Digital Haves and Have-Nots: Disappearing SVOD Deals and Independent Film

Chris Galust and Lauren “Lolo” Spencer in Give Me Liberty, courtesy of Sundance Institute

Subscription streaming services are dominating the independent film marketplace—in more ways than you think.  Yes, Amazon dropped nearly $50 million at Sundance to buy several movies, and Netflix spent another $25 million in the days and weeks that followed. Beyond…  Read more

By Anthony Kaufman Mar 14, 2019

When 2019 Was the Future

Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (courtesy of Olive Films)

By Joanne McNeil Mar 14, 2019

Locked in Rage

Matthias Schoenaerts in The Mustang (Photo by Tara Violet Niami/Focus Features)

By Scott Macaulay Mar 14, 2019

Moonshot: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11

Apollo 11 (courtesy of Neon/CNN Films)

Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11, which premiered at this year’s Sundance, originated from the simple idea of using archival footage to revisit, in time for its 50th anniversary, the first moon landing. For those who’ve grown up watching the same…  Read more

By Vadim Rizov Mar 14, 2019