Salvatore Consalvi on “Sidney Has No Horses”
Fresh off his recent trip to Antarctica, filmmaker Salvatore Consalvi stopped by Indie Outlook to chat about his fascinating new documentary, “Sidney Has No Horses.” The film is named after […]
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CIFF Exclusive: Kris Swanberg on “Empire Builder”
From youth film festivals to organic ice cream, Kris Swanberg has found many ways of making her mark in the Windy City. Yet it’s her film career that has garnered […]
Indie Outlook on Vocalo
On Friday, September 28th, Indie Outlook creator Matt Fagerholm visited The Morning Amp on Chicago’s Vocalo 89.5FM station for the first installment of a new monthly series highlighting independent cinema. […]
Allison Torem on “The Wise Kids” and “Trust”
There’s a moment late in Stephen Cone’s “The Wise Kids” where the camera holds on the face of Laura (played by Allison Torem), a teenage Southern Baptist who’s finding her […]
Juliette Danielle on “The Room” and “The Trouble with Barry”
Few modern American comedies are as beloved, celebrated and obsessively quoted as Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room.” The success that the film has achieved in the years following its largely ignored […]
Mike Justice on “The Trouble with Barry”
Fans of eccentric B-movie gems may feel giddy while reading the cast list for Mike Justice’s “The Trouble with Barry.” It features a plethora of cult icons and fresh-faced talents […]
Mike Eisenberg on “The Master”
Sometimes you just happen to be at the right place at the right time. On the evening of August 15th, I happened to be on Facebook when the announcement was […]
Jeremy Blackman on “Magnolia,” PTA, “0s & 1s” and Pink Drink
The quiet boy sits in a library all by himself. His eyes dart across a pile of books while appearing to absorb every last ounce of their content. Like a […]
Eugene Kotlyarenko on “0s & 1s”
Though moviegoers are becoming increasingly comfortable with viewing the latest flicks on their laptop, there are some films that simply demand to be seen on the big screen. Take Eugene […]
Nick Allen on the Duplass Brothers
With the previous night’s screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” still rolling around in my head, I dove headfirst into entirely different territory–the cinema of Mark and Jay Duplass–with the […]
