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‘Niu Lai,’ the $200 Chinese Animated Film Taking Social Media by Storm, Might Be ‘The Room’ for a New Generation
Plus: some reflections on D23's animation announcements.
What the Hell Is Indie Slop? How the Video Game Insult Found Indie Film
A derogatory term from video game criticism has crossed over to indie film discourse, and brought a poisonous idea ab...
How ‘Beef’ Director Jake Schreier Builds a Oner for Maximum Anxiety
Director Jake Schreier tells IndieWire about the joys of long takes and using visuals to create a visceral sense of c...
Inside Letterboxd’s Unlikely Distribution Pipeline: How ‘It Ends’ and Other Gems Found Their Way to a Deal
Letterboxd's Courtney Mayhew and George Linehan-Mitchell, along with "Lemonade Blessing" filmmaker Chris Merola, spok...
The Production Design of ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is Also Cursed (Complimentary)
Production designer Steve Arnold tells IndieWire about cheating crawl spaces and building the island of "Widow's Bay"...
‘The Pitt’ Season 3 First Look: Even Dr. Robby Didn’t Know His First Day Back Would Be This Hard
The Emmy-winning series returns for its third season in January, but you can get a taste of what's to come with a new...
From SCAD to Cannes: Students Gain Career-Launching Access at the World’s Most Influential Film Festival
Listen to five students and alumni tell their stories from the world's largest film festival in their own words.
‘How to Divorce During the War’ Review: Lithuanian Sundance Winner Turns a Marriage Crisis Into a Darkly Funny War Drama
Andrius Blaževičius' film contrasts the divorce between a struggling filmmaker and a media executive with the early d...
Matt Johnson on Feeling ‘Trapped’ Shooting ‘Tony,’ Josh Safdie’s Advice, and If Bigger Hollywood Films Are Next
Is the “Nirvanna the Band the Show” director growing up? Not exactly.
How ‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Topped $20 Million at the Box Office to Become an Unlikely Indie Blockbuster
The filmed version of ”Hadestown” has supplanted “Hamilton” as the highest-grossing live capture of a stage show in history.
‘Spa Weekend’ Review: These Funny Women Deserve a Much Better Break
Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris make for a spirited foursome in "The Hangover" writers and ...
Nick Offerman Loved Getting Slapped by Betty Gilpin
The Emmy-nominated actor breaks down his favorite scene from "Death by Lightning," why he loves the "'Deadwood'-ifica...
Cinetic Marketing Continues to Morph as Two Long-Time Principals Take on Shared Leadership
After Ryan Werner's departure in 2025, Courtney Ott took over the reins of the marketing/publicity combine. As she ex...
‘We Literally Have No Control Over Our Setting: Watch Kareem Rahma Break Down the Chaotic Art of Making ‘SubwayTakes’
Rahma walks us through his process that turned "SubwayTakes" into one of the most unique entertainment properties on ...
The ‘Top Chef’ Casting Team Never Packs Up Their Knives
Casting director Ron Mare tells IndieWire about why casting "Top Chef" has only gotten more interesting the longer th...
‘It Ends’ Review: College Grads Find Themselves on Long Road to Nowhere in Promising but Underdeveloped Indie Horror Movie
Alexander Ullom's clever debut feature aspires to be a Gen Z riff on Sartre, but its journey isn't always worth its l...
San Francisco Is Building Its First New Movie Theater in More Than a Decade
Coming this fall to the Mission District, the single-screen Portal Cinema will host new global releases, repertory fi...
Diego Luna Migrant Drama ‘Ashes’ Sells to Watermelon Pictures Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Premiere
The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and marks the "Andor" star's return to directing.
Jason Reitman Was Ready to Spend Millions to Save the Historic Bruin Theatre. Can a Scrappy New Team Reopen It by October?
The last attempt to bring back the Westwood landmark ended in a bankruptcy claim and civil litigation over the buildi...
‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy Takes a Whack at Oft-Adapted Murder Story
Following controversial seasons focusing on Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez Brothers, and Ed Gein, the "Monster" antholo...