Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 833 Films to Buy & Rent
Skins (2002)
- Dir. Chris Eyre
Feat. Graham Greene
- An unglamorous and brutal depiction of life on a Native American reservation, this articulates the rage of a group of people relegated to the fringes…
Slaughter Rule, The (2002)
- Dir. Alex Smith, Andrew J Smith
Feat. David Morse, Ryan Gosling, Clea Duvall…
- Mounted on the icy prairies of Montana, this feted ‘indie’ drama sensitively portrays the balance of friendship between a troubled teenager and…
Spun (2002)
- Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo…
- A cinematically exhilarating depiction of existence among a group of methamphetamine (P) addicts in Los Angeles, that is sure to divide audiences as…
Sunshine State (2002)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Edie Falco…
- Thoughtful, tightly woven ensemble drama from renowned indie filmmaker Sayles, surveys the native populous of a small Florida island community as…
Tadpole (2002)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth…
- Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…
Teknolust (2002)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, Karen Black
- Human and artificial frontiers overlap to intriguing effect in this independent feature propelled by Tilda Swinton in four incarnations – a…
American Astronaut, The (2001)
- Dir. Cory McAbee
Feat. Cory McAbee
- Wobbling unusually between satire, male angst and experimental derring–do, this slice of outer orbit cinema is set in a grungy future existence…
Anniversary Party, The (2001)
- Dir. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline…
- A wedding anniversary celebration sets the scene for a riveting expose of Hollywood private lives who play host to a large ensemble playing…
Bamboozled (2001)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith…
- Dir. Spike Lee bamboozles with a jaw–dropping satire on the commercialisation of black culture, with Damon Wayans as a writer who is ordered by…
Business of Strangers, The (2001)
- Dir. Patrick Stettner
Feat. Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller
- In what amounts to a gender–flip of “In the Company of Men”, Stocking Channing and Julia Stiles are business women polarized by money,…