Down South, Singing the Indie Blues
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Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
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Small-budget films may have just started to get momentum overseas but they are doing pretty well in the country.
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Music may still be a big force in pop culture, but the music businessâs own comeback attempt is falling flat.
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A new-music group spreads its roots while keeping its indie-band identity.
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Sweetness and whimsy fill the screen to capacity in âIâm Reed Fish,â a rural coming-of-age tale thatâs so laid-back that its cast is almost horizontal.
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The duo OutKast has tried to do something unique with "Idlewild," a musical drama set in the 1930s. It wildly blends genres and eras, featuring a high-class cast and heavy visual tricks.
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Battered and deep-fried wasn't enough for "A Love Song for Bobby Long." So smothered in self-conscious Southern gothic, the film feels as if it's been drowned in gravy without even the benefit of a biscuit on the side to sop it all up.
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The Beatles, Jesse James, Bob Dylan and an âAmerican Gangsterâ will all be hitting theaters this fall.
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While the Spirit Awards  hardly confer the same prestige as the Oscars, they are still a  valued accolade for the big fish of indie film and a crucial  point of entry for outsiders.
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As a child, Oscar Torres fled the civil war in his homeland. Now he has brought his story home as a new film, "Innocent Voices," opened before enthusiastic crowds in the nation's capital.
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Jazz, Pop, and Country all make an appearance in this week's roundup of new releases.
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Independent film has a certain cachet, bringing to mind uncompromising, unkempt artists plumbing their genius to bring cold, hard truths to the corner cinema. Or maybe it brings to mind guys dressed as film canisters panhandling in L.A.
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Music is still a big force in pop culture, but the music businessâs own comeback attempt is falling flat.
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Since the box office hit rock bottom last weekend, there's no place to go but up. And two films targeting very different audiences are looking to take advantage of the usual seasonal slump this weekend.
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âSteel Cityâ tells the story of a man and his sons, who struggle with personal and financial demons in a drab Midwestern town.
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Revisiting the best online music store for indie fans.
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Maybe OutKast should've done a reality show instead of a movie.