Writing for RogerEbert.com: Vol. 8
As Indie Outlook comes to a close, at least for the time being, I have taken a significant hiatus from writing reviews and interviews for RogerEbert.com, in light of other […]
Category Archives: Indie Spotlight
Indie Outlook: Tenth Anniversary
Last month, I had the honor of delivering the keynote speech at the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s All-State Journalism Team & Journalist of the Year Celebration in Springfield, Illinois. I […]
Sarah Sherman and Jessica Barr on “September”
The following article was written by Rebecca Martin, publisher of Cinema Femme and festival director of the Cinema Femme Short Film Fest. “The final moments of director Sarah Sherman’s ‘September’ […]
David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective—The Return, A Photo Journal
The films of David Lynch have always had a special place in my heart. At age 13, I saw my very first Lynch picture, “The Straight Story,” a movie my […]
Daniel Knox on “David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective—The Return” at the Music Box Theatre
Fifteen years ago, I stood for hours while enduring subzero temperatures in a line that stretched for several blocks to see one of the greatest living filmmakers present his latest […]
Indie Flashback: Betty White Reflects on Her “Golden” Years
Today would’ve been the 100th birthday of the incomparable comic genius Betty White, who passed away on December 31st, 2021. Twelve years ago, I had the tremendous honor of interviewing […]
Indie Flashback: Marjane Satrapi on “Persepolis”
The following interview with author/filmmaker Marjane Satrapi was originally published in the February 11th, 2008 issue of my college paper, The Columbia Chronicle. I was deeply moved by her words, […]
Indie Flashback: Hanna Hall on “Forrest Gump,” “The Virgin Suicides” and “Scalene”
The following interview was originally published on August 9th, 2012 at HollywoodChicago.com. By the age of 15, actress Hanna Hall had delivered iconic lines in two of the most acclaimed […]
Remembering Ed Asner: Our Conversation from 2011
As soon as news broke that the great Ed Asner died today at age 91, my mind immediately raced back to the interview I conducted with him a decade ago […]
Emma Thatcher on “Fletcher”
The following article was written by Rebecca Martin, publisher of Cinema Femme Magazine and founder of the Cinema Femme Short Film Festival. A young woman (Allyson Womack) walks back home […]
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