Rolling Stones called ‘Color Me Obsessed,’ one of the seven best new music documentaries of the year. The film is the first documentary about famed 80’s indie-rock band The Replacements. Director Gorman Bechard set out to make a film unlike other “where are they are now” style music docs. “This is a band that for …
With all the feature length goodness, it is easy to miss some of the great shorts that are featured at IFFBoston. One we want to highlight in particular is from director Larry Cohen, ‘Ice Hockey.’ The film follows a day in the life of Danny, a high school hockey defenseman. School, girls, and his next-door …
Sahkanaga Teaser from Gran Gran Pics LLC on Vimeo. Inspired by the 2002 Tri-State Crematory scandal in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia, where over 300 bodies were discovered strewn about the property in various stages of decay, ‘Sahkanaga’ imagines the event from a teenager who stumbles upon the first body. The filmmaker, John Henry …
‘Raising Renee’ from Newton MA based filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher tells the story of artist Beverly McIver and her promise to take care of her mentally disabled sister Renee when their mother dies – a promise that comes due just as Beverly’s career is taking off. The trailer paints an emotional yet heartwarming …
Green – a film by Sophia Takal – Trailer from Sophia Takal on Vimeo. ‘Green,’ winner of the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Women Director Award will be having its East Coast Premiere at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. The film, which also stars its director Sophia Takal is drama about the toll jealousy …
This black comedy from director Chris Brown has quite the captivating trailer. The film tells the story of Fanny, an obsessive-compulsive who lives in a group home and works at a candy factory about to go bankrupt. Fanny brings this secret to the Christmas dinner, where she reconnects with her self-absorbed sister Annie and …
‘Windfall’ from director Laura Israel tells the story of Meredith, a community in upstate New York, and a proposal by a developer looking to supplement the town’s failing economy with 40 industrial wind turbines. At first attracted to the idea, the townspeople grow increasingly alarmed as they discover the impacts of what the proposed windmills …
James Gunn’s ‘Super’ starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Paige is doomed to be compared to last years ‘Kick-Ass,’ and it is my job as the journalist to state before I even begin my review, ‘Super,’ is most definitely not ‘Kick-Ass.’ Gunn has assembled an entertaining, darkly funny film with a great cast of actors. Frank …
We recently announced IFFBoston’s 2011 film lineup – today they announced two films that have been added to the official festival lineup. The first is “Another Earth,” an independent Sci-fiction film from Director Mike Cahill – his feature narrative debut. The film stars Brit Marling, and William Mapother (Lost), and makes its New England premiere …
The Independent Film Festival of Boston has announced their lineup for the 2011 festival. The 9th Annual Festival opens April 27th, and ends May 4, 2011, as in years past, screenings will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and the …