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“Groundhog Day” screenwriter Danny Rubin. Courtesy of Francis Donald.

Danny Rubin on “Groundhog Day”

January 30, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

Since its release in February of 1993, Harold Ramis’s comic masterpiece, “Groundhog Day,” has proven to be the sort of cinematic treasure that reaps bountiful rewards on repeat viewings, thus […]

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Claude Heater and Charlton Heston star in William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur.” Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Top Ten Biblical Films

January 23, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

What makes a great biblical film? Is it the accuracy of its script to the original text, the sheer magnitude of its spectacle or its popularity with churchgoing audiences? For […]

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Poster art for Robert Hillyer Barnett’s “Tears of God.” Courtesy of Vincent Riquier.

Robert Hillyer Barnett on “Tears of God”

January 17, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

After delivering one of last year’s most electrifying performances in Amy Seimetz’s “Sun Don’t Shine,” the remarkably prolific actress, Kate Lyn Sheil, is set to star in a deeply intriguing […]

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Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave.” Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Indie Outlook’s Two Cents on Oscars 2014

January 16, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

With the 2014 Academy Award nominees announced early this morning, Indie Outlook offers its instinctive predictions for each category: who will win, should win and should’ve been nominated. For a […]

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Shailene Woodley in James Ponsoldt’s “The Spectacular Now.” Courtesy of A24.

Indie Outlook Picks the 2013 Nominees

December 19, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

As awards groups around the globe scramble to assemble their list of nominees in all the major categories, Indie Outlook couldn’t resist putting together its own. If Indie Outlook picked […]

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Joaquin Phoenix stars in Spike Jonze’s “Her.” Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures.

Top Twenty Films of 2013: Part II

December 18, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

In an ordinary year, any of these ten films would easily have deserved the number one slot. Yet 2013, despite some high-profile misfires and disastrous would-be blockbusters, has ultimately proven […]

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Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke star in “Before Midnight.” Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

Top Twenty Films of 2013: Part I

December 17, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

Audacity reigned at both mainstream multiplexes and art house theaters in 2013, proving once and for all that cinematic storytelling is best experienced on a big screen with a large […]

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Margaret Hamilton stars in Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog and King Vidor’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Courtesy of MGM.

Top 10 Favorite Witches

October 18, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

With All Hallows’ Eve on the orange-hued horizon, Indie Outlook takes a nostalgia-filled look at my most beloved seasonal monstrosity: the witch. Her maternal façade only makes her demonic nature […]

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Brad Pitt cradles his newborn son’s foot in Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Six Reasons Why Emmanuel Lubezki Should’ve Won an Oscar by Now

September 11, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

There are many gifted cinematographers in modern cinema—Roger Deakins, Janusz Kaminski, Christopher Doyle, Robert Richardson, John Toll, to name a few—yet none have caused my jaw to routinely drop to […]

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Julie Andrews stars in Robert Wise’s “The Sound of Music.” Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Top 5 Worst Songs in Great Musicals

August 27, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

Flawless musicals are harder to find than you think. There always seems to be a song or two that isn’t quite up to par with the others. Everyone loves “Singin’ […]

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