For being such a documentary hotshot, Stacy Peralta is one of the coolest directors I've ever met. His films, which include the classic skateboarding film "Dogtown and Z-Boys," "Riding Giants" about surfing, and the definitive South LA gang film, "Crips and Bloods: Made in America," are just as cool. Both Peralta and his films...
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Eva Markvoort, the subject of "65_RedRoses," passed away on
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"Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview," filmed in 1995 by Robert Cringely, has gone to Magnolia for US distribution beginning with a limited theatrical May 11, followed by a summer VOD and DVD release. The interview, in which Jobs discusses his early life, career highs and lows, as well as his visions for the future,...
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Ahead of its world premiere at the Tony Awards Film Series on May 12, Indiewire has the exclusive trailer for Stephanie Rigg's Broadway understudy expose, "The Standbys." Riggs below explains her reasons for documenting the journey of three standby Broadway performers and what her film boils down to: _______________________ "The Standbys" is a story...
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Thirty-one years after "Jessie's Girl" made him an 1980s pop culture icon, Rick Springfield can still rouse a crowd. On Sunday night in Toronto, Sylvia Caminer's Springfield-centric doc "An Affair of the Heart" made its international premiere after winning awards at US fests like Florida and Nashville. Fittingly, the crowd was dominated by middle-aged...
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Each Tuesday, Indiewire publishes a box office chart that sorts the final weekend numbers of all specialty releases by per-theater average.
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Sunday's overcrowded with great TV, but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to
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The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival presented Heineken Audience Awards to narrative feature "Any Day Now," directed by Travis Fine, and "BURN," a documentary directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez, at the closing-night party April 29. Each award includes a $25,000 cash prize. Throughout the festival, audiences have voted for their favorite films...
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Richard Linklater's "Bernie" had a fantastic debut this weekend, giving 2012 a new #1 for the best per-theater average for
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