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An Exploitation Independent Checklist
Favs/dislikes: 16:0. From the book Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents by Stephen Thrower. (Not complete but will be whenever I stop being lazy, there's just a lot of stuff to add to ICM and...I'm lazy.) -
Independent Spirit Awards Best Film Nominees
Favs/dislikes: 10:0. A list of all of the films that have ever been nominated as Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards. -
Ronny's Top 99 Arthouse Films
Favs/dislikes: 23:0. There are way too many arthouse / surreal / artistic films out there to know where the hell to start. Even if you've watched them for years you can still get lost in the searching. One of the reasons why we started Film Bizarro was to highlight the weird for the masses, and while I think we have done that, we've also gotten wider. That's why I wanted to make this list - to make a list that focuses on only the good of the weird. I decided to call it my "Favorite Arthouse Films" because I think "Arthouse" is a word that sums it up perfectly even though the origins of the word might not apply to 100%. I've tried to write a good but short description for each film - it's just too much work to write a full review for each of these so bare with me. There are some fascinating films in this list and sometimes words just doesn't do it, at least not with my limited vocabulary, so don't judge them solely on what I have to say. If you find a film of interest: watch it! I decided to only include 3 movies from the same director, otherwise some directors would take up too much space. This list consists of films that are my favorites, I'm not claiming they are the best. Simply being weird doesn't do it!! When I decided to make this list I took it upon myself to watch a few films I have missed out on - LOTS and LOTS of films didn't make it, but some of them did. This of course means that in 6 months maybe the list would've looked slightly different, as I watch movies all the time. This documents the time when it was made, and I assure you that's good enough! Five of the movies are missing from IMDb. Missing from IMDb: #78. Tephrasect (Justin Curfman, 2004) #68. Ass (Usama Alshaibi, 2001) #61. I Never Left The White Room (Michael Todd Schneider, 2007) #30. ...and then i helped (Michael Todd Schneider, 2010) #15. Convulsion Expulsion (Usama Alshaibi, 2003) -
Richard Brody's The Greatest Independent Films of the Twentieth Century
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. A counter-canon of masterworks by filmmakers who took control of the means of production. By Richard Brody Published in the New Yorker April 28, 2023 Number 16, "Mister E", is missing from IMDb -
50 Mumblecore Movies
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. A list of 50 movies by "mumblecore" directors. -
Complex's 50 Indie Movies You Need To See Before You Die
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. Today, June 21 2013, is the official start of summer, a technical bit of information Hollywood's studio execs have never given a damn about. For them and their expensive beach-season tentpole movies, summer officially begins once May calendars are introduced—meaning, since Iron Man 3, moviegoers have been steadily bombarded with gargantuan flicks the likes of Man of Steel and Fast & Furious 6, and, with World War Z opening, that's not about to stop anytime soon. What's a cinema buff to do? As always, seek out the nearest independent theater and/or art-house venue and drop cash on the latest no-budget films worthy of such concerted efforts. Without that kind of open-mindedness, DIY moviemaking would cease to exist, robbing cinephiles of flicks that could potentially rival the hallowed likes of Reservoir Dogs, The Terminator, and Night of the Living Dead. All of which, yes, were initially inconspicuous, independently made passion projects. Need some palate cleansers to help you fall back from seeing Man of Steel for the third time? Please consult our list of the 50 indie movies you need to see before you die, because, you know, a terrible, tragic accident could happen while you're en route to watch Channing Tatum save the world next week in White House Down. Use this to avoid any afterlife regrets. (complex.com) -
Rough Guide to American Independent Film
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. From the book by Jessica Winter, published 2006. -
Total Film's 50 Best Indie Movies
Favs/dislikes: 22:0. Ditch the mainstream and head for the left field. -
Total Film's 50 Greatest American Independent Films
Favs/dislikes: 14:0. Move over mainstream! Live life in the left field. -
Total Film's 50 Greatest Indie Horror Films
Favs/dislikes: 22:0. Small budgets, big ideas. -
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to American Independent films
Favs/dislikes: 5:0. -
French movies
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A24 Films (updated)
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. Indie movie company A24 has built an almost unprecedented level of brand identity and loyalty. Savvy moviegoers actually get excited seeing their rainbow chromatic card in front of movies, despite A24 not being associated with any one filmmaker (like J.J. Abrams with Bad Robot), genre (horror and Blumhouse), or medium (animation studios like Pixar). It’s simply a soft style that threads through the best movies they put out, not quite definable, that’s catnip to open-minded filmgoers and critics alike. -
Independent Spirit Best International Film
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. Film Independent, a nonprofit arts organization whose Members include filmmakers, film industry leaders and film lovers, is responsible for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, dedicated to awarding independent filmmakers since 1984. Anyone can join Film Independent. Anyone passionate about the art of film can become a Member and vote for the winners of the Spirit Awards. -
Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Film
Favs/dislikes: 17:0. Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. -
The Dissolve's "The 30 Best American Independent Horror Films"
Favs/dislikes: 12:0. "From independent professional producers like Roger Corman to intrepid first-timers (and sometimes only-timers) assembling a small crew and making a movie on their own terms, American independent filmmaking has a long, honorable tradition of low-budget scares. In time for Halloween and in conjunction with a month devoted to American independent horror, The Dissolve decided to determine the 30 best examples of this tradition. Some are clever, some scary, some unpredictable; most are some combination of all three. That’s what happens when a genre that values the bizarre finds filmmakers forced by limited resources to get imaginative." - Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias -
BIFA Award for Best Foreign Independent Film
Favs/dislikes: 4:0. The Moët British Independent Film Awards were established in 1998 by Elliot Grove, founder the Raindance Film Festival. This list includes the movies that won the award for the Best Foreign Independent Film in English Language (1998-2002), Best Foreign Independent Film in a Foreign Language (1998-2002), Best Foreign Independent Film (2003-2014) or Best International Independent Film (2015-today). -
Quirky Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 0:0. -
SXSW Film Awards Best Narrative Feature
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. An award given annually since 1999 for the best feature film presented at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. -
BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film
Favs/dislikes: 6:0. The Moët British Independent Film Awards were established in 1998 by Elliot Grove, founder the Raindance Film Festival. -
Independent Films
Favs/dislikes: 3:1. independent films and only independent films -
Independent Spirit Awards
Favs/dislikes: 2:0. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. In 2007, the ceremony was slightly changed to Film Independent's Spirit Awards. Since 2006, winners have received a trophy depicting a bird sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole. -
Jim Jarmusch's Directorial Filmography
Favs/dislikes: 17:0. This list does not include any films in which he is credited as anything else except director. -
Todd Solondz filmography
Favs/dislikes: 9:1. A list of all feature films written and directed by Todd Solondz.