Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 833 Films to Buy & Rent
American Splendor (2003)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis
- An ambitious celebration of the life of cult US comic–writer Harvey Pekar, told in a quilt–work of monologue, biopic, autobiography and…
April's Shower (2003)
- Dir. Trish Doolan
Feat. Maria Cina, Trish Doolan, Randall Batinkoff
- A closeted lesbian attempts to reconcile her relationship with her to–be–married best friend during a bridal shower in this madcap comedy…
Battle of Shaker Heights, The (2003)
- Dir. Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart…
- This product of the "Project Greenlight" film–making reality–TV is a a light but engaging story of a young war–reenactment…
Big Empty, The (2003)
- Dir. Steve Anderson
Feat. Jon Favreau, Kelsey Grammer, Joey Lauren Adams…
- Jon Favreau is an unemployed LA actor who lands a real–life role in a mysterious rendezvous in an eccentric desert town.
A deliberately…
Brown Bunny, The (2003)
- Dir. Vincent Gallo
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Chloe Sevigny
- Notoriously egocentric gem from Vincent Gallo, who stars, directs, writes, shoots, edits and produces an intriguingly desultry road–trip across…
Casa de los Babys (2003)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Another quality ensemble drama from dir. John Sayles, that this time brings together six American women waiting to start a family through a Mexican…
Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)
- Dir. Guy Maddin
- A true original of contemporary cinema, dir. Guy Maddin here imparts the strange tale of a hockey player beset by monstrous desires, hinging in…
Dallas 362 (2003)
- Dir. Scott Caan
Feat. Scott Caan, Jeff Goldblum, Shawn Hatosy…
- Minor but admirable drama about a young man seeking to break away from his stifling life in Los Angeles with the encouragement of his stoner…
Delicate Art of Parking, The (2003)
- Dir. Trent Carlson
- Canadian mockumentary about the joys of life as a devoted parking warden embarking on an investigation into the mad world of parking when his mate is…
Dogville (2003)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall…
- This fierce parable of hypocrisy, exploitation and revenge set on a “soundstage” version of 1930s America is a brilliant conception of dir. Lars…