Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 835 Films to Buy & Rent
Keeper, The (1996)
- Dir. Joe Brewster
Feat. Giancarlo Esposito, Isaach de Bankole, Regina Taylor…
- An idealistic black corrections officer bails out and offers shelter to a Haitian immigrant unjustly accused of rape, a gesture that will profoundly…
Kissed (1996)
- Dir. Lynne Stopkewich
Feat. Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge
- A woman develops an unusual fascination with dead rodents that becomes a desire for embalming humans and blossoms into full–blown, ahem,…
Living in Oblivion (1996)
- Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney
- Another low–budget gem from the director of JOHNNY SUEDE, this time a deliriously cheeky backhander aimed at various icons of the indie film…
Loaded (1996)
- Dir. Anna Campion
Feat. Oliver Milburn, Dearbhla Molloy, Danny Cunningham…
- Fans of Trainspotting will connect with this compelling snapshot of the E–generation – an acid–inflected psychodrama that unfolds…
Love Jones (1996)
- Dir. Theodore Witcher
Feat. Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington…
- Far removed from the over–familiar ghettos, this all–black ensemble instead frequent the smoky cool bars of Chicago, where they drink…
Lowball (1996)
- Dir. Demian Lichenstein
Feat. Peter Greene
- Grimy, low–budget drama pursues NY cop Peter Greene through the mire of his deep cover assignment, as the various temptations of the scumbag…
No Way Home (1996)
- Dir. Buddy Giovinazzo
Feat. Tim Roth, James Russo, Deborah Kara Unger
- A recently paroled Tim Roth finds his hopes for a new life threatened by his brothers involvement with drugs. Though the introduction of a thriller…
Normal Life (1996)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Kate Walsh…
- Based on a true story of a by–the–book cop who turns to bank–robbing with a bit of encouragement from his off–the–boil…
Palookaville (1996)
- Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese
- A finely crafted comic 'indie' about three amiable New Jersey–ites who hope that petty crime will deliver unto them the American Dream. The…
Safe (1996)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Julianne Moore, Peter Friedman, Xander Berkeley…
- This subtly gripping and rewarding portrait of neurosis stars Julianne Moore as a fragile '80s LA housewife who takes refuge at a health compound in…