins, Steve Mccall…
- An observational black comedy centering on a Perth household of three sex–starved 20–somethings who invite a seductive actress to be…
Aurora Borealis (2005)
- Dir. James C.E. Burke
Feat. Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis
- A drifting twenty–something is torn between embarking on a burgeoning new romance, and caring for his Alzheimer’s–stricken…
Blacktown (2005)
- Dir. Kriv Stenders
Feat. Niki Owen, Tony Ryan
- Rough–edged but rewarding human drama interested in the relationship between a disenchanted married woman and a charismatic Aboriginal man in…
Brick (2005)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin…
- Precocious neo–noir set amid the student body of a Californian high school with a bespectacled lad (Gordon–Levitt) taking a 'Sam Spade'…
Broken Flowers (2005)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy…
- A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch.
Playing an…