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  1. After successfully funding via Kickstarter, "The Lovers" short film premieres on August 30th!

    The Lovers by Studio Heartbreak is an animated thriller about the romantic tension between a seafood chef and a siren, set in a dark fantasy Philippines.

    I'm very excited for indie body horror with a forbidden siren X sushi chef romance! (CW: blood and gore)

    #IndieAnimation #Animation #IndieFilm #TheLovers #StudioHeartbreak #WLW #Monsterdon #Fantasy

    youtu.be/isT2G0hfuHY

  2. Two micro-budget horror darlings, two very different problems. Resolution mistakes nihilism for profundity, pulling the rug out from under its own emotional core just to prove a point that isn’t nearly as clever as it thinks it is. Creep, on the other hand, stretches human behavior past the breaking point in service of a gimmick it never fully justifies.
    #Horror #MovieReview #IndieFilm #FilmCriticism #FoundFootage #PsychologicalHorror #Resolution #Creep #Cinema
    pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2

  3. Two versions. One idea. A decade of evolution. Amber Alert (2012) was a chaotic found-footage experiment that mistook irritation for tension. Amber Alert (2024) trades that rawness for control—smoother, smarter, but also safer. Same premise. Different priorities.
    #AmberAlert #FilmCriticism #IndieFilm #MovieReview #Thriller #Movies #FoundFootage #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #Remake #Screenwriting
    pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2

  4. Jonas Mekas built a co-op so underground films could survive without the system. Ted Hope is building FilmStack for the same reason. Same impulse, sixty years apart. Here's the thread. joetripician.substack.com/p/th
    #NonDeFilm #IndieFilm #FilmHistory #CinemaStudies #UndergroundCinema #FilmFed

  5. Salome (2025) buys into the persistent idea that for a classic text to resonate with modern audiences, it must be given a trendy makeover. If that were true, why didn’t Oscar Wilde set his one-act tragedy about Herod Antipas’ stepdaughter in the late 1800s?
    #FilmReview #OscarWilde #Salome #ModernAdaptation #Cinephile #Critique #ArtCinema #TheatreFilm #IndieFilm
    pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2

  6. New Episode, Same Truth

    KJ Mohr is back on The Truth In This Art to dig into what’s new for MdFF 2025 at the SNF Parkway and how it keeps Baltimore’s indie film heartbeat strong.

    🎬 The Maryland Film Festival returns Nov 5–9 at the historic SNF Parkway! 5 days of films, conversations, parties, and CineTech. Don’t miss it → snfparkway.org/mdff #MdFF

    #TheTruthInThisArt #MdFF #MdFF2025 #SNFParkway #Baltimore #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #CineTech #StudentFilms #BaltimoreArts #DMVFilm

  7. 🎸 Groupie (2010) wants to be Fatal Attraction with guitars — but instead, it borrows real-life tragedy for cheap drama and fails to deliver any real insight. A horror of missed opportunities.
    #FilmCriticism #MovieReview #RockAndRoll #Groupie #StationFire #MusicMovies #RevengeThriller #CinemaStudies #BMovies #TarynManning #MarkLLester #IndieFilm
    ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.

  8. Tix are going fast for our CHICAGO PREMIERE at the Music Box!

    On April 17 join Wendy Robie from TWIN PEAKS & yrs truly for MY LAST MARTINI (w/ Q & A) immediately preceding David Lynch's WILD AT HEART. musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-

    trailer: youtu.be/iwFmQ2Fq4zg?si=elDX2k

    #twinpeaks #davidlynch #musicbox #wendyrobie #indiefilm

  9. I am thrilled to announce that MY LAST MARTINI, starring Wendy Robie, will have its World Premiere at the 26th annual DC Independent Film Forum on February 16! More details soon.

    Follow news about the film at our @letterboxd page: letterboxd.com/film/my-last-ma

    #twinpeaks #wendyrobie #davidlynch #milwaukee #indiefilm #chicagofilm #chicagofilmmaker

  10. There are certain secrets you only tell a complete stranger at a bar.

    Coming in 2025:
    MY LAST MARTINI, a new short film starring Wendy Robie and Mickey O'Sullivan.

    Based on the story by Barry Gifford and filmed entirely on location at Bryant's Cocktail Lounge, serving Milwaukee since 1938.

    letterboxd.com/film/my-last-ma

    #twinpeaks #wendyrobie #davidlynch# #milwaukee #indiefilm #chicagofilm #chicagofilmmaker

  11. Editor Jon Gollner's rough cut of MY LAST MARTINI is a beauty! And it's only gonna get better as we refine it. Can't wait to share this film with the world.

    #barrygifford #indiefilm #chicagofilmmaking #milwaukee #mylastmartini #wendyrobie #twinpeaks

  12. Another BTS shot from MY LAST MARTINI. Preparing for a closeup with Wendy Robie and Mickey O'Sullivan. Cameo by Chris Rejano's arm.

    By the way, Mickey stepped into the role on two days' notice after Michael Stejskal was felled with COVID. Thus saving the shoot. And he did a damn fine job.

    #barrygifford #indiefilm #chicagofilmmaking #milwaukee #wendyrobie #twinpeaks #mylastmartini

  13. Another BTS shot from MY LAST MARTINI. Wendy Robie between takes. Her performance is an exquisite balancing act between vulnerability and strength.

    #barrygifford #indiefilm #chicagofilmmaking #milwaukee #wendyrobie #twinpeaks #mylastmartini

  14. Another BTS shot from MY LAST MARTINI, courtesy John Otterbacher.

    I'm watching Wendy Robie on the monitor giving a masterclass in performance. During a take where everything is clicking you just hold your breath and try not to break the spell.

    #barrygifford
    #indiefilm
    #chicagofilm
    #milwaukee
    #bryantscocktaillounge #wendyrobie #twinpeaks

  15. New Video!

    We have a brief chat to Pete Williams about his new film "Emotion Is Dead" and his Indie Cinema Tour!

    youtu.be/Be1ABTcxL_M

    You can find emotion is dead screenings here: emotionisdead.com.au

    #podcast #indiefilm #punkrock #emomusic
    #movies #film #cinema #filmastodon #cinemastodon

  16. Allow me to introduce the cast of my forthcoming short film MY LAST MARTINI, based on the story by Barry Gifford:

    WENDY ROBIE
    [Anna]

    MICHAEL STEJSKAL
    [Paul]

    MADRID ST. ANGELO
    [Sharif]

    EDWARD THOMAS-HERRERA
    [Waiter]

    We shoot next month at Milwaukee's lovely Bryant's Cocktail Lounge!

    #indiefilm #chicagofilm #twinpeaks #bryants #wendyrobie #filmmaking #milwaukee #barrygifford #cinema

  17. It's a year since my co-edited volume on #ToddHaynes came out from #DukeUnivPress, and it's time for their 50% off sale! So here is my shameless pitch for those of you who haven't got a copy yet. You get half off all your Duke books if you use coupon code SPRING23 through April 17.

    You can order from the US site (dukeupress.edu/reframing-todd-); if you're outside the US, from #CombinedAcademicPublishers (combinedacademic.co.uk/9781478).

    This book was a labor of love for the editors and contributors, so I hope it can reach its readers. Thanks all for buying, liking, supporting, reviewing, and boosting. :heart_cyber:

    #Film #IndieFilm #QueerFilm #FeministFilm #FilmStudies #Feminism #Whiteness #TelevisionStudies #HBO #KillerFilms #NewQueerCinema #JulianneMoore #CateBlanchett #KateWinslet #ChristineVachon #Carol #VelvetGoldmine #FarFromHeaven #Safe #SuperstarTheKarenCarpenterStory #Wonderstruck #DottieGetsSpanked #ImNotThere #MildredPierce @movies @queerstudies @filmeundserien @film @filmstudies