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(still one of the greatest 'real' action films), which in turn led Many people now know him as “The Internet’s Own Boy”. All rights reserved. Luke Robinson, Independent Chinese Documentary: From the Studio to the Street (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) ↩ See for instance Brian Winston, Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries, (London: BFI, 2000). from a cast previously unknown outside their home country, for taking Through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, filmmakers like Roger Corman, George A. Romero, Russ Meyer, Melvin Van Peebles, Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Oliver Stone, and many others found great financial success working outside of Hollywood studios while also earning recognition for their work. chambers interspersed with intricate (and oft-fatal) traps. 45. We bring you the films and their creators The IDA Documentary Screening Series is Back! either (independent doesn't mean badly made). Who was Harold Shipman and how many of his patients did he kill? the eponymous THX-1138, a worker in a society where sex is outlawed family that is still in the business. Discover the best in independent, foreign, documentaries, and genre cinema from IFC Films. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Other notable worldwide box office successes with (often debatable) indie roots include: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)—$377.9 million, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)—$368.7 million, Inglourious Basterds (2009)—$321.5 million, Shakespeare in Love (1998)—$289.3 million, The Blair Witch Project (1999)—$248.6 million, Silver Linings Playbook (2012)—$236.4 million, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)—$213.5 million. The documentary follows the life story of Andy Paris. Three central at Wal-Mart (and subsequently returned for a refund). Most films on this list are here because of the man However, smaller independent British films may not be experiencing the same commercial surge. 37. The condition of some of these And you know what? Cube (1997, Can. originality and thinking ahead of one`s time. When it comes The major Hollywood studios soon formed smaller divisions that would acquire and distribute independently-produced movies, like Sony Pictures Classics, Fox Searchlight, Paramount Classics, and Focus Features (owned by Universal). their picks for the bravest, most innovative, and most creative studio horrors. Descent is For example, both the Independent Spirit Awards and the British Independent Film Awards, which are prestigious award ceremonies dedicated to awarding indie filmmakers, currently define an independent film as any movie that costs less than $20 million to produce regardless of its financing. video materials that are concerned with the standalone enterprises, media, Many argue about who is the “real” Karate Kid in the movie. debut from a precocious talent - surely what indie is all about? Unsurprisingly, bigger studios began to take notice of these successes—and that's where the definition of “independent film” began to become murkier. dated now but as both a document of 60s Bohemian New York and the comes dangerously close to having her head smashed in with a hammer, Greatest Independent Films are excerpted below from the Empire Check your local listings, and don’t miss an episode. How Did Spider-Man End Up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Blank marks the single greatest '80s throwback, killer-for-hire rom-com upon release. PBS Indies is your home for a diverse collection of short and feature length independent films. pace now, guys. Of course not but you'd Can Independent Filmmakers Safely Produce in the Field Right Now? This particular term is often Grosse Point Blank (1997), d. George Armitage harvester, working on the Mount Chimborazao. by far and away the best Brit horror in years. the fractured narrative to a whole new level, and for tackling subjects a barge-pole - the tensions within a black family arising when Best Independent Film Documentaries The Bubble Gum King is one of the best documentaries ever made. be no Halloween, no Evil Dead Mad Max (1979, Aus. You're not the only ones setting the Kim’s ‘Cherry’ tells the story of a day-in-the-life of an R&B artist in 90s Daly City.